Who uses the standard browser?

[jdailey1981]

I have been using dolphin but thinking of going back to the standard browser because it has a flash player, whereas dolphin lacks that. Is this a good or bad idea to go back to standard browser?

 

[Ty07allstar]

I personally like dolphin because you can exit and when exiting you can clear cache.

 

[Frisco]

The stock browser seems like a fine one to me.

I even like the way the menu, bookmarks and other features work.

Plus flash.

I tried Dolphin and it was just not for me, especially the gestures thing.

 

[Pitamakan]

I'm perfectly happy with the standard browser ... but that said, when they release Opera Mobile for the Android next week, I'm gonna be first in line!

 

[Frisco]

I'm perfectly happy with the standard browser ... but that said, when they release Opera Mobile for the Android next week, I'm gonna be first in line!

Opera-mini fan here, coming from a Samsung Instinct. The Mobile does look tantalizing for sure.

 

[jdailey1981]

Is this for sure coming? What's different with it?

 

[Frisco]

Is this for sure coming? What's different with it?

I don't know if the Opera Mobile is coming to Eris, but I know Opera's browsers, including the Mini I used on my Instinct, are fast and chocked full of great features.

 

[OfTheDamned]

I'm using the standard browser. I haven't really messed around with any of the others. Coming from a BlackBerry it is a billion time better. So far it does what I need it to.

 

[OfTheDamned]

i cant find anything wrong with the standard browser - i guess dophin is abit better but no flash

Really? Dolphin doesn't have flash? Well, I know I'm not switching now.

 

[davros]

are you sure no flash in dolphin? hmmm why have i not noticed this..... when is firefoxes app sposed to come out anywhoo

 

[Pitamakan]

Opera mobile for android coming at mwc

 

[aleis]

so i just got an update for the dolphin browser thats causing severe force closes!
so i went back to the original browser, well, im trying the steel browser...who just got bought by skyfire YAY!
but im defaulting to the original browser. its much more polished just not as advanced as a dolphin, skyfire, opera...
but its really reliable.

 

[OfTheDamned]

so i just got an update for the dolphin browser thats causing severe force closes!
so i went back to the original browser, well, im trying the steel browser...who just got bought by skyfire YAY!
but im defaulting to the original browser. its much more polished just not as advanced as a dolphin, skyfire, opera...
but its really reliable.

What advancements do Dolphin and Steel offer over the stock browser?

 

[aleis]

What advancements do Dolphin and Steel offer over the stock browser?

nothing too major honestly.
it has tabs, the ability to store cache on the SD card, multi touch (nothing major for us, just other android phones that do not have multi touch on there stardard browser), you can skin it too which is pretty cool. but like i said, since the update its been crashing so it sucks right now
regarding steel, i just got it today so...still testing. though, i kind of hate it already.

 

[Pitamakan]

The cool thing about opera is that it has a data-compression technology, that should speed up the web-browsing experience noticeably ... especially on slower connections. At least, that's what I"m hoping.

 

[davros]

so i just got an update for the dolphin browser thats causing severe force closes!
so i went back to the original browser, well, im trying the steel browser...who just got bought by skyfire YAY!
but im defaulting to the original browser. its much more polished just not as advanced as a dolphin, skyfire, opera...
but its really reliable.

ya that dolphin update is no good you have to reinstall it from the new version... if you look at the description in market it tells you what to do.... i like the new version... do i really need flash? i'm so used to not going to flash sites cuz of my BB curve. hmmmm

 

[Bswartz95]

I like the standard browser. My only wish is to see the notification bar while the browser is open. Oh well.

 

[OfTheDamned]

i like the standard browser. My only wish is to see the notification bar while the browser is open. Oh well.

+100

 

[Frisco]

I like the standard browser. My only wish is to see the notification bar while the browser is open. Oh well.

Doesn't it appear when a notification comes along as the browser is being used?

 

[OfTheDamned]

Doesn't it appear when a notification comes along as the browser is being used?

Mine doesn't

 

[Frisco]

Mine doesn't

Hmm.. I'll fire up my browser. Text me and I'll see if the notification bar comes up.

 

[Frisco]

No, it didn't; you're right.

I'll be darned.

 

[refthemc]

I like the HTC Browser, flash is just to awesome. One thing that I really didnt like about the regualer android browser was when I would go to another window and then come back to the browser the page would refresh itself, with the HTC browser it doesnt do that

 

[frickingphil]

I ran some tests a few weeks ago and found that Dolphin browser was loading pages in sometimes half the time it was taking the HTC browser to do the same.

Usually it was cutting off a quarter of the time or so, which was nice.

That being said, Dolphin browser is so ugly and clunky, and multitouch on it being horribly laggy and unpredictable, that I went back to HTC browser and haven't looked back since.

Flash doesn't matter to me, none of the sites I regularly use require flash, so I simply have plugins turned off in the HTC browser.

 

[Ryobi]

OOOO, I do.