Using Other Browsers
THE BROWSER BUILT INTO the Galaxy S II is good, but you may prefer a different one. The Galaxy S II’s open approach means that you can download other browsers and use them instead of the Galaxy S II’s built-in browser—or in addition to it.
There are a number of free alternative browsers you can download. Search the Android Market for them, or search for them on the Web. Opera (www.opera.com/mobile) and Dolphin (http://browser.mgeek.mobi) both work well. The popular Firefox browser also has a good version for Android phones. Head to www.mozilla.com/en-US/mobile in your Galaxy S II browser for details. And, as with all browsers, you can download it from the Android Market.
Why use an alternative browser? They add features that the Galaxy S II’s builtin one doesn’t have. Firefox, for example, will sync your Galaxy S II bookmarks with the bookmarks on your PC or Mac. Opera is faster than the browser built into the Galaxy S II, because it compresses graphics before downloading them to your Galaxy S II, and has other extras, such as syncing bookmarks with your PC and Mac. And Dolphin uses tabs so that you can easily jump back and forth between multiple websites.
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