Browser recommendations for SGS3?

AeroSign · Jun 19, 2012

It's important to me that auto-bookmark-sync work so my bookmarks on phone always are the same as my PC. Chrome- and Stock Browser does this and that's why I stick with Chrome (Chrome had better textreflow than Stock).

I really liked Opera but - like Dolphin HD - it didn't sync bookmarks and that's a no-go to me.

How is ICS Browser+ in this regard?

/Aero

XplosiV · Jun 19, 2012

AeroSign said:
It's important to me that auto-bookmark-sync work so my bookmarks on phone always are the same as my PC. Chrome- and Stock Browser does this and that's why I stick with Chrome (Chrome had better textreflow than Stock).

I really liked Opera but - like Dolphin HD - it didn't sync bookmarks and that's a no-go to me.

How is ICS Browser+ in this regard?

/Aero

I'm guessing you missed the "opera link" setting then

AeroSign · Jun 19, 2012

XplosiV said:
I'm guessing you missed the "opera link" setting then

Well I saw it (and registered) but when I didn't get it to work I thought I had to use Opera on the PC to get the benefit (which I am not).

McBuzz · Jun 19, 2012

I use Chrome.

Flash is slowly dying

. Maxthon is another great browser (better than Chrome imo).

XplosiV · Jun 19, 2012

AeroSign said:
Well I saw it (and registered) but when I didn't get it to work I thought I had to use Opera on the PC to get the benefit (which I am not).

I figure that would be the point, opera on pc & phone, both linked enabled and syncing. Personally I don't bother with it, but it makes sense that Google browser 'plugs in' with accounts & sync to sync with its counterpart on a pc. Either way I'm not fussed, I just remembered that opera does link & sync as long as you use it elsewhere.

surf1 · Jun 19, 2012

Don't have an S3 but Chrome mobile kicks ass, fast, smooth, and the UI is great especially the way it handles tabs which one you get used to you'll wonder how you managed before. Plus the book mark synch and integration etc with your desktops (I use Chrome only even on my Macs).

Have used Dolphin HD, Maxathon, Boat, Dolphin Mini, Opera, stock GB browser and stock ICS browser etc. Chrome is my go to w/o a doubt.

AeroSign · Jun 19, 2012

surf1 said:
Chrome is my go to w/o a doubt.

I agree with most of your points. But Chrome is lacking in the plugin area. No 'Save for offline reading', no 'Morning Coffee' etc etc. And Opera has better text reflow than Chrome even though Chrome is better than stock

surf1 · Jun 19, 2012

AeroSign said:
I agree with most of your points. But Chrome is lacking in the plugin area. No 'Save for offline reading', no 'Morning Coffee' etc etc. And Opera has better text reflow than Chrome even though Chrome is better than stock

yeh Opera has a slight edge with text reflow but i felt that was moreso against other browsers, as Chromes algorithms seem to auto-fit pages perfectly and better than others for reading so no need to pinch and zoom in and out on pry 99% of the sites when browsing. Once in awhile I'll double tap to zoom. Still in beta so I'm sure they'll add features like offline reading etc

dportland · Jun 19, 2012

I'm new to Android so I'm gonna go with Maxthon after reading a ton of reviews on Google Play from people saying they've tried all the other ones mentioned here and Maxthon is faster/easier/better performing with great features and blows them all away.

Darkax · Aug 4, 2012

There are many Internet browsers for Android. I am unsure which one to use. Which one is the best and which browsers you guys use?

droblyer · Aug 4, 2012

Chrome for me. Stock browser is nice to imo. Love having my bookmarks sync across devices with either of these two. I have used and liked Boat also.

12345Michael54 · Aug 4, 2012

"Best" tends to vary from person to person, and from situation to situation.

For example, I don't think that Opera, overall, is quite as good as some of the competition. But it is extremely good as re-flowing the text after I use the two-finger zoom on a webpage. (I don't want to have to scroll from side to side to read each line.) Since there's one website I have to spend time reading about 3x per day, and it requires me to do the zoom thing, and Opera's the best browser I've found for re-flowing text (at least on my phone and on this website), Opera's the best browser. For me. For this particular need.

Other people may need a browser that handles flash content really well; or that has a ton of available add ons; or that makes it as easy as possible to sync bookmarks, browsing history, tabs, and passwords with their desktop browser; or whatever. So, for them, some other browser might be best.

And for those people who don't know what it is they need in a browser, well, they might just be better off using their phone's stock browser until it proves inadequate in some way (assuming it does). Or perhaps reading browser comparison reviews and downloading/installing a few browsers which seem to have potential, and then deciding which browser best meets their needs.
--
Michael

scooter1942 · Aug 4, 2012

ive been a long time dolphin user on my Vibrant, but when i got the SIII i grabbed chrome as well just to try it out. chrome slowly pulling me away from dolphin (which is a GREAT browser) with how nice looking and intuitive it is. bookmark and omnibox sync is another big plus for me as well

Matrix Leader · Aug 4, 2012

Stock browser, simply because it supports FLASH

andy66 · Aug 4, 2012

ive tried alot of browsers,on my s2,Boat browser was best so ive stuck with that on my S3.
i tried google chrome but it seemed slow and choppy.gutted cos i wanted to use it on my laptop aswell.maybe i didnt set it up right..

kennychaffin · Aug 4, 2012

The stock browser works pretty well.

smashedrat2010 · Aug 4, 2012

dolphin browser for me.

speed dial home page
full screen
bookmarks access at any time with a swipe
custom gestures
rapid speed
full flash support
loads of plug ins
voice command supported

iv used the stock, opera and firefox in past this is by far the best imo

Captain Brick · Aug 4, 2012

+1 for Chrome.
There is also Atomic that is on iTunes, I haven't seen it for Android yet but IT IS a great browser with custom gestures and other perks. I use it on my iPad that I still use for some things.

pdl2mtl90 · Aug 4, 2012

Another vote for Dolphin Browser. And I use the X-Marks add-on to sync my bookmarks from Firefox on my laptop.

lennydude · Aug 4, 2012

One thing i rarely see mentioned is if a browser has a simple home key. I have found that Dolphin HD has the ability to put the home button on the address bar and any time i want to return to "ground zero" i can just press it. Nothing special, i just use Google.com as the home page.

matttye · Aug 4, 2012

I've gone back to using the stock browser now. It seems a lot better than the last time I used it.

Not sure if it's the software updates I've had or the fact that I've factory reset since last time I used it.

liteon163 · Aug 4, 2012

I've been noticing that quite a few times that SwiftKey 3 doesn't seem to work real well with the Facebook mobile site. I've tried Chrome, Maxthon, Boat, and Dolphin. None of them work quite right under this circumstance, but I'm trying Dolphin.

Now if only there was a way to get Opera Mobile to display the Facebook mobile site while displaying all other sites as desktop...

There probably is, but I haven't dug into it yet.

SUroot · Aug 4, 2012

I've settled on Chrome. So it doens't have flash? I haven't noticed so much. Flash is old hat. I would only watch BBC videos anyway and I have Iplayer for that.

Soon, I predict flash videos will cease to be embedded.

jerofld · Aug 4, 2012

I like boat. Not a lot of bloat code, simple, fast, and a nice set of options.

artbytes · Aug 5, 2012

12345Michael54 said:
"Best" tends to vary from person to person, and from situation to situation.

For example, I don't think that Opera, overall, is quite as good as some of the competition. But it is extremely good as re-flowing the text after I use the two-finger zoom on a webpage. (I don't want to have to scroll from side to side to read each line.)
--
Michael

That text reflow is an extremely important feature for me. I always used Dolphin on my Samsung Infuse, and it reflowed the text after zooming in really well. However, I just got my new S3 and discovered, much to my dismay, that Dolphin does not reflow the text on the S3. Therefore, I've been on a hunt for a browser that will. So far, I've found that Chrome, Opera Mobile and Maxthon do. Now I'm looking for one that not only reflows the text easily, but that can view pages in desktop view, instead of mobile view. I know that Dolphin does that. I don't think that any of my text reflow browsers (Opera, Maxthon, or Chrome) will do that. If you all know of any browsers that have good text reflow AND can view pages in the Desktop mode, please let me know.

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