Firefox beta, Adobe Flash installed but still... - Nexus 7 General

I can play flash videos on other pages but when trying to watch anything on biography.com I just see the great screen. No plug in icon in the middle...?? What am I doing wrong pray tell??
Jeff
Montana, USA

I've just tried with both stock (AOSP) and the none beta Firefox and it works fine for me. Bit surprised TBH as I'm in the UK and expected it to be geo IP locked.
Might be worth trying the none beta Firefox and see if it makes a difference.
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I used to vet problems with that combo on certain sites too. Started using boat browser and everything is perfect.
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rebel1699 said:
I used to vet problems with that combo on certain sites too. Started using boat browser and everything is perfect.
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Both my sons N7 and mine will not run flash. Even though it is loaded and showing in the app drawer. I even tried Boat and still nothing? I guess I will try and undo/reinstall everything. Too weird..
Jeff
Montana, USA

Jklsr55 said:
Both my sons N7 and mine will not run flash. Even though it is loaded and showing in the app drawer. I even tried Boat and still nothing? I guess I will try and undo/reinstall everything. Too weird..
Jeff
Montana, USA
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If u use Boat remember to enable flash plug in under settings. Nothing is straight forward in this world anymore lol
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Jklsr55 said:
Both my sons N7 and mine will not run flash. Even though it is loaded and showing in the app drawer. I even tried Boat and still nothing? I guess I will try and undo/reinstall everything. Too weird..
Jeff
Montana, USA
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Like the above poster said, enable flash in settings. Also, set plugins to auto for best performance.
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I'm running the Flash Player 11 v11.0.1.153 armv6.apk with Firefox beta, latest version downloaded yesterday and on some sites like Biography.com the video plays but no sound. Just downloaded Boat and it doesn't work at all, says Flash needs to be installed. Both browsers obviously have plugins enabled.
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Now since ie9 has been released to public beta can we get a chrome2phone addon for it that would be perfect or someone try to find a work around to get it working. Thanks.
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So nobody
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Nobody cuz it has nothing to do with the Nexus One, which happens to be the forum you're posting on.
It has everything to do with the nexus
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jdmoore81 said:
It has everything to do with the nexus
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no not really... who uses IE anyway? IE blows...
JHaste said:
no not really...
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Well, kinda, a little - He (and others I guess would too) has a Nexus One, likes what he sees in IE9 & would like msie2phone
+1 from me.
JHaste said:
who uses IE anyway? IE blows...
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I hate to admit it, but I've been comparing the latest IE9 Beta to the latest Chrome6 Beta. IE9 (for HTML5) performance is a GOOD DEAL better on almost every site i visited (both MS and non MS sites). I estimated some of the performance tests were more than 3 times faster in IE9!
Give the tests a go here: http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/
While I am staying with Chrome for now, I will definately be tempted to go back to IE if HTML5 in Chrome does not improve.
Disclamer, it could be that the Chrome installation on my PC is no good!?!
Yeah IE has always and will always suck. I can't possibly think of any reason somebody would want to use IE when there's Firefox and Chrome (even Opera and Safari). With anything made by MS you have to spend all your time configuring it and apparently you need to go through an entire workaround just to set Google as the default search engine. Don't even attempt to tell me that you really prefer "Bing".
Actually I hate having seperate web browsers I have tried them all and I love ie especially since the ie9 beta was just released. But everyone has there own preference and mine is ie all I was wanting was chrome2phone to run on ie is their anything wrong with that.
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Nothing wrong w/u'r question. I'm no longer using chrome since IE9beta rocks!
I been working all morning on trying to figure out how to create a Haddon for ie9 so we cab have ie2phone I will get it eventually once I do I need help developing a webpage for this.
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Any luck yet on this? I've been using the IE9 beta, and it is sweeet. Only weakness is I really hate having to open firefox or chrome to send stuff to my EVO. We really need IE9-to-phone.
I know there's Android 2 cloud, like chrome 2 phone, but in reverse. Throwing it out there in case someone hasn't heard. I use chrome though, so can't help you there. =D G' luck.
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Firefox!

It looks like the beta to firefox is out i just installed it heres the link
Its about time we get a good browser.
It's not that great.
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malicenfz said:
It's not that great.
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not yet, but it will be!
meh...Dolphin HD has done me no wrong.
[email protected] beta
its buggy yeah, but they will fix that. LOVE the bookmark/password sync with your desktop pc, and as soon as they fix addons and JIT.... oh man its gonna be nice.
^nice avatar, the att logo imposed over the death star, kinda acurate.
ill give fire fox a shot. i kinda like opera mini but firefox looks cool
Wrong forum. This is an app right. And there are many better browsers currently than firefox.
Just tested it, I love desktop Firefox, but this version is much slower, and is having much bigger problems with elements like Flash than default browser - it definitly has much to improve.
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It's very buggy
Everything takes time to improve. No doubt mozilla will be making it better
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Ok. Just installed and tested it out. it sucks. Way slower than stock browser and flash doesnt work at all, what gives. I was hoping hulu would work. No dice. I know its just beta though oh well
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Its got a nice UI, but its pretty slow right now.
Stock browser as always been the fastest and the must compatible with websites (formatting).
However, xScope comes as a very close second with great speed and functionality. The new version has a nice ui, but the free version has a watermark (xScope 6). The old paid version is now free on the developer's website however.
(these comments are based on my experiences looking for the best browser)
Stay with stock or try xscope imo
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[email protected] beta
its buggy yeah, but they will fix that. LOVE the bookmark/password sync with your desktop pc, and as soon as they fix addons and JIT.... oh man its gonna be nice.
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Yeah, the sync is one thing that I live by right now as I move from OSX, Ubuntu, Windows, Android it is nice to have the same thing everywhere. Marry it up with LastPass and all is rocking perfect.
I have Dolphin HD as my primary still though. Firefox will get there. I suspect that as the tablets start hitting the market, and FF4 goes mainstream we will see a huge push in this dev as there will be a huge market for it.
I downloaded the fennec browser but how can I install it. When I try to open it I get a message saying its blocked because its not from android marketplace?
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I downloaded the fennec browser but how can I install it. When I try to open it I get a message saying its blocked because its not from android marketplace?
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Need to be rooted - or you can use the Wonder Machine to sideload applications to your phone.
I think we are losing sight of the fact that this is a BETA! nowhere near the final product, I have been testing this app since pre-alpha and it has made miles of improvements, if the fixes continue at the rate they have been since it was available for download, the final product will sail
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I think we are losing sight of the fact that this is a BETA! nowhere near the final product, I have been testing this app since pre-alpha and it has made miles of improvements, if the fixes continue at the rate they have been since it was available for download, the final product will sail
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Totally agree. This product is no release candidate. Look at it for potential, not current usability.
New beta is now smoother and faster than dolphin
Still no flash, and the dumb thing restarts everytime you go into it. You lose your last webpage.
I also noticed that you can't pass url's into it (like out of an sms)
Using it sparingly now over dolphin because it's smoother. No replacement yet.
I just downloaded and installed the latest. Slow and buggy.
Uninstalled.
Will definitely try at a future time.
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Everytime I open more than 3 windows it crasher.
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Best Browser (for full site experience/Flash)

Hi all,
Before the flaming starts, let me clarify. I love chrome. It's great. Tabbed browsing, chrome to phone and all. However, I enjoy using websites with either streaming content or video on demand. Unfortunately, it seems that Adobe isn't supporting Flash on android 4.0 and higher - and that's their prerogative. This does leave me with a void in my media consumption. Are there any browsers/codecs/something I don't know about which can help solve my internet video problem?
[For example, teamliquid.net]
thanks
Try the browser.apk for AOSP. Even supports flash if installed
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Could care less if I get "flamed"....until chrome has a setting for desktop by default and displays full screen it sucks.
Many of the browsers don't work well on the Nexus 7.Aosp browser: can't access its menu (at least the apk I have, and the one on Paul Obriens Rom.
Boat browser (my alltime fav...will have an update soon...but it's not ready). Dolphin Lite seems to be ok..for now just not real quick.
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Actually I've found that the Maxthon browser (built by XDA dudes)...works pretty well.
I side loaded the newest Firefox. Seems to work fine with flash.
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I am using the Dolphin HD browser & have Adobe Flash 11.1 installed & this combo works great for what you are talking about.
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have any of your guys tried changing your ua string to ipad, alot of websites do things differently if you tell them your an ipad
ive tried them all and firefox wins hands down
+1 for the new Firefox
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150pilot said:
I am using the Dolphin HD browser & have Adobe Flash 11.1 installed & this combo works great for what you are talking about.
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I cant get Dolphin to work flash at all on my Nexus. I installed the flash apk floating around too, but nothing. Does yours work on putlocker? Did you update to the new version of Dolphin that came out yesterday (i think) that disables flash?
I have been using Xscope pro 7 with flash and it works perfect for me, also has a check box for displaying site in desktop mode and it doesnt reset every time you have to reboot.
I've been using xscope or about 3 years now and it download anything I throw at it, the newest iteration is design with the nexus 7 in mind.
Firefox works fine for me with good flash integration. Synched to all my other machines.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780746
For how to install stock browser
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771463
To install flash player
rockky said:
Could care less if I get "flamed"
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First, let me apologise in advance, this isn't directed at you personally, it is a general annoyance with the use of this term by Americans. Not that I have anything against Americans, I just have something against the usage of this phrase.
It really should be I could'NT care less. Small and trivial point, but for some reason, it properly boils my piss.
How do I "side load" Firefox ? Thanks
tc4101 said:
How do I "side load" Firefox ? Thanks
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Using file explorer like ES File Explorer, just click on the file to install. It's ask you to change setting, allowing installation of apps from unknown source (if it's not already checked).
u got a link for the apk?
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u got a link for the apk?
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You can just google "firefox 14.0.1 apk" (14.0.1 is the latest version).
If you don't want to bother side loading, you can try Firefox Beta (Play Store link). It is compatible with N7 and installs directly from Play Store.
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I am using the Dolphin HD browser & have Adobe Flash 11.1 installed & this combo works great for what you are talking about.
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How did you get this to work? I have both installed but not getting flash views. Also tried Maxthon browser, no success.
dazzer1975 said:
First, let me apologise in advance, this isn't directed at you personally, it is a general annoyance with the use of this term by Americans. Not that I have anything against Americans, I just have something against the usage of this phrase.
It really should be I could'NT care less. Small and trivial point, but for some reason, it properly boils my piss.
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OT I could care less at the temperature of your urine
dazzer1975 said:
First, let me apologise in advance, this isn't directed at you personally, it is a general annoyance with the use of this term by Americans. Not that I have anything against Americans, I just have something against the usage of this phrase.
It really should be I could'NT care less. Small and trivial point, but for some reason, it properly boils my piss.
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It isn't really an American thing, it's a "didn't read it before posting" thing. The phrase makes absolutely no sense. I've never heard anyone say "I could care less" in an actual conversation, it's like they know how ridiculous it sounds when they say it, but that same censor doesn't come out when typing.

Chrome update 28/11

FYI heads up for new version and all that. See if any better...
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Any real change? I see everything the same.
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Its super smooth for me... Bug fixes seemed to have a good improvement
I feel it smoother too and they said they will catch up with the desktop version in early next year. Yay!
It is still a slow rendering resource pig.
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Still no plugin support and that's most disappointing. If they really do make a full desktop browser experience it will be welcome with open arms. As it sits now, I want nothing more than to filter the crap ads that permeate every part of the internet, without the need of a separate app that may or may not work without rooting.
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skyline159 said:
I feel it smoother too and they said they will catch up with the desktop version in early next year. Yay!
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Where did they say this?
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Chad_Petree said:
Where did they say this?
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Read it on flipboard ..cant rember source...its just shame that chromium browser
witch i use on ubuntu on nexus 7 (dual boot) is like desktop version off chrome on pc..its just blows chrome for android in every aspect ..speed,rendering,plugins... even ubuntu on nexus 7 is still inital version and not optimised( dont have hw open gl ..works with cpy)
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Still the only Android browser that doesn't have an easy to access History option. Utterly bizarre that they hide it away and you need to enter an url to get to it.
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Where did they say this?
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https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13vwjygoovlzz1yy04cf154gpzni1m5woc0k
I'd just be happy if they fixed the thumbnails on the bookmarks widget not showing up. its been like that from the beginning. How do they not notice that? Sometimes i wonder whether Google employees actually use android devices.
Although to give them their dues, page rendering seems a lot faster on the new update. really noticeable for me.
For me, the chrome update has made a world of difference in loading times. I was using opera mobile because chrome was so slow, but now chrome is flying past opera. Don't get me wrong, it's not flawless, but the loading speeds are what matter most for me.
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gotzaDroid said:
For me, the chrome update has made a world of difference in loading times. I was using opera mobile because chrome was so slow, but now chrome is flying past opera. Don't get me wrong, it's not flawless, but the loading speeds are what matter most for me.
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Still giant rendering issue ..when using some heavier sites scrool faster and you will see onlu white background ..that does not happen with ASOP ,mahton or Naked browser..And no flash just makes chrome for me no go..there are lot of sites that i use that are in flash..like online picture editors that are much better then any app on android and with bluettoth mouse is so much easier ..also most of video sites are still i flash and that wont change soon.
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Funny, when I want to open settings, it crashes
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Weird issue for me with the new Chrome: Tried opening a website last night on it and it told me I needed to set a proxy server, then provided instructions on how to do that but only applicable to the desktop Chrome. Opened the same website via Firefox Nightly and it was fine.
Chrome update has been a lot better for me. It used to be very slow and calculated. Now I can zip around pages.

Just wanted to let all Nexus 7 owners know...

It seems Dolphin has disabled Flash. I tried to turn it on some time back and it gave some message about HTML5 and flash causing your browser to crash. I was just reminded of this a few minutes ago and wanted to update anyone who is interested. Anyway, I had side loaded Adobe flash some time back and it is still working on Mozilla Firefox. Not sure what other browsers support it except for Frost lite. Hopefully I posted this under the right topic because all of my posts always get moved, lol. I am not rooted because I like the way everything is currently and have no real need to root. So, I guess it seems dumb for me to post this seeing most on here are probably rooted? God bless!
As you can see it no longer allows you to turn it on.
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This is old news I believe, I'm fairly certain Dolphin has disabled flash for months now.
Best bet for flash is the AOSP browser. At the same time, though, I feel that if a site still uses Flash, they don't deserve my clicks
SolsticeZero said:
Best bet for flash is the AOSP browser. At the same time, though, I feel that if a site still uses Flash, they don't deserve my clicks
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Actually Firefox is the best bet. Doesn't require flashing, and works fine.
Puffin Browser works fine with sideloaded Flash 11 and Android 4.2.1
Boat browser mini work fine with flash and android 4.2.
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I'm using dolphin browser mini and flash is still working
Nobody should be using dolphin browser IMO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319529
Doesn't make for happy reading.
Cheers Danny
GldRush98 said:
Actually Firefox is the best bet. Doesn't require flashing, and works fine.
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The only thing is if you update it becomes bigger and bigger in storage usage. It already is on the "not-lite" side. I only use it for flash video. It's not my choice for browsing.
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SolsticeZero said:
Best bet for flash is the AOSP browser. At the same time, though, I feel that if a site still uses Flash, they don't deserve my clicks
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That's quite a bold statement, lol. Often, there are things one needs to do and often one will go with the particular means to get to the ends of getting those particular things done.
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7thSeal said:
I'm using dolphin browser mini and flash is still working
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Strange. Maybe you don't have the newest version?
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toidimaet said:
Nobody should be using dolphin browser IMO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319529
Doesn't make for happy reading.
Cheers Danny
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Interesting. I deleted Dolphin anyway. Never could see what all the hype was about. That fella who developed naked browser seems rather helpful. Wonder why the browser uses HTTP by default? By the way, I did ask him that question on his forum post. I am waiting for a reply. Thanks for the link!
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I use Firefox for flash myself. I prefer the aosp browser but haven't rooted or anything so Firefox was the only way I could find to watch south park episodes on my tablet.
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Naked Browser works well. It's small and fast.
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I run Maxthon. Works just fine with sideloaded flash.

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