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Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:10 pm
by delliottg
My phone updated to Android 5.01 (Lollipop) a couple of days ago. Just tried to use the Chrome browser during lunch to read WaGuns (and other sites). The old Chrome browser was nice & friendly, I knew how to use it, and it didn't have any extra crap attached to it. The new Chrome browser is pretty much the opposite of that. It's been AT&T-ified, defaults to Yahoo (which I never use), no longer has tabs, pops up ads both in the center of the screen & at the bottom, something it never did before. I tried to uninstall it to install the "real" Chrome browser, except when I looked in the Google Store, it said the "real" chrome browser was already installed. I guess I'll start using Dolphin instead, because this is now a steaming pile of shit.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:21 pm
by UpDog
root your phone and download an old chrome APK and install.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:00 pm
by WaJim
Feel for you man...
I skip all phone upgrades...I'm too old for that shit.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:01 pm
by Massivedesign
My chrome on my iPhone still works flawlessly....
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:10 pm
by delliottg
Massivedesign wrote:My chrome on my iPhone still works flawlessly....
I was wondering when you'd pipe up...
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:11 pm
by KeystoneCowboy
I love it! Dont care for the new face of Gmail, but otherwise it runs like a raped ape for me.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:13 pm
by kf7mjf
My chrome on my rooted android runs just fine.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:10 pm
by usrifle
I have no idea what you guys are talking about. What the hell is a "Rooted" Android anyway?
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:14 pm
by kf7mjf
Android is basically Linux. Root access means you essentially have sysadmin level of control over it. Phones generally do not ship rooted for safety and reliability issues.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:16 pm
by usrifle
kf7mjf wrote:Android is basically Linux. Root access means you essentially have sysadmin level of control over it. Phones generally do not ship rooted for safety and reliability issues.
I see....so guys like me who are technological Dinosaurs don't hose it up.
Thanks for the clarification.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:20 pm
by kf7mjf
usrifle wrote:kf7mjf wrote:Android is basically Linux. Root access means you essentially have sysadmin level of control over it. Phones generally do not ship rooted for safety and reliability issues.
I see....so guys like me who are technological Dinosaurs don't hose it up.
Thanks for the clarification.
Pretty much. I have mine set to only allow certain programs to have Super User (admin) status and am notified whenever anything else asks for that permission. I also have a firewall restricting what can access the internet and what can't. I could also lay down heavy password protection and encryption, but I'm not hardcore enough to care and don't have a legit reason to encrypt or password lock most things.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:26 pm
by Massivedesign
kf7mjf wrote: and don't have a legit reason to encrypt or password lock most things.
What happened to your last phone?
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:51 pm
by spikedzombies
My chrome on my g3 works flawlessly after lollipop update last night.
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:52 pm
by AR15L
I'm still waiting...
Re: Chrome Lollipop sucks
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:55 pm
by delliottg
Jagerbomber35 wrote:I love it! Dont care for the new face of Gmail, but otherwise it runs like a raped ape for me.
I mostly like it otherwise, but Chrome is just a piece of shit to use now. It says you can swipe the address bar to switch to another page, but I was only able to get it to work once.