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Whic browser do you prefer? And why?
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ICS Browser +
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...erplus&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
Like stock but with a bit more ooomppph.
Can also sync your pc's bookmarks to this browser - i'm using Chrome browser at home and have got the same bookmarks on my HTC one X
Do you think is better this one or chrome beta? I tried both but i cant see any differences.
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Opera mini on 3g because it compresses data and bypasses o2 age verification. Stock on WiFi.
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definitely Chrome Beta !!!
I dont really like the stock one i seems to be very laggy at pinch to zoom.
I like chrome but it seems to load some pages very slow .
How about the ics+ it is better then chrome? What it has more?
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batna.antab said:
I dont really like the stock one i seems to be very laggy at pinch to zoom.
I like chrome but it seems to load some pages very slow .
How about the ics+ it is better then chrome? What it has more?
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wait, you think chrome is slow? then something has to be wrong with your device... chrome is BY FAR the fastest browser on Android...
Some pages load very slow i dont know why(not all)...whit chrome some pages load in more or less 10 second and whit the stok browser around 6s
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I've just tried Chrome beta, after being an Opera Mini fan for a while and I have to admit that I prefer the Chrome. The whole thing seems to for the One X screen better and seems a lot clearer.
Ive used Chrome Beta since I got the One X, but having just tried ICS Browser +, I think it has Chrome beat.
First of all, it syncs your bookmarks just like Chrome Beta does, and is just as fast. BUT there are three big improvements.
1) It has flash
2) You can set it to permanently request desktop sites instead of mobile (something which REALLY annoyed me about Chrome)
3) The UI is much better designed, with a semi-circle touchhub that activates from the side of the screen, making it much smoother to navigate.
Don't get me wrong, Chrome Beta is awesome, but ICS Browser + has solved a few problems that were getting me down, without losing any features other than tab synching with my PC.
I use Chrome Beta because on my laptop and desktop PC i also use Chrome and i synced my favorites and other stuff from my pc on my HOX.
Chrome Beta seems to have some problems if you have "Force GPU rendering" turned on. Otherwise it is a very fast browser with a great interface.
HTC browser is very awkward to use since they took out the tabs button and placed it at the bottom.
I started using the new Firefox Beta today. It is surprisingly good. I think it might even surpass Chrome in usability and speed. Need a bit more time with it though to be sure.
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Chrome Beta seems to have some problems if you have "Force GPU rendering" turned on. Otherwise it is a very fast browser with a great interface.
HTC browser is very awkward to use since they took out the tabs button and placed it at the bottom.
I started using the new Firefox Beta today. It is surprisingly good. I think it might even surpass Chrome in usability and speed. Need a bit more time with it though to be sure.
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So far i didn't had any problems with Chrome and i use it alot.
i cant use stock or chrome because i dont want to see basic freephone web pages.
ICS Browser + is personally the best IMO.
Chrome beta is still a bit laggy and buggy IMO
Downloaded ICS Browser + recently and it definitely is amazing on battery life compared to stock browser etc....that or it's Faux kernel I'm testing out, but I'm thinking its ICS Browser +. Really Really good on battery life
Looking for a browser that displays "all" web pages properly, plays flash and html5 like it should. A test page in particular: http://realtour.biz/modules/stats/listing/?P=113963
This is a random reality listing that I can't get to display in Boat, Xscope or Chrome on my N7, but looks fine on a PC in any browser.
Once I get home, I'll try out the website in "Dolphin Browser". It normally seems to work great for Flash sites.
If you can't wait til I get home, then just try downloading it and give your feedback.
It's the best browser IMO.
Works & runs fine (with Flash) in Naked Browser . I've never seen a browser work like the stock ICS browser + no UI. It's just fast - plain & simple. No syncing of bookmarks tho so if that's a deal breaker, that one isn't for you. I use it across all my higher end devices & never have an issue. It's stable on my N7 & Galaxy Nexus. It supports flash just fine, too.
I just tried Naked. Looks sweet, but crashes on that page. The page opens with 3 down arrows (for flash), click flash and blank colors show up, then browser crashes. Should get a bunch of stats in the 3 boxes. Got a particular setting that works?
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Works & runs fine (with Flash) in Naked Browser . I've never seen a browser work like the stock ICS browser + no UI. It's just fast - plain & simple. No syncing of bookmarks tho so if that's a deal breaker, that one isn't for you. I use it across all my higher end devices & never have an issue. It's stable on my N7 & Galaxy Nexus. It supports flash just fine, too.
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Strange. You have the latest flash apk from Adobe's website, right?
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/android/11.1.115.34/install_flash_player_ics.apk
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
I have Flash Player 11.1.for Android 4.0 (11.1.115.34). It also crashes as soon as I click any flash start arrow. Just tried one on Amazon, and got the "isn't responding do you want to exit" message.
edit: For the heck of it I installed the apk in your 1st link, it is also .34. Naked also crashed, but I tried it in Boat again and it opened fine... but then crashed after a few seconds. The flash on Amazon site (and most other sites) run fine in Boat.
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Strange. You have the latest flash apk from Adobe's website, right?
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/android/11.1.115.34/install_flash_player_ics.apk
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
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tcat007 said:
I have Flash Player 11.1.for Android 4.0 (11.1.115.34). It also crashes as soon as I click any flash start arrow. Just tried one on Amazon, and got the "isn't responding do you want to exit" message.
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Shi t. Ya you're right. You know what...I stupidly tried it (in Naked Browse) on my Galaxy nexus - not Nexus 7. Doh.
Ya it crashes for me too. However, it does work fine in Firefox Beta for my Nexus 7
I was hoping it didn't work in FF... I was using it, but is slower than Boat (or Naked), and I uninstalled it the other day. I think I'll stick with Boat (although will keep playing with Naked).
Has anyone from the Google Android team ever addressed why Chrome functions so poorly compared to the other Android browsers? You'd think Google could get their own browser in their own OS performing at least on par with other browsers.
I actually think Chrome functions well other than the fact it doesn't support Flash, and tends to "block pixelate" when scrolling sometimes. If it had Flash, it's all I'd have on my N7.
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Has anyone from the Google Android team ever addressed why Chrome functions so poorly compared to the other Android browsers? You'd think Google could get their own browser in their own OS performing at least on par with other browsers.
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I actually think Chrome functions well other than the fact it doesn't support Flash, and tends to "block pixelate" when scrolling sometimes. If it had Flash, it's all I'd have on my N7.
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It could do with text-reflow.
Try puffin browser
I got the site open.
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The site doesn't crash my devices. I should have access to a Nexus 7 after Christmas so I'll see if I can fix it in Naked Browser (I wrote that app).
I'm really liking Naked! It's fast. And speaking of browsers, I decided to uninstall Chrome updates and its file size went from 45mb to 3mb! (had no cache or history to start); but even after adding some bookmarks and history to Naked, it's only 750k.
Works like a charm with Aurora (Firefox alpha cycle).
I have zero use for flash so chrome is perfect for me. I'm not sure what the complaints are about. Its fast stable and ...well what else is there?
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Has anyone from the Google Android team ever addressed why Chrome functions so poorly compared to the other Android browsers? You'd think Google could get their own browser in their own OS performing at least on par with other browsers.
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Its not on a par with other browsers its considerably better.
With the flash caveat of course but that's not really their fault.
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I have zero use for flash so chrome is perfect for me. I'm not sure what the complaints are about. Its fast stable and ...well what else is there?
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Its not on a par with other browsers its considerably better.
With the flash caveat of course but that's not really their fault.
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It could do with text-reflow.
alternative browser
Try Puffin Browser; its fast, plays flash and user friendly
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Try Puffin Browser; its fast, plays flash and user friendly
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Puffin sends all of your data through their servers and requires the "Phone state & identity" permission so I wouldn't use it.
So what browser do you use on your flo and why?
On phone my choice is dolphin browser + jetpack. However, on my N7 I've been using chrome beta, since it syncs flawlessly with my pc. It takes a lot of space, though. I've greenified it, but do you guys know if it still takes more battery when using compared to other browsers?
I use Chrome in all my devices, mainly for the sync features
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Chrome for the sync as well, and the AOSP browser for those rare cases when I need Flash. I used to use Dolphin back in the day but its data collection policies left a sour taste in my mouth and I never went back to it, even though it has probably changed its ways (I hope).
I use next browser Cuz it's fast and der r also many good plugins available for it and other than that I also use Chrome...
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Chrome for most everything, flashfox when I need flash, I honestly haven't tried the asop browser for flash sites, but I assume I have to figure out how to install adobe flash on my device for it to work. As for why, well it just works(tm)
I use ASOP for me beats Chrome in everyway Give it a try.
Chrome on Android is the single most cr*ap browser there is, imho. Plus, with AOSP you can sync bookmarks as well and it is 1000x smoother. YMMV, obviously
AOSP number 1 here. Hardly need Flash, but it works very good. Especially reversed/night view is the best by far of all browsers. I use that for instance often at night opening links in gReader Pro (rss). White webpages are a no go than for me. (All reading apps and browsers should basicly have night mode and dark themes imo).
AOSP workes on my rooted N7/2, but it also worked when it was still unrooted. Via the install topic on this site
Second browser was Dolphin, but too often it would not load any webpage for a while. And bad nightview (grey characters on black background). Flash workes good on Dolphin. Chrome I do not like and had loading problems too here. Firefox no nightview (readibilty unsufficient). Ithink both Chrome and Firefox tend too get too heavy for mobile apps.
I must have tried every other browser on market and have removed them all. Because Chrome is always running itself even when not used I am considering disabling it. Because when I removed it from system/app-folder and installed it via Play Store so it could be Greenified,.OTA failed. Now I put it back. Those Google apps in sytem/app-folder irritates the hell out me. Disabled almost all already and replaced them for simular non-Google apps
AOSP because Flash and official from Google, also when I swipe away the last tab I have open it automatically closes the browser (unlike Chrome that keeps the black window still open).
I use Chrome for sync between my note 2 and my Chromebook. I also use Next browser for flash video
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AOSP is so god.........Chome? for me... is the worst
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I prefer using the stock browser.
Aosp all the way
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AOSP browser, i love the pie control
doesn't matter how big the screen size is you can still navigate easily.
why did google take this browser out
Chrome, nufff said
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I use both Chrome and AOSP.
For those that use AOSP and use quick controls do you have a black bar on the top that won't go away? Its like it can't go into fullscreen fully. Very annoying. After first turning on quick controls its fine, but navigating to a page the black bar shows up.
This is like this on stock AOSP browser across all 4.3 ROMs I've flashed across three devices.
Chrome though I may consider switching to something I can use adblock on
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Chrome beta here. Tried others including AOSP and regular chrome but find this beta smoother and better overall.
Firefox. Love the add-ons. I use last pass so it's necessary.
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Hi, which browser would you suggest me for my hox?
With aosp roms almost every browser is very laggy (the best one i tryed at the moment is opera browser). It's strange because many of them work quite smooth on other phones (for example maxthon is quite slow on my one x, while is very smooth on my friend's s2 or lg optimus 4x)
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Hi, which browser would you suggest me for my hox?
With aosp roms almost every browser is very laggy (the best one i tryed at the moment is opera browser). It's strange because many of them work quite smooth on other phones (for example maxthon is quite slow on my one x, while is very smooth on my friend's s2 or lg optimus 4x)
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Opera mini works flawless on aosp rom for me... try dolphin or boat browser.. they are good too...
Thank you, i'll download them.
Today a tried the last version of chrome beta and it got a lot better than the last time i tested it
I'd like to go out on a limb and recommend trying Floating Browser COBRA. It's a floating browser that allows you to multitask, much like Samsung Popup Browser, except much more features. See my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...te-browser-t2714879/post51875854#post51875854
Post me back on how well it works, as I'm thinking about getting a One X as a secondary...thanks
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I'd like to go out on a limb and recommend trying Floating Browser COBRA. It's a floating browser that allows you to multitask, much like Samsung Popup Browser, except much more features. See my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...te-browser-t2714879/post51875854#post51875854
Post me back on how well it works, as I'm thinking about getting a One X as a secondary...thanks
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I'm downloading it
edit: it's not bad, but surely not nearly as smooth as chrome, opera and others. It's quite slow in rendering and scrolling
I always felt Web browsing was too sluggish on my T800. It even felt felt like pages would take a long time to load... as if my internet was slow.
I saw in another thread someone mentioned that the stock browser performed better for them, so I gave it a shot. Man, what a difference. It is VERY noticeably more responsive. Smooth scrolling, pages load faster (though I still feel not fast enough... no idea why).
Why does chrome perform so poorly on this tablet? Or is it that the stock browser is just that much better?
I wish I could import my browsing history, bookmarks, etc from chrome. Main reason why I used it.
Anyone else noticed how bad chrome runs on this tablet?
Did you try downloading try Chrome you for Samsung devices from the Play Store? Ive heard it makes a big difference in performmance...
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Did you try downloading try Chrome you for Samsung devices from the Play Store? Ive heard it makes a big difference in performmance...
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I'm just as disappointed as you especially when chrome is a Google product. Lately I've been using Opera for tablet and it's much better then all of the other ones. There are some minor bugs but nothing i can't live with.
It is rather slow on this tablet.
The thing the stock browser does best is embedded videos. It is almost at PC level performance. In Chrome or Dolphin forget having a positive experience. In Dolphin videos take 10 seconds to load then constantly buffer.
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Did you try downloading try Chrome you for Samsung devices from the Play Store? Ive heard it makes a big difference in performmance...
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Can you link? Can't find this in playstore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.deviceextras.samsung
I installed it after reafing the Play Store reviews yesterday where people claimed that it improved their experience immensely, but im currently using Chrome Beta and only switched to it from the stock browser at that time so I cannot say really if it is an improvement for me or not. So far so good though. Maybe some regular chrome users can give it a try and report back.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.deviceextras.samsung
I installed it after reafing the Play Store reviews yesterday where people claimed that it improved their experience immensely, but im currently using Chrome Beta and only switched to it from the stock browser at that time so I cannot say really if it is an improvement for me or not. So far so good though. Maybe some regular chrome users can give it a try and report back.
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Hmmm. I'm running Chrome Beta as well and I guess it seems to load pages faster. The way that Chrome does bookmarks continues to annoy. 3 clicks. Every time I want to access a bookmark it takes 3 clicks, menu, bookmarks, bookmark. Could Google literally make it any harder? Neater Bookmarks which works so well on Chrome desktop isn't available on Android. Also I can't even add a new bookmark to my desktop bookmarks from my tablet. And in Kit Kat Google removed the ability to sync the stock browser with Chrome bookmarks. No worries, want to just import your bookmarks into the stock browser? Sorry you can't do that now either. It's as if instead of fixing Chrome they are trying to force us into using it by breaking everything else.
How about a bookmarks sidebar Google? I mean would it KILL you?
Don't you just hate it when that nifty software "upgrade" breaks all of your favorite features?
Chrome keeps your browser history in sync on all devices, so no need for bookmarks, manual syncing, whatsoever.
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Chrome keeps your browser history in sync on all devices, so no need for bookmarks, manual syncing, whatsoever.
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That is if you want to use Chrome. Before KitKat you could sync Chrome bookmarks with the stock browser. No more. Also you cannot add a bookmark to your desktop synced Chrome bookmarks. Try it. You can't. So so lame.
Just tested. Samsung tablet hack doesn't make stock Chrome any faster. Does seem to speed up Beta a bit. Considering all of the other hassles Chrome browser delivers almost not worth it.
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Stock browser is still superior to Chrome Beta even with hack.
Chrome beta works pretty well
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I installed it after reafing the Play Store reviews yesterday where people claimed that it improved their experience immensely, but im currently using Chrome Beta and only switched to it from the stock browser at that time so I cannot say really if it is an improvement for me or not. So far so good though. Maybe some regular chrome users can give it a try and report back.
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Does this work with Chrome Beta?
Atlas browser. I'm in love witth it right now. For me, it the fastest browser on this device. It's In beta right now. It also uses the L Preview interface. Check it out.
glad i read this thread to find the Samsung Chrome app so thanks for posting that.
i tend to ignore threads from the start that contain words like "suck" or "stupid" as they tend to be childish rant threads
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Atlas browser. I'm in love witth it right now. For me, it the fastest browser on this device. It's In beta right now. It also uses the L Preview interface. Check it out.
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Atlas shows promise but a couple things make it not yet competitive with the stock browser:
1) It needs a dedicated bookmarks button on the menubar. As far as I can tell you have to click menu then bookmarks and then your bookmark. 3 steps just like Chrome. I could have missed the dedicated button if there is one.
2) The bookmarks tree collapses every time you select a bookmark. It should reopen to the last folder you had open so you don't have to drill down each time.
3) Doesn't seem to play embedded videos yet. It will play them on the YouTube website but could not get them to launch in other websites.
4) It is a little slower to load Web pages with Javascript enabled than stock browser IMHO.
Nice start but not a stock replacement yet.
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Atlas shows promise but a couple things make it not yet competitive with the stock browser:
1) It needs a dedicated bookmarks button on the menubar. As far as I can tell you have to click menu then bookmarks and then your bookmark. 3 steps just like Chrome. I could have missed the dedicated button if there is one.
2) The bookmarks tree collapses every time you select a bookmark. It should reopen to the last folder you had open so you don't have to drill down each time.
3) Doesn't seem to play embedded videos yet.
4) It is slower to load Web pages with Javascript enabled than stock browser IMHO.
Nice start but not a stock replacement yet.
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i have little issue with Chrome EXCEPT THIS SITE UGHH! the reloading of every page causing me to mis-hit and go to the wrong link makes Chrome + XDA so painful
also since i use a Note 3, Laptop/Desktop , Tab S, Tab Pro, etc.,. and cant live without my bookmarks all being there i have to ask how you guys not using Chrome deal with this issue?
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also since i use a Note 3, Laptop/Desktop , Tab S, Tab Pro, etc.,. and cant live without my bookmarks all being there i have to ask how you guys not using Chrome deal with this issue?
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I sync my bookmarks and S Notes across all my Samsung devices using Samsung Account syncing.
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I sync my bookmarks and S Notes across all my Samsung devices using Samsung Account syncing.
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so what do you do about the bookmarks for your pc? that is often where my generate from to be used on Sammy devices later.
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so what do you do about the bookmarks for your pc? that is often where my generate from to be used on Sammy devices later.
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I don't sync my pc bookmarks with my mobile devices. My activities on the pc, financial transactions, paying bills, etc I don't typically use on my mobile devices. (I travel every week so my pc doesn't get much other use) The few that I use on both (XDA) I just save on one device then it syncs with the rest.
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I don't sync my pc bookmarks with my mobile devices. My activities on the pc, financial transactions, paying bills, etc I don't typically use on my mobile devices. (I travel every week so my pc doesn't get much other use) The few that I use on both (XDA) I just save on one device then it syncs with the rest.
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so what do you do about the bookmarks for your pc? that is often where my generate from to be used on Sammy devices later.
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As far as I can tell the only browser which allows for complete unlimited bookmarking across all platforms is Maxthon. They have a nice desktop browser and seamlessly syncs over the cloud with your Android Maxthon. Also easy to import bookmarks from other platforms. The ONLY thing that makes me nuts about Maxthon is that every time you choose a new bookmark from your bookmark tree it opens it in a new tab so you end up with 80 tabs open. There is no way to turn this off and no reason for it. It is like they created the perfect browser then left one insanely stupid thing right in the middle of it, like a supermodel with broccoli in her teeth. Tons of people complain about this on their message boards but they never change it. For some reason THEY think it's a good idea. It's not.
Anyway for multiplatform bookmark syncing and fast browsing you can't beat Maxthon - just that one damned stupid "feature" makes it just a little less that perfect.
If you try this use the Fast version, not the Tablet version. Embedded videos are super fast using this.
UPDATE. Damn this latest version of Maxthon BLAZES.