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Downloaded the new Firefox Beta today from the Play Store today.
It is much smoother and faster than Chrome Beta.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDMsIm9yZy5tb3ppbGxhLmZpcmVmb3hfYmV0YSJd
I can't find any options... no setting user I'd, no forcing landscape mode...pass on this for now
xda1zero said:
I can't find any options... no setting user I'd, no forcing landscape mode...pass on this for now
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Ditto on the passing.
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hold the phone... about:config works in this beta! sweeeet
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Kamau54 said:
Ditto on the passing.
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create general.user agent.override and set to desktop seems to work
For user agent, use the extension Phony.
Also, Firefox supports Flash now, this alone makes it worth trying for me. I always used the stock browser instead of Chrome for that reason.
Locked up my phone first time I went to a webpage. Uninstalled.
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Yes its running very nice on my note/Perfection ROM.
Thanks for the notice. I cannot stand Chrome aonthis is a good alternative.
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Played with it earlier today. Uninstalled it. After you Chrome nothing else is as good.
I installed it after finding out about it earlier in the day. I have refused to use Firefox on my mobile devices due to shortcomings and mostly, lack of flash support. So far, I am generally pleased with this new BETA version. However, Dolphin Browser HD will continue to be my favorite. I don't even think I bother to use mobile Chrome. I'm generally not a fan of Chrome for the computer, either.
well im on gingerbread so no chrome love
trying this beta out now
I tried it out too, real smooth and fast and the swiping to the left or right of the screen to bring up tabs or settings is imo better than Dolphin HD (and it seems smoother than Dolphin as well).
I'm waiting for more updates though because simple things like forcing desktop mode or some kind of incognito mode are buried within the settings, this is one of the biggest reasons I use boat browser as my main browser it lets you put whatever buttons you want at the bottom of your page. Hopefully they add some of this functionality as Firefox is really fast. (And no chrome love for me either as I'm on rooted stock GB).
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I tried it out too, real smooth and fast and the swiping to the left or right of the screen to bring up tabs or settings is imo better than Dolphin HD (and it seems smoother than Dolphin as well
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Is swiping to left/right configurable? I don't see that working in the latest beta.
Anyone know how to get flash to work? I dont see an option. Thanks!
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Maxthon > FF or Chrome
Maxthon is limited plz
I don't know for you guys, but on the jedi 4.2.2 rom, the official browser is pretty solid.
I'll still give that beta a try though.
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antoinedp said:
I don't know for you guys, but on the jedi 4.2.2 rom, the official browser is pretty solid.
I'll still give that beta a try though.
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Way to dig up a dead thread. Now we'll be shooting zombies all #$(ing day.
Done a search but nothing of relevance came up in these forums.
Just got my phone today and so far just using the stock browser which seems ok but undoubtedly there are better browsers out there, i always used X-Scope on my SGSII but im a bit tired of that now and looking for something else,i hear Chrome for ICS is supposed to be very good, so what browser is everyone using then?
Chrome is not that great on s3 yet, it lags and has touch delays..stock browser is undoubtedly the best browser I have tried . It gets the work done. Only thing I don't like is how you manage tabs . Try dolphin browser, should run as stock but with some enchanced features
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Well the built in browser works really nice, but i personally like
firefox and that you can use addons like adblock and so that i value
a lot personally.
Though I don't currently have the S3 yet, I'll probably use Boat Browser. Easy to use and has been the best I have used for my tastes. It'll be the fist I install when I get my S3.
Dunno where you heard that Chrome 'lags', that's definately not the case. Alright, you don't have Flash. I always thought of it as a huge drawback but I haven't missed it a single time and I've been using Chrome for Android since the very beginning.
It has great tab management, staggering performance and a brilliant look. One of the best things about it is the integration with your desktop Chrome (and all other versions of Chrome you might be using.) Open tabs are synced in real time so let's just say you want to open a link from your phone on your desktop. no more mailing it around, now you can just click on it on your desktop. The bookmark sync is great too. And it's Chrome.
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Dunno where you heard that Chrome 'lags', that's definately not the case. Alright, you don't have Flash. I always thought of it as a huge drawback but I haven't missed it a single time and I've been using Chrome for Android since the very beginning.
It has great tab management, staggering performance and a brilliant look. One of the best things about it is the integration with your desktop Chrome (and all other versions of Chrome you might be using.) Open tabs are synced in real time so let's just say you want to open a link from your phone on your desktop. no more mailing it around, now you can just click on it on your desktop. The bookmark sync is great too. And it's Chrome.
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+10!! Really impressed with chrome browser on both my S1 with CM9 and now my new S3!
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ICS Browser Plus is great
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Use Chrome. Also install Flashify. In the rare instance you launch a site that needs flash, just click share, flashify, then select an alternative browser. The page you were browsing is then opened for you.
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Dunno where you heard that Chrome 'lags', that's definately not the case. Alright, you don't have Flash. I always thought of it as a huge drawback but I haven't missed it a single time and I've been using Chrome for Android since the very beginning.
It has great tab management, staggering performance and a brilliant look. One of the best things about it is the integration with your desktop Chrome (and all other versions of Chrome you might be using.) Open tabs are synced in real time so let's just say you want to open a link from your phone on your desktop. no more mailing it around, now you can just click on it on your desktop. The bookmark sync is great too. And it's Chrome.
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I didn't hear it, I experienced it. Visit www.aftonbladet.se with both stock browser and chrome. While stock handles the website like any other..chrome gets real messy. The touch response like 1-2 seconds after you started to pan. It's just me?
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Just you
That site works a treat for me. Or at least, I think it does, I can't read that language, so I can't tell if it's somehow horribly broken something or not
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I just froze the s3 stock browser using titanium backup and copied the browser from my s2 cm9 rom into /system/apps. It works brilliantly! Need root though
So far, the stock browser is doing it for me
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I use dolphin hd but only because of the adons - I use last pass for my passwords you see.
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Well mozzila firefox has no data compression so it is a data hog. I perso.ally like opera mini , opera mobile.:beer:
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I didn't hear it, I experienced it. Visit www.aftonbladet.se with both stock browser and chrome. While stock handles the website like any other..chrome gets real messy. The touch response like 1-2 seconds after you started to pan. It's just me?
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Does a bit at first, but once you pan through the entire Page and it loads up all the content its fine.
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ICS Browser+ for me. Persistent user agent switch, customisable quick controls, negative colour mode, everything I could possibly need in a mobile browser.
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Just you
That site works a treat for me. Or at least, I think it does, I can't read that language, so I can't tell if it's somehow horribly broken something or not
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Will have to install and try again then. Or else something is clearly wrong
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Does a bit at first, but once you pan through the entire Page and it loads up all the content its fine.
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Chrome still sucks for me even after you let it fully load pages . Zoom in and out pinching and panning it just freeze-lags on me all the time . You guys force gpu acceleration?
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Stock browser works well here.
Before I used Dolphin, but there's a bug or something. When double tapping to zoom in on an area on the page it always zooms in to the left of the page (instead of the area you double tap)
Do more people experience this bug?
Dolphin Mini - best interface, not a ton of features
Dolphin HD - alright interface, just works
Opera Mobile - most like a PC, best comparability with websites that give trouble, has hardware acceleration, super smooth
Stock - smoothest, least features, and has problems downloading certain types of files, or downloading at all from hosting websites
Asus claims that you can side load flash player, but it is not working in any browser. Works fine like this on my tf300 with JB. Anyone know what gives?
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Asus claims that you can side load flash player, but it is not working in any browser. Works fine like this on my tf300 with JB. Anyone know what gives?
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You "claim" that it doesn't work.
What methods have you tried?
Here is one: http://www.howtogeek.com/120277/how-to-install-flash-on-the-nexus-7-and-other-jelly-bean-devices/
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Asus claims that you can side load flash player, but it is not working in any browser. Works fine like this on my tf300 with JB. Anyone know what gives?
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who needs flash? its slow, its buggy, its insecure, its dead. every good Website is using html5 videotag today, at least as flashfallback...
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Is flash working for anyone after the JB update?
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Yea just install the apk and it should work with the default browser.. doesn't seem to work with chrome though..
Yes, sideload go in to firefox settings and enable plugins so it doesnt require prompt.
beckzz said:
who needs flash? its slow, its buggy, its insecure, its dead. every good Website is using html5 videotag today, at least as flashfallback...
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I hate flash - particularly on Windows PC's where we seem to get the flash player update of the week. Yet, I can't quite seem to do without it. Inevitably I'll hit some site where I need it and just saying that I refuse to visit sites that use it won't work for me. I wish it did.
However, with Apple never supporting it on iOS and now support for it on Android going away slowly, I sure hope it dies soon. For now though, I need it.
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I hate flash - particularly on Windows PC's where we seem to get the flash player update of the week. Yet, I can't quite seem to do without it. Inevitably I'll hit some site where I need it and just saying that I refuse to visit sites that use it won't work for me. I wish it did.
However, with Apple never supporting it on iOS and now support for it on Android going away slowly, I sure hope it dies soon. For now though, I need it.
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alright, thats acceptable
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I have flash installed, yes stock browser no chrome, no check box to enable flash in stock browser or opera. Works just fine on my tf300 with JB, not on my prime though.
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You can find some methods of reaquiring flash with a pinch zoom comparable version of Dolphin Browser here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846225
Thanks for the suggestions, but I am aware of dolphin and the other suggestions and they are not what I am looking for. How can we fix the JB Rom for the Prime to be like the Tf300 JB Rom so flash works in the stock browser? Not a debate on flash vs html5, just need it to work for one website for a family member who needs it for their internal work site for American Airlines. Again it is working with JB for tf300, just not on Prime with the same flash package and browser.
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Flash doesnt work on chrome browser, but it does work on the stock browser and firefox beta
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Thanks for the suggestions, but I am aware of dolphin and the other suggestions and they are not what I am looking for. How can we fix the JB Rom for the Prime to be like the Tf300 JB Rom so flash works in the stock browser? Not a debate on flash vs html5, just need it to work for one website for a family member who needs it for their internal work site for American Airlines. Again it is working with JB for tf300, just not on Prime with the same flash package and browser.
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Not sure why Flash wouldn't be working for you in the stock JB browser. As long as I have Flash 11 installed, my stock browser is rendering flash content fine. Are you certain you have the latest version of Flash installed and that the stock browser is set to always for plugins? Noticed you were looking for a FLASH check box, but you actually need to look for the PLUG-INS setting which is located in "settings" "advanced". Also some flash content doesnt work in the "on demand" mode (for instance flow player)
You can find archived Flash versions here since you can't download from play store anymore.
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
You can install these as long a you have "allow unknown sources" checked in the security settings on the Prime.
Why the hell do I have to zoom out every page in Chrome in order to actually see the whole thing (more specifically, this page)? This thing is 2,560 pixels wide! I'm pretty sure that's enough to fit a whole page horizontally. Even if there was just an option in Chrome to start completely zoomed out on the page, as there is in the stock AOSP browser I'd be happy. I got this thing because of the pixels; I shouldn't have to zoom out!
Seriously though everything else is great.
... BECAUSE PIXELS!
Chrome is a piece of crap (on this tablet at least), mine just freezes when I try to use it. Hopefully they will release an update soon. For now try a different browser.
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Why the hell do I have to zoom out every page in Chrome in order to actually see the whole thing (more specifically, this page)? This thing is 2,560 pixels wide! I'm pretty sure that's enough to fit a whole page horizontally. Even if there was just an option in Chrome to start completely zoomed out on the page, as there is in the stock AOSP browser I'd be happy. I got this thing because of the pixels; I shouldn't have to zoom out!
Seriously though everything else is great.
... BECAUSE PIXELS!
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That's a Chrome bug. It happens on earlier Android builds as well.
Report it as a bug in chrome.
And yes, it's damned annoying.
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I checked Request Desktop Site and have fixed that zoom bug.
I just installed AOSP browser for this reason. Working great so far. Installed Flash as well, but haven't really tested it.
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johno86 said:
I checked Request Desktop Site and have fixed that zoom bug.
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That doesn't fix it for me. I installed the AOSP browser earlier this morning and have been using it since.
Chrome has great speed but sadly isn't very stable and has some bugs. Try:
AOSP browser
Dolphin
Opera
Firefox
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Can some run a sunspider on asop for me
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Can some run a sunspider on asop for me
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Where can you get asop?
Thanks
I believe you have to root and install it using an apk. I'm just wondering if its worth it . Or should I just install flash and use boat or dolphin
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The weirdest thing is Chrome works great on iPads. WTF Google. At least try to optimize your own software for your own device and OS.
yeah, chrome is a steaming pile of crap, on phones, on tablets, but not on PC.
it's stupid that the default android browser is so buggy.
it still consistently crashes when launching with a keyboard.
Are you all just filching AOSP browser out of a ROM? Or where are you getting it?
Thanks in advance, I'm ready to have a nice browser on this.
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Chrome has great speed but sadly isn't very stable and has some bugs. Try:
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Firefox is not working on Nexus 10, crashes on startup; Dolphin too.
Firefox beta seems to work better... It's also available in Google Play.
I don't have the N10 atm, but my only complaint so far is trying to get a hold of a pogo pin charger
All of you switching to the aosp browser, please also file (or star if there already is one) the relevant bug report for chrome for android so this might actually be fixed.
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/...Block Area Feature Status Owner Summary Stars
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onyxogen said:
Firefox is not working on Nexus 10, crashes on startup; Dolphin too.
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I got Dolphin to work, but Firefox is indeed not working.
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I submitted the bug report.
Please star it, and comment if you have anything to add.
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/... -stars&id=161695&thanks=161695&ts=1353278725
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Guys, forget all the old crappy Opera browsers. This new beta is no joke!.
hands down this is the best browser I have used yet on the android platform.
very polished, stable and FAST.
Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=fallback&utm_campaign=fallback_via_opera_com
I actually ran into device not compatible when i tried to download from the nexus 10, I ended up installing manually.
I have reached out to the opera team to see what the deal with this is.
I heard Opera dropped their normal engine and moved their new versions of the mobile browser to the WebKit engine.
deathshead said:
Guys, forget all the old crappy Opera browsers. This new beta is no joke!.
hands down this is the best browser I have used yet on the android platform.
very polished, stable and FAST.
Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=fallback&utm_campaign=fallback_via_opera_com
I actually ran into device not compatible when i tried to download from the nexus 10, I ended up installing manually.
I have reached out to the opera team to see what the deal with this is.
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Where did you find the apk, I can't locate it...
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newellj79 said:
Where did you find the apk, I can't locate it...
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Here you go, direct take out after install at S III.
http://db.tt/e2SRi5yL
Edit: Install at Nexus 10, working fine. But I notice it was same as Chrome now, where it run half your screen resolution, you can knowing it by checking www.whatismyscreenresolution.com site.
does this new one support flash?
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does this new one support flash?
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I think it's always supported flash?
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I might try it, not sure if this one is better than AOSP...
No, it does not support flash. I tested it with the bbc news site. Firefox plays videos, this does not.
Alan
I wish sites would just finally drop flash and move on. It is a dead format in the mobile world and has been for about a year.
I know why it isn't supported on the nexus 10. I started it up and my tablet immediately rebooted. Now, I don't mind if an app stops, but to reboot the tablet is something else.
Its coming off....
Alan
Installed about an hour ago, seems fine.....Thanks for the link to the .apk
Where are bookmarks in this thing?
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Guys cmon, this browser su..s. No flash, slower then others, stuttering all the time whilst scrolling, it has the same issues as chrome. Best browser is "Ocian Browser" so far. Smooth as silk.
hanspampel said:
Guys cmon, this browser su..s. No flash, slower then others, stuttering all the time whilst scrolling, it has the same issues as chrome. Best browser is "Ocian Browser" so far. Smooth as silk.
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Best browser (for me) is Chrome. I haven't had any of the issues most people seem to have, and most importantly (to me) it has Google Sync
I'm a staunch defender of Opera for desktop, but I can't get myself to like this beta, even the "old" Opera Mobile looks better.
And one thing I'm still missing is the option to clear cookies on exit, like Dolphin does.
Many websites that are important to me require flash, so I'm sticking with the Boat Browser which is brilliant.
^^ I agree I never had a problem with chrome yet. Its my favorite browser
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It was quite fast and overall good app to use. I am using this from last two months. I think it is a perfect browser with a nice design.*
Looks nice but it's not very fluid like the stock android browser, then after a few minutes, screen looked choppy, I uninstalled it, went back to stock browser and also made the browser choppy and broken images. I had to reboot my nexus 10.
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^^ I agree I never had a problem with chrome yet. Its my favorite browser
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+1 chrome is great, not going to fix something that isn't broken
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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_nNrmw6YpN6T21aTHB1VDhvQlU/edit?usp=drive_web
more recent version.
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