Whats the best web browser out there at the moment? Using Chrome which seems to be ok but i was just wondering what everyones thoughts are.
symbolicdeathwish said:
Whats the best web browser out there at the moment? Using Chrome which seems to be ok but i was just wondering what everyones thoughts are.
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My personal preference
1. Boat Browser
2. Opera Mini
3. QQ Browser
Pick which suits your needs
It depends...
symbolicdeathwish said:
Whats the best web browser out there at the moment? Using Chrome which seems to be ok but i was just wondering what everyones thoughts are.
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It entirely depends on what phone you're using, what you want to use it for and what you think is most important, e.g. speed, feature rich, etc.
IMO Opera Mini is the best, but that's cause I'm using a G1 and it's the only decent viable option.
I don't know about many others therefore, but for HTML5 Chrome tops it, for speed I don't see why Opera Mini shouldn't beat everything (it uses compression). If you have a decent phone with ICS+ I reckon Chrome's probably the best.
Day use: Naked Browser
Night use: xScope Pro (best inverted browsing mode I've ever used)
Listy2021 said:
Naked Browser
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...that is all
Naked for daily 3g, Tint for js flash
Opera mobile is my personal favourite.
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Quick ICS browser for me. Lot of features and smooth (but some fc sometimes)
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dashingdon said:
My personal preference
1. Boat Browser
2. Opera Mini
3. QQ Browser
Pick which suits your needs
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Be careful. Check out this thread for how browsers track you. It's an invasion of privacy and it wastes bandwidth, battery power, and CPU cycles. I know Boat Browser is specifically mentioned in that thread and I'd stay away from it. Opera Mini does have the option to send all of your data through Opera's servers so be aware of that. QQ Browser looks to have some intrusive permissions so I wouldn't trust it either.
I made Naked Browser in response to all of the privacy shenanigans of most of the browsers out there. It's free in the Google Play Store, is tiny and quick yet with lots of features, and does not and will never spy or monitor in any way. No ads either!
naked browser for me.
Opera Mini
The full Opera for me, followed by Naked Browser.
Naked browser.
I'm between Chrome and Firefox beta.
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aminaked said:
Be careful. Check out this thread for how browsers track you. It's an invasion of privacy and it wastes bandwidth, battery power, and CPU cycles. I know Boat Browser is specifically mentioned in that thread and I'd stay away from it. Opera Mini does have the option to send all of your data through Opera's servers so be aware of that. QQ Browser looks to have some intrusive permissions so I wouldn't trust it either.
I made Naked Browser in response to all of the privacy shenanigans of most of the browsers out there. It's free in the Google Play Store, is tiny and quick yet with lots of features, and does not and will never spy or monitor in any way. No ads either!
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hmmm ... I was not aware of this ..
Going to check Nakedbrowser...thanks.
-Dash
For me Opera mini is the best but it cant load dynamic web pages. That is it wont do bigger countdowns like of 60 seconds etc. But else its awesome and runs fast.
Hope i helped .
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I know about sky fire, fire fox, dolphin. But honestly it doesn't seem like any of these are a better alternative to the stock web browser. Dolphins ability to view desktop pages is cool though. Can anyone recommend a browser that is actually all around better than stock or does such a thing exist?
XScope is not bad. I use DolphinHD myself.
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/app...-the-fastest-alternative-browser-for-android/
I like Miren Browser the best out of all I have tried. It's a very simple UI with tabbed browsing, and I find it to be the fastest of the browsers I have used (I'm sure many people would disagree with this, but on my phone this is what I've found). Hope this helps!
xscope and miren are the best. xscope is due for another major update.....cant wait.
My vote is going to have to go with Miren as well. I have been using it for the past week and a half and i have to say, it's slightly faster, and it fits well with my blue theme. Simple UI, advanced features when I need it, all around solid browser. Dolphin HD seemed a little slow for me all the time, but then again, other people may have diff experiences.
To me it's a toss-up between Dolphin HD 4 and Miren. Both are fast and feature packed. Dolphin mini was ok but lacked add-ons that I use with HD.
Opera Mobile 10 seems to work best for download sites such as filesonic, etc. but is a little slower and usually re-directs you to mobile websites even when setting the 'Mobile View' option off.
Xscope 6.x seemed to be the most feature-packed and perhaps the most bloated. It was considerably slower in loading AND rendering pages than all the other I've used.
Don't even waste your time with Firefox - it's the slowest of them all and has a lot more development to go before it can be a usable browser on android.
Skyfire is different than the above because it uses proxy servers to render content so it appears faster because of this and also has video capabilities. Since it doesn't connect to websites directly and instead uses proxies you may experience slow connections or no connections (happened to me a few times). The main advantage is you can view flash video content from sites like CNN.COM and ESPN.COM. If you are running Android 2.2 or higher you can view flash content directly and therefore Skyfire it not really needed.
Opera Mini works similar to Skyfire in that it uses proxy servers to view websites but doesn't have video capabilities (last time I checked).
I don't really like browsers that use proxies (UCWEB is another), I want a direct connection to websites just like on my PC.
I haven't really found the 'perfect android browser' since I sometimes I find a site that works better with one browser than the other which is why I keep Dolphin HD, Miren and Opera Mobile. I guess my main browser would have to be Dolphin HD.
gorealmighty said:
I know about sky fire, fire fox, dolphin. But honestly it doesn't seem like any of these are a better alternative to the stock web browser. Dolphins ability to view desktop pages is cool though. Can anyone recommend a browser that is actually all around better than stock or does such a thing exist?
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Dolphin mini is my favorite. its about the same speed for me on the vibrant but on my girls mt3g slide it is super fast. dolphin mini not dolphin hd
Opera mobile is my fav. Reminds me of Firefox for desktop.
My second is Firefox mobile.it jusy doesn't seem as fast as Opera IMO.
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I have a little problem. I love the opera mobile browser....but each time when I am browsing and decided to switch to another application on my vibrant, for e.g messages, yahoo messenger e.t.c. when I try returning back to opera mobile to continue from where I stopped using the task manager it just open opera mobile afresh with all the tabs I was reading gone. does any one know the solution to this?
xScope is fast but the UI is hideous. (no offence but I really hate the UI).
I was using Dolphin Mini for a very long time, it's lighter and faster than HD. I've just switched to Opera Web recently but I haven't decided if I want to keep it yet.
belushi7 said:
I have a little problem. I love the opera mobile browser....but each time when I am browsing and decided to switch to another application on my vibrant, for e.g messages, yahoo messenger e.t.c. when I try returning back to opera mobile to continue from where I stopped using the task manager it just open opera mobile afresh with all the tabs I was reading gone. does any one know the solution to this?
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Are you using any task killer? If you are, stop using it.
If programs still get killed too fast, get minfree memory manager, set it to a value that gives you more room for apps running at the same time.
Maxthon was posted in the main android dev forum on here a couple weeks ago. I have been using it some and like it so far.
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I use Dolphin HD and love it. As a LastPass user, it has the built in browser plugin that is essential for me.
Try the Miren browser, it's nice, can do flash just like the stock google browser, and home pages when opened up.
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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.
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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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jesusice said:
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
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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
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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.
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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
amazing how much smoother it is i really hope ics can help with this
I've found that the tab key doesn't navigate through forms properly in Opera. Anybody experience this or know how to fix it?
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digimuzik said:
I've found that the tab key doesn't navigate through forms properly in Opera. Anybody experience this or know how to fix it?
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i didnt even know there was a tab key what is it lol
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i didnt even know there was a tab key what is it lol
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He's using the dock. Me thinks
i love opera mobile but not being able to watch embedded youtube videos is a bummer. Ift it could do that it would be perfect.
You guys should try maxthon browser, it is really smooth and has a great interface.
I can't get flash to work in Opera, I just hear the sound but see black squares. Also when searching google, it uses google mobile and not classic, which is very annoying. Any way to fix these?
Is there a Firefox browser for Android?
EDIT: nvm, I found it, it is http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/
Why aren't any of you with the Prime using a real browser, get Firefox.
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You guys should try maxthon browser, it is really smooth and has a great interface.
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I like maxthon. I used it on my original TF but for some reason on the Prime, when it closes, it actually doesn't keep the tabs I had open. It actually starts as if the browser was never running previously.
I hated opera at first then I realized I had Opera mini. Opera mobile owns all other browsers on the prime. I have always been a dolphin user til now.
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Is there a Firefox browser for Android?
EDIT: nvm, I found it, it is http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/
Why aren't any of you with the Prime using a real browser, get Firefox.
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its OK. I tried it out but opera is faster. plus Firefox doesn't display flashvideos also.
Okay, I am going to update my suggestion: boat browser. Even smoother than maxthon and allows Firefox, safari and even IE user agents!
I can't really see much of a difference between Opera and the default browser. Flash doesn't work at all in Opera for me and since Opera bookmarks are pain to access, default browser is the way to go for now.
Can't wait till Mozilla gets the browser fixed, browsing would be so much better with a decent adblock add on. Fennec is just way too glitchy to use now. Not to mention slow.
Opera is smooth but it has that strange issue with facebook posts. For example, you type something in a status box or comment and then post it. It seems to go through just fine but then when you go back and check the post was never submitted to the site.
LOL I thought you were kidding when you said boat browser but I just found it and am using it so far I like it interesting enough one of the sites I visit recognized it as safari 4.......
demandarin said:
its OK. I tried it out but opera is faster. plus Firefox doesn't display flashvideos also.
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Firefix doesn't support flash. Here is their comment: Adobe Flash and other plugins are not supported. Currently, enabling the Flash plugin results in a compromised user experience across Firefox for mobile
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Opera is the fastest and renders web pages the best. It also supports a wide variety of HTML5 video codecs.
I think opera mobile just needs an update to enable flash play on the prime/tegra3. My tegra2 Atrix 4g plays flash fine on opera mobile. Hopefully update comes soon. Stock Browser is the only one it seems to play flash video at the moment. That's half way decent, at least..lol
Opera is always a bit iffy with flash, need to try out a few different packages to find a winner. Definitely a lot easier once we have root and can tweak things around.
Here's my problem with opera: when I look at my NFL fantasy football league, opera keeps refreshing back to the main fantasy league page. It's annoying. I haven't found any other sites like that but that's my main site this football season. This happened in my original TF and so it continues here.
Oh btw, that boat browser is interesting
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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 .
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
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).
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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
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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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