Chrome on Nexus 4 Awesome or not...

**shahali** · 03-10-2013, 04:25 PM

Hi Guys,

I have the latest chrome. It mentions improvements in speed and specifically "pinch to zoom". However i still notice that it only registers pinch to zoom at about 2cm apart and over. I thought it was hardware but actually on firefox, Google maps etc it responds much much closer. I like Chrome but some of the features on Dolphin and the otehrs are pretty good. If pinch to zoom was perfected then i'd take all the others off.

Has everyone else noticed this. In which case what the heck was the improvement in pinch to zoom...? Seems just the same as before really.

Anyone else experience...?

Thanks

**Greg C** · 03-10-2013, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by shahali

Hi Guys,

I have the latest chrome. It mentions improvements in speed and specifically "pinch to zoom". However i still notice that it only registers pinch to zoom at about 2cm apart and over. I thought it was hardware but actually on firefox, Google maps etc it responds much much closer. I like Chrome but some of the features on Dolphin and the otehrs are pretty good. If pinch to zoom was perfected then i'd take all the others off.

Has everyone else noticed this. In which case what the heck was the improvement in pinch to zoom...? Seems just the same as before really.

Anyone else experience...?

Thanks

I gave Chrome an honest shot and went right back to Dolphin.

**jdbii** · 03-10-2013, 04:50 PM

...........not

**mawil1013** · 03-10-2013, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by shahali

Hi Guys,

I have the latest chrome. It mentions improvements in speed and specifically "pinch to zoom". However i still notice that it only registers pinch to zoom at about 2cm apart and over. I thought it was hardware but actually on firefox, Google maps etc it responds much much closer. I like Chrome but some of the features on Dolphin and the otehrs are pretty good. If pinch to zoom was perfected then i'd take all the others off.

Has everyone else noticed this. In which case what the heck was the improvement in pinch to zoom...? Seems just the same as before really.

Anyone else experience...?

Thanks

This is what keeps me coming back to Firefox,

Reader Mode: Automatically transform cluttered articles and stories into beautiful, easy-to-read pages right in your browser.

Once you transform the webpage into reader mode, you can save the page like a book page for future reading, share it and more.

**Tall Mike 2145** · 03-10-2013, 06:22 PM

I like Chrome a lot, actually. I've tried Firefox on my N4 and it's ok, and my go-to used to be Dolphin, but Chrome works better for me.

**schemula** · 03-10-2013, 06:25 PM

Does not seem awesome in the early going.

Biggest issue I seem to have is clicking from say Google Reader on a link that should open in Chrome and it goes to the page, but, never really seems to download anything or even try. Clicking the x and reload does not usually seem to work either.

May run with firefox for a while.

**still1** · 03-10-2013, 10:13 PM

i am never using anything other than chrome. it got a lot better since last updates and i am sure it will improve just like the pc version.

**runtmms** · 03-10-2013, 11:57 PM

I'm a fan of chrome. It took a little getting used to but now I feel right at home. I love the synced bookmarks.

Sent from my Nexus 4 on Solavei

**Tronstar** · 03-11-2013, 10:30 AM

I was an avid dolphin user but I'm enjoying the chrome beta app now. I actually uninstalled dolphin! I like the syncing and integration into the google ecosystem with Chrome

**wunderbar** · 03-11-2013, 10:33 AM

Chrome on Android has always been rock solid for me. I wish i could set it to auto-close tabs after, you know, a day of not looking at them, but other than that I've never encountered a problem with it.

**skibbs** · 03-13-2013, 03:50 AM

Dude...Firefox + LastPass integration is much better than Chrome.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Android Central Forums

**CoMoNexus** · 03-13-2013, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by runtmms

I love the synced bookmarks.

Same here. In fact, after getting the N4, I switched to Chrome as my primary browser on my iMac, iPad and MacBook Air simply because of the syncing.

**jerrod6** · 03-13-2013, 06:31 PM

I am not on nexus 4 but am confused. I signed up for the chrome beta so i get updates for that. now I am getting updates for regular chrome, and chrome beta. I thought the beta was over, so what is going on? both work well on Gnex and Nexus 7 tab.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

**return_0** · 03-13-2013, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by jerrod6

I am not on nexus 4 but am confused. I signed up for the chrome beta so i get updates for that. now I am getting updates for regular chrome, and chrome beta. I thought the beta was over, so what is going on? both work well on Gnex and Nexus 7 tab.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Because Chrome development hasn't stopped.

**joshtrader** · 03-13-2013, 07:27 PM

idk why but chrome on my nexus 4 running stock 4.2.2 seems to lag real bad when scrolling, even on the simplest plain text site it lags extremely bad. Running latest chrome update

**return_0** · 03-13-2013, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by joshtrader

idk why but chrome on my nexus 4 running stock 4.2.2 seems to lag real bad when scrolling, even on the simplest plain text site it lags extremely bad. Running latest chrome update

Are you running a ton of apps in the background? How much RAM is available? This doesn't happen to me.

**joshtrader** · 03-14-2013, 03:25 PM

i end and close all my apps after use
usually get 1.4 gb ram free while chroming and 9 gb free storage
dont know why it lags horribly

**karmamule** · 03-14-2013, 04:26 PM

I'm fine with Chrome both on my nexus 4 and on my home and work PCs. Any timer I try other browsers I can like a feature or two but I keep coming back to Chrome.