Why is it so hard to make a browser that is just as good as a desktop browser? Every one I try either lags, freezes or just wont work at all.... Stock ICS browser is the best one so far, but still not 100% good.
Any clues or comments?
Well, the Prime isn't managing browsers very well... BUT, when i use stock browser with AdAway and Browser2Ram (both require root access), it becomes faster and smoother then my quad-core desktop!
Every problem except Wifi and Gps are from software, not hardware. So with tweaks here and there, you can 'fix' them. (Excluding other problems caused by bad manufactured units)
eddymonti said:
Well, the Prime isn't managing browsers very well... BUT, when i use stock browser with AdAway and Browser2Ram (both require root access), it becomes faster and smoother then my quad-core desktop!
Every problem except Wifi and Gps are from software, not hardware. So with tweaks here and there, you can 'fix' them. (Excluding other problems caused by bad manufactured units)
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Is the browser2ram on the market? I cant find it
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Is the browser2ram on the market? I cant find it
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If I had to guess (thank you Google) he's probably talking about this on github.
Apparently there is a new browser build in the soon to be released firmware that improves things rather significantly. The issues however, run far deeper and apparently a lot of the Prime's issues are, while not fixed, a lot less noticeable with said firmware.
Knu2Lav said:
Why is it so hard to make a browser that is just as good as a desktop browser? Every one I try either lags, freezes or just wont work at all.... Stock ICS browser is the best one so far, but still not 100% good.
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Why is it so hard to use proper English? Well, what say you Mr. Dissatisfaction?
how do you install and use browser2ram? i just the the github no actual app
mbucks911 said:
how do you install and use browser2ram? i just the the github no actual app
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You're going to have to download the zip, then compile it and install it onto your prime
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Why is it so hard to use proper English? Well, what say you Mr. Dissatisfaction?
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not everyone is a native english speaker mate and seeing that you have a chinese flag posted up on idk if you are or are not ....im just saying even though the OP was a bit rude you can still be kind.
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Why is it so hard to use proper English? Well, what say you Mr. Dissatisfaction?
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And where in my post did I NOT use proper English? Educate me, oh great teacher....
He was referring to your title, but his *****ing was rather superfluous (and I consider myself quite the grammar Nazi).
Any who, this might be a silly question, but have you tried dolphin browser? It's been fantastic for me on both Virtuous .21 and the June 15th CM9 nightly.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA
Thanks for the browser2ram solution! I compiled with AIDE and it made the browser way better!
What's wrong with Chrome? I've been using it since I got my Prime (2 weeks ago) and it works great.
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So does anyone know how to successfully run the new Fennec pre alpha on a non rooted Droid Eris on 2.1.?
no, but in the brief article I read it said you need a droid or nexus one
its not really possible, it has major force close issues.
I downloaded the apk and instaled it on 2.1 root and experinced fc after a few moments of running. It sucks...really want to try it out.
Running it on droid, its nothing to call home about.
with me being on aloysius 2.0v6, and all my apps instaled, I could not even make room to try and install a 10mb apk... it's actually the one and only true time i wanted apps2sd on the eris.
are you all using this build? http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/firefox-now-available-for-android-2-0-and-above-still-at-pre-al/ it seems like the newest one out there.
Yay I'm running non-rooted Droid Eris 2.1 leakv3 and the latest pre-alpha just runs for a second and then crashes every time I run it, any fixes?
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Yay I'm running non-rooted Droid Eris 2.1 leakv3 and the latest pre-alpha just runs for a second and then crashes every time I run it, any fixes?
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nope. i mean this is pre-alpha software. what were you expecting? I honestly dont plan on using fennec. opera does just fine and loads way faster than anything else ive tried. why fix what aint broken
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nope. i mean this is pre-alpha software. what were you expecting? I honestly dont plan on using fennec. opera does just fine and loads way faster than anything else ive tried. why fix what aint broken
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Wait, your saying Opera, of all the browsers is good? That's by far the worst mobile browser available!!!! Not saying Fennec will be better.........Maybe I just need to get used to Opera, but that's just my opinion..
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Wait, your saying Opera, of all the browsers is good? That's by far the worst mobile browser available!!!! Not saying Fennec will be better.........Maybe I just need to get used to Opera, but that's just my opinion..
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Whats wrong with it? It loads incredibly fast, has a nice UI, offers a nice homepage launcher, etc. I think it's a hell of a browser, from what I understand they load most of the page on their end and send the finished product to you. The only complaint i have is lack of multitouch but that is in no way a deal breaker.
If you don't believe the speed difference a/b between the stock browser and opera with androidcentral.com
Last time I used opera, it was just too clunky and navigating through the menus was a big pain. Im currently using skyfire 2.0 and it does the same thing with loading the page through its servers first to take the load off the phone. It hd some really nice features as well. I highly suggest everyone try it. There was a good tutorial on phandroid.com about all the features. Check it out
Riley1524 said:
Last time I used opera, it was just too clunky and navigating through the menus was a big pain. Im currently using skyfire 2.0 and it does the same thing with loading the page through its servers first to take the load off the phone. It hd some really nice features as well. I highly suggest everyone try it. There was a good tutorial on phandroid.com about all the features. Check it out
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Just downloaded on a whim after reading the article on engadget. Seems pretty decent so far, I'll try it out for the next week and see what I think.
WalkingTaco said:
Just downloaded on a whim after reading the article on engadget. Seems pretty decent so far, I'll try it out for the next week and see what I think.
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Cool, I think its pretty neat.
Using Skyfire as well..it is way better than Dolphin,stock, Xscope and Opera. It is fast and somehow it remembers your bookmarks. Got real tired of saving bookmarks/favorites and losing them when you installed a new OS
Because we can still boot into WebOS. I started thinking about all the folks complaining about what doesn't work on their Touchpad, and thought about someone who comes to the forums and might be afraid to flash because they'll lose the camera, or youtubeHD, or HuluPlus and just thought I'd remind folks that rebooting into WebOS is easier than some of the crazy work arounds people are trying. It's actually pretty amazing to be able to do what we do. Most phones that get an Alpha ROM with lots of bugs, have to deal with all of it......we can just boot back into WebOS and all is well.........so, Play with CM9, enjoy some apps and games, and the fun that it is, then boot into WebOS and watch a movie, or skype with your mom.........it's a GREAT friggen tablet!
So what doesn't work in CM9? I put CM7 on my tablet yesterday and the wifi not working and failing to connect all the time is driving me nuts. Almost to the point where I might just sell this thing.
Don't be foolish. There are threads 'aplenty dealing with and solving the wifi issue. Typically, it is caused by other routers near you using the same channel and changing your routers channel will solve the problem.
But if you are really so ticked off you want to sell, how much are you asking and is it a 32 or 16gb?
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So what doesn't work in CM9? I put CM7 on my tablet yesterday and the wifi not working and failing to connect all the time is driving me nuts. Almost to the point where I might just sell this thing.
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Lower the channel on your wifi router. Not sure what the bug is but that fixed it for me. (Iirc I had 11 or something, now 4 - works fine)
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So what doesn't work in CM9? I put CM7 on my tablet yesterday and the wifi not working and failing to connect all the time is driving me nuts. Almost to the point where I might just sell this thing.
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hd video is pretty much the only issue i ever have.
for me its skype. It's great to be able to boot to WebOS to video chat, but the WebOS skype program doesn't do landscape for some reason, only portrait - which is exceedingly dumb since the official case stands the touchpad up in LANDSCAPE
/rant
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Lower the channel on your wifi router. Not sure what the bug is but that fixed it for me. (Iirc I had 11 or something, now 4 - works fine)
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That only works if you can access the router. Kinda hard to do that at other businesses.
Will have to give CM9 a shot and see if it is any better.
digiblur said:
So what doesn't work in CM9? I put CM7 on my tablet yesterday and the wifi not working and failing to connect all the time is driving me nuts. Almost to the point where I might just sell this thing.
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You could try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1461627
colin_404 said:
You could try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1461627
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Tried that...I spend more time trying to fix the WiFi connection than I get to use the device. I think I have read ever WiFi thread in this forum.
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hd video is pretty much the only issue i ever have.
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same here. Hardware acceleration is really the only thing I ever miss in the ics alpha. Despite this it is my daily and my laptop is gathering dust in the corner.
So which Rom do I install for cm9. On cm7 now. Can i backup cm7 with cwm like I do on Epic and restore it later?
What's everyone getting all riled up for? The original thread said nothing specifically about wifi, and just stated about how nice it is to have a dual boot system. And what doesn't work in android does in WebOS. Why all the negative ninnies here ?
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So which Rom do I install for cm9. On cm7 now. Can i backup cm7 with cwm like I do on Epic and restore it later?
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The one with the highest number-and yes, you can restore from clockwork mod
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Because we can still boot into WebOS. I started thinking about all the folks complaining about what doesn't work on their Touchpad, and thought about someone who comes to the forums and might be afraid to flash because they'll lose the camera, or youtubeHD, or HuluPlus and just thought I'd remind folks that rebooting into WebOS is easier than some of the crazy work arounds people are trying. It's actually pretty amazing to be able to do what we do. Most phones that get an Alpha ROM with lots of bugs, have to deal with all of it......we can just boot back into WebOS and all is well.........so, Play with CM9, enjoy some apps and games, and the fun that it is, then boot into WebOS and watch a movie, or skype with your mom.........it's a GREAT friggen tablet!
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I guess I don't understand the title. Cm9 everything works.
Netflix doesn't work. But at least change the title to represent this subject right. Maybe choose: between cm9 AND webOS, everything works (except netflix)
Just a thought. Ur title lures people in thinking that cm9 updated so everything works. And that isn't the case at all.
Just a friendly reminder.
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danknee said:
same here. Hardware acceleration is really the only thing I ever miss in the ics alpha. Despite this it is my daily and my laptop is gathering dust in the corner.
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hardware acceleration works since alpha 0. Hardware decoding hasn't worked so far. you can turn off hardware acceleration in browser to see the difference. don't be disappointed, this is the fastest we can get.
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leftovermagic said:
The one with the highest number-and yes, you can restore from clockwork mod
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Thanks. New to this tablet thing I read somewhere saying not to do certain things in CWM as it will mess up the tablet.
cellneuron said:
hardware acceleration works since alpha 0. Hardware decoding hasn't worked so far. you can turn off hardware acceleration in browser to see the difference. don't be disappoinmted, this is the fastest we can get.
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I read this on Dalingin's Twitter. I guess I meant video codecs. The performance is great, I just want Netflix and HD Youtube.
Put on the alpha 0.6 after wiping with CWM. Works great. Wifi connects with no issues unlike CM7.
I keep seeing posts about HD video playing for Youtube and Hulu not working. I assume if I copied a bunch of HD movies onto it for travel they will have issues and general video playing would suck up battery life. Is hardware decoding in the works? Does CM7 suffer the same issue?
As far as video playback goes, I've been using arc media tab player. Using the regular. Avi files with very little problems. Its been great while on vacation and on the long flight.
After listening to all good remarks, I finally got a hold of this tablet. This being a quad core tablet, I assumed it should be fast. But to my surprise, it was actually not a really great experience. Things lagged every now and then. And it seems to be even worse when browsing. I tried alternative browsers but they all seem to be the same. Even Chrome Beta!
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After listening to all good remarks, I finally got a hold of this tablet. This being a quad core tablet, I assumed it should be fast. But to my surprise, it was actually not a really great experience. Things lagged every now and then. And it seems to be even worse when browsing. I tried alternative browsers but they all seem to be the same. Even Chrome Beta!
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As far as I am aware the IO scheduling is not really what it ought to be with the Prime, with regards to browser lag though, I have switched plugins to on-demand in the stock browser settings and that helps a bit.
Some beta testers of the soon to be released firmware are reporting major improvements across the board, so hopefully you won't have long to wait.
Which version of the ASUS firmware are you on? Just out of curiosity.
This is not a question though. If you are having lagging issues; you could try to do a cold reset. This may help out as it has with others. The browser on the other hand has been an ongoing issue. You can help this by installing adblock, use opera, turn flash to on demand, or use the browser2ram tweak here on xda. There should be an update to help also sooner or later.
JC0406 said:
After listening to all good remarks, I finally got a hold of this tablet. This being a quad core tablet, I assumed it should be fast. But to my surprise, it was actually not a really great experience. Things lagged every now and then. And it seems to be even worse when browsing. I tried alternative browsers but they all seem to be the same. Even Chrome Beta!
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Hmm.. thats weird... mine does not lagg at all, even if i have games running in background.
-Can you make a short video so i can see how laggy it is?
Can you tell me which firmware you are on? .21 is the latest. Else try to do a factory reset.
Or install AOKP ROM on your Prime which I did.
Hope that helped
The Chrome Beta is known to cause the browser lag. Even it just being installed and you're using a different browser.
Uninstall chrome beta. Uninstall flash and reinstall flash.
Try opera mobile. It's been the best for me so far. I definitely have no browser lag, but did when chrome was installed. Same on my gtablet running an ICS rom.
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As far as I am aware the IO scheduling is not really what it ought to be with the Prime, with regards to browser lag though, I have switched plugins to on-demand in the stock browser settings and that helps a bit.
Some beta testers of the soon to be released firmware are reporting major improvements across the board, so hopefully you won't have long to wait.
Which version of the ASUS firmware are you on? Just out of curiosity.
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9.4.2.21. I believe it's the latest.
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This is not a question though. If you are having lagging issues; you could try to do a cold reset. This may help out as it has with others. The browser on the other hand has been an ongoing issue. You can help this by installing adblock, use opera, turn flash to on demand, or use the browser2ram tweak here on xda. There should be an update to help also sooner or later.
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Yeah my bad. Gave the wrong title. Was supposed to ask how it was for you guys. I'm pretty sure what you said would probably improve the experience on the Prime but don't you think we shouldn't do anything by default? I tried doing cold resets but doesn't really seem to help.
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The Chrome Beta is known to cause the browser lag. Even it just being installed and you're using a different browser.
Uninstall chrome beta. Uninstall flash and reinstall flash.
Try opera mobile. It's been the best for me so far. I definitely have no browser lag, but did when chrome was installed. Same on my gtablet running an ICS rom.
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Hmm, okay will try.
I have noticed occasional lag on my Prime from time to time most often while using the browser. Asus has indicated that it might be a problem with nV Flash and that it will be resolved in the next update. I guess we'll see. Really the occasional lag is my only complaint with the Prime, but it doesn't stop me from saying my experience is mostly positive.
check out my thread for HTC 1S. I think it relates to the prime as well and maybe it helps your problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599214
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Hmm.. thats weird... mine does not lagg at all, even if i have games running in background.
-Can you make a short video so i can see how laggy it is?
Can you tell me which firmware you are on? .21 is the latest. Else try to do a factory reset.
Or install AOKP ROM on your Prime which I did.
Hope that helped
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hmm, what app do you use to record a video?
regalpimpin said:
The Chrome Beta is known to cause the browser lag. Even it just being installed and you're using a different browser.
Uninstall chrome beta. Uninstall flash and reinstall flash.
Try opera mobile. It's been the best for me so far. I definitely have no browser lag, but did when chrome was installed. Same on my gtablet running an ICS rom.
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tried opera mobile. its really sluggish on it. I already uninstalled Chrome and its still the same. :/
I am having same problem with you, i started to hate this tablet, use to have acer a500, not a single glitch, i bougth this cause of ICS, i've try everything still laggy as hell, i get the no response pop up daily. But i love the ips screen of the prime.
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I am having same problem with you, i started to hate this tablet, use to have acer a500, not a single glitch, i bougth this cause of ICS, i've try everything still laggy as hell, i get the no response pop up daily. But i love the ips screen of the prime.
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haha hell yeah. but it drains the battery like hell
I only have problems with YouTube. Try AOKP with different schedulers like cfq or deadline.
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It lags because the software sucks. Devs are working on it; they'll have it fixed soon enough.
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check out my thread for HTC 1S. I think it relates to the prime as well and maybe it helps your problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599214
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Ok this seems to have worked for me (specifically turning on then off the "Don't keep activites" option in the developer options"). I was having a lagging all the time when switching between apps or browsing but this seems to have made a big difference.
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After listening to all good remarks, I finally got a hold of this tablet. This being a quad core tablet, I assumed it should be fast. But to my surprise, it was actually not a really great experience. Things lagged every now and then. And it seems to be even worse when browsing. I tried alternative browsers but they all seem to be the same. Even Chrome Beta!
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Try AndroWook's ROM. The thing is fantastic; especially the newest version based on the TF300 JB base. It's slick as slick can be and takes the stuttering right out it.
Hey, so i have been a tf201 owner sinc jan but after several rma's and etc the tablet still isnt where it should be in terms of performance and stability and so i said **** the warranty since it wasnt doing **** for me anyway and unlocked the bootloader. since i am a lil late to the game, what roms are considered the cream of the crop for this device right now? i would appreciate if you could list the rom and then why you think it is the best and possibly where you think it may come short if there are any downfalls...
thanks
TF201
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Hey, so i have been a tf201 owner sinc jan but after several rma's and etc the tablet still isnt where it should be in terms of performance and stability and so i said **** the warranty since it wasnt doing **** for me anyway and unlocked the bootloader. since i am a lil late to the game, what roms are considered the cream of the crop for this device right now? i would appreciate if you could list the rom and then why you think it is the best and possibly where you think it may come short if there are any downfalls...
thanks
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I used a JB rom that worked very well, but BT audio streaming didnt work. It would pair, but not push the audio.
A full list of roms here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523719
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Hey, so i have been a tf201 owner sinc jan but after several rma's and etc the tablet still isnt where it should be in terms of performance and stability and so i said **** the warranty since it wasnt doing **** for me anyway and unlocked the bootloader. since i am a lil late to the game, what roms are considered the cream of the crop for this device right now? i would appreciate if you could list the rom and then why you think it is the best and possibly where you think it may come short if there are any downfalls...
thanks
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Seems to me that now is the time to wait a bit longer before going with a Custom Rom. The Asus 4.1 update is probably only a few weeks away and once the developers have that to work with the custom crowd will improve rapidly. So far, every time I read about a 4.1 ROM, it comes with a list of the things that are not working yet. So you will probably get a fully functional JB ROM from Asus first.
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Seems to me that now is the time to wait a bit longer before going with a Custom Rom. The Asus 4.1 update is probably only a few weeks away and once the developers have that to work with the custom crowd will improve rapidly. So far, every time I read about a 4.1 ROM, it comes with a list of the things that are not working yet. So you will probably get a fully functional JB ROM from Asus first.
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thanks for the two replies. i guess my question should have been what is the best ICS rom that is out in terms of stability and speed. i am tired of browser force closes.
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thanks for the two replies. i guess my question should have been what is the best ICS rom that is out in terms of stability and speed. i am tired of browser force closes.
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AndroWook Prime 2.1
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AndroWook Prime 2.1
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I agree even though it's discontinued. Install it with the cayenne overclock. Rubs quickly and few if any force closes.
Alternatively try the cm10 unofficial worth no cherry picks. It is unbelievably smooth and fast.
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Alternatively try the cm10 unofficial worth no cherry picks. It is unbelievably smooth and fast.
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is the cm10 unofficial uses JB already? i think i will try this ROM if androwook wont move up, so disappointing really... Thanks for the heads up..
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I agree even though it's discontinued. Install it with the cayenne overclock. Rubs quickly and few if any force closes.
Alternatively try the cm10 unofficial worth no cherry picks. It is unbelievably smooth and fast.
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Virtuous is another solid ICS choice. I think it is still in development/supported. That said, I'm currently running AW2.1, too. I'm not looking to be on the cutting edge right now, I need a daily driver. I will probably go CM10 or with a modded stock ROM after the ASUS JB update drops. I'm really looking forward to JB.
Honestly I think ICS has been a BIG part of the problem for the Prime. Its image had already been tarnished with the hardware issues but the crashes and instability are much worse from a daily use standpoint. I got mine in January too and it was much more stable for me prior to ICS, the most recent build (.28) in fact has been a complete wreck on my device (I even wiped it and reinstalled .28 to try to get it going properly) and is what prompted me to unlock. Really, the hardware has been no problem on mine. The GPS is dead, but I actually knew it probably would be going in so it is not a biggie and my WiFi and BT are really no problem, Cameras are fine, etc. But not being able to basic things like web browsing and running GMail without crashing were a deal breaker.
I still get occasional reboots/flakiness with AW2.1 but it is based on ASUS ICS. I'm really hopeful for JB, as I mentioned since they seemed to have got it righ t on the N7.
Wifi
I just finished installing CM10 preview. I have been running it on my SIII for a couple days now and really like it. I'll report back in a few days with an update about the Prime running it.
I also ran into a problem getting wifi to work on any JB based ROM, going to the advanced tab in CWM and fixing permissions seemed to clear the problem up. Thought I would pass this info along, I couldn't find anybody reporting similar issues.
Ive been running JM CM10 Preview no cheery picks and every version gets better. it is a complete daily driver if you dont need Bluetooth streaming or NTFS support.
i haven't had any browser force closes, i can actually install multiple playstore apps at once and still use the playstore with out getting "playstore is not responding do you want to wait"
its fast and clean.
since Asus pretty much uses stock AOSP roms anyways, and the CM10 JB Preview is pretty much AOSP then I would wait personally for the Asus OTA for 4.1.
you get to keep your warranty and know that JB will resolve almost all the Force close issues wit browsers etc.
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thanks for the two replies. i guess my question should have been what is the best ICS rom that is out in terms of stability and speed. i am tired of browser force closes.
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If the issue is the browser, why not just install Chrome on the stock ROM? Personally I have never really used the built in browser. I keep Dolphin around for the once in a while I need flash but otherwise use Chrome. Chrome is the default in 4.1 anyway.
Does the JB they will improve the wifi?
Increasing the signal?
Because I did not get one accessory that ASUS released.
What is it worth a tablet that cannot play video or flash stuff browsing/reading news or else?
I am so disappointed and regretting to have made this upgrade, trusting some people who claimed to have a
workaround for Flash Player.
The next thing is hoping that a method for locked device but rooted is found to downgrade, cause I was more satisfied then than now.
It was not enough to have others issues with the Prime, rebooting, freezing, BlueTooth and bad WiFi signal.. now we do not even have Flash working.
Well if a workaround that works is not found, I think I will try desperate to downgrade and stay on ICS.
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What is it worth a tablet that cannot play video or flash stuff browsing/reading news or else?
I am so disappointed and regretting to have made this upgrade, trusting some people who claimed to have a
workaround for Flash Player.
The next thing is hoping that a method for locked device but rooted is found to downgrade, cause I was more satisfied then than now.
It was not enough to have others issues with the Prime, rebooting, freezing, BlueTooth and bad WiFi signal.. now we do not even have Flash working.
Well if a workaround that works is not found, I think I will try desperate to downgrade and stay on ICS.
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Did downloading the apk and installing it not work for you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774336
All you have to do. Is sideload flash.apk and stock browser. apk and it will work fine. Flash works flawless on my Nexus 7. Refer to Nexus 7 forums for details. There's a thread in there with the flash.apk and browser.apk for you to download and install. Very simple and easy to do. Just follow directions OP gives you. But believe me, plenty of xda users JB devices are using flash just fine.
I sideloaded Flash and it works fine. I use Boat Browser + Flash + JB without any problems.
Additionally, more websites are using HTML5 video instead of flash. And if you just bought the tablet for flash, you're really not getting the point of a tablet. Tablets and smartphones are more app based rather than browser based.
I still have flash on the stock browser after updating to JB.
Worse case..try one of these methods I posted in another thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908606
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Worse case..try one of these methods I posted in another thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908606
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Thanks guys it works now... evev if it's damned pretty slow when sites have flash content, even slower than before..
st33med said:
Additionally, more websites are using HTML5 video instead of flash. And if you just bought the tablet for flash, you're really not getting the point of a tablet. Tablets and smartphones are more app based rather than browser based.
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To some people.
Others don't like having 1000 applications for every website out there (youtube, gmail, xda, etc.) when you can use browser for that.
Flash is walking the green mile
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Flash is still there, it won't show up in your apps but it's still there.... at least on my device it is. I have no problems playing flash content and it's faster than before..... if you got to settings, apps, all, you'll see it's still there. Also Adobe will continue to push updates to Adobe® Flash via Google Play to those devices that had Adobe® Flash previous to the Jelly Bean update.
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I never thought I'd say this, but I don't really miss Flash at all in day to day browsing now. Most sites that I use don't use it hugely, or have converted to HTML5, and for video I mainly use YouTube anyway so the built in app works fine.
I have been using Chrome since it was first released, and have only gone back to the stock browser for flash once or twice in the last few months. So for me, I haven't lost anything, and probably wouldn't notice for a while if I did. The main thing I notice is that flash-based ads don't appear, and I consider that a feature.
Here are the facts of life RE mobile flash
bimbobo said:
What is it worth a tablet that cannot play video or flash stuff browsing/reading news or else?
I am so disappointed and regretting to have made this upgrade, trusting some people who claimed to have a
workaround for Flash Player.
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The fact is that all Android tablets from here out will be in the same boat. So this doesn't make the Prime "poor" unless you want to say all Android tablets made from now on are "poor". Then, don't forget that the iPad has never supported flash. Therefore if you follow your reasoning to it's logical conclusion, then the iPad is "poor" too. So where does that leave you? Well, you won't be using a tablet or phone for web browsing. Not any tablet or phone. The work arounds will keep it going a bit longer, but it is dead.
This is another useless thread. Its really upsetting, especially now the op got flash working and the whole point of the thread is irrelevant. Update your first post and title OP!
I dont find the thread upsetting or useless at all. I think its a good informative thread for any users that do want flash .
st33med said:
Additionally, more websites are using HTML5 video instead of flash. And if you just bought the tablet for flash, you're really not getting the point of a tablet. Tablets and smartphones are more app based rather than browser based.
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ARM tablets maybe, but x86/x64 Wintel tablets don't have that problem at all.
ohwell said:
I dont find the thread upsetting or useless at all. I think its a good informative thread for any users that do want flash .
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Seriously? There's 1000 other threads about flash on jb and how to get it. if you or the op would have taken the time to use the search function that would have saved us from this useless thread.
i just restored flash player using titanium backup. flashing the hell out of it using us jb