DUNIA ANDROID

Internet Browsing - hover or wave your hand to scroll up and down when surfing the net



watch it on youtube now!


more new features:
Floating Touch

New Unlock Screen

Smart Pause


source: istevencom

a bug for many or all Samsung Galaxy products including S3, Note 2, Note 10.1, Tab 2, etc since Android 4.x. the problem is, default storage location in the stock browser cannot be saved or remembered. it is a known and frustrating bug since almost a year ago which exists in all roms i have studied. even if you have set the location to device, the next time the browser loads again (not by switching apps) or the phone is rebooted then the setting is gone

the fix below is based on Galaxy S3 I9300 XXEMB2 deodexed stock browser, without any other modification

only XXEMB2 is available at this moment (can be used with some other recent deodexed roms)



installation

- do a backup first
- zip format: extract all files to the system folder, set the permissions to 664 if needed (usually not), and reboot
- cwm format: download to your internal or external sdcard and run update zip from the recovery mode
- start the browser and select the default storage again to ensure it is updated


download

zip format: SecBrowser-XXEMB2.zip - 2.83MB
link 1 from mediafire
link 2 from 4shared
link 3 from turbobit.net - direct link
md5sum: 16DB221D9F844A4CE2205986C5A75759


cwm format: SecBrowser-XXEMB2-cwm.zip - 2.98MB
link 1 from mediafire
link 2 from 4shared
link 3 from turbobit.net - direct link
md5sum: 4768212C346F2A2A5AF49832560BEB95

Samsung just released another Galaxy S3 firmware for the UK region, XXBLFB. notable differences include the re-introduction of the brightness control via the status bar, and the brightness setting is again linked to the browser


firmware details:
pda: XXBLFB
csc: OXABLFB
modem: I9300XXBLFB
updated: 2012-06-28

download link:
link 1

UPDATE: this may brick your phone. read this Galaxy Note official ICS ZSLPF and XXLPY confirmed unsafe


the official Android 4.0.3 ICS for Samsung Galaxy Note finally out today, but without the premium suite mentioned before yet. in general, this rom is quite smooth, especially the browser. the wifi disconnect problem found in the leaked roms seems gone and i can have a stable connection with my router now at the same location



firmware details:
pda: XXLPY
csc: OXALPY
modem: XXLPT

build info:
ro.build.version.incremental=XXLPY
ro.build.version.sdk=15
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.0.3
ro.build.date=Fri May 4 04:23:15 KST 2012
ro.build.date.utc=1336072995
ro.build.PDA=N7000XXLPY
ro.build.hidden_ver=N7000XXLPY
ro.build.changelist=474507


download links:
link 1
link 2

UPDATE: Galaxy S3 browser default storage not saved bug fix


- this is a modded version of deodexed stock Browser.apk for I9100 which allows users to change or increase the default font size (text size) in the browser
- based on the one included in DlevROM2_2.1_KI3 by Dlev7 with user agent option
- just replace the Browser.apk under /system/app/ with the one attached


RC1 - 201111020139HKT
- tested on "my modded KI8" without problem
- since i have other modifications to my rom and kernel, it's POSSIBLE that IT MAY NOT run properly on yours
- ATM, it is suggested that normal users to wait for the feedbacks from other users before installing it
- kindly PLEASE REPORT it here or on my blog, telling me and others if it works, thx a lot!!


features/changelog
RC1:
- allow to set font size under settings in the browser


NOTE
- always do a BACKUP first!!
- feel free to port it or make further enhancements like seekbar, etc
- if u r going to port it or include this mod to your rom, kindly pls put a link to this page for statistic purpose
- if u like this mod/my works, please consider a small donations, and/or by visiting my blog @ http://ykkfive.blogspot.com more often :D



download
Browser.apk - RC1

UPDATE2: Galaxy S3 browser default storage not saved bug fix
UPDATE: increase browser font size mod RC1 (change text size)


this is an important function i need for the browser. now, with this mod, i don need to double tap the web pages everytime a page is loaded to make the contents readable, and no more scrolls needed to center the page and columns

here are some samples:

normal

medium

large

i will upload it after i have cleaned up the smali files later

the lag problems, together with animations, etc, have been fixed for deodexed JVO/JVP/JVQ/JVR browser, credits to brightidea for correcting the problems, and lirik0 for letting us know in I9000 section


read more

i'm too frustrated with samsung's stock browser since JP6, and the deodexed one from JVQ is totally rubbish. it's sooooo lag that i've to wait for 2 seconds after each scroll


so, after studying some great posts in xda, i've modded a deodexed JVQ browser with all the lag things disappeared. now it just perform like what it used to be, u can scroll from the top to the bottom of the page with 1 single scroll. HOWEVER, i cannot say it's 100% bugs-free



so, USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISKS!! and remember to do BACKUP!




installation (for deodexed rom):
simply remove the existing Browser.apk from /system/app, and put this one there

PS you may notice some strange thing when u start this modded browser for the 1st time like a blank page is shown or cant scroll the page. just reload the page or restart the browser will do


NOTICE to all users:
- this is a one-off mod and it is not supposed to have any further modifications/adjustments

NOTICE to modders/developers:
- if u want to keep this alive or help to maintain this mod, etc, feel free to ask for the trick in xda


you can get it here

recently, LG Optimus x2 has a new TV ad showing the phone takes only 4.6 seconds to load Yahoo HK main page. I surfed their website and found they have another claiming that it takes 7.6 seconds (average result via wifi) to load aastock.com (Traditional Chinese version) and ready for challenge. so i did some tests on my Galaxy S ...


DISCLAIMER:
- the data/results stated below are for reference only, and it is NOT supposed/assumed to be used for any other comparisons by any means, and does NOT represent any standard
- the data/results obtained may varies depending on a lot of uncontrollable factors
- the results were obtained with a non-stock and modified Galaxy S ROM I9000XWJS8, without overclocking
- the wifi link speed used for the test was 65Mbps, via a 100M broadband
- all caching, including proxy server cache were disabled (not including ISP's cache server, if any)
- the tests were taken on 03 April 2011 2045-2200 HKT


according to Optimus x2's website, i cleared all browser cache, and i even killed the browser process (not by closing it, but killed the application actually)

test 1: browser process retained, cache cleared, flash enabled, tested for 5 times as LG's
a/. loading www.aastocks.com/tc/default.aspx
Optimus x2: 7.6 seconds (quoted from their website)
my Galaxy S: max ~6.x seconds, min ~5 seconds, average ~5.x seconds

b/. loading hk.yahoo.com/?m=1
Optimus x2: 4.6 seconds (quoted from their tv ad)
my Galaxy S: max ~4 seconds, min ~3 seconds, average ~3.x seconds


test 2: started a new browser process (old process killed), cache cleared, flash enabled, tested for 5 times as LG's
a/. loading www.aastocks.com/tc/default.aspx
Optimus x2: 7.6 seconds (quoted from their website)
my Galaxy S: max ~7 seconds, min ~5.x seconds, average ~6.x seconds

b/. loading hk.yahoo.com?m=1
Optimus x2: 4.6 seconds (quoted from their tv ad)
my Galaxy S: max ~5 seconds, min ~4 seconds, average ~4.x seconds


test 3: browser process retained, cache cleared, flash enabled, computed with stop watch by lifehacker.com
a/. loading http://cache.lifehacker.com/assets/resources/stopwatch.php?u=http://www.aastocks.com/tc/default.aspx
my Galaxy S: 4.773 seconds


b/. loading http://cache.lifehacker.com/assets/resources/stopwatch.php?u=http://hk.yahoo.com/?m=1
my Galaxy S: 2.555 seconds



test 4: browser process retained, cache cleared, flash enabled, computed with stop watch by numion.com
a/. loading http://numion.com/stopwatch/Start.html?Url=http://www.aastocks.com/tc/default.aspx
my Galaxy S: 6.265 seconds


b/. loading http://numion.com/stopwatch/Start.html?Url=http://hk.yahoo.com?m=1
my Galaxy S: 3.11 seconds



conclusion? no need to conclude ...

just a few days after the release of their RC, Firefox 4 for Android finally out!

for general users, it may disappoint you coz it does not support flash. but for some other users like me, who don prefer auto loading flash movies, it doesnt matter

although it stopped responding for the first run with 3 tabs opened, FF4 loaded and reloaded web pages a bit faster then the stock browser (I9000XWJS8). however, the scolling is much slower (on my SGS)

perhaps the most interesting functions are the built-in sync and add-ons capabilities. i had not try these 2 functions yet and instead, i reconfigured the memory and cache settings in config to see how it affects the performance

one more thing to mention, for those who hate reloading the page everytime u go to the previous page like the stock one, FF4 could be a better option

it's been released a few days ago. when compared with the previous beta version, which was quite good in feature wise but not performance wise, it is a "more complete version". some benchmarks also show that the performance of Fennec is better than the stock Android browser


check it out at Mozilla official site for mobile