The best internet browser is now... - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Firefox (beta)!
I used Dolphin for a while but Firefox is now the best. Reasons why it's number one for me are:
-it's fast
-handles flash well
-syncs anything you want with Firefox on other devices (bookmarks on Dolphin are horrible)
-Ad-block add-on
-option to restore tabs from last time
-ablity to switch to desktop view
It's great for a beta release, only crashed once in a few days of use.

You should check Aurora, the Mozilla test browser. Download it directly from Mozilla website, not in Play.

haven't really tried all that much, but chrome has been pretty good to me ;o

If you're on ICS, Boat Browser has been my favorite. So fast, even with multiple tabs. If you're on JB then Chrome has been incredible. No hiccups or problems (minus having to select desktop mode every time before clicking on a bookmark).

wifesabitch said:
Firefox (beta)!
I used Dolphin for a while but Firefox is now the best. Reasons why it's number one for me are:
-it's fast
-handles flash well
-syncs anything you want with Firefox on other devices (bookmarks on Dolphin are horrible)
-Ad-block add-on
-option to restore tabs from last time
-ablity to switch to desktop view
It's great for a beta release, only crashed once in a few days of use.
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I am very impressed with the Firefox Beta at this point. I get less tiling than with ICS+ browser, and the interface is less cumbersome than boat browser imo. They did some very good work, I can't wait to get the finished product.

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If you're on ICS, Boat Browser has been my favorite. So fast, even with multiple tabs. If you're on JB then Chrome has been incredible. No hiccups or problems (minus having to select desktop mode every time before clicking on a bookmark).
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Agreed, I have been running Boat since I found it. It is the fastest IMO. The only thing I've noticed with Boat is when you scroll up or down there is a slight lag before the page starts moving. Not that big of a deal though.
I'll give Firefox a try, I like it on my desktop.

Boat was my main browser a few months ago but it crashed way too often. Switched to Dolphin because of that.

Really? I never had issues with boat until JB.
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Firefox,Love it!

The new Firefox beta is awesome for all the reasons that the OP gave. It also anr's far less than chrome with multiple tabs open.
For those that like Chrome (I still do) but miss flash, here is a plugin that does help sidestep that problem:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nightshadelabs.anotherbrowser

omac_ranger said:
Really? I never had issues with boat until JB.
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Yup, Boat was my favourite but it kept crashing. Couldn't handle it
Firefox was terrible back then, laggy as hell, unstable. Complete 180, it's great now. Makes browsing on my Prime much better.

Maxton ftw
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Firefox beta looked nice, but not one of the keyboards works with it?? I have Thumb and the built ins, and they wouldn't type one letter.

I use dolphin with flash on request only. It runs smooth, few hang ups. like it because the search/tab bars disappear giving more space to the web page - do any other browsers offer that?

dgjl said:
I use dolphin with flash on request only. It runs smooth, few hang ups. like it because the search/tab bars disappear giving more space to the web page - do any other browsers offer that?
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Yeah Boat does that. You can customize it to display or not display tabs/toolbars.
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Related

What browser do you use?

I am curious what browser all of you guys use? I had been using steel browser for a year but I feel its time to finally move on as it seems to be no longer supported by anyone...
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I like Miren a lot.
^ Shift Faced
Dolphin mini..HD is too big and you have to DL plugins but mini is really nice
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Stock since you can switch between mobile and desktop view.
I've been using firefox. I love having all my desktop shortcuts on my phone.
I do have to bounce back to stock rarely as firefox is still in beta testing... but it is pretty solid.
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I wish stock could delete cache, cookies, history, passwords, and etc when exiting like dolphin. You don't need possibly embarrassing things popping up when you're entering a URL and your old lady is standing next to you.
Dolphin HD. I like the home button, gestures and the bookmark setup of this browser. I also like opera mini mostly for the way the startup/bookmarks page works.
I think Mozilla Firefox or Dolphin Browser HD would be good for the Speedy. I mean it is a "HD" Phone right?
Comign from steel (the most minimalistic browser ever) I don't need any fancy stuff, just quick and functional. Bookmarks, flash, and such. I am more looking for sleek.
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I use the stock 2.2 browser now, but before that I tried them all. Dolphin was my favorite, but it seemed slow. I think you might would like xScope, but its a paid app. There is a trial though. https://market.android.com/details?id=sui.m
Had Dolphin and Dolphin HD on my hero but then went back to stock because the hero just wasn't powerful enough for dolphin. Just recently switched back to Dolphin HD on my Shift. Seems faster than the stock browser.
I'm on opera mini now ant if the zoom wasn't so funky it would be perfect, def seems faster
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I use Dolphin Mini almost exclusively. It's small, fast, and can delete history automatically on exit.
I used to delete my browsing history. MOD EDIT: Really not needed, this is a global phone forum.
(Sorry MOD) What I meant was, I'm an adult. I've no need to hide my history.
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Dolphin HD is absolutely amazing. It's atleast as fast as stock, easier to switch from desktop to mobile view, and it will delete history on exit. And you can make flash on demand (and flash plays in browser) win!
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I used to delete my browsing history. MOD EDIT: Really not needed, this is a global phone forum.
(Sorry MOD) What I meant was, I'm an adult. I've no need to hide my history.
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I regularly delete all forms of history from my phone, laptops, and PC. It has nothing to do with being an adult and more to do with getting rid of automatically filled in information, cookies, etc. Information that advertisers use when tracking across web sites and that other people can use if the device is stolen and lost.
mine
amehdi43 said:
I think Mozilla Firefox or Dolphin Browser HD would be good for the Speedy. I mean it is a "HD" Phone right?
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I have both of these. I use Dolphin most of the time.
me too
zeropants said:
I regularly delete all forms of history from my phone, laptops, and PC. It has nothing to do with being an adult and more to do with getting rid of automatically filled in information, cookies, etc. Information that advertisers use when tracking across web sites and that other people can use if the device is stolen and lost.
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I as well regularly delete my histories. Cache's are nice to keep, as they load regularly visited pages faster.
I was a Dolphin user and then became a Dolphin HD user when I got the shift.
But I gave Miren Browser a Try last night and wow!!
Needless to say Dolphin HD Is gone ...
kbrn said:
I was a Dolphin user and then became a Dolphin HD user when I got the shift.
But I gave Miren Browser a Try last night and wow!!
Needless to say Dolphin HD Is gone ...
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i really liked the miren browser it was really quick but used way too much battery...but if this has been fixed id go back to it from dolphin though i liked it that much

Smoothest atrix browser to date :D

Anyone here try "opera mini next" ? One con. It.doesn't have flash. The pros? FASTEST SMOOTHEST browser for the Atrix I've ever used. Not even ics atrix can compare try it and post your comment .
I prefer dolphin mini. It has flash
Milenko2121 said:
I prefer dolphin mini. It has flash
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But its alot more stuttery and slower xD
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Anyone here try "opera mini next" ? One con. It.doesn't have flash. The pros? FASTEST SMOOTHEST browser for the Atrix I've ever used. Not even ics atrix can compare try it and post your comment .
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I am a loyal Dolphin Browser HD. Best I have tried so far. I will try Opera Next. Thanks for the reccomendation!
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But its alot more stuttery and slower xD
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You sure we are talking about the same browser? Mini doesn't stutter, its fast and smooth. HD does stutter and isn't as fast.
try
Milenko2121 said:
You sure we are talking about the same browser? Mini doesn't stutter, its fast and smooth. HD does stutter and isn't as fast.
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try larger websites like my favourite QJ net or android police it takes long to load , stutters on scroll and zoom compared to opera. best test in my opinion. the stuttering is absent on smaller websites when viewed on dolphin, such as xda. then again its a very stuttery zoom and scroll that irritates me its eh semi smooth I guess.
Hmm just tried it and I didn't see an improvement. It was too bulky and the GUI looked low quality.
Been using ICS Browser+ on ICS, though on Neutrino I love Opera mobile. It's the easiest to use and fast, for me. The UI can seem bulky, but what I do is disable Navigation bar and Status bar in settings. This doesn't 'disable' them, it just gets them out of the way until you need it by hitting the menu button.
Try maxthon browser much better than stock ics browser or opera
definatly boat browser
Opera mobile all the way. been using it windows mobile and only chrome can be faster but chrome doesn't have flash... I use opera mini for slow connections.
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I've tried them all again and again. Miren beats them all,opera mobile,dolphin mini,x scope.
Too bad they stopped updating it and its not on the market anymore.
The only one that is close is boat browser,the most modern browser up to date.
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vagelisda said:
I've tried them all again and again. Miren beats them all,opera mobile,dolphin mini,x scope.
Too bad they stopped updating it and its not on the market anymore.
The only one that is close is boat browser,the most modern browser up to date.
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Can i get the link to Miren browser or its apk. i am unable to find it any ware.
Edit: Found the version 1.2 and i just want to know why the hell this browser is not on google play ?
1.2 is the latest (and last probably)
It is a damn good browser,I don't know why they have stopped it,maybe because it is I think part of miui roms and has something to do with copyrights?does anyone know?
If you search google "where is miren" you'll see that many people are desparate without it...
In my opinion dolphin and opera are the most known ,that's why many noobs consider them the best...dolphin is heavy even dolphin mini,and opera mobile is slow and laggish compared to miren...
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XScope Pro is another browser worth trying.
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The best one is Boat Browser because of speed, reactivity, and battery friendly.
I always used Opera Mobile on my cm7 roms. However, now that I am on cm9, I use boat browser. I've tried all the ones noted in this thread and have always gone back to this browser
Opera is the best because of text wrapping. Zoom into a page and the text re-flows to fit the zoomed in portion. All the other browsers require you to flick left and right to read all of the text
You don't know your phone good enough it seems...
Every damn browser does text wrapping...
What you talking about?
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vagelisda said:
You don't know your phone good enough it seems...
Every damn browser does text wrapping...
What you talking about?
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Automatic text wrapping? Opera is the only one I've come across to automatically reflow the text when you pinch and zoom in. Other browsers require you to double tap after you zoom in. I have opera, dolphin mini and maxthon. Maybe I haven't updated them yet, not sure.
Also, is there a reason you have to post a rude comment like that? Who pissed in your cereal today...
Could have simply said that most browsers do text wrapping but you had to try to show some kind of superiority;. Probably to make up for a lack of something

what is your favorite browser and why

Mine right now is dolphin and Google chrome. Dolphin because 1# Im used to it. I am getting sick of it because it freezes and make wait sometimes. Chrome is very nice but flash does not work.
Tried Dolphin but there is no option to always show the tabs.
Currently I'm using Xscope, it always shows tabs, uses GPU acceleration and supports flash.
Overskreen
It works faster than stock/Chrome and the only thing it is missing is Find On Page. Give me that feature and I'll forever forget the other 2 browsers.
Opera, because its the only one without "wait" issues. if I need flash, I'll open the android default browser.
garbagedump481 said:
Overskreen
It works faster than stock/Chrome and the only thing it is missing is Find On Page. Give me that feature and I'll forever forget the other 2 browsers.
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This guy knows whatsup
Opera Mobile primarily with Chrome a close second. Opera Mini when I don't need flash. Opera is my primary browser on my laptop, sooooo I am use to it OKs it syncs all my bookmarks. I also feel that Opera Mobile is quicker and works better in a few situations than Chrome.
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OverSkreen for multi-tasking, I just pretty much use this lately and Opera Mobile for fast surfing due to it's speed. Tried Chrome but somehow became slow over time.
Is there anyway to turn off auto rotate in overskreen?
I find the HTC browser crashes a lot and loses all my tabs. Mainly using chrome atm
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Opera mobile for now.
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I'm using Dolphin now, used to be Boat but that just crashes WAY too much.
I can't seem to import bookmarks from my desktop with the other browsers so I can't use them.
Using Xscope and with no problem so far. Used dolphing but sometimes crashes when trying to open flash content, and facebook.com in desktop view is buggy.
I've been using ICS Browser+, although I will say that I do get the "wait" issue from time to time... it's still a very smooth browser and I like the gestures ability. On top of that (literally), I use Overskreen when I want to wikipedia something I'm reading, or if I want to do a translation.
Boat is smooth for me, but only when the page is fully loaded. Opera Mobile is fast at rendering, but panning around the page gets that weird ghosting looking that hurts my eyes.
goulies said:
Is there anyway to turn off auto rotate in overskreen?
I find the HTC browser crashes a lot and loses all my tabs. Mainly using chrome atm
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Look on the market for rotation locker, it's a pink icon in the shape of an L. When you launch it, it will give you a menu, long press landscape or portrait, and you shouldn't have issues.
It also has a tasker plugin which I use on my phone for FPSE to keep it landscape, then set back to auto when I exit FPSE.
I kinda liked Maxthon before
I kinda liked Maxthon before but this was really cool to let you customize a browser.
http://custom.maxthon.com/
Using Opera Mobile Labs now. Think someone linked it on another thread in this sub forum. You can't get it in Play Store but if you do a Google search you should find the apk easily. It is in testing and by far the best mobile browsing experience ever. Using it on my Prime and my Evo 3D
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garbagedump481 said:
Overskreen
It works faster than stock/Chrome and the only thing it is missing is Find On Page. Give me that feature and I'll forever forget the other 2 browsers.
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Is there a way to make overskreen open full screen?
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Is there a way to make overskreen open full screen?
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As in no tool Bar? I don't think so.
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Well, I have used the overskreen browser since yesterday afternoon. Got it set to full screen when it opens. I am very happy with it. It is fast and feel state of the art.
Chrome Beta i have zero issues with lag it syncs wiht my phone and desktop bookmarks and im pretty much signed in on all my fav spots. Can't wait for it to loose the beta tag
I'm pretty satisfied with the stock browser, in my testing chrome was sometimes much slower, I believe when browsing asus website about firmware updates.
also IIRC it doesn't have the cool "slider button" on the right side of the screen as the stock browser has, which allows to scrolly the whole page quickly.

Browser replacement

Dear Community
As we all know well the stock browser sucks , after a long research i finally found the best browser at my opinion for Xperia tablet s and i would really wanted to share this with you.
Its UC Browser HD ( for tablets) , try it and give me your comments,
Amazingly fast!
Cheers
Vatis
thanks
I just registered to thank you for the recommendation. And let me tell you, it wasn't easy using the tablet. Much better browsing experience though
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UC Browser HD ( for tablets)
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Thanks for the recommendation. I tried it. I did not like it. I prefer Dolphin Browser instead.
Chrome is still the best for me...:good:
I prefer the stock browser. Fine for me
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I'm using 'Maxthon Web Browser for Tablet'~ Quite fast for me.
i like stock browser but what i don't like its slow unstable.
Heck my tablet shutdown usualy like once a day if unlucky and i'm not even sure what the cause is.
I've tried out several browsers myself ..
Actually I've installed chrome beta, UC browser HD, Stock and Opera.
The list changes times to times, but only one (3rd party) stays installed OPERA.
For me it's actually the best one, specially in two aspect: downloads management and web page support (last experience was by managing drop box list in a train company website...)
Also try Puffin Browser. Its pretty cool on tab s
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Quick ICS browser, based on stock and it's really fast with much more options, you're gonna live it guys!!
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reptile64 said:
Quick ICS browser, based on stock and it's really fast with much more options, you're gonna live it guys!!
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Wow reptile, really thank you for sharing this with us.
I recall and after testing your suggested browser for hours now I believe quick ics browser is the best for our tablets.
Really thank you mate you made my day!!!! This browser flies!!!! Its like I got a new tablet!
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trying dolphin browser right now seems to work better then chrome.
New tab button is at better location yep i open new tab instead off closing current tab all the time cous well my fingers are to big.
loads responds faster also then chrome beta which is currently better then chrome the non beta.
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trying dolphin browser right now seems to work better then chrome.
New tab button is at better location yep i open new tab instead off closing current tab all the time cous well my fingers are to big.
loads responds faster also then chrome beta which is currently better then chrome the non beta.
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And it also sends every url request, search data etc. to a 3rd party server. So have fun with Dolphin. Thats why i removed it from my devices.
Using Lighting browser atm, feels good, gonna let you know in a couple of days.
vatis24 said:
Wow reptile, really thank you for sharing this with us.
I recall and after testing your suggested browser for hours now I believe quick ics browser is the best for our tablets.
Really thank you mate you made my day!!!! This browser flies!!!! Its like I got a new tablet!
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I'm happy I helped you mate and I suggest everyone who's reading this post to try out this awesome browser! I bought the donate version it's cheap and it's a good way to help the guy who did this mod to keep updating it! :laugh: :highfive: :fingers-crossed:
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And it also sends every url request, search data etc. to a 3rd party server. So have fun with Dolphin. Thats why i removed it from my devices.
Using Lighting browser atm, feels good, gonna let you know in a couple of days.
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Don't really care all i do is visit porn sites anyway on my tablet mostly.
Anyway does't seem to matter what browser i use my tablet crashes in any off them.
Even camera app can cause my tablet to shutdown just hoping jellybean is verry soon getting little bit impatient.
vatis24 said:
Dear Community
As we all know well the stock browser sucks , after a long research i finally found the best browser at my opinion for Xperia tablet s and i would really wanted to share this with you.
Its UC Browser HD ( for tablets) , try it and give me your comments,
Amazingly fast!
Cheers
Vatis
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Thanks for posting the suggestion. I installed UC HD last night and gave it a test spin for several minutes. So far I do like it better than stock or Dolphin or Maxthon (both frequently shut down and dump me back to the tablet desktop). So far UC HD seems to perform well with no random crashing. Time will tell, >Maxthon seemed stable for awhile also. The one thing I do like very much about UC HD is the scrolling arrows in the lower right corner of the screen. I think that really helps navigating the web page and reduces the tendency for false finger presses on links you didn't mean to "click" on.
Thanks again :good:
2/4/2013-Thought I would update with my experience so far with UC Browser. Since posting the above I have used UC HD for browsing the web, checking e-mail and just general usage. Initially, all seemed great with no problems until the last two days or so. Unfortunately, the browser will close with a message apologizing for the app quitting and gives option to restart the browser or cancel. Once this happens every attempt will recreate the same message. The first time this happened I shutdown the tablet, after clearing the browser cache and history and restarted the tablet. This seemed to take care of the problem for awhile but eventually it begin crashing every time I opened the browser. I have discovered that if I leave it alone for an undetermined amount of time it seems to sort itself out and will begin working properly again, at least for awhile. Seems to be random and not associated with a particular site, it happens right away when opening the app. Hope this gets corrected in a future update. I really like using the browser.
Stock browser is more stablet than firefox, i have the two, but firefox give crash all time
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I've tried all of mentioned in this thread. Finally I found one that is perfect for me. It's xScope Browser.
It's not free, but definitely worth the money.
i really like Boat Browser.. I always have more than 10 tabs open and only boat browser and opera can keep on memory all the tabs that i want, and i can see any tabs that I need, when i want to.. With Chrome and the others, i can have a lot of tabs too, but when i wanna see some tab.. they have to render all over again and is just a waste of time..
I use Firefox because Adblock Plus.

Why would anyone use a browser other than AOSP?

Hi all.
Bought a 2nd hand Nexus 10 last Friday. Anyway, while getting round to rooting my device today I used a number of browsers over the weekend. I used Chrome, Dolphin and Firefox.
First off Firefox seemed to have rendering issues on web pages and scrolling was juddery. Dolphin had blank spaces with web pages and also had juddery scrolling. Chrome crashed my device
I have just installed AOSP browser and web browsing is now super fast. I am a long time fan of AOSP browser and so glad to have it on my device now. Pages load up in milliseconds. Rendering is perfect. Scrolling is silky smooth. I can now feel the power of the A15 cpu's.
Why Google persist with Chrome I will never now.
Long live AOSP browser!
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Hi all.
Bought a 2nd hand Nexus 10 last Friday. Anyway, while getting round to rooting my device today I used a number of browsers over the weekend. I used Chrome, Dolphin and Firefox.
First off Firefox seemed to have rendering issues on web pages and scrolling was juddery. Dolphin had blank spaces with web pages and also had juddery scrolling. Chrome crashed my device
I have just installed AOSP browser and web browsing is now super fast. I am a long time fan of AOSP browser and so glad to have it on my device now. Pages load up in milliseconds. Rendering is perfect. Scrolling is silky smooth. I can now feel the power of the A15 cpu's.
Why Google persist with Chrome I will never now.
Long live AOSP browser!
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Well chrome is a lot more improved in 4.3 update. No crashes and faster loading but i also still prefer aosp browser. It seems smoother still.
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abdel12345 said:
Well chrome is a lot more improved in 4.3 update. No crashes and faster loading but i also still prefer aosp browser. It seems smoother still.
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I still feel AOSP better than chrome in 4.3, not sure about chrome beta.
TBH I was using Chrome Beta when I had the reset. But I have read that Chrome can also cause this on the N10.
I did like Chrome originally but it just seems to have got progressively worse. Performance was bad on my Nexus 7 and that's what caused me to try AOSP again and I loved it. I also put it on my Nexus S because Chrome was just unusable on that phone.
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Never had quite as much trouble as everyone else with Chrome, but it certainly is no speed king. The big reason people would use Chrome is for the value-add features, such as tab syncing.
Tab syncing? I rarely used that but it's a neat feature. I certainly wouldn't sacrifice everything that AOSP brings to the table just for that one feature.
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Tab syncing? I rarely used that but it's a neat feature. I certainly wouldn't sacrifice everything that AOSP brings to the table just for that one feature.
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For me, it's a make-or-break. Password syncing would have been nice too before I switched over to Dashlane, but it's why I'm somewhat eyeing a switch to Firefox as desktop Chrome has started behaving erratically for me. I try to use one piece of software whenever I can, so Chrome having much of what I wanted built in ruled out the AOSP browser as my default.
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For me, it's a make-or-break. Password syncing would have been nice too before I switched over to Dashlane, but it's why I'm somewhat eyeing a switch to Firefox as desktop Chrome has started behaving erratically for me. I try to use one piece of software whenever I can, so Chrome having much of what I wanted built in ruled out the AOSP browser as my default.
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Do you mean bookmark syncing or tab syncing?
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Do you mean bookmark syncing or tab syncing?
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I think he means the ability to see what was just open on the tablet from say a phone or PC and continue browsing.. heck even back button history is there to use as well... very handy when swapping out devices like I do. I'll deal with the minor annoyances for that feature.
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Do you mean bookmark syncing or tab syncing?
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As above, I mean tab syncing. I don't use bookmarks anymore (haven't for a long time), so that feature is sadly useless to me on any browser that offers it. Being able to pick up my browsing session roving from device is important when you have around seven.
Yeah I understand. Chrome to phone. To me that is a feature I rarely use.
Dude why do you need 7 devices on the go at the same time ?
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I use Dophin. Everything working fine. No problems at all.
You may also want to try Boat Browser.
Aosp is the best. However when I want to use a site like rapidshare etc I use opera as in the other browsers it doesn't download.
Second for dolphin.
The only thing that really keeps me on dolphin is the startup screen. All my favorite websites a touch away.
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Dolphin, Boat, and pretty much any browser in the Play Store are just skins over the AOSP rendering engine. Performance is either going to be the same or slightly slower than AOSP because they add a little bloat on top. The only exceptions are Chrome, Firefox, and Opera - those three use their own custom rendering engines and show significant performance differences. But at the moment, they all seem to be much slower than AOSP.
I'm kind of torn on the issue.
I prefer Chrome's UI and features. The smoothness advantage of AOSP browser isn't big enough to make up for that for me.
I find scrolling is handled better by Chrome as well. If you scroll quickly, AOSP browser can't keep up rendering the page and just starts showing the page background. Chrome can keep up better and will generally render it, although at a lower quality until you stop scrolling. I find that preferable as well.
It's a shame Chrome isn't as smooth, especially when zooming. It can really diminish the experience.
I used Naked Browser myself. Though installed I rarely use Chrome and Ocean Browser.
I was a long time user of dolphin until about 2 months ago. Memory leak issues, FC's... I then transitioned to boat, but for some reason that had issues rendering pages that would lead to FC's. I've been using AOSP for about 1 week and it's been hassle free so far.
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Yeah I understand. Chrome to phone. To me that is a feature I rarely use.
Dude why do you need 7 devices on the go at the same time ?
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Chrome to phone involves another add-on and it's not quite as useful as tab syncing for my uses.
And who said anything about needing? Some people spend discretionary income on beer or cars; I choose to collect shiny electronics instead and tinker around with them. It also comes in handy for when a friend breaks something and I can supply a lending unit for a while until their warranties catch up.

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