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xScope Web Browser (Video)

14 March 2010 by David Junior



With the recent release of Opera Mini 5, browsers have been in the spot light lately. This browser hasn’t really been mentioned and that’s a shame because it is one of the best browsers for Android. It has a new way off zooming with one finger; in fact it can zoom in three different ways. And there are a few other goodies are included.

This is one of the best browsers I have used on Android. It has tabbed browsing; the tabs stay situated at the top of the application which make switching tabs a breeze. They are also labeled with the name of the page unlike the numbered tabbing in Opera mini 5. Where it shines is its ability to zoom in three different ways. There’s the traditional Android double-tap, pinch zoom and one fingered zooming. This apps comes in a paid and a free version and also includes a task and file browser. XScope has some benchmarks tests that show its speed, it is definitely faster than the stock browser.

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FOR 1.5/1.6

FOR 2.0 and up

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  1. Wow I love this new way off zooming with one finger is very nice & easy this swapy mode or gesture Plus the tabs is a Great option
  2. interesting. i'm gonna go check it out!
  3. qr code has been added
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by djunio View Post
    qr code has been added
    were?
  5. how's this compare to dolphin? i recently switched from steel to dolphin.. though i liked the simplicity of steel, it just hadn't changed in like the 8 months i had used it. i really like dolphin, but i haven't tried this or opera 5 out yet.
  6. on the front page or click the link in the op
  7. Hmmm... looking at AndroLib for xScope it says it's only for 1.5/1.6. That and the QR code doesn't open my market for whatever reason.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ward View Post
    Hmmm... looking at AndroLib for xScope it says it's only for 1.5/1.6. That and the QR code doesn't open my market for whatever reason.
    Is not for 2.0 and Up?
  9. i have it on my g1 n cliq, ill try my N1 tonight. there is a 2.0+ version, open the market n search for xscope
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by djunio View Post
    i have it on my g1 n cliq, ill try my N1 tonight. there is a 2.0+ version, open the market n search for xscope
    Thanks dj this make everything more clear
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ward View Post
    Hmmm... looking at AndroLib for xScope it says it's only for 1.5/1.6. That and the QR code doesn't open my market for whatever reason.
    Thanks for the heads up. Both versions qr codes are now posted.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wonsanim View Post
    Thanks dj this make everything more clear
    its cleared up now lol
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by djunio View Post
    its cleared up now lol
    Cristal
  14. Just tried it and it has potential (reminds me of Firefox) but I made it crash within 5 mins of using it.
    Uninstalled immediately!!
  15. Yeah I don't like this browser at all. It's not faster than Opera Mini 5. Faster than default, sure. But Opera blows this thing out of the water.
  16. its all good on the cliq n g1, uma try the nexus later
  17. I actually like it a lot. I am going to try opera mini right now.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by clandest View Post
    I actually like it a lot. I am going to try opera mini right now.
    agreed, it can be set as the default and there are themes. this might be my main browser. its a near epic browsing experience on the nexus, its fast and the tabs is just like using firefox on your desktop or laptop.

    Edit: Opera is a fraction faster if that and Opera has alot of page rendering problems. Conclusion, this is better than Opera and every other non flash browser.
  19. Those of you that are skeptical about this browser, checkout this review. Its long and shows most of the features.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUAYyUQRb4Y

    Edit: keep in mind that video shows less than a third of the options, theres a task manager and a file browser built in also.
  20. This browser needs a lot of fixing. Typing in login fields is annoying. A lot of things look low res, therefore making the browser look like it was half assed. Also, it doesn't save my login info. Wthail is up with that?? It's getting annoying and I've already uninstalled Dolphin. This might be a lot faster, but Dolphin is a lot more refined.. and that one finger zooming is stupid. There needs to be a way to turn it off.

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