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[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
Open bookmarks, the star icon. On the bottom right side of the you should see 2 arrows, one pointing up the other down, it will take you to another page. In the upper right corner you will see "import" click on that and it wii open still another page ones there click on stock browser. I think that is all. Good luck
[Android Apps and Games] aleitch:
I'm talking about the other way, from Boat to the stock android browser. Ideally the two browsers should be able to synch automatically so I don't have to try to remember which browser has which bookmark.

CROMi-X 4.6.6 Odexed US TWRP 2.5 _that2+ Kernel
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
Do not know if this will work but, try going io settings/accounts/ click on the google account then on the right side sync browser. If this works please let us know.
[Android Apps and Games] aleitch:
I looked in both browser's settings and I don't see an "Accounts" menu Item. Where am I going wrong?

CROMi-X 4.6.6 Odexed US TWRP 2.5 _that2+ Kernel
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
Sorry, I meant system settings!
[Android Apps and Games] aleitch:
That doesn't do anything for my bookmarks. Maybe someone can write an add-on to synch bookmarks with other browsers. Thanks

CROMi-X 4.6.6 Odexed US TWRP 2.5 _that2+ Kernel
[Android Apps and Games] sushidog:
Please, we urgently need search engine startpage.com for better privacy. Alternatively you could give us the chance to chose by ourselves, just like we can do in Tint Browser.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Android Apps and Games] ipred:
Great launcher so far ! I love the interface and all it's options :good:

Question :

Does anyone knows where the speed dial icons ( thumbnails) are located in the system ? I did a search in my system but i didn't find the png ( ? ) files.I want to replace them with my logo images.
[Android Apps and Games] sushidog:
What are you talking about?! This is a web browser, not a launcher!

Sent from my HTC One S
[Android Apps and Games] poczynek:
There are speed dial icons in boat browser.
[Android Apps and Games] ironia.:
please add startpage.com to search engine ;)

:good:

tnx!
[Android Apps and Games] ipred:
I wrote "launcher" by mistake.I meant "browser" of course and Poczynex understood it correctly.

I will ask the developers for the location of the speed dial icons.Τhe icons of Facebook and Yahoo remain the same after restarting the browser so there must be a way to put permanent logos to the other sites that i have as speed dials.If not i ll request it in a future update.
[Android Apps and Games] xavihernandez:
Hi, first thank for this browser.

I have a remark: in private mode cookies are stored and kept when application is closed. They should be deleted any time the browser is closed.

EDIT : also sometimes some field in forms stay empty. I have to refresh current page or close it and reopen it to be able to fill field. Don't know if it happens to some of you guys.
[Android Apps and Games] lartomar2002:
Yes, I have the same problem with some fields.
[Android Apps and Games] excellentlanding:
Help! Why does Boat Browser always reload the page if I rotate the screen. It's so annoying.

I can't find an option in settings to turn this off.

When I open a page in portrait mode, and decide to rotate the phone landscape, Boat browser has to load the page again.

My connection isn't fast and this takes up time, is there any way I can turn off this "auto reload" on rotate screen?
[Android Apps and Games] mrdoug:
Weird. I do not get a page reload. There is a bit of a weird re-render (resizing / stretch, to fit the new orientation) , but it is fast and certainly does not require the browser to receive data again.

I wonder if it isn't device / OS version dependant? I have noticed that Boat isn't keeping well with the times. It definitely needs a refresh under the hood. Still, it is my favorite for it's customization.

Sent from my rooted Speak and Spell running OS X Mountain Lion.
[Android Apps and Games] excellentlanding:
Which version of Boat Browser do you have? I am on the S4 (I9505) running the stock TouchWiz.

Tried to do a bit of googling and some people who have the setting "Open page in overview" have this reload issue to.

But I tried turning that option off and it still reloads.

Anyone?
[Android Apps and Games] mrdoug:
I'm running a Pantech Burst unrooted with Android 4.04. Boat is the most up to date, version 5.91. I don't use page overview.

Try emailing Boat. I've found them to be very good with responding to questions / problems.

Sent from my rooted Speak and Spell running OS X Mountain Lion.
[Android Apps and Games] excellentlanding:
Thanks. I have emailed the devs and showed them a video demo. They are now looking into it.
[Android Apps and Games] aminaked:
I don't know. I asked them the following and they never responded.

Comment on this analysis of Boat: http://mobilesandbox.org/xml_report_static/?q=351712

0. Why is Boat reading contacts?

1. Why is Boat reading data logs?

2. Why is Boat reading last known location?

3. Why is Boat reading the subscriber and device IDs?

4. Why is Boat encrypting and phoning home data?

5. What about all of the other garbage brought to light by that analysis?

Boat users need to know the answers to all of these questions.
[Android Apps and Games] excellentlanding:
You serious about this??? Doesn't this make Boat as bad as Google in terms of data mining and privacy?

Reading contacts!!!???

But I don't remember Boat needing so many permissions when I installed it. You have more details about this?
[Android Apps and Games] mrdoug:
Wow, That's kind of creepy. Any response yet?

I read in one of these XDA forums that Boat is merely a interface for whatever edition of stock browser in on your phone. I'm wondering the validity of that, too.

Recently, I've run into problems with Boat reading sites like the forum for Solid Explorer, which appears to be both mobile and desktop depending on how it views your browser. I've emailed them and they seem baffled.

I'm definitely losing faith in Boat these days. :(

Sent from my rooted Speak and Spell running OS X Mountain Lion.
[Android Apps and Games] aminaked:
Serious, the analysis does not lie. Some of the items listed, like the ability to encrypt and phone home data, are lumped under the internet permission. And from Android docs: "For example, you can retrieve data for a contact in the Contacts Provider, even if you don't have the READ_CONTACTS permission."

They are worse than Google. They are beholden to no one.

This is their thread and they have ignored it. Any answers they supply are going to be whitewash so they are avoiding a response.

Boat seems, like most Android browsers, to use the Android WebView component on your device to display web pages so it is similar to the stock browser in that respect.

After the huge Dolphin Browser privacy violation, it dawned on me that some of these companies think nothing of spying on your every move. A web browser, especially, has access to very sensitive information. Most Android web browsers are crapware. I was fed up and actually coded my own.
[Android Apps and Games] robgee789:
Any chance you could share for us to have a look at mate
[Android Apps and Games] rushless:
Data mining is why they want it. Most are oblivious to this, so good for the miners.
[Android Apps and Games] pablog_86:
works great. now using as the main browser app on my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] zepoy:
This one is fast and perhaps a complete browser than chrome..
[Android Apps and Games] mrdoug:
For what it's worth, I found this on their site :

http://www.boatmob.com/policy/privacy.html

Sent from my rooted Speak and Spell running OS X Mountain Lion.
[Android Apps and Games] aminaked:
That "privacy" policy is scary. It says it will not collect data unless you approve. Guess how you approve? By downloading and accepting the terms of service.

Then "as of the date this policy went into effect" they do not collect your location but may do in the future. :eek:

Then they mention using Umeng Analytics. Under the guise of "user experience testing" they can phone home every move you make. Even if you are not concerned with your privacy, it wastes battery power, bandwidth, and CPU.

This is Boat Browser's thread. Why are they afraid to respond?
[Android Apps and Games] mrdoug:
All viable concerns. I'm hoping they post something, I really love the interface and dont want to switch browsers.

That said, is a pre-installed browser like that which came on the HTC one safer? It has its bugs, many if I recall. Still better than no browser if I have to walk away from boat.

Sent from my rooted Speak and Spell running OS X Mountain Lion.
[Android Apps and Games] Dodoro:
Tried it, I have to say, awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] remember0610:
Absolutely!

Floating Tab, Very cool feature!
[Android Apps and Games] dasi1241:
Amazing. then i can use browser like on PC.

:victory:
[Android Apps and Games] devilsdouble:
Why the default search engine is google.uk? When I search for anything on address bar the results are routed through Google.uk! I'd like it to be Google India (Google.in) as I live in India. Is it possible?
[Android Apps and Games] KejPi:
Tab and address bar autohide

Hi there, does anoone know how to make autohide of tab and address bar working in latest version of Boat browser. This was one of best features of this browser and now it is not working for me :( I paid for pro licence key and now I consider it a wasting of money because Boat has no longe usable :(
[Android Apps and Games] tiga05:
Hello

Your new floating tab feature is amazing!

Is it possible to make the window even more smaller? I see this new feature as possibility to watch videos(hear music videos) on the background while playing games. But this window is sometimes to big :(
[Android Apps and Games] vidwhal:
Floating tab is cool but it would be better if there was an option to dock it to a homescreen page like a widget
[Android Apps and Games] james_lpool:
mobile view not working in outlook (hotmail)

Basically, i have always viewed my outlook (hotmail) emails through boat, and they have always showed in mobile view which is great, the last couple of days i noticed that my boat will only allow me to view outlook in desktop view now which is horrible to use on a phone, nothin i can do will get ot to switch back to mobile view again, i view outlook a lot and cannot currently view it how i want using boat :(

I have started to encounter an issue that is annoying me, i am using the latest versoin of boat browser 7.3, i am not sure if this issue is since updating to the latest version or if it's something to do with recently upgrading to android 4.4.2? my phone is a samsung galaxy s4.

All other sites are showing in mobile view, only outlook doesn't seem to want to.

Can anyone please help?

Thanks

James
[Android Apps and Games] robgee789:
Out look works in mobile mode for mate but I'm on HTC one on 4.3
[Android Apps and Games] nicky-xda:
No mobile view on tablet 8" and smartphone 4.8"

When on a tablet 8" (galaxy note 8.0, android 4.2.2) web pages never open as a "mobile version" even if the user agent is set to "UA mobile android".

I'd sometimes prefer to open some sites (i.e. newspapers) in their mobile version.

Also when on a smartphone 4.8" (galaxy S3, android 4.3) web pages open as mobile version only until i once open them as the "UA desktop version" (setting the user agent to "desktop"). After that, once a page has been opened as "desktop" it is not possible to get back to the "mobile version" of that web page anymore. Even if it's set to "UA mobile site" BOAT remains opening itonly as the "desktop version".

I can only reverse it to the "mobile version" on the smartphone when i delete the cache and data under the "android Settings/Apps/Boat Browser".

But on my Tablet 8" web pages never open by their mobile version.

Is there a solution for that issue?
[Android Apps and Games] DLAddict:
[MENTION=4107906]jiyucn[/MENTION] I have to say I love Boat Browser. I used to use to Dolphin, but switched to Boat because it seemed better.

Do you have any plans of integrating LastPass?
[Android Apps and Games] sancho_panzer:
In my opinion Boat is the best browser for Android, period. I've tried them all, from the "oficial" Chrome, the hipster Dolphin, to open source solutions like Lightning and Firefox.

I'm using it since v3 but I really would like to have an explanation about the permanent 192.241.158.76 IP ping.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Android Apps and Games] suraj_salyankar:
Open link in new tab

Hi, I recently updated my Note 2 to 4.4.2. After this update there is a issue with opening of Image links in a new tab. The link doesnt open, only the image opens. Is this issue only with me or with all others ?
[Android Apps and Games] sushidog:
?????

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Android Apps and Games] suraj_salyankar:
Issue with Boat browser v8.0.1.. :o
[Android Apps and Games] bartjeu:
Still no password reminding

I have the same problem. Tried the above, but to no avail. Anyone have a solution for this, so that Boat will ask me to remind my passwords again? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] sancho_panzer:
Unfortunately they removed the option on most recent versions, now ALL passwords are stored by default without user intervention. It's a stupid and questionable decision.

I think this was the last drop for Boat. What a shame.
[Android Apps and Games] bartjeu:
Unforrtunately, that doesn't answer my queustion. My problem is that Boat will NOT remind my passwords. How can I turn that back on again?
[Android Apps and Games] ironia.:
i'm unable to get working the store password

on nexus s with slimkat

on nexus 5 stock
[Android Apps and Games] Brunen-g:
Confirmed. Me too. 8.2.1

Android 4.4.4
[Android Apps and Games] mapagm:
Hi,

Tab bar and address bar auto hiding not working on KitKat 4.2. Also I've lost text wrapping. On JB 4.3 everything was ok...
[Android Apps and Games] sancho_panzer:
This is all about KK, nothing to do with Boat. You have thousands of sources all over the Internet, search for it.

Device:

Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)

ROM:

CyanogenMod 11/M12 (KK 4.4.4)

Kernel:

Googy-Max3 CM-Kernel 1.2.5

Recovery:

TWRP 2.8.4.0

Modem:

I9505XXUGNE8

Device:

Nexus 7 (Grouper)

ROM:

CyanogenMod 11/M12 (KK 4.4.4)

Kernel:

Default CM11/M12 3.1.10

Recovery:

TWRP 2.8.4.1
[Android Apps and Games] olegoil:
Its now one of my favourite browsers! I like it, but sometimes it stops on loading page. Maybe depends on my sometimes interrupted connection.. ))
[Android Apps and Games] kaizokan:
I agree. There are only a few other browsers i would switch to if needed. I also tried a lot other browser including less popular ones (privacy also being a test case aside from usability).

I like the 'normal' use of the (horizontal) tabs on top instead of tabs that are hidden inside a menu or visible after pressing a button. Don't change this! ; )

The same question here.. im guessing its ads or analytics related.

Why does Boat browser or the Pro License Key check for installed apps and keep an eye on newly installed apps?
[Android Apps and Games] sancho_panzer:
[MENTION=4602076]kaizokan[/MENTION]

Since that post I've switched to Habit, it's unbelievable powerful. Boat and Fennec are my backup browsers now.

Device:

Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)

ROM:

CyanogenMod 11/M12 (KK 4.4.4)

Kernel:

Googy-Max3 CM-Kernel 1.2.5

Recovery:

TWRP 2.8.4.0

Modem:

I9505XXUGNE8

Device:

Nexus 7 (Grouper)

ROM:

CyanogenMod 11/M12 (KK 4.4.4)

Kernel:

Default CM11/M12 3.1.10

Recovery:

TWRP 2.8.4.1
[Android Apps and Games] kaizokan:
I remember not liking the crowded UI back then when i tested it, maybe it has changed now?. I still like Boat browser and have others as backup : )
[Android Apps and Games] sancho_panzer:
There was a V1 but now you have a completely recoded V2. The UI is still crowded but that's the beauty of Habit, you can change almost everything to make it as you want it, colors, icons, you can even change the position of bars. I'm using my address bar on bottom and makes much more sense.

Besides cosmetic, you have much more powerful stuff on settings. No, it's not easy for the first time but after that you just backup your definitions and never bother again.

You must try it to believe.

Device:

Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)

ROM:

CyanogenMod 11/M12 (KK 4.4.4)

Kernel:

Googy-Max3 CM-Kernel 1.2.5

Recovery:

TWRP 2.8.4.0

Modem:

I9505XXUGNE8

Device:

Nexus 7 (Grouper)

ROM:

CyanogenMod 11/M12 (KK 4.4.4)

Kernel:

Default CM11/M12 3.1.10

Recovery:

TWRP 2.8.4.1
[Android Apps and Games] ironia.:
any news?

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] xRedDroidx:
What happened to this browser?Just noticed it disappeared from the play store and also the sync option with FIrefox is not working anymore. Now i have no bookmarks on it anymore. Damn this have been my fav browser for years, Firefox sucks compared to this one. This one was so good, maybe not the fastest but so handy to use and full of features :(

Someone knows a good browser with sync with Firefox on pc?

Edit:Lol i just tried Firefox mobile, to change the download location you have to fu***** use the about:config thing lmao are you kidding me?!
[Android Apps and Games] netcitizen:
Pretty good browser. But I see high cpu usage while using it on sgs2.
[Android Apps and Games] chipwreck1:
Importing bookmarks

The function to import bookmarks is not very intuitive:

It shows you by default a non-existing directory (/mnt/sdcard/Boat_Browser_free/bookmarks) and you can't choose another location to import bookmarks from.

When exporting bookmarks, this directory is created - but nevertheless you have to copy any bookmark file into this folder...

Or am I missing something?

Otherwise: Great app, espcially the UI is very good!
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
:D Wow, thanks for your support. It really encourage us to make it better and better.
[Android Apps and Games] ancorare:
I noticed the same thing and it seemed pretty weird, but if you select "Sync Bookmarks" instead of "Import Bookmarks" then it'll import bookmarks from the stock browser. @jiyucn -- this might be something to rework so that it's more intuitive and makes more sense right out of the gate.
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Accept/deny third-party cookies is a little bit hard for now. But I will investigate deeper to see what I can do. If I have any progress, will keep you updated. :)

Thanks for supporting.
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
It may be caused by JS or Flash. Could you please let me know the URL you visited? I will check this issue. Thanks a lot. :)
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
@chipwreck1 and @ancorare,

Thanks a lot. Yes, bookmark page (including import/export/sync) is a little mess. We will try to make some change on it. We need to make every feature clear and easy-to-use.

Thanks again. :)
[Android Apps and Games] mamajinco2:
Love the voice command feature. It's pretty cool. But, could you let me to customize my own command. Otherwise, it a little bit useless. :(
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Thanks for let us know your comments. Voice command customization is in progress. Will update you if it's ready.

Thanks for supporting. :)
[Android Apps and Games] chipwreck1:
URL editing problem/annoyance

Another thing I noticed:

If I click the URL to edit it (for example from amazon.com to amazon.de) that seems quite impossible: Either the URL disappears or I can just select it (or copy, paste..), but I can't put the cursor on the last letter and edit the URL.

This happens with the Android keyboard, Swype and TouchPal - but not in the stock browser of Dolphin, so it seems like a bug in Boat Browser.
[Android Apps and Games] h1manshu:
Nope.. I have both and Dolphin is faster.

Motorola Defy™
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Clarification from Boat Browser

Boat Browser did send some information to Umeng. The information is not related with user privacy, especially URL history. Umeng (http://www.umeng.com/) is a 3rd-parity dev tools for the android&ios developer, just like Google Analytics. There are already more than 5000 applications integrated with Umeng. Umeng helps us with "release update", "user feedback", "force close log collect" and "basic statistics" features.

1."Release update"

When the user open browser, we need to know if there is a new release available. We hope use could always get the latest stable release it they want.

2."User feedback"

The user could send feedback to us. (Actually to the Umeng's server). User's feedback helps us to improve our quality.

3."Force close log"

When some exception happens, we need the log to know what's wrong. Also helps us on application stability.

4."Basic Statistics"

We will collect the number of total installs by country, and the times of launch. But, we won't collect any private information, as you know, that means suicide to us.
[Android Apps and Games] netcitizen:
Just visited this thread again. I visited lifehacker and some tech blogs.
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Thanks chipwreck. We've already found this issue. It's already fixed. The coming new release will include this fix. :)
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Thanks. I will check the website and update you once I found any clue. :)
[Android Apps and Games] revenge50:
Its my stock browser now it have a pretty design :)
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Thanks revenge50. Any comments/suggestions are appreciated. :)
[Android Apps and Games] info[]box1:
Always been attached to boat browser since my Evo days. Happy to see a nice P.O.C thread.
[Android Apps and Games] Fnorder:
Webkit isn't very friendly for stuff like that.

Since you seem open to suggestions; what about a 'clear unknown cookies' option to exit, that uses direct sql queries to nuke every cookie from a domain that isn't whitelisted, bookmarked, or in the saved passwords table?

I have a perl script that deletes all cookies based on the following criteria:

* custom domain blacklist: always delete

* custom cookie name blacklist: always delete

* custom domain whitelist: never delete

* browser.db: bookmarks where bookmark='1': whitelist domain unless blacklisted

* webview.db: host from password: whitelist domain unless blacklisted

It takes around 1.5 seconds for 1000 cookies; the actual delete query uses a create_function callback to perl, to check against a rather large regex. There might be a faster way, I'm not a DBA.
[Android Apps and Games] jaxf250:
Thanks -this latest version is very nice. I have replaced my stock browser use with Boat. Have not tried voice commands yet.
[Android Apps and Games] mystifiyer:
Is it still not hardware accelerated?
[Android Apps and Games] tenchi0205:
A very nice browser....Its had become my default browser since I come across of it
[Android Apps and Games] claus1953:
+1 It is fast and smooth and plays flash videos perfectly. I only use this and Opera Mini, for video downloads.
[Android Apps and Games] tcat007:
Boat Mini just got worse (at least on my phone). On version 2.9.1 all the text got real small. I have text set on "Large" and my home page (which is an html document), was fine with about 10 lines on a page. Now it's about 30 lines on a page and can't read unless zoomed. I went back a rev and it's fine now. Why mess with something that ain't broke?

It's still the best Browser (IMO).
[Android Apps and Games] info[]box1:
How can I set as default browser?
[Android Apps and Games] tcat007:
Go into menu/settings/Applications/Manage and select Browser and clear cache. Then open any link to a web page. You should get a pop-up as to which browser you want to use.
[Android Apps and Games] solox:
I jumped to the Boat, since the Dolphin died :)

And i'm very pleased. Only miss one feature, some shortcut to instantly scroll to top of page.
[Android Apps and Games] serggrigorchuk:
Voice control is the future! I am look forward to new voices commands :)
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Yes. We appreciate all comments and suggestions. Thanks for support.
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
Thanks for your idea. Maybe we can organize this specific feature as an add-on or plugin.
[Android Apps and Games] jiyucn:
So far, hardware accelerate is depending on hardware manufacture. It's hard for us to do. :(