Google updates Chrome for Android Google has upgraded Chrome for Android. The browser is now available in 31 languages, all of which lack Flash support. The may be because the browser is still in Beta, but it nonetheless has new features that allow users to : Request the desktop version of a website if the mobile version isn't what you want to see; Add …
No Firefox. Google didn't ignore the user settings on that because they give Mozilla a pile of cash.
They were happy to do it to IE and Safari. They're happy to do it with any of their services that someone might use as well.
I'm sure it was just a mistake or a 'rogue engineer' and it won't happen again though
No flash suck, I have an ICS android phone and tried this its a decent browser and id use it if it wasnt for flash, google say its because adobe wont support it but do they really need to? Other 3rd party browsers have flash support (Dolphin HD for example).
Until it supports flash (or every site that uses flash switchs to HTML5) I wont be using it as a main browser.
If you think lack of flash is meh, then what about the inability of text reflow/rearrangement on such staple sites as wikipedia?
And that's before we mention the lack of sync between logins/passwords on the desktop and on the mobile version.
Ok, ok, we all know it's beta but it's too half-baked by far to even merit a beta.
Opera is great. My only complaint is that all its searches are returned on the mobile google page as opposed to the classic, even when desktop UA is chosen.
Oh and flash sucks donkey balls on ICS and won't be improved either....
The lack of flash is inconvenient, but flash (mostly used for video playback) insulates the hardware from the video codec. That's good for cross-platform compatibility but bad for power consumption as it makes the content author care less about the format being used and less likely to think about picking an optimal codec which can reduce power consumption.
On the other hand, hardware acceleration prevents advances in codecs as no-one wants to use a codec which isn't supported in hardware. On the desktop is probably isn't a problem, as the main cpu will probably be enough to decode anything. On a pad, the main cpu probably won't cut it, so you have to stick with a particular codec.
So flash must die, but I'm not to sure that straight h264 is that much better in the long term and I'm glad my tablet handles flash ok!
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