Hi guys
Just wondering who had given the new Firefox release a whirl on their HOX.
Ideally wanted to get your comments on the usability end- I know the stats seem to blow other things out the water.
So chiefly:
*User interface with regards to tabs, menus, labels
*Rendering of text and images (speed/quality)
*Ability to reflow text, if at all
*Memory/GPU usage
I'm a big fan of the stock browser because I use the "Readability" option a lot. Double-tap to fit text to the screen isn't such a bad thing either.
Cheers
Install it and have a go? Probably could've done it by the time you'd written this post!
I use Chrome purely as it syncs my bookmarks with my other PCs
I personally use Dolphin Browser HD it's excellent but will give this a shot and see how it compares.
I did like Dolphin cause it has an exit button but prefer the sync options in Chrome
I saw that coming
Cheers guys - I expected everyone to tell me to try it for myself but I wanted to gauge how users felt.
Using it now and yeah, it's incredibly snappy but Sense browser seems to fit my usage better.
Gave it a quick try, the only thing I dislike it has no native full screen mode I like browsing in full screen mode and the add on sucks, as in you have to exit out of it each time you want to change URL. But speed seems fine.
Oh, also hate the text rendering as always in firefox. Sure this can be changed within the about configs.
maxthon browser and Chrome for me firefox blahhh:silly:
The new Firefox browser renders pages at 39.6 fps..chrome comes second with 21 fps n stock browser at 19 fps..
Sent from my Stunning White HTC One X
Using Opera myself, but may give this ago as like firefox on the old lappy
The new Firefox 14 definitely the best competitor for chrome..
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Okay is it just my phone that omly opens 4 pages on web browser because my g1 opened like 12 and so does my iPhone is there a quick registry fix?
Hi,
I'm a bit frustrated by this as well. I posted the same question a while ago but got no replies:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561478
Dolphin, Coco and Steel browsers let you open more than 4 pages and they're based on the android browser so it must be possible to do it on the Hero browser. I can't believe there all the devs out there are content to use browsers with a 4 tab limit. C'mon guys share the secret! Pretty please??
2 more things I dislike about the browser. When I click stop it never seems to work and also I can only view in fullscreen mode which is annoying because I'm unable to view the statusbar.
also the (imo) great android browser feature 'magnifying glass browsing mode' had been cut out, and replaced by a slow iphone wannabe pinch to zoom browser, which rescales everything with every zoom and as a result is very slow!
/end rant
JerryBarcenas said:
Okay is it just my phone that omly opens 4 pages on web browser because my g1 opened like 12 and so does my iPhone is there a quick registry fix?
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I guess everyone has this complaint but know one can fix it is their a way to get the JF builds G1 browser and use that because really flash is slow and rarely works and only thing that has worked is ads all over the place so i would rather use the G1 with pinch and zoom and zoom all icon actioness??
What do you thing about Skyfire?
I think its really faster with loading an entire page, but if you want to browse fast and have a bad connecting its bad.
On Opera you could stop loadÃng a page if you see what you want to see...this is impossible on skyfire...this really sucks...
Altoutgh scrolling on large pages them to be much smoother on Opera...
Mhm what do you think?
Ill keep testing them
Greetz
Jonas
I like them both! I love the SkyFire default page, that integrates my gmail, facebook, twitter and RSS feeds in one timeline. I also appreciate that flash works properly.
One thing I struggle with is that, as SkyFire renders the page for a desktop PC then pumps it to the phone, often the text columns are too wide to view, even when zoomed out fully. For pages like these, Opera is best.
I think that most advanced users will want to install both browsers. On my PC, I have chrome and firefox, depending on what I'm doing. Same thing for my phone I guess.
Non-advanced users? Well, what are you doing on XDA-Devs?
I really like both.
Skyfire love the home page with Gmail and other feeds. Also flash works. However I wish they'de sort out the scrolling, and zooming.
If it scrolled smother / faster and zoomed better it'd be my browser of choice.
As a result I mainly use Opera, but do use both. I'm certainly keen to keep an eye on updates from both.
To be honest, one needs all three browsers: IE, Opera and Skyfire.
Here's my break down:
- Opera is first choice for regular browsing. Loads fast and renders pages in the most intuitive way for mobile device. Most eye candy on web pages is also well rendered (except for video)
- Skyfire. I don't like the interface and I one is constantly scouring the page to find what one is looking for.
However, it is the BEST browser to browse feature rich pages and pages with video such as Youtube.
- IE. So what do I use IE for?? 1) Sometimes when in hotels with a complementary WiFi connection, you have to log in and the provider somehow only recognises the IE browser. 2) My Favorites are linked to IE. e.g when getting in my car the first thing I do is check for speed traps. I have linked a hardware button to a list of my favorites. Being in the car (and probably already driving.......) I don't want to fiddle around with the screen, zooming in etc. In IE you can fix the zoom level and therefore get an instant overview of the info that matters without major distraction.
Hope this helps people.
Y i agree with you, one more thing to add with IE, only one that support certificates. So using my online BANK service for example so i can jut transfer money anywhere directly from my mobile phone
I just wish the three browsers could combine into a super browser... I love the feeds on the homepage of Skyfire, however navigating through menus is slooooow whereas on Opera once you touch it, it loads the menu (for bookmarks, history, settings, etc.). Also the flash working on Skyfire is a huge plus, but scrolling and zooming is terrible. Opera Mobile 10 Beta has the best scrolling/zooming I've experienced. Opera Mobile 9 isn't as smooth but better than Skyfire. The advantages of IE of couse as others have stated, compatibility reasons... I normally use Opera, but sometimes I switch over to Skyfire, but end up being annoyed at how slow menus work, and go back to Opera. If I had to stick with one I'd say Opera 10 Beta has been the best for me. Even allowed me to use the facebook chat feature within the browser which I can never get to run smooth in Skyfire.
I quite like Skyfire, although you have to wait until the whole page has been rendered & then sent to you. So it's a bit slow in that respect. But it always renders a page as you'd see on your PC - Opera does not always do that, to my annoyance.
What I CANNOT understand is why Skyfire takes so long to open up the favourites page (it's on the phone, right? - or is it??)
I do most of my browsing on Opera (9.7), but occasionally use Iris...
Whats you favorite web browser? i have Dolphin,xscope,firefox and skyfire installed
That's overkill. lol I'm very happy with the Dolphin HD browser. I love the tabs, the tools, and the add-ons. I haven't even tried any other browser because I've been so happy with this one.
I use Stock Browser on Sense. I stopped using it because of the reflow crap, but someone on this board released a flashable version of the browser with that disabled, so now im loving it!
And sometimes I use the MIUI browser too, just because it has full screen support. Stock browser does too, but whenever loading different pages, it pulls the notification bar down while the MIUI browser keeps all of that up until you press the menu button.
I always preferred stock, but im diggin Firefox.
I read a review of Skyfire 2.0 that said it was the best browser out as far speed and proper page rendering. I have not tried it yet myself. Also Opera mobile 10.1 for android is supposed to be released tomorrow(9th). Ask me again on Wednesday and I will let you know then which is my favorite. Right now I am leaning towards Skyfire 2.x as it is supposed to allow you to view embedded video that the other browsers won't play.
Just tried Firefox, and I can't stand it. I like using Chrome and Firefox for Windows, but they got some work to do on that. Loading websites, pinchzoom, and ease of use are horrible.
I love the stock browser, and the MIUI Charming browser is growing on me. I like it more than anything at this point.
Skyfire FTW. Best browser hands down in my opinion. zooming and moving around through pages is much more fluent than Dolphin or Stock for that manner.. Mozilla is just garbage. Also skyfires quick access to the feature letting you choose between "desktop, android, or iphone" viewing modes makes browsing quicker and easier
my thoughts
I have tried skyfire, fennec, dolphin and dolphin HD, and opera. wanted to try xscope but im not paying for it no way! out of all of them i found the stock browser to work the best and opera came in second it was faster than all the other 3 party browsers and had nice easy to use tabs but after installing myn's i never re-downloaded it. happy with stock browser.
I do like the opera browser but one thing that bothered me is I had problems downloading from sites that were setup like megaupload,fileserve,rapidshare. These sites would be very buggy and acted weird not letting me download the files I was trying to get (roms, and movies). Usually the counter you had to wait for would bug out or the link would never appear/work. So until that is fixed I've been sticking with Stock.
I've tried every android browser out there and safari on the ipad, and none are as fast, feature packed or polished as Xscope 6
click here to try it http://x-labs.net/?page_id=18
XScope is pretty awesome. Dolphin (HD / Mini) are up there with it too though. I had some troubles with certain Flash sites and didn't like the way XScope let you zoom out as far as you wanted. I prefer the browser to stop zooming out at a certain point.
I also really liked how Dolphin HD had the side-bar features which work really well on a tablet. You can just drag the page to the right and the bookmark bar will show up letting you quickly jump to a new page. More than anything, I'm really looking forward to Honeycomb's new browser... it sounds like it should have most of the great features I'm looking for in a browser and it looks good (XScope and Dolphin don't really blend in well visually).
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XScope is pretty awesome. Dolphin (HD / Mini) are up there with it too though. I had some troubles with certain Flash sites and didn't like the way XScope let you zoom out as far as you wanted. I prefer the browser to stop zooming out at a certain point.
I also really liked how Dolphin HD had the side-bar features which work really well on a tablet. You can just drag the page to the right and the bookmark bar will show up letting you quickly jump to a new page. More than anything, I'm really looking forward to Honeycomb's new browser... it sounds like it should have most of the great features I'm looking for in a browser and it looks good (XScope and Dolphin don't really blend in well visually).
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This is what I was wondering. Whether any current browser looks like it belongs on a device that size.
There's one thing in xscope you should try that second to none. Text copying. Just long press the menu key will in xscope and tap select text. I wish android did this natively.
I like using it but now after cleaning and updating to Bad Boyz v1.2 I get not compatible with device. Web browser app sucks. Anyone else use HTC IE? It worked fine updating dirty...
Sorry to dig up a 3 months old thread, but I too love the HTC stock internet browser.
I just can't get used to Chrome or Firefox mobile on Android, like some user said, why the hell did Google remove text reflow from their webview browser? as a 40+ man, I have hard time reading those tiny text on the tiny phone screen. both browser implementation on the text resize suck big time! they either do not zoom enough or zoom too much, or worst, zoom the wrong texts on the screen.
I got fed up and download the HTC internet apk from some website , surprisingly, it install and run without major issue, for now. I wonder what will the cons of using unsupported app/browser in HTC 10?
p.s. I don't know if linking some app website is allow so I won't do it. just google HTC internet and it should comes up nicely.