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Your current favourite light weight browser

  • 11-12-2014 04:09PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,730 ✭✭✭


    Which browser is currently your lightest option without sacrificing too much online content?
    I'm currently using CM browser. I gave up on chrome as its too heavy. I want to experiment with a non ram hogging browser. I think CM is doing the job for me so far. Anything better out there?


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    CM browser for me too, very good browser, far better than all the others I've tried (Puffin, Chrome, Firefox, Boat)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭flids.utd


    I use Naked Browser
    https: //play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fevdev.nakedbrowser&hl=en


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    Might aswell bump this instead of making a new one.
    I've started using Ghostery. It's... good. I mean it's fast enough since it blocks a lot of stuff from loading (at least I think that's how it works), like trackers, etc. Noticed it's well faster than Chrome or the default one on the HTC One M8.. Is there any alternatives. Or would I just have to root the phone and get adblock?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭D'Peoples Voice


    Lucid Browser
    [url] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.powerpoint45.lucidbrowser[/url]
    All your menus swipe in from the right...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,465 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    There was a security flaw highlighted last September with the stock android browser in any pre kitkat version of android. This also effects some browsers like cm browser which use it as its base. So if you're on android 4.3 or earlier might be best to try and stick to chrome or Firefox unless you know your not effected

    http://www.cso.com.au/article/555594/google-play-apps-millions-installs-share-stock-android-browser-flaw/


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