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Skyfire 2.0

Trident

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Jan 20, 2010
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Skyfire 2.0 for Android | Skyfire

Here's The Video Promo:
YouTube - Skyfire 2.0 for Android (Beta) Demo Video

Skyfire 2.0 features the all new SkyBar, which includes:

  • VIDEO: offers up videos that appear as broken links on all other mobile browsers, enabling Flash video to play quickly and smoothly.
  • EXPLORE: presents smart recommendations for related media content from sources such as YouTube, Twitter, Google, Digg and more.
  • SHARE: makes browsing social, with one-click share features to help you get the word out.

Other features:

  • Pinch to zoom (on Android 2.0 and above)
  • Multi-tab browsing - open up to eight windows and browse simultaneously using visual tabs
  • Choose to load full desktop webpages or mobile optimized versions
  • Clear session history easily upon exit to maintain anonymous browsing

Enjoy!

Market QR Code (NOW LIVE!):
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Direct Download QR Code (NOW LIVE!):
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I like it a lot.

The cache is a killer though. One video on ESPN and the app is suddenly taking up 14 Mb. :eek: They need to incorporate a clear cache on exit option.....an exit option by itself would be nice too.

To Automatically Clear Cache on Exit:

Click on the menu button in the Skyfire (down triangle inside the circle), go to Settings, go to Privacy & Security, and check the Clear Cache on Exit box.

You can also change other privacy settings (form data, passwords, history, cookies) on this page and clear any of the above.
 
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Just tried it and so far its pretty cool. One thing I have found annoying is that when a page loads it is slightly zoomed in forcing you to pan left and right to see the whole page its only off by a little bit. You have to double tap and it will auto zoom out to the whole page. And it does this on every page. The stock browser seems to auto fit the page correctly.
 
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Just tried it and so far its pretty cool. One thing I have found annoying is that when a page loads it is slightly zoomed in forcing you to pan left and right to see the whole page its only off by a little bit. You have to double tap and it will auto zoom out to the whole page. And it does this on every page. The stock browser seems to auto fit the page correctly.

There is an option in the settings menu (the one reached by clicking on the little arrow-in-a-circle under the address bar) to change the starting level of zoom for the browser, and it is set to medium by default.
 
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