Has anybody been using this browser on Nexus 4? I started and I really like it; less hangups than chrome, better interface (I like the disappearing url bar) than dolphin imo.
However, I noticed that it seems to be giving a wakelock any time a page has been opened, but the window has not been cleared from the recent apps list (this is all according to BBS).
I was just wondering if other N4 users had experienced this or used this app, and what your opinion on it was. Also, is there a different browser for the N4 you guys would recommend?
danageis said:
Has anybody been using this browser on Nexus 4? I started and I really like it; less hangups than chrome, better interface (I like the disappearing url bar) than dolphin imo.
However, I noticed that it seems to be giving a wakelock any time a page has been opened, but the window has not been cleared from the recent apps list (this is all according to BBS).
I was just wondering if other N4 users had experienced this or used this app, and what your opinion on it was. Also, is there a different browser for the N4 you guys would recommend?
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I use Boat Browser, supports flash player and loading time is quick imo. Also has a very nice UI.
Go launcher team...
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I`m a next browser user. Realy like it, fast and easy to use. And when i browse the web i get a popup message to use tapatalk if the web site support it. I know chrome also got this, but i find it not to work so well.
Yes, i have noticed that it got some wake locks. But not for long, its also possible to exit the app easy from setting menu
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I had been using Next for a while now. But a couple days ago I replaced it with Firefox because Next had trouble downloading some files from Drive. If there was other aberrant behavior it wasn't noticable to me in use.
I use Chrome, but you can try Firefox or Opera. Every browser has its own advantages and disadvantages.
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I can't figure out why the Facebook App on the N10 acts differently than on my N7 and N4.
For example I can't access my timeline by clicking on my profile as usual, instead it only shows a protocol of my last actions/activities.
It doesn't seem normal to me, is it a bug on the N10 out is it a crappy feature?
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I can't figure out why the Facebook App on the N10 acts differently than on my N7 and N4.
For example I can't access my timeline by clicking on my profile as usual, instead it only shows a protocol of my last actions/activities.
It doesn't seem normal to me, is it a bug on the N10 out is it a crappy feature?
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Same issue here. Pictures are missing too.
I've tried to force it to a different layout or size with Paranoid Android, but no joy
Try Friendcaster instead?
Friendcaster FTW :good:. It works perfectly, loads fast, runs great, and looks beautiful on the Nexus 10. I enjoyed it so much more over the official Facebook app that I decided to buy the ad free version .
Never even installed it, just got used to using the web version on my X2 cause the app sucks
What is facebook? Isn't every one on G+? Buahaha!!!!
I reported it two days ago. Been fixed today...
Problem with Friendcaster and other third party apps is that if any of your friends have set their privacy settings to not allow use of their timeline by third party apps, you won't see their posts.
Updated Facebook app today is way faster sometimes, but I'm also getting long hangs I never got before when tapping on notifications.
I generally on the N10 just look at FB in Chrome. Wish they'd get a tablet app out!
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The latest update 121312 is really good... best version of FB app ever for Android.
Am I also supposed to get huge images in the timeline???
I've had nothing but horrible experiences with chrome on droid (lag everywhere including just simply bringing up bookmarks, sucking power/background data), was wondering if anyone with the new N7 + 4.3 could comment on its performance in its newest incarnation
For me occasional freezes and lock ups on this site.
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I want to know the experiences with Chrome in this Nexus 7-2013. I the chrome is always slowest that all other browser, also the native Android browser is better.
It’s is a bad port of the desktop version. Its improvement every version, but it’s not yet ready to production.
Bugs:
The all refresh web pages, start page, the slow Omnibar, slow loading web pages.
On initial page loads after reboot it is reasonably fast.
My problems with it are
1) eventually using it relates to my tablet rebooting
2) page loading slows down over time
3) tabs get hung over time
4) when tabs hang it pegs my broadband at 100% utilization
Because of these reason I just stopped using it and happily my random reboots went away. I can start using it again and my random reboots will return within a day. So high correlation, but I cannot point to causation. The core reboot problem is in the Android OS, but Chrome seems to be the most apt and triggering the problem (for my usage patterns)
It's certainly not as fast as I'd like it to be. As has already been said, it's pretty quick on a fresh boot, and as long as you don't have too many tabs open it seems to do pretty well overall (better than the original Nexus 7 at least). I've never had it cause a random reboot, but I have had Chrome crash on me once. Happier with it than I was, but hopefully they get it working better soon...
To clarify, the "random" reboot for me isn't always in Chrome (or it wouldn't be random). It is sometimes in Chrome, but usually somewhere else, commonly just the tablet sitting there idling. It always happens sometime after Chrome tabs start getting jumpy or hang. It never happens before then. After I stopped using Chrome, the reboots went away completely. Before I used to use Chrome, Maps, and play videos. Now I use Opera Mini, Maps, and play videos.
For *my usage* there is a high correlation with using Chrome, but I cannot point to causation.
It feels like the core problem is in the Android OS, so I'm sure there are other apps that can trigger the random reboot, but for my usage pattern Chrome is the one that shows very high correlation.
It is even possible the core problem is in the networking layer or wireless network driver as when Chrome started getting jumpy, I noticed my other network apps would get jumpy. When I stopped using Chrome, all the other network apps I thought I was having issues with seem to be running without any jumpiness anymore (this points to a core Android problem being triggered, since it affected multiple apps)
It will definitely need an update down the road. I feel it get laggy then not being as quick after awhile, and it isn't crazy about this site.
(although to be fair this site seems to have issues with all different browsers lately, even my desktop Chrome and Firefox)
I've been using Firefox, and trying Boat Browser in the meanwhile.
The problem may be with Chrome itself. I'm no Apple fan but I received a new iPad 3rd Generation last December and was using it for bedtime surfing. Safari just sucked so I installed Chrome which was infinitely better. But after the updates in the months following it really became unbearable to use. I ordered my Nexus 7 on July 26 after a seriously horrendous attempt to type a five line reply to a post on this site (which I blame on the fundamentally flawed iOS operating system and its inability to deal properly with form input fields). I've been using Chrome on my N7 for a few days now and though the experience is much improved I find there's a problem with Chrome itself on the tablet. The most annoying issue is how it will freeze up; when that happens you can navigate away from the browser and do anything else but when you return to it maybe five minutes later it is still locked up. This freeze may affect a single tab or all browser sessions (I usually have multiple windows open).
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The most annoying issue is how it will freeze up; when that happens you can navigate away from the browser and do anything else but when you return to it maybe five minutes later it is still locked up. This freeze may affect a single tab or all browser sessions (I usually have multiple windows open).
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Yeah, it is a pain. I had to use the recently used button to swipe away Chrome all the time and then usually it started working again. Sometimes I had to force close it.
However you lose your context so it got quite annoying. I just stopped using Chrome.
Yeah same here its awful. Flash the AOSP browser or get an AOSP ROM.
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Yeah, it is a pain. I had to use the recently used button to swipe away Chrome all the time and then usually it started working again. Sometimes I had to force close it.
However you lose your context so it got quite annoying. I just stopped using Chrome.
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I found using recent apps to swipe away the app frequently did no good. When the browser reopened the same tabs would be opened and the pages still frozen. I've spent the last half hour trying to find a decent browser and they all have something I don't like. The old stock browser like on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was so much better.
What browser are you using now?
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I found using recent apps to swipe away the app frequently did no good. When the browser reopened the same tabs would be opened and the pages still frozen. I've spent the last half hour trying to find a decent browser and they all have something I don't like. The old stock browser like on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was so much better.
What browser are you using now?
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I'm using opera mini because I got used to it on questionable phone data connections.
Instead of swiping away, tap and hold the app, choose app info, then force close. That always works to get chrome unhung and working but you do lose your tabs.
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For me occasional freezes and lock ups on this site.
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Same, but only on the XDA Forums.
I can confirm with latest OTA and everything on my new Nexus 7 that Chrome is the culprit for reboots. It is also still a very laggy browser compared to others (especially compared to the AOSP browser). You can really tell when browsing, scrolling, panning, zooming around on Desktop web pages where Chrome will chug and the AOSP browser will do it all smoothly.
With that said, I rooted the device, and flashed the AOSP browser, and stopped using Chrome. No more lag, random reboots, just very smooth and crisp web browsing.
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I'm using opera mini because I got used to it on questionable phone data connections.
Instead of swiping away, tap and hold the app, choose app info, then force close. That always works to get chrome unhung and working but you do lose your tabs.
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Thanks.
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Hi,
I'm running stock 4.3 on my Nexus 4 (unrooted). Recently I've been getting this "No Client" notification popup at the bottom of my screen, it's independent of the app or window I'm on. It's driving me mad, I really don't know what it is.
Can anyone help?
Anybody with any clues? Ideas about suspect Apps or settings?
its one of your apps, 100%.
How do I find out which app?
you can uninstall your apps, then install them one by one until you find the guilty app. or you can go through all your apps settings until you find it.
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you can uninstall your apps, then install them one by one until you find the guilty app. or you can go through all your apps settings until you find it.
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I'm thinking I should look for an app running in the background? Or can the popup/alert show up from any app? Oh boy, I have a lot of apps, it's gonna take a while!
This is driving me nuts..ive uninstalled/reinstalled most of my apps..and i still get this nagging popup!!
Do you use "Android Widget Pro" ?
Happens on my stock Nexus 5 as well.
Happening on my stock Nexus 7 2013 more and more frequently. Hopefully someone can identify the guilt app so I don't have to rebuild.
And no I don't use Android Widget Pro.
This has been bothering me for months. It has to be an app but I have no idea which one. I have over 200 apps installed so although the uninstall/reinstall idea would be effective, it is not practical for me. If the message was consistent maybe, but its not. Anyone with less apps installed want to try?
Same for me on my Nexus 4. Getting insane!!!
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how about a screen shot of what you are seeing? I'm not getting the popup on my N4 or N7.
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how about a screen shot of what you are seeing? I'm not getting the popup on my N4 or N7.
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Well it pops up and quickly dissapears again.
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I am getting this with my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. I wonder what causes this. It makes Android feel unpolished.
I have this on my XDA 1. As i don't have many apps I'll list them below and see if you notice any the same. hope this helps/works.
flashlight
4od
amazon
argos
arseblog
asda
autotrader
bbc iplayer
bbc media player
bbc weather
bitstrips (DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS?)
chrome
daily mail
digital alarm
draw free
dropbox
ebay
edudroid
forget it, i've got more apps than i thought....
I unlocked my bootloader, rooted and installed CM. Installing my apps day by day and the stupid toast started appearing last night. I'll try to narrow down the app based on the time of install.
Right now I'm suspecting Pocket Casts.
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I unlocked my bootloader, rooted and installed CM. Installing my apps day by day and the stupid toast started appearing last night. I'll try to narrow down the app based on the time of install.
Right now I'm suspecting Pocket Casts.
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Got the issue on my 2013 Nexus 7, unrooted. I'm not using Pocket Casts, using BeyondPod as a podcast client.
How about greader pro? I've been reading on another thread that turning location options off then on again in Google Settings sorts the problem.
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No not using that app either. Mine is becoming more frequent, its annoying but not annoying enough to do a factory wipe. Hopefully someone will narrow down the issue to an app or setting soon!
Hey guys, I recently upgraded to 4.4 and I am having this issue with chrome and now with opera.
When I open a page like this thread, and press home then open chrome again, it reload the page. Now I can't press to open a page and look for something else in my phone. I must wait to load. In 4.3 I was using aosp browser and sometimes I click to open and forgot about it, and later in the day I open the browser and the page was there loaded lots of hours before.
Now the aosp browser do not work anymore, and the new version is using chromium.
The problem. Is not RAM because right now I have 1.3 GB free in RAM. So what could be the problem?
And what browser right now is supporting flash? Tried many of them but just dolphin worked. I don't like it very much.
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Hey guys, I recently upgraded to 4.4 and I am having this issue with chrome and now with opera.
When I open a page like this thread, and press home then open chrome again, it reload the page. Now I can't press to open a page and look for something else in my phone. I must wait to load. In 4.3 I was using aosp browser and sometimes I click to open and forgot about it, and later in the day I open the browser and the page was there loaded lots of hours before.
Now the aosp browser do not work anymore, and the new version is using chromium.
The problem. Is not RAM because right now I have 1.3 GB free in RAM. So what could be the problem?
And what browser right now is supporting flash? Tried many of them but just dolphin worked. I don't like it very much.
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This is not a problem, it's by design. Let's say you're on your favorite news site. You'd want to have the latest news as soon as you open up the browser. Modern websites are dynamic and have a constant flow of content. They just require a refresh of the page to give you new content. And that is why modern mobile browsers refresh pages once they are reactivated. To make sure your page isn't out of date.
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Tried dolphin browser which has long been my favourite due to desktop mode. But it's been very laggy and stuttering to use on my note 4,as compared to note 3. Can you please share what browser you prefer on the note 4 and why?
I have Dolphin for flash when I need flash,
other than that I use the touchwiz browser because it allows scrolling when hovering the spen at the top and bottom of the screen when chrome doesn't
Chrome has been fine for me. No problems whatsoever.
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UC browser for flash
Stock browser for surfing web
Dolphin browser.
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I didn't know uc browser can play flash..dolphin and firefox is so laggy..
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I didn't know uc browser can play flash..dolphin and firefox is so laggy..
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I'm using Firefox and it doesn't seem laggy. Am I wrong?
Chrome:
- reliable
- password sync
- tab sync (which I use a lot between my Android, desktop and ios devices)
- formats websites perfectly
EDIT: I actually run both Chrome and Chrome beta, each with separate google profiles, and it works wonderfully.
For me dolphin was all round the best. Sadly until they update it it's pretty much useless on note 4. I agree the default browser is best for browsing at the moment with no lag.
Firefox, because I can long-press on an image and share it to Hangouts without having to download the image.
Chrome is the best all round browser IMO
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For me dolphin was all round the best. Sadly until they update it it's pretty much useless on note 4. I agree the default browser is best for browsing at the moment with no lag.
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Agreed i used dolphin for the longest putting up with the crashes and freezing because of the extra features but enough is enough. Stock browser for me on my note 4
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Agreed i used dolphin for the longest putting up with the crashes and freezing because of the extra features but enough is enough. Stock browser for me on my note 4
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Dolphin had an update a few days ago and after updating and turning of java script under settings. It's usable now but had to turn of java script and also set flash to be on demand instead of on always.
I'm tired and just use Chrome. It syncs across all devices and home computers. And now that Amazon deemed android worthy of prime video I'm finally finding flash less important.
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Opera Beta has text reflow when resizing and a menu along the bottom of the screen, which is good for one-handed operation of a phone with such a big screen.
What's the best browser for flash? I like to watch sports with adthe.net and can't find a browser that work
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Dolphin had an update a few days ago and after updating and turning of java script under settings. It's usable now but had to turn of java script and also set flash to be on demand instead of on always.
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I used to be on Dolphin but it's so laggy... Right now I'm using Chrome. They get you hooked because it's most likely your desktop/laptop/tablet browser and it syncs everything....
Opera Next.
Fast, reliable.
Chrome was slow on note 1. Yes it is faster on note 4. But opera is even faster.
Really need a browser that allows desktop view to load always, been using Dolphin but it has been annoying me as it has bugs. Firefox doesn't have tab view like in Chrome or Dolphin. Chrome doesn't have always desktop which is ridiculous as it came installed on my note 12.2, also it's bookmark area just sucks. UC browser HD doesn't work with SwiftKey as auto correct is non existent for some reason. I've tried others, all the popular ones and each one has some usage breaking quirk. I need a browser with desktop view and sync bookmarks and unfortunately I have been forced to use Dolphin for years as its the most complete package out of them all.
One that I've previously used was opera on my LG g2 and it was decent. Just at the time the sync feature was in future plans. Might try it again when I recieve my note 4
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