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Skyfire 2.0

dmodert66 said:
This thing is awesome...Worked with video from Break.com, Funnyordie.com , etc...I haven't tried yet, but anyone know how to set it to Default Browser?
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Doesn't it ask whenever you click a link that will take you from one page to another? I think it kept doing that for me. Then just check the box that says always use this option, or something like that. I may be way off though...
 
I loved this browser, I used to have it on my Samsung Omnia I used awhile back, this was my key point to make those iphone lovers feel like they wanted my omnia when I showed them shows from hulu on my omnia, I was like take that iphone, But unfortunately hulu has stopped, apparently it doesn't want to take up the mobile market and thats a dumb move, because the future is mobile. It got into it with skyfire last year.
 
Pinch to zoom is a bit messed up but it will get better with time. Once this feature is fixed, this will be my official browser.
 
Also note it wont play netflix instant movies, apparently it requires a microsoft silverlight plug-in and not much an issue of skyfire, lets hope the next barrier to playing video off the internet isn't because of flash, but because you require all these plug-in requirements.
 
DjOutlaw32 said:
Also note it wont play netflix instant movies, apparently it requires a microsoft silverlight plug-in and not much an issue of skyfire, lets hope the next barrier to playing video off the internet isn't because of flash, but because you require all these plug-in requirements.
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Hmmm... I thought I read that it comes with Silverlight.
 
Trident said:
Hmmm... I thought I read that it comes with Silverlight.
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I thought I read that while it will eventually be silverlight comnpatible, it isn't yet. Could be wronf though, might be thinking of the Android 2.2 release.
 
I just tested, but if you guys can give it a go let us know how it went. I'm going to try messing with the settings. Maybe we should create a thread of the known websites that video works fine on skyfire
 
Anyone know how to change the HOME page tiles? I've tried everything I can think of, but don't see an option to delete the pre-loaded tiles and add my own on the home screen. Thanks.
 
so are people digging it mostly because of the video benefits?

or is it worth looking into a your actual daily browser?

flash, video, game sites, ESPN, no real interest for me.. so is it still worth checking out as a good nice better than stock browser?
 
The pinch zoom works like the original dolphin zoom. It only zooms in the same increments as the + - buttons. So it is not real pinch zoom. I will use it to play flash videos (if availabale on the skufire server) if I need to, but nothing else.
 
Lock-N-Load said:
so are people digging it mostly because of the video benefits?

or is it worth looking into a your actual daily browser?

flash, video, game sites, ESPN, no real interest for me.. so is it still worth checking out as a good nice better than stock browser?
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It's quicker than the stock browser so I'm considering making it my daily browser. The video benefits are just a plus.
 
Back to back at least 3 times slower loading the same page as XScope with full bars and 3G.
Then it wouldn't let me exit out and started opening a web page.
IDK
I will wait
 
Downloaded SkyFire about an hour ago. Looks pretty nice for a start. A good solid begining. Haven't had much of a chance to play with it (being at work and all). I'll check it out more in-depth this evening.
 
I was able to get video from nbc.com to come up...eventually. It locked up a few times, but I am currently watching a full episode of Chuck right now.
 
icecold said:
I was able to get video from nbc.com to come up...eventually. It locked up a few times, but I am currently watching a full episode of Chuck right now.
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Did it pop up in the video menu? I tried it on abc.com but it never came up with the video because there were so many others on the page so I guess it was confused.
 
potatolover1102 said:
Did it pop up in the video menu? I tried it on abc.com but it never came up with the video because there were so many others on the page so I guess it was confused.
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If there are a lot of videos on one page, tap on the thumbnail of the one you want to watch. The menu should then pop up. Testing ABC as we speak..
EDIT: Error with LOST first go around.. I'll try again and then switch over to NBC to see if I can get SNL to play.
 
potatolover1102 said:
Did it pop up in the video menu? I tried it on abc.com but it never came up with the video because there were so many others on the page so I guess it was confused.
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I had to click on the specific video, and let that page load. After, the pop up came for the video menu.

I tried CBS.com, and that did not appear to work on the first try.
 
Thank you for explaining. I got nbc to work but abc opens it and says video load error :(. I will say though the nbc video was really choppy with video way behind the sound. Perhaps wi-fi will fix that up.
 
I can't seem to trick NBC into thinking that I'm on a desktop web browser, it's constantly redirecting me to their mobile site.
 
Played with it for a while - couldn't get it to work plus not sure of the privacy model. I believe the video is somehow rendered in their environment, not local to the handset.

I'll wait for flash to become available natively.
 
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