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[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] David Horn:
Am I the only person who's not particularly impressed with Chrome? In comparison to the stock browser (which thanks to Censura_Umbra is now installed on my N7) it's slow, clunky, takes up too much screen real estate and has a tendency to butcher page layout.

Take Engadget, for example. Chrome takes at least 10 seconds to completely load the page, and scrolling more than a screen and a half leaves you staring at the white background waiting for the page to finish rendering.

On top of that it only responds to one swipe in three and the bookmarks implementation is borked. It's nice to sync tabs between my PC but if that's the sole benefit Google shot themselves in the foot with this.

What's the point of Project Butter if the main thing that people use their phones or tablets for isn't optimised at all?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] CooLoserTech:
Chrome works great for me. But on my nexus phone on the other hand, is the opposite. It takes up so much space, takes forever to load, slow page rendering, slow animations and very frequent freezing and crashing
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] tcat007:
I don't get my N7 until Monday, but am curious about Chrome. I tried it on my PC, but went back to Firefox. On my phone and Galaxy Player I use Xscope because I can zoom any mobile page. Mobile pages are much better than they use to be and my preferred viewing method.

Does Chrome pinch zoom on all mobile pages? (say Facebook for example) If not then Xscope may be the 1st thing I change (other than adding GO Launcher)
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] exzacklyright:
It is indeed slow but the syncing of bookmarks is why i use it. Plus i can see which pages i have open on my desktop.

Mandated from Stannis Baratheon
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] testulous:
I'm not sure what you guys are talking about. Chrome is the fastest browser on my Note, Nexus 7 and Captivate.

OTOH I've only tried the crappy built-in browser, Opera, Dolphin HD, Dolphin Mini and a couple others. Am I missing something here?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] stondec:
You'll very likely have problems with Chrome if your have firefox installed on the same computer, if you really want to enjoy a bugeless Chrome experience then you'll have to get rid of firefox and I'm speaking from experience. I used to use firefox before but I've found Chrome to be faster, smoother and much more intuitive.

On my SGSIII I find Chrome to be a very Good browser, better than stock. The only two issue I find with Chrome are the lack of flash and the poor text reflow after pinch to zoom. If you want perfect text reflow after pinch to zoom, then jettison Chrome and go for "boat browser"
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] David Horn:
Chrome on the PC is great. On the phone / tablet... not so much.

Those looking for an example, visit the desktop version of Engadget in Chrome and try scrolling.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Higadeb:
What's the problem here? I tried this on an old SGS i9000 and the only issues I have are a little bit of stuttering, although I'd put that down to my underpowered phone(?)

P.S I'm not just here to challenge you. I'm genuinely interested, thinking of getting a Nexus 7 as it's pretty much the only tablet I can afford :p
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] David Horn:
On the N7, if the page is still loading, as you try to scroll it'll show a page of white while it finishes rendering, which is really slow compared to the stock browser which has the page ready to go within seconds.

Chrome is smooth IF you wait for the page to finish rendering - which can be several seconds after it's finished loading.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Higadeb:
Ah I see, thanks for that. I wonder why one is so much faster at rendering, perhaps one uses the CPU & the other shoves it onto the GPU? I don't really know, just speculating. But it's something to look into should I get one :)
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] jarjar124:
aosp has flash which is whats great. but other than that..chrome is better if it supported flash.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Censura_Umbra:
Thanks for the love lol

But I love chrome, I do wish it was a bit more minimalistic (like how aosp hides the bar unless you scroll.) If it had flash and an easy way to swipe away open tabs, It would be happy.

I only installed AOSP for a stable and minimal flash browser.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] the_Breton:
I have Chrome on my laptop, phone and N7- I've never had a problem. I used to be an aggressive Firefox user but it was so slow on my phone (which is admittedly old) I just gave up.

The tabs and bookmark sync are just too attractive to resist.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] miketoasty:
I personally like the AOSP browser better than the Chrome browser. Chrome is still young though so I think at some point it will surpass the AOSP browser.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] rockky:
Chrome: no full screen....no default user agent....no use.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] AtropineNa:
Does the AOSP browser have any sync capabilities?
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] Censura_Umbra:
Not on the nexus 7. They cause force closing so they are disabled. Probably due to Chrome's syncing. You could try removing all of chrome. That might fix it
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] armyboy11b:
I don't mind chrome ..it does its job fine for me
[Motorola Droid RAZR] killjoy1179:
I'm running the liquid smooth 1.5 rom and for a while I used the stock system theme and then decided to switch to the cobalt theme, and since the switch it seems like my battery is dying a little faster...can a theme effect your battery life or is it just me? And I know dark themes use less then brighter ones but cobalt is a pretty dark theme..

also I'm using the nexus soft keys because I got a skin for my phone and now I can't see the other keys...would the soft keys effect battery life?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] killjoy1179:
So since no one felt the need to help me in my quest to solar these problems, I took things into my own hands..

OK so i tested this with the Cobalt theme..

With this theme because it is a very big (and by big I mean full and has themed everything and even more) you will definitely notice a little bit of lag with it comes to swiping thru pages or your app drawer..and when closing out of apps.

Also, you will notice your battery dying a little faster..

I haven't tested any simpler themes, but I definitely will and will let you guys know..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] xxBrun0xx:
Hey all,

I've thought up what I think is a good idea for Samsung's "Smart App Challenge". As you can probably guess by the forum this is in, this would be primarily an S-Pen app, although you could use it without one. I would make this app myself, but have no experience writing apps and if I were to take the time to learn (which I do plan on doing), the contest will be over. *End rambling* Here's the idea:

Have an app that allows the user to press the side button of the pen (or maybe use some other shortcut, eg long press menu, home, etc). This would make whatever you're doing fade and you can write on the screen with your pen. You can assign different symbols or drawings or whatever to perform different actions, such as launching apps, opening bookmarks, changing settings, etc.

It's sort of a cross between "Activator" on jailbroken iOS and "Lost Magic" for the DS. I'm sure this has been thought of before, but no one (to my knowledge) has ever actually done it. Not sure if anyone has the ability to write something like this, but if you do and are looking for an idea, I think this has potential.

Thoughts?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] khaytsus:
Sounds like a decent idea to me, assuming you use the SPen a lot. I've used mine just a handful of times personally, but your idea makes some sense to me. Gestures for screenshot, specific apps, etc, sounds like a good idea.

I won't be using a TW based ROM any more, so unless the SPen stuff can be compiled into CM9/CM10 I won't be seeing your app but good luck ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] xxBrun0xx:
Thanks for the feedback! Alternatively, you could do this without an s-pen, allowing you to set up different gestures and actions to trigger different events or change different settings.

For example:

Let's say you use your phone as a flashlight a lot, and want to make it easier to access on your non-cm/aokp based rom. Theoretically, you could set long-pressing the home button to turn your flash on. (Or, using the s-pen, you could press the side button and draw a circle or a lightbulb or something.) I know there are a lot of launchers that incorporate simple gesture recognition, but this would have a broader application, changing the way we interact with our phones. Another example, you could set s-pen input to only be used for gestures. So if you wanted to turn your flashlight on, you simply pull out your s-pen and write "light" or draw the gesture of your choosing on the screen and your flashlight turns on. There are so many ways people could potentially do things, and I think there should be an app that focuses on tailoring your phone to best suit your own personal needs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ArborRes:
There are several gesture-based app but here's one that pretty much does what you are suggesting.

My Gesture Shortcut Launcher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInNvbmcueS5qLm15Z2VzdHVyZSJd
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] android4545:
It's kind of like the lock screen gestures on cm7, which I really miss, but having it anywhere would be awesome. Great idea!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] xxBrun0xx:
This looks pretty sweet. Had no idea this existed, but looks interesting. What it has that I don't really like is that big green "G" that's always sitting on top of what you're doing (from what I gather reading the description). I think we need a more elegant way to activate the system.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js345:
The last Dolphin update brought pinch zoom back, but flash is gone. Did anyone manage to get both?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xBlackDroid:
what about install the flash's app?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex94kumar:
What OP means is that in the latest Dolphin update, in Android 4.1 devices, it disables flash on all web pages, probably because they didn't want people *****ing at them for something not working right with flash on Jellybean (since Adobe is stopping support for it)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js345:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1779559&page=2

In the second page of the thread linked above, there's a workaround for the stock browser that worked for me, (JB+pinch zoom +flash) but i hate the stock browser cause i can't figure out how to default to the desktop agent and I keep getting the mobile version of the sites all the time.

For now i'll keep the previous version of Dolphin, wich dosesnt pinch zoom but plays flash content. The double tap zoom still works.

Until someone come up with something that enables flash on dolphin again.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js345:
deleted - double post
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomcrown1:
Did you try in the address bar

about:debug ?

The go to settings. Then press debug and choose desktop.

This has to be done each time you restart the browser.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] transmaniacon:
I'm running Dolphin HD v8.6.1 (latest version as far as I know) along with Eos #85 and flash works as normal,and pinch to zoom too.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js345:
Did you receive the message warning that flash was disabled for 4.1 roms the first time you opened Dolphin after the upgrade to version 8.6.1?

Can you see the spheres in the test link below?

http://www.chemgapedia.de/vsengine/info/en/help/requirements/flash.html
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] transmaniacon:
Didn't see any warning,and the spheres turn and squeeze in on each other on left and right sides of that test. Haven't a clue what that all means,but seen 2 of the tests were green and the others red.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsg411:
As transmaniacon said, the new Dolphin HD broswer (8.6.1) does work with flash on Android 4.1.1. I'm running the EOS Wingray Nightly #123, Dolphin HD 8.6.1, and Flash 11.1.115.12. Both Dolphin HD and flash were downloaded directly from the market....i mean play store.

I installed the browser first then flash. After flash installed, I clicked open (not done) and it opened a page with flash player settings....I clicked on always. Then went into Dolphin HD settings and clicked on flash player settings under web content and enabled it.....and your good to go.

I think the key word here is disabled not removed. On Android 4.1 devices, Dolphin disables flash on all web pages but the option is still under the settings to be manually enabled again and stays enabled too.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nigeldr:
All I get after the flash install completes is a grey screen with this address https://settings.adobe.com/flashplayer/mobile/
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsg411:
What nightly version are you running? You should get get two options on the screen....the first one says local storage and when you click on it...select flash always. But even if that's not there....did you go into the settings menu in the dolphin browser under Web content and enable flash always?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nigeldr:
I'm running the latest Wingray nightly with the latest Gapps

EOS-wingray-20120725-126.zip

Gapps gapps-jb-20120726-eos-signed.zip

I can get these option if I open the Flash config page using the stock browser, but not using Dolphin.

The settings menu for web content in Dolphin will not allow Flash to be enabled, just gives the message that it's been disabled for stability reason with "Ok" and "Tell me more" buttons
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsg411:
Wow...that's interesting. Well.....technically...thinking of all the steps I took. I first tried dolphin HD 8.5.1 and the flash from post #4 in this thread. After that worked I upgraded the browser to 8.6.1 and the flash too.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js345:
mine is EOS-Everest. 95 mz601 (mz605, actually).

i've got exactly the same result as nigeldr.

and i can't even install flash from google play, it doesn't show up.

so i istalled it manually, and it works with the stock browser, but not with dolphin.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] transmaniacon:
Like some of the others have said, when I go into Dolphin settings the Flash is still set to 'always on' and always has been since using Dolphin. When I tried to change the setting I got the 'not compatible with 4.1 etc' message.

Looked on the Play Store and as someone said Flash Player is not showing up,though I already have it installed prior to flashing JB. 1st time I went to JB I had some issues,so went back to ICS (EOS 2.0),reflashed JB with latest Gapps (have repeated this process a few times,JB-ICS-JB,wiped cache-dalvik etc) and flash and Dolphin are still in harmony.

Don't know if all this is confusing or enlightening,but that's what I've done with my Xoom over the past few weeks.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thr0tt:
They have already said they are not supporting flash and have disabled it for stability reasons. If you want it to work use tne earlier version and disable updating, simple. Rather stupid of them to not 'allow' hs to enable it and take the risk of instability...
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fireplug:
This is how I got it to work.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1846225
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] viseshprasad:
I have a very irritating problem in my neo V.. Some networks connect immediately after entering password. While some, after entering password, try to connect, "obtain ip address" for a long time, and then atlast shows

"LIMITED CONNECTIVITY"

Is it the same with everyone else?

Please give a fix or solution for that.. I ll be very thankful to u..

P.s. I tried multiple WiFi apps and fixers from the market. Dont work.

Rooted,locked bootloader,stock 4.0.4
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
As you can see, with some routers it work, with some it doesn't.

Some people had same problems on GB, some didn't but have problem on ICS.

By reading peoples post, mostly old routers don't work. To be honest I'm not sure why manufactures are removing "support" for old ones. But its not down to Sony, but ICS in general, as far as I know.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] viseshprasad:
sad :( thanks for the info mate!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] medo_h_e:
try to disable your antivirus firewall or windows firewall
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] viseshprasad:
Naa...it works with my WiFi.. The problem is with some others outside.. How can I change firewall in public Wi-Fi networks? :-P
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] hossein7292:
also i faced this issue before

try different security mode for your network like wep and etc..

worked for me mate ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] geri268:
I have got MT15i but i also had problems like this on GB. The wifi disconnected every minute limeted connectivity etc. But when i updated to ics its gone :D
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] palexr:
Hi,

for some reason my stock Sammy clock does not look right... Ever since loading ICS mine has a black background, the font looks different (fatter) and the day/month/date is displayed at the bottom right instead of the bottom left.

Can anyone post their std clock apk?

Also, the original picture frame widget in HC was much nicer. It used tobe rectangular with a "play" button in the bottom right. Now it is either square or displays multiple images and has a "settings" type gear cog in the bottom right. Is this an irreversible change with ICS or would the old one still work and can anyone post that too?

Cheers.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] palexr:
Arghhhhh!!!! Now I have completely lost the widget! I have it in system/app/ but it doesn't appear in the list of widgets when I try to add it to a screen.

I don't think it it is the correct apk.

Could someone with the official ICS upload theirs?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] aridoasis:
Here's the stock clock widget that i have. http://db.tt/FAV0kukY
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] palexr:
Cheers! At least I have the clock back now, although it still doesn't look the same as previously...

Normal

Mine

Anyone got any ideas?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] Andrew197:
I'm also having this problem... the honeycomb clock looks nice, while the ICS one is horrendous. It shows up looking correctly in the widget picker, but its appearance gets ugly as soon as its on the home screen, without any options to tweak it.

Can anyone post a fixed version of this widget? I'd be willing to root my device just to get it back.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] arniingi:
Clock Widget

Same problem here,the name of the day does not show there is only number instead.

I tried to swap the clock widget but it wont allow me to do so and I cant delete it either.

Iam new to this android stuff, does the tab need to be rooted and what program is best

to change sytem files ?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 Themes and Apps] palexr:
I know this is dragging somthing back form the dark ages but does anyone who has(d) this issue know of a way of resolvinf this?

My screen just doesn't look the same anymore at... I used to be able to line up the clock and the weather app (stock) exactly under each other. Not possible anymore, there's a gap between the two.

Or is it just the way ICS is (if you use TW Launcher)?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] slvrarrow:
As per the title is the UK S3 pebble blue or the revised metallic (darker blue). Specifically from mobiles.co.uk im curious as to their stock.

Cheers
[Desire HD General] maverick_lp28:
I have dhd 2.3.5

Hboot 2
[Desire HD General] Teichopsia:
Oh my.... another one.

Use this and only this. Read read read, search, google, read some more and enjoy.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28726547

Sent from a dream.
[Desire HD General] GuyInTheCorner:
Dude search, I think new and Teichopsia go through about 20 people like this a week....

Sent from my Desire HD using Swype beta for Android!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshua.justice:
I got a dock with my Asus t300 and the tablet shows fully charged but the dock hasn't gotten above 4%. I'm not sure why. Any one having the same issue and/or have a fix for it? Thanks :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Bielinsk:
I currently have a Et4g, the galaxy2. Love the camera. Battery is OK. Screen is nice.

I need to get a new phone and was debating these three and could use opinions please.

Nexus - I am fine with no SD. I like that this will get official Jelly Bean first and is google only.

SG 3 - its the latest and greatest. Nice screen. Not much of a difference over the SG2. I do not like samsung as they are very slow to update and the radios kind of suck.

HTC - I had the OG Evo and loved it. I like that this has a kickstand and the camera burst and pics interest me the most. I have a 7 month old and take lots of photos.

Chime in please.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] theultimatev:
SGS 3 is by no means the greatest even though it happens to be the latest. For DEVing you can't go wrong with the Nexus, however I'm hooked on my Evo. Fantastic hardware and it feels right. Not as much support as I wished, but it's super fast and doing what I need it to. SGS 3 was just too much plastic for me and the screen seemed overly saturated. I decided not to trade in
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] swaze:
The only significant difference for you is which do you like more. Touchwiz or Sense. If you are a hacker and like to root, well then flip and coin and take your pic. Either one will get you what you are looking for.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Bielinsk:
I am running Cyanogen 9 on my SG 2, just because I hate waiting for samsung.

I like Sense better than touchwiz, but typically use Go Launcher, so it doesn't matter.

Only thing I would need once in a while is Hotspot, so I would want to root, but other than that, not worried about changing roms every other week (anymore, I am in recovery)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
I have evo lte n the nexus love them both won't even try the s3 lol its basically the same as evo.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scataldo721:
i was in the same situation i picked the evo because it had the best build quality the other two felt cheap the evo is sturdy and has the best screen and camera out of all of them
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] m3lover1:
If you want extreme hackability and tinkering, Nexus. Between Evo and S3, Evo. Has better screen, build quality imo, sense > touchwiz (although I'm running CM9). Dev is a bit slow, but I'm sure it'll pick up soon now that source has been released.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FunnySideUp:
I'm currently deciding too. My phone contract ends in 2 weeks and I don't know whether to get the nexus $100 or save up for the evo 4g lte $200.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Bielinsk:
Hmm, I don't see that is supports the bluetooth MAP profile. My car uses MAP to receive text messages on the head unit and that is a feature I really really like.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] il buono:
The S3 also has camera burst along with a great camera. Multitasking is a lot better on the S3 and the radio on it is definitely improved over the S2 but some people have experienced bad reception which sprint blames on updating their towers. Battery life is better on the S3 and having it be removable to switch out with a backup battery is nice. Both screens are nice and I like how the colors pop on the S3 but the evo is also right up there. Development will should be great on the S3 and Samsung tends to update quick if any bugs exist. I love both devices

Watch this video review comparing both devices

Evo LTE vs Galaxy S3

Sent from my evoLTE