[MOD]Webkit browser accelerate

[KnekKeR]

I didn't make this, I just found it and put it in a flashable zip.
It was in the meXdroid Pre-Ghost Chili ROM, but for some reason not in the latest AIO version. I think it was also in the CM7 nightlies, but I'm not entirely sure.

Anyway, it just makes the webkit browsers(pretty much all browsers except Opera and Firefox) a little smoother, especially when pinch-zooming in.

I tested this working on CM7 nightly 204 and meXdroid Ghost Chili AIO.
It didn't work on MIUI and Sense ROMS. MIUI hanged at boot and Sense crashed the browser. You can try it if you want though.

Download:
http://www.multiupload.com/P4UCPVX4IY

The .zip flashes 2 files:
system/lib/libwebcore.so
system/lib/libwebkitaccel.so

 

[Tommebaas]

Do you have some benchmarks or something?
Because I don't know if I will flash it if it is a "little smoother"

 

[KnekKeR]

Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DZnie3u0YI

 

[shellin]

Dang! That's smoother than Opera! Wish it was working for MIUI though :/

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[KnekKeR]

It's not smoother than Opera, but it's definitely an improvement.
Zooming out is still a little laggy like normal, and scrolling on large pages(like xda forums expanded view) is still laggy.
I wonder why they removed this from the CM7 nightlys though.

 

[shellin]

When I first judged the performance, I was basing my observations on the YT video. Now, I'm running CM7 and using the stock browser.

- the stock browser seemed smoother than Dolphin HD, but yes, not as smooth as Opera. Rendering wasn't perfect on Opera 100% of the time though (the google mobile page comes to mind).
- it was definitely smoother than normal, mostly after the page finished loading. When the page was still loading, scrolling was still fairly choppy. But still definitely recommended for those not on Opera.

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[ChronoReverse]

Definitely some difference on CM7. Stability is noticeably lower though.

Still not at Opera's level =/

Vellamo shows that it's now running close to 60fps instead of 30fps

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[LikeaG2root]

Definitely some difference on CM7. Stability is noticeably lower though.

Still not at Opera's level =/

Vellamo shows that it's now running close to 60fps instead of 30fps

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I use stock browser on meXdroidmod ghost chili AIO. It is buttery smooth. Way better than the video posted above. I really can't imagine it being better cause its that smooth.

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[KnekKeR]

I actually used meXdroidmod AIO in the video. After I flashed gapps(non modded) it broke the theme.

Also, because all browsers on Android use the same webkit engine, I doubt one is smoother than the other. Because of this, this should work on all those browsers(incl. Dolphin HD).
With the exception of Opera Mobile and Firefox though. Those 2 use their own rendering engine.

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[kiralex]

Browser.apk v2.3.3 - Crash after this path

Kernel 2.6.32.28-cyanogenmod-g2dcb436
[email protected] #1

 

[sino8r]

Works great! They removed it from CM due to stability issues but honestly I rather deal with the occasional crash than slow browsing. For shame on all of you who didn't thank the guy for posting this! Wtf is wrong with you people?! Don't worry! I gave you 5 points to make up for it. Also, it only works on 2.3.4 and above...

 

[KnekKeR]

Works great! They removed it from CM due to stability issues but honestly I rather deal with the occasional crash than slow browsing. For shame on all of you who didn't thank the guy for posting this! Wtf is wrong with you people?! Don't worry! I gave you 5 points to make up for it. Also, it only works on 2.3.4 and above...

Thanks
I haven't noticed any stability issues myself though, but I also rather have a occasional crash than the normal choppy browsing. I always had to use Opera, since the stock browsers were so horribly slow.
Let's hope IceCreamSandwich will be better. The ICS browser will supposedly have full hardware acceleration in the browser.

Also, I just tested this on my sisters' Nexus S, and it worked. Perhaps it works on more devices?

 

[sino8r]

Thanks
I haven't noticed any stability issues myself though, but I also rather have a occasional crash than the normal choppy browsing. I always had to use Opera, since the stock browsers were so horribly slow.
Let's hope IceCreamSandwich will be better. The ICS browser will supposedly have full hardware acceleration in the browser.

Also, I just tested this on my sisters' Nexus S, and it worked. Perhaps it works on more devices?

Yeah, it should work for any phone with 2.3.4 and above. The latest CM Nightlies build 220 has a performance option to smooth scrolling in general. Combine with this and its pretty darn smooth. Opera is a great alternative but its rendering can be screwy sometimes. Plus, it always opens pages in overview which drives me nuts, lol! But ICS, we are ALL looking forward to. I was unaware that the browser would have full hardware acceleration. That's awesome! Our devices have a decent GPU and great CPU so we should be set!

 

[theSpam]

Thanks for the mod, it works well on the CM7 nightly build that I'm running

 

[xzr3b0rnzx]

Is this only for the g2?

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[KnekKeR]

No, it also works on a Nexus S and probably more devices. But I'm not sure if the .zip will work on your device.
If it doesn't, you can just extract the zip and use adb to push "libwebkitaccel.so" and "libwebcore.so" to system/lib/.

 

[xzr3b0rnzx]

Yep it works, snappy. Thanks dude

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[Tommebaas]

Yeah, it should work for any phone with 2.3.4 and above. The latest CM Nightlies build 220 has a performance option to smooth scrolling in general. Combine with this and its pretty darn smooth. Opera is a great alternative but its rendering can be screwy sometimes. Plus, it always opens pages in overview which drives me nuts, lol! But ICS, we are ALL looking forward to. I was unaware that the browser would have full hardware acceleration. That's awesome! Our devices have a decent GPU and great CPU so we should be set!

Where is that smooth scrolling option?
I can't find it.

 

[theSpam]

Where is that smooth scrolling option?
I can't find it.

I believe it's the 16 bit transparency option under CyanogenMod Settings - Performance

 

[Tommebaas]

I believe it's the 16 bit transparency option under CyanogenMod Settings - Performance

It causes some visual artifacts, so it's turned off.