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Atomic Browser = The best thing since sliced bread!
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Just got the app. There are multiple colour schemes, including one that mimics Safari.
Internet on the iPad is FINALLY complete for me. No more reloading tabs
Just got the app. There are multiple colour schemes, including one that mimics Safari.
Internet on the iPad is FINALLY complete for me. No more reloading tabs
Do the tabs not reload? How many tabs can you open without reloading? If so this will be a huge improvement over Safari perhaps I will give it a try.
That is correct, the tabs DO NOT reload. I don't know how many you can have...I usually only have 3-4 open but none of them reloaded automatically, which was great.
And as someone said above, there are a bunch of color schemes and I agree the "stock" one isn't very good. I set mine to the "Safari" color scheme.
Had about five tabs open and no reloads. I can even have music playing in a tab. My only issue with is is that I can't seem to get my bookmarks to retain its position on the browser window, as is possible in Safari.
There are also supposedly multitouch gestures, but I can't seem to get them to work. Also, another caveat with the browser is that it doesn't retain your tabs nor state when you even exit it for a second. On safari, I could begin loading a page, head to the iPod, come back and the page would be loaded, but on Atomic browser, all but my foreground tab disappear and even my main tab has to reload.
Hey bud, make sure you're setting them right. I installed it and first thing I did was adjusted the gestures to go back and forward on web pages (2 finger swipe) and it's working great. I changed the tab switching to 2 finger swipe up and down (because it doesn't allow you to set 3 finger swiping). Very nice browser so far. I'll be using it more tonight when I take a study break.
edit: Make sure it's not a short swipe, but a longer one. I'd say about 3-4 inches at least.
I downloaded it and am liking what I'm seeing so far. The great thing about it is you can choose what you want your browser to be identified as, including Safari Desktop and Firefox. I changed my setting to Safari Desktop and was able to open a Google text doc to edit as one can do on a desktop, but I wasn't actually able to edit the text. I could only edit the title, add a table or equation etc., but the page looks exactly as it does on your laptop or desktop - you just can't edit the text.
My hat goes off to the creator of this Atomic Browser because it's awesome. No reloading pages when I have tabs open, I added go to the top/bottom and refresh buttons and love all the settings. Very well done.
You can do "find in page" in Safari with a Bookmarklet, there are a bunch of examples if you search Google.
you should go play with the app a bit more before you presume so many things about this app.
hit the star for bookmarks....
upload a bookmark list from your main PC/Mac and import for complete list
yes, there is an option to remember tabs
yes multitouch gestures work
Wow
I've tried alternate browsers on the iPhone before, but they all seem to be missing something that I can't quite put my finger on. However, this is really impressive. I worry a little bit about how often this app will be updated and improved.
The tabs a an excellent feature, no reloads. It's amazing how much time iPad Safari spends just reloading tabs.
The multitouch gestures are a nice idea, but they aren't 100% functional at this point. The suggestion about assigning back and forward was a good one.
The tab bar looks a bit awkward in fullsceen mode, but the mode itself is welcome and is now my default.
If nothing else, this app has got me to try something different. I'll try to report back on it after a bit of use.
I've tried alternate browsers on the iPhone before, but they all seem to be missing something that I can't quite put my finger on. However, this is really impressive. I worry a little bit about how often this app will be updated and improved.
The tabs a an excellent feature, no reloads. It's amazing how much time iPad Safari spends just reloading tabs.
The multitouch gestures are a nice idea, but they aren't 100% functional at this point. The suggestion about assigning back and forward was a good one.
The tab bar looks a bit awkward in fullsceen mode, but the mode itself is welcome and is now my default.
If nothing else, this app has got me to try something different. I'll try to report back on it after a bit of use.
The swipe gesture work but you have to swipe about 60% of the screen. In another thread (here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/895063/ ) the creator said he will reduce the amount needed to swipe before the gesture is recognized.
About the browser not retaining its state when you exit it (like Safari does), he said there is nothing that can be done until OS 4.0 is out (with multitasking). Safari basically isn't actually closing when you exit it (its multitasking in a way) which is why it doesnt have to reload when you launch it.
I do wish the creator would fix the zoom to match that of Safari. Atomic doesn't let you zoom as close in...it bounces back out when you release your fingers.
About the browser not retaining its state when you exit it (like Safari does), he said there is nothing that can be done until OS 4.0 is out (with multitasking). Safari basically isn't actually closing when you exit it (its multitasking in a way) which is why it doesnt have to reload when you launch it.
I do wish the creator would fix the zoom to match that of Safari. Atomic doesn't let you zoom as close in...it bounces back out when you release your fingers.
It's decent and you can fake your way into a new document in Google Docs, however, from there I can't pull up the keyboard... So bust.
Only been using for a couple hours so far but my initial impressions are that this browser blows Safari off the planet. Thanks for the headsup HX will be using for the next couple days at least to see what quirks come about but so far it's great, this is what Safari should have been.
Hey if you're willing...just out of curiosity what happens (with Google docs) when you choose Firefox? And what other options does it give you?
Wow this browser is great, the way tabs work is a killer feature... Not only do they not reload when you switch between them, but they also run in the background, so you can keep music playing or whatever. I also downloaded the iPhone version since it's universal, works great too. Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks SO much for the browser Recommendation! I love that I can customize it as I see fit and love the fact that the tabs actually seem to work as they should.
As mentioned above, a nuance would be the way that bookmarks don't seem to remain in the same subfolder that was accessed previously.
Thanks again!
As mentioned above, a nuance would be the way that bookmarks don't seem to remain in the same subfolder that was accessed previously.
Thanks again!
I'm just going to pile on the lovefest here. I didn't even know about this browser until I read this thread. Just bought it and WOW.....blows the socks off Safari. This is a must have.....and for 99 cents, a no-brainer.
While the browser is nice and better then safari......it still reloads my pages when I come back into the app......actually, I will leave a page on a certain website.....once i return, it reloads to google search engine lollolol
*update*
I switched settings and it reloads back to the page I was on.....however, it still reloads.
*update*
I switched settings and it reloads back to the page I was on.....however, it still reloads.
