Torch Mobile releases Iris Browser v1.1.7

[wkv2101]

You can now turn off the animations! This seems to speed it up. Go to HKCU/IrisBrowser/Preferences and set AnimationsEnabled = 0.
Love the scroll wheel zooming.

[dschoenike]

vinscuzzy---"Did everyone notice the scroll wheel works to zoom? (that is, if you have one)"

wkv2101---"You can now turn off the animations! This seems to speed it up. Go to HKCU/IrisBrowser/Preferences and set AnimationsEnabled = 0."

Thanks for those.
dschoenike

[dschoenike]

version 1.5 is now available. just check for updates in the iris browser menu. not sure whats different, cant find a change log.
dschoenike

[JBundy]

Originally Posted by dschoenike

version 1.5 is now available. just check for updates in the iris browser menu. not sure whats different, cant find a change log.
dschoenike

Iris Browser 1.1.5 for Windows Mobile was released today. As with all 1.1.x releases, this release is focused on bug fixes and performance enhancement. Some highlights include:

• Noticeably faster scrolling
• Up to 25% improvement in page load time
• Improvements to text input
• Rendering and layout improvements

[MoonZ*BabysH]

anyone got some user feedback for us yet??

[jerseypimp]

Ok this is my personal experience and thoughts reguarding this browser. I did not like it and deleted it as soon as I put it on. I have skyfire and it is the best full browser out there for ME. Iris is 3.1mb and skyfire is 610k yet skyfire does what its suppose to do. Iris didnt play flash sites that I went to that skyfire does. I feel if your going to be the best you have to be able to compete with the best. Iris looks nice but for functionality it does have a learning curve, meaning you have yo get use to certain features. Zoom is a hit and miss when I tried it. Double tap to zoom in but it might not be the right distance for viewing or reading. The scrolling feature is nice but for me that is about it. I have a sprint htc vogue 6900 wm 6.1 and I think skyfire just does the job. People please download it for yourself and try it out and judge for yourself, ITS FREE. Once again this is my personal experience, oh one other thing I read that you may have to download something else in order for flash to work. I lost interest when I read that why isnt it all in one package like skyfire. This round goes to skyfire.

[Torx]

skyfire is great for qvga, but for us vga users its horrid crap unless theyve fixed the vga rendering issues.

until then, opera mobile + iris is the business.

seriously, this 1.1.5 update is blazingly fast. faster than opera mobile to be honest. the scrolling/panning around has gotten so much better, rendering is faster, and pressing links is easy unlike in past releases.
i havent setup the flash yet, but im thoroughly pleased with this release.

i just wish the upper start bar was removed for more screen space and the lower bar removed in place of icons for more space as well.. like the pie6.5
once you set it to full screen, it doesnt stay fullscreen after youve gone into settings or bottom bar buttons

[JBundy]

Frequently Asked Questions


How do I install the Iris Browser for Windows Mobile 5/6?
Simply download the CAB file to your computer, transfer it to your phone via Bluetooth, ActiveSync, or memory card, and click on the CAB file in the File Manager.

Where can I download the Iris Browser for Windows CE or Qt?
The Iris Browser for Windows CE and Qt is only available to device manufacturers.

How do I disable all of these animations?
Using a registry editor for your phone, such as Mobile Registry Editor, set the key \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\IrisBrowser\AnimationsEnabled to false.

What other hidden settings are available?
In the registry, you can set the following keys:

• DesktopModeWidth
  an integer describing the width to simulate when in desktop mode
• DesktopModeHeight
  an integer describing the height to simulate when in desktop mode
• OverscrollEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the page from scrolling past the edge and bouncing back
• AnimationsEnabled
  true or false, used to enable or disable all animations in the browser
• FitToWidthByDefault
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from automatically zooming the page to fit the width into the screen
• GSensorEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from automatically rotating on HTC devices with a g-sensor
• KeepAwakeEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from keeping the backlight on
• FileMappingEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from using flash storage for temporary data (note: this is not the same as the web cache)

How do I make YouTube work?
YouTube's standard desktop version requires Flash 9 or above. This is not available for Windows Mobile. If you leave the browser in Mobile Mode (Page->View->Mobile Mode in the menu), you can visit YouTube and will be redirected to the mobile edition. If you happen to have the FlashLite 3 ActiveX control installed, Iris Browser will automatically use it and videos should work.

My AT&T/Sprint Fuze freezes.
This is a known issue specific to AT&T and Sprint Touch Pro and Diamond devices by HTC. We do not have a device that reproduces the issue in our offices, but we are working hard to come up with a solution.

How does zoom work?
There are two ways to zoom. Double-tapping the screen on a touchscreen device will attempt to zoom to the region of the page you are interested in. The algorithm is not perfect but will in most cases identify the proper region. Double tapping again will zoom back out to fit the entire page in the screen. Zoom can also be achieved by the menu (Page->Zoom) or key bindings.

Key bindings don't work on my Smartphone Edition device.
This is a known issue and will be improved in a future release. Not all devices work well with the key bindings at this time. There is a crude user interface for configuring key bindings but it will not work in all cases.

Does the Iris Browser use a proxy server for rendering?
No. Iris does not use any proxy servers for rendering or pre-processing. Everything is done directly on the device.

[Riley]

Originally Posted by Torx

skyfire is great for qvga, but for us vga users its horrid crap unless theyve fixed the vga rendering issues.

until then, opera mobile + iris is the business.

seriously, this 1.1.5 update is blazingly fast. faster than opera mobile to be honest. the scrolling/panning around has gotten so much better, rendering is faster, and pressing links is easy unlike in past releases.
i havent setup the flash yet, but im thoroughly pleased with this release.

i just wish the upper start bar was removed for more screen space and the lower bar removed in place of icons for more space as well.. like the pie6.5
once you set it to full screen, it doesnt stay fullscreen after youve gone into settings or bottom bar buttons

agreed on skyfire. the only value add I see with it is flash. Opera mini is better for day to day use. I tried the new iris browser and unfortunately is seems less stable to me than the previous version. It keeps locking up my device. I have used iris for over a year now so maybe has to do with the rom or something. I really respect Iris since they are putting out new releases all the time, just wonder why there seems to be problems with tpro/diamond users which they are aware of but its strange. oh well, will keep an eye on it!

[dschoenike]

Thanks JBundy for all that info. Very helpful, youtube works like a charm. Nice post.
dschoenike