Browsers for Android

Kumquat

New member

Mar 2, 2009

4,459

• May 21, 2014

• #1

Any recommendations on the best browser to download for Android? I was going to download Firefox but reviews I've seen recently seem to suggest it has been crashing more frequently following recent updates. Any advice gratefully received.

 

Bwian

Kiss my (_!_)

Jul 14, 2003

15,898

• May 21, 2014

• #2

I use Dolphin and Lightning. Both good.

 

algie

The moaning of life

Jan 8, 2006

14,713

In rehab

• May 21, 2014

• #3

opera mini or Dolphin. Try both and see which one you are comfortable with.

 

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ElectricNaz

Well-known member

Jan 23, 2013

839

Hampshire

• May 21, 2014

• #4

Quite like Chrome tbh, but previously I used Dolphin.

Firefox was a waste of space, always crashing, and seemed to be quite the resource hog / battery drain.

 

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Fungus

Well-known member

NSC Patron

May 21, 2004

7,046

Truro

• May 21, 2014

• #5

Installed Firefox on my Hudl yesterday. It didn't crash, but I don't suppose many cars would crash if they went that S L O W. Awful.

Back to Chrome, but will follow this thread...

 

matt_32510

New member

Feb 7, 2011

717

Portslade

• May 21, 2014

• #6

Mainly use Chrome (as it's what I use on my PC) so everything syncs together.

 

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crabface

Well-known member

Mar 24, 2012

1,852

• May 21, 2014

• #7

Chrome is the best bet on Android.

 

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Kaiser_Soze

Who is Kaiser Soze??

Apr 14, 2008

1,355

• May 21, 2014

• #8

Another vote for Chrome here. Use it on phone and laptop for syncability.

 

madinthehead

I have changed this

Jan 22, 2009

1,752

Oberursel, Germany

• May 21, 2014

• #9

Another Chrome user here

 

Kumquat

New member

Mar 2, 2009

4,459

• May 21, 2014

• Thread starter
• #10

Cheers for all the responses. Have downloaded Dolphin to start with. Will see how that goes. Glad I asked though. Certainly thought Firefox was decent previously but clearly not anymore. Got a hunch I'll end up using Chrome.

 

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Mr deez

Masterchef

Jan 13, 2005

3,416

• May 21, 2014

• #11

Dolphin - its the only only one that still supports flash on the newest android, handy for footy streams and certain other sites..

 

LlcoolJ

Mama said knock you out.

Oct 14, 2009

12,982

Sheffield

• May 21, 2014

• #12

Dolphin and also Next Browser which is made by the Go Launcher/ Go SMS people.

 

DanielT

Well-known member

Jun 25, 2010

2,217

Brighton. On matchdays, I'm in ESU

• May 21, 2014

• #13

Try Chrome Beta. It's still chrome but a newer version

 

clapham_gull

Legacy Fan

Aug 20, 2003

25,323

• May 21, 2014

• #14

I've settled on 2. Chrome mostly but UC Browser HD is also very very good.

I must have been through them all. Firefox feels very "shareware" these days.

 

Dick Head

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Jan 3, 2010

13,632

Quaxxann

• May 21, 2014

• #15

Opera Mobile on wifi and Opera Mini on cellular data.

 

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Itman-dan

Member

Jul 19, 2011

52

• May 21, 2014

• #16

If you use your device at work and they have any proxy settings and web filtering a good browser is Puffin, designed to get around filters and can also stream flash content as it is hosted on their servers and streamed to your device. Don't know what it is like as a browser though.

 

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dougdeep

New member

May 9, 2004

37,732

SUNNY SEAFORD

• May 22, 2014

• #17

Puffin.