G1 Browser

[mikef1182]

[quote=almightyA;49014]

If it had double tap to zoom like the iPhone or Opera,quote]



Apple currently holds a patent over the zoom-multitap functionality. even the tmobile employees didnt understand me when i told them that

Maybe on multi touch but double clicking to zoom is a feature that Opera and other broswers have that Apple does not control the patent on. So there is no reason it could not be implimented in the android browser.

[thewannabeenforcer:P]

I agree very good browser, multiple pages is the key.

But there is room for a hell of alot more settings. Its a pain to close windows instead of opening them and that kinda stuff. Also maybe you can set the camera button to automatically close the current window or something like that.

Thumbs way...way up though!!!

[doomcomplex]

I personally LOVE the browser. IMO, it's better than the iPod/phone's browser because it automatically re-shapes the web site so that, no matter how close you zoom in, text columns and pictures are always one screen wide. Very convenient!

Also: Has anyone else completely fallen in love with the Android version of Google Reader?

[thelazzyone]

I think Google Reader is the same on the iPhone as well. It is just google's mobile site

I like it but I still would like an application like the GMAIL app.

[mikef1182]

I think Google Reader is the same on the iPhone as well. It is just google's mobile site

I like it but I still would like an application like the GMAIL app.

Yeah its the same style as on my iPhone, but on my Diamond it looks like the regular mobile site. I think the google sites are specifically formatted to recognize the iPhone and G1 and render a certain.

[Stanovoy]

[quote=almightyA;49014]

If it had double tap to zoom like the iPhone or Opera,quote]



Apple currently holds a patent over the zoom-multitap functionality. even the tmobile employees didnt understand me when i told them that

Could someone direct me to the actual patent? I did a search last month, and Apple only has two issued patents somewhat on point. Both are extremely narrow. As far as I know, they don't own patents on multi-touch, gesture sensing in general, or zoom by one of the previous 2 methods.

[mikef1182]

[quote=Stanovoy;49382]

Could someone direct me to the actual patent? I did a search last month, and Apple only has two issued patents somewhat on point. Both are extremely narrow. As far as I know, they don't own patents on multi-touch, gesture sensing in general, or zoom by one of the previous 2 methods.

To be honest I doubt apple has a patent on either. Everyone just assumes they do because the iPhone is the only device that really uses multi touch. I just think its been hard for other developers to just toss it in their OS/programs. I am sure it takes a lot of work to get it working right. Although I could be totally wrong.

[tracksforhire]

the browser is hands down awesome coming from a bb curve

[jrokwitdacapitals18]

I personally LOVE the browser. IMO, it's better than the iPod/phone's browser because it automatically re-shapes the web site so that, no matter how close you zoom in, text columns and pictures are always one screen wide. Very convenient!

Also: Has anyone else completely fallen in love with the Android version of Google Reader?

I love the android browser but I have to disagree that it's better then apple. Why bc safari is so simple and easy to use. Not that I'm saying android is hard and confusing it's just harder and confusing then safari. Also I still don't know how to highlight but then again that's not even a feature on safari.

[kanariya]

I found the G1 browser better than mobile safari if not the multi-touch.

G1 browser renders webpages better. For example, the iPhone that I tried can't load the facebook bottom bar correctly (position was wrong). G1 does a good job at it.