Chrome has never been able to work well with low resources, like the amount on a mobile device.
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Annoying GS4 Quirks! Fixes?
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Chrome has never been able to work well with low resources, like the amount on a mobile device.
Given who you are and your post history (possibly the biggest anti Android fanboy I have encountered)I'm not even sure you own an Android device. If I'm wrong and you do, that is quite possibly the most hypocritical thing I have witnessed in a while.
Either way, I certainly won't waste my precious time assisting you in any way - you burned that bridge long ago.
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Well then you don't know the OP or have any clue about their post history on the subject of non Apple devices. Seriously, the fact they are even claiming to be trying android means I'm expecting it to start raining toads pretty soon...
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Works fine for me and probably millions of others.
Because chrome in iPhone is not true chrome as it is using the safari browser engine.
Because, as has been pointed out, than isn't really Chrome. It is Safari with a new UI and a few tweaks.
Right, it is safari with Chromes skin. Apple won't allow any other true browsers in their app store.
What's wrong with the Samsung browser?
It is fast and it has better functions than Safari on ios
- fit text at your specified font size (no need for side scroll)
- set user agent
- flash plugin
Nothing is wrong with it. I just don't like the way it looks and the lack of full screen mode.
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There are many browsers now and i havent tried them all. I need to experiment again. Now i have stock, Chrome and Firefox. Used to use Opera mini. Haven't in a while but it was pretty decent.
For the umpteenth time ......
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Chrome in iOS - Safari browser engine
Chrome in Android - V8 Javascript engine
Same name but 2 completely different browsers under the hood.
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Chrome in iOS - Safari browser engine
Chrome in Android - V8 Javascript engine
Same name but 2 completely different browsers under the hood.
Have you really explored the features of S4? Maybe you should do this first before starting this thread (unless maybe you dont even have the phone to start with).
samsung browser is full screen mode by default.
Have you really explored the features of S4? Maybe you should do this first before starting this thread (unless maybe you dont even have the phone to start with).
No, it isn't.
Chrome is full screen. iOS 7 Safari is full screen.
The Samsung browser was that awful looking navigation and address bar lingering at the top, taking up space.
If you know some way to make it vanish completely until I need it, please let me know.
It goes away after page finished loading. And it only shows itself when you scroll to the top of the page or press the menu key. Rest of time it is hidden. It is as good as full screen. You are just nitpicking.
I am an Android user. I sold my iPhone after I got my Nexus 4 and recently got a new Nexus 7. I love both of them. And yes, I feel the need to preface what I am about to say with this because otherwise you might think I am an Apple fanboy, so I am putting that to rest now. And in my experience on these forums, without prefacing a comment with this when the comment has even the slightest negative thing about Google, all them sUpEr hArDc0r3 fandroids will jump on your balls.
Who cares? If it is just Safari with a Chrome-looking UI and Chrome-centric tweaks, why does that matter? It is smooth, fluid, and offers all of the great functionality we expect with Chrome.
If I want to open an incognito tap on my Nexus 4, I can do it. Same thing on my iPad. If I have tons of tabs open on my Nexus 7 and need to scroll through my tabs horizontally, I can do it the same way on my iPad. If I open a tab on my desktop, Chrome on my iPad and Nexus devices tell me what tabs are open on my desktop. All the basic features are there. Who cares if it is based on Safari? What matters is the functionality and user experience it offers. And it offers a much better user experience on iOS because of how fluid and smooth it is.
The average person won't go "ZOMG !T D03$N'T RUN TRU3 CHR0M3 3NG!N3!!!!!!!!" The average person just wants a smooth web browser with good and practical functionality. And if running Chrome functionality on top of Safari brings the desired result, then so be it.
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To OP, try boat browser. It is more fluid than Chrome and offers some nice functionality. Not as in sync as Chrome, but its performance makes up for it in my mind.
Umm...Safari? The other browsers are simply shells for the Safari rendering engine. But only Safari has access to a faster JavaScript engine.
As for other browsers on Android. why not give Dolphin a go? It's really smooth.
The point is that using Chrome on iOS as proof that Chrome works on mobile is about like throwing an IE UI and some tweaks on top of Safari on iOS and then saying that I gets a fantastic score on the html5 test. It is a lie. It is less for the idea of using it or not and more for the idea of being honest.
How did this thread become about only Chrome? I thought this was about Galaxy S4 quirks? Lets get back on topic people. If you want to bitch about Chrome, I'm sure there's already a thread for it somewhere else.
My stock browser doesn't do full screen either. Chrome does however.
It's performance is not as smooth as iOS Chrome, and no where near Safari, but I'll live. Chrome is fine and I am using it now.
For issue number 8, the distortion was present with 5 different models of headphones. This includes the GS4's factory ear buds.
The issue is with the custom EQ, and more specifically the bass booster. If I disable bass boost the issue vanishes immediately.
This is a real annoying issue because I listen to music with headphones a lot and without the EQ the GS4 audio quality is a bit weak.
I'll keep digging. Anyone having a similar issue?
The issue is with the custom EQ, and more specifically the bass booster. If I disable bass boost the issue vanishes immediately.
This is a real annoying issue because I listen to music with headphones a lot and without the EQ the GS4 audio quality is a bit weak.
I'll keep digging. Anyone having a similar issue?
Yes he must be thinking about either chrome or the stock android browser. Although there is an option for full screen under accessibility in the Samsung browser but it only hides the status bar.
That's exactly my experience...but maybe you are just "nitpicking" facts like me...
Like I said though, I'll function fine with Chrome and like the Google ecosystem integration.
It isn't a lie. You get the same Chrome functionality that you would get on Android in a much smoother package. Isn't that what people want in a browser? Functionality and performance?