Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Data saving > ASOP bullshit that has random bugs
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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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Data saving > ASOP bullshit that has random bugs
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Data saving? I have an unlimited plan, don't need that shit. Vanilla browser had no bugs when I used it on KitKat. Google just fucked about with L to force people to use the substandard browser. You guys are like beaten wives with Stockholm syndrome when it comes to Google. Please Mr. Google, let me take the next beating, please take away more features, please make my experience worse.
Junior Mint
Member
I don't know a single person that uses that
Saiyan-Rox
Member
if you have 5.1 you can swipe up to dismiss the heads up but the actual notification stays in the notification bar.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
All of you are suckers just pissing your data away if you aren't using it.
If you hate chrome both FF and Opera have similar options.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
just a psa if youre using an ad blocker that data saving mode disables ad blocks
Saiyan-Rox
Member
ah how i wish 4G actually meant something from my carrier
hello. Not everyone has unlimited data so it is nice to have it activated especially for kids and such.
I haveaa 4GB data plan and also have it activated just in case , and hardly reach 2GB every month so....
I used to use Opera Mobile in the past when data plans were smaller, it had also data saving options. BUt chrome just is easier plus syncs with all decives and desktop. Just convenient. I should be better though, it is slowly becoming the new Internet Explorer.
The Faceless Master
Member
*pisses away @ unlimited data*
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Most of you with unlimited data know you are all getting throttled right? Just so ya know, and yes I'm talking to you Verizon people.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I think taking away features is great and does not necessarily make an experience worse. It shows focus. Well, assuming the removed features are rubbish or unfocused.
Jazzy Network
Member
T-mobile says use all the data you want bruh.
manfestival
Member
I have not even touched the stock browser... hmmmm I suppose I could give it a shot.
Junior Mint
Member
I remember when Google removed the ability to load GIFs from Chrome.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
So people who want those options are SOL because you want a bit of focus. Fuck off and buy an iPhone then.
I'm on ATT and I can confirm I was getting throttled on my stock M8. Post moving to developer edition I'm at 14GB and no throttling in sight. If you've got the CarrierIQ bullshit then yes, you get throttled, otherwise, they don't.
Fuckers.
Yeah it's actually not even close. The Samsung stock browser is really nice. There's only two things I don't like about it. First is that there are some preloaded bookmarks on there that I can't delete, which is fucking bullshit.
Second is that it crashes once in a while, even while just browsing GAF. HTC's stock browser, for example, was a bit slower but always rock solid when it came to reliability, only time it really crashed was on resource heavy websites.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
If Chrome syncing wasn't important to me I probably wouldn't use it. Mostly for battery drain reasons.
Firefox. I switched about 2 months ago and if you use Sync, I think it's better than Chrome TBH.
Yeah Ive hit like 15gb before they started doing the music streaming thing and didn't get throttled. It's fantastic
osiris3355
Banned
Dolphin, FIrefox is a slug imo
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Yeah but we're supposed to learn to love it and be happy that Google are removing other options or gimping other products because it shows "focus". What a joke.
The stock Android browser is still much faster and efficient.
Dolphin is good because of flash support and such, but it feels slower than both chrome and stock. Also, it handles Youtube links weird for some reason. You can set it to auto play YouTube video in the YouTube app (unless they've fixed this since I've last checked).
Dolphin is good because of flash support and such, but it feels slower than both chrome and stock. Also, it handles Youtube links weird for some reason. You can set it to auto play YouTube video in the YouTube app (unless they've fixed this since I've last checked).
I've been quite impressed with CM Browser lately.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ksmobile.cb&hl=en
Didn't know they also made a browser
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I feel you. I shit on google all the time for various things. I have a feeling they all walk around blind folded there. Some pin the tail on the donkey stuff going on in terms of priorities.
Their number 1, 2 and 3 priority should be making chrome the best browser on the planet. It's still the major portal that their services are accessed through. The mac version is a ram hog and decimates battery life, the mobile version is just ok. If samsung is beating you in benchmarks with their own browser, you're doing something wrong.
Nightengale
Member
Android L Chrome is blergh.
I enjoyed my Z1 Lollipop upgrade, but I'd be lying if it wasn't almost entirely because it's now prettier with fancier animations. Feature-wise, there's a lot of awkward design changes that seems to prioritise the fancy animation.
I enjoyed my Z1 Lollipop upgrade, but I'd be lying if it wasn't almost entirely because it's now prettier with fancier animations. Feature-wise, there's a lot of awkward design changes that seems to prioritise the fancy animation.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
this years I/O will be interesting to see if they preview the next big version of android which I'm sure will be more of a maintenance release. Probably 5.2. Just wish they'd be more transparent about the issues and what they're doing about them.
Like....tell me why the nexus 9 is getting the shaft lol.
OriginalThinking
Member
I do. Me! And it's not for data reasons (i have unlimited) it's purely for speed.
It's really weird, scrolling is janky on Chrome, and selecting items from the quick menu on mobile GAF (after the menu finally opens, that is), is just stupidly laggy. I really don't get it.
Stock browser has no issues with either.
I hate not using Chrome, by the way, but it is just that much worse.
They don't, it's not Cyanogen.
I don't like how they have ads in the browser.
Note 3 > Note 2
If anything, the Note 4 is a much smaller upgrade over Note 3 than 3 was over 2.
Jazzy Network
Member
Wtf why would you use a browser with ads built in?
longdi
Banned
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mx.browser&hl=en
I use Maxthon. Give it a try. It is alright.
I use Maxthon. Give it a try. It is alright.
Unknown Soldier
Member
I don't use stock so this isn't a problem for me
Unknown Soldier
Member
Verizon doesn't throttle LTE usage. Supposedly because of an agreement they made with the FCC when they bought the additional spectrum they now brand as "XLTE" they agreed not to throttle LTE. Verizon's LTE network covers 97% of their 3G footprint.
I'm not real concerned about Verizon's 3G throttling. They can throttle that all they want, I'm not on their 3G data network and haven't been for like 4 years now.
longdi
Banned
Maxthon!
You can use gestures to switch tabs left or right. I use inverted/mirrored L's gestures
With gestures and a floating refresh button, I can make full use of the 5.2" screen for web browsing.
Habit Browser. Not only does it have gestures but it also has quick menus that you can swipe from either side, essentially letting you use the phone one-handed. And the quick menus are extremely customizable, just like the rest of the browser.
I have mine set up with those Up and Down arrows, which lets me scroll all the way to the top or bottom of a site respectively. Pretty damn useful for browsing through forum threads, and it's this one feature along with the quick menu, that's made me stuck with the browser from my Note 2, 3 and now 4.