Sup yall?
I am loving Remix OS. I think it represents the future of desktop computing.
There are a few browsers out there. Chrome seems to be the most stable, but its lack of extensions such as adblock makes it hard to use. I tried editing my Hosts file to weed out the ads, but for some strange reason Chrome ignores it.
Firefox has a working adblock extension, but Firefox seems to crash quite a bit.
Is there a good web browser out there that supports extensions and stable?
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I have heard that Dolphin btowser is best for android but I dont know it will look attractive on remix. But I think it might be stable on remix
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Sometimes I feel like its just as bad as the stock web. But I do like the copy and paste in Dolphin HD.
The opera browser is smoother than the stock browser.
yeah dolphin sucks! i'm thinking of trying the firefox browser
yeah firefox is a good browser u should also take a look at skyfire great browser
Is there a google chrome one out yet?
I liked skyfire, but I dont like all those random buttons at the bottom of the screen. I wish there was a google chrome one
Have you tried dolphin mini?
Miren browser is the best one I've found.
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Xscope is pretty good too. Seems to be nice and smooth for me.
Miren keeps opening up new tabs every time I open my web browser. I noticed I had like 12 tabs of the same screen :/
I noticed Xscope opens a new tab every time I open the browser. Is there a way to stop it?
itsLYNDZ said:
Sometimes I feel like its just as bad as the stock web. But I do like the copy and paste in Dolphin HD.
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It helps if you mention which ROM you are using to recommend a good browser, I will report experiences running Froyo.uvka6.
I use 4 different browsers on my phone, each for specific purposes.
For most sites I use either Miren or Dolphin HD 2.3.0 (it's an old version but it's not laggy like 3.x & 4.x). Miren has copy paste too. When I want to view Flash-based sites I use Dolphin (standard, not HD):
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mgeek.android.DolphinBrowser.Browser&feature=search_result
It's not as feature packed as HD or Mini but Flash videos play super smooth on this browser, probably due to low overhead.
Opera Mobile is kinda quirky, some sites still won't dislay properly (just like the desktop version) and flash support is limited to ads. There is one feature in that Opera Mobile surpasses all android browsers: The ability to download from file hosting sites such as filesonic, fileserve, mediafire, etc. that simply won't work with other android browsers. It's why I keep it on my phone, when I need to download Opera Mobile is the man!
I'm not a big fan of proxy-based browsers such as Skyfire or Opera Mini. My biggest beef with Skyfire is on certain sites like ESPN.COM you can't choose which video to play, it will only play the first video on that site!! Grrrrrrr!!!!!! I don't like the GUI either. Skyfire is worthless if you are running Android 2.2 or higher since flash is built-in. If you are running Android 2.1 or lower and want flash then your only choice is Skyfire.
Firefox is currently RC but sloowww and no flash support but so far the only android browser to support scrollbars.
There are a few others out there (xScope, Maxthon, UCWEB, Infinity, Boat). I'm going to give the same advice I always give. Try them all and decide which one you like best. All browsers have their pros and cons but it all comes down to personal preference.
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I noticed Xscope opens a new tab every time I open the browser. Is there a way to stop it?
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That never happened to me but I did experience a few force closes with the latest builds so I went back to 6.0.5. It takes longer to load but is more stable than new builds.
I really love the opera mobile browser, its pretty smooth and faster than stock.
Lifehacker did a comparison of some mobile browsers recently:
http: // lifehacker. com / #!5785273 / android-faceoff-which-browser-wins-out-on-speed-features-and-usability
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I like Miren Browser.
Hi guys,
I' m tryng to find the best browser for the s tablet. What can you, suggest me? i m using dolphin but when i browse i see big withe portion of the screen not rendered. It take few second to render them but is hugli...
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Hello!
I'm very satisfied with Maxthon For Pad 1.5. I't fast, it renders very well, and it has a lot of options. I'm using both Maxthon and Dolphin Browser for Pad Beta, so test both and tell me what do you think.
Dolphin is the best imo...
Personally I prefer opera. The rendering is very good. It just doesn't get enough credit. I strongly recommend it.
I can't make my mind up, I tend to wander between Opera and Dolphin HD. I've just had a go on Chrome for Android on my Vega tablet with ICS - beats anything on tablet S - so I can't wait for ICS on this baby !!!!!
I can't wait for ICS and Chrome for Android Beta, but at the moment, I'm actually using the Stock Browser. I love the Quick Controls Lab option for a properly fullscreen experience, although I previously liked Miren Browser (which is disappointingly phone-oriented, but still nice)
If it helps I prefer Dolphin HD myself. Just like how it works.
I've been using Boat, its pretty good, might give Opera a go see what all the fuss is about.
I too like the fullscreen stock browser as well
Flash is dying and they work on the HTML5 and everything is okay. But will chrome become a system app in other versions like 5.0 or whatever? I don't think so. The stock browser already syncs the bookmarks.. Maybe not the history but who cares, just bookmark the page you want to save and you're done. Actually right now I use chrome because it blocks popups and it zooms when you click small text and for the better HTML5 support.. It is faster in some sites like xda, but why not an update to stock browser to have all these features? I don't understand Google, you could just change the name like you did on the android market, it is like having another market that is a little better and otherwise all the same.. I'm like dafuq?
As much as I love google and all their wonderful services, I still haven't been converted to the Chrome fandom.
On my PCs I'm happy with Firefox, and on my phone I like to use Dolphin HD.
I switched from the stock browser over to Dolphin back on my first Android because the stock browser had some features or behaviours that I didn't like. I don't know if it's been improved since then, but Dolphon continues to meet my needs very well.
Chrome is still beta, but I imagine in the long term Google will replace the default browser with Chrome. Android compiled from source will probably have the browser called Chromium. The biggest problem with Chrome on Android now is there is no user agent option, and I would also like to see add-ons working.
Flash is like the VGA port, its obsolete but still used a lot. All new laptops include the VGA port even though DVI/HDMI is newer and better. Reason being there are still a lot of projectors deployed with VGA only. The same reason flash is on Android is because a lot of websites are still flash and not HTML5. It will be sad to see flash leave Android.
So you mean that the chrome for android is at the play store just to try it? On the wikipedia it says that the stock browser is "coupled with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine" and it really is fast, just missing some features.. an update would be done but what google does is creating another app.. Why? To try it and then they will replace it? That sounds stupid, they already have a great browser, I feel like google is just playing with us ;p
Well Google Chrome as it is is not open source. So it won't be included in AOSP. The stock browser on the other hand is an open source component like the rest of AOSP. But like spunker88 said, in the long term the stock browser may be replaced by Chromium, which is the open source version of Chrome available for Linux.
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Sure, but that wasn't what I asked. Google chrome for android is almost the same with the stock browser, what I asked is why do they create another app but not update the stock browser.
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Sure, but that wasn't what I asked. Google chrome for android is almost the same with the stock browser, what I asked is why do they create another app but not update the stock browser.
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They are not really creating another app, just porting the existing Chrome browser to Android. Its possible that in the future if it becomes the stock browser updates will be done directly from Google similar to Google Play. Also on Google's end instead of having to do a bunch of separate work on the stock browser, Chrome could be compiled from source so that any updates done to the desktop edition are immediately available for Android.
Google is not like you and me. They don't need to make it easier and change the whole browser just to make them update at the same time. I don't even think that they ported it because then it wouldn't be beta and work so fast. And the stock browser is already coupled with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.They can make the stock browser to update like Google Play too, right?
I'm pretty sure that only now are they allowed to make Chrome the stock browser, after their little privacy policy change allowing all data to be used across all platforms. Before hand it was not allowed because it was considered a monopoly and therefore they had to remain separate companies. Otherwise Google Search for example would have Chrome come up top when you search the word "browser" but it doesn't.
I may be wrong and maybe it is still considered a monopoly and therefore banned by the competition commission. Most of their divisions have had to remain as separate companies because of this, otherwise they would have a HUGE control over most markets if it was all one company in the sense of how they work. When I say separate companies I mean they have to all work independently, they cannot all work together and they can't take advantage of their position. I gave the example above of searching for browser and not getting Chrome come up top.
The stock browser is fantastic and I may actually revert back to using it. I'm using the Chrome beta and the minute and it still doesn't feel great but that's because it is still a beta. They really improved the browser in 4.0.
The main idea going for Remix OS as an alternative OS to windows is expecting some similar usage, one such expectation is Flash support. We all know Chrome does not support - I heard of Puffin browser for this task and widely being talked around in various blogs.
When I open Puffin browser - I only see the 'connecting' for a few minutes before it lets me type in the address bar, however after the connecting process - it crashes giving the usual options to 'reporting to the app developer'. Just wanted a confirmation from others to make sure the problem is only with me and my hardware.
Did anyone try on other supported devices or mini PCs like MXpro and Tronsmart or other supported laptops etc.,
Secondly, all these browsers Puffin browser, dolphin browser or Firefox struggled to load pages? When I tried to load my daughter's school website that has a lot of flash based content (McGraw Hill) - it never loaded any of these pages. Also when I opened a book (which is flash based) on chrome I can't see any of of the controls to flip through the book but at least I know flash is not supported by chrome.
Hi, I have been lurking around Google Play Store in search for the browser that will suit my expectations. Right now I am using Firefox Beta, but the UI is not that great for tablet (I am using Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 with 7 inch display). Also checked other most popular browsers like UC, Puffin, Opera Mini etc. but all of them look the same to me. Besides I heard that some of them like to spy on users. The most important criteria for me is speed and by speed I mean overall feel of the browser like: page loading, smooth scrolling and javascript engine. Cause most of the Android browsers are really sluggish, especially Google Chrome. So... what are your recommendations? I am interested in niche browsers as well. Thanks