The newest Skyfire is out and its awesome!!

machek · #1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 05:33 PM

Just installed it on my tp2 and i love it!!!

xcon · #2 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 05:37 PM

What's new about this release?

machek · #3 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 05:48 PM

High resolution. Looks like Opera as far as the resolution.
get.skyfire.com

firefurby · #4 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xcon

What's new about this release?

It looks a helluvalot nicer. They sharpened up the GUI and did some under the hood improvements. I found a small changelog with some more info.

• Full VGA Support. Skyfire now provides native support for the VGA and wVGA resolutions as seen on many recent Windows Mobile phones.
Smooth Scrolling. Kinetic scrolling has been added to Skyfire. Flick and you will see that scrolling has become very smooth.

• Finger friendly UI. There are many UI updates to enable finger friendliness, increase the ease of use and add a bit of fun to the Skyfire experience. We updated as well the start page to be simpler-to-use with high-resolution devices.

• Full screen mode. For touch screens we have a mode that will completely remove all UI elements from the screen to provide maximum visibility onto the page. Tap the bottom right corner to bring back the toolbar.

• Auto-Move text entry. This keeps any text entry box visible when the virtual keyboard is used. This convenient feature assures that web site forms are easy to use, in case the SIP (i.e., virtual keyboard) covers it.

• Latest versions of Flash 10 and Silverlight. 1.5 has been updated to the newest and most stable versions of both rich-media formats.

• Performance enhancements. Both Skyfire's client and servers have been upgraded for faster, more responsive browsing.

PX32 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 06:12 PM

Is this really that much better than the standard Opera that comes with the phone? what's so much better about it?

firefurby · #6 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PX32

Is this really that much better than the standard Opera that comes with the phone? what's so much better about it?

Main difference is Opera doesn't support Flash 10 and SilverLight 2.0, but Skyfire does.

mr_musiq07 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 06:29 PM

I have to agree the new Skyfire is dope...Looks awesome on the TP2. Anyone know how to assign it to the Browser tab. I think i know how to...Confirmation in just a sec............................................... .......................................WORKED! I'm sure you all know this but i'm a newbie so here it is:

1.Go to /Windows folder and delete or rename the file OperaL
2. copy the skyfire.exe from /Program Files/Skyfire into the windows folder
3. Rename it OperaL
4. Soft Reset
Now when you hit Launch Browser on the Internet tab, it should launch Skyfire!!

gutrrob · #8 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 06:30 PM

I never been a fan of skyfire because of scrolling and lack of true WVGA support. I must admit this version rocks, I will do more testing to see if it deserves to be my default browser.

Need to test battery drain

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Originally Posted by PX32

Is this really that much better than the standard Opera that comes with the phone? what's so much better about it?

Full flash support which opera doesn't have (yet!!!)

gcianc · #9 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 06:31 PM

imho opera 9.x is unusable (slow, dreadfully slow to do everything).

opera mini5b2 is fantastic

skyfire 1.5 is probably more useful than opera 9.x.

skyfire1.0 wasn't worth installing it was sooo slow.

ymmv

Quote:

Originally Posted by PX32

Is this really that much better than the standard Opera that comes with the phone? what's so much better about it?

**freeza** · #10 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 06:34 PM

I'm loving this new version. Definitely a worthy update.