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[Android Apps and Games] Humanio:
I agree 100% with this. The browser in its current state is quite beautiful and minimal but I fail to see why anyone who uses Chrome as their main browser would replace it with Javelin for these reasons alone. Since heavy emphasis on "gestures" or "2 taps-max-to-get-what-you-want-done" it really doesn't replace something like Chrome or any other browser. As mentioned,

I still need to reach the address bar

I still have to reach up to close a tab

And now i have to use 2 fingers to scroll through tabs compared to one finger on Chrome.

If there was a more efficient way to close tabs, open new tabs, and similar way to scroll through tabs in addition to Chrome Sync support it would be a worthy addition to the array of browsers on the market. As it stands though, there is still quite a bit I'd like to see before I'd personally use it as my daily. Non the less great work, I hope to see many more improvements. I'll keep an eye on this.
[Android Apps and Games] Eradorius:
Browser is great - colours, layout etc. but I have problem with font used in UI - it's quite unreadable on my Nexus 4 - random letters in words are bolded, and whole text is a little blurry (tabs, settings, upgrade to pro). On screenshots its barely visible.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
It was designed for "retina" displays in mind. But as of next release, I hope to detect non-retina screens and display non-thin fonts. Sorry for that!
[Android Apps and Games] Eradorius:
Nexus 4 is no retina? Nooooo! :D
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
Can sometime answer my question abut

About the privacy settings? The op here thinks I am too stupid to deserve an answer
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Hi,

History is currently not implemented (As you can see there is no autocompletion yet). You can however clear cookies/cache in Advance Settings :)

PS: I defo don't think you are too stupid, I seem to be the stupid one missing your post.
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
Thanks, I apologize to have a follow up again...but how can you clear the cookies on advanced settings? It only send possible to check or uncheck that option but not clear cookies accumulated already?
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Ahh **** you are right. I'll release an update to have that the clear history/cookies options in a few days.
[Android Apps and Games] ayush12345:
Downloading right now.!
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Looking forward to hearing your initial thoughts on it!
[Android Apps and Games] galonzo23:
Also, are you looking into the auto-zoom to a text block width on double-tap?
[Android Apps and Games] cagali:
hi, what is the rendering engine of this browser?
[Android Apps and Games] dems86:
Downloaded and got Pro, what a smooth looking browser, really loving it so far, just awesome.
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] Amisuta:
Is copying other browsers out of the question? I think the swipe down on the top bar to look at tabs in a "card" fashion from chrome is nice. It makes closing tabs much easier (swipe vs touch x button).
[Android Apps and Games] Amisuta:
Also, have you been told that the reading mode displays single and double quotes as question marks?
[Android Apps and Games] Archer:
Mod note:

Everyone lay off attacking the developer of this app. I'm looking into the issues but any further public outbursts are going to be dealt with very sternly.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Ongoing design progress on URL/Searchbar autocompetion.

Continual discussions at G+ Community

Let me know what you think!
[Android Apps and Games] ayush12345:
Hi there. The browser definitely lighter and quite fast for mobile browsing but its actually only good for the mobile. with android phones packing as much power as a full fledged PC, a complete browser is a better way to go, isn't it ? Obviously thats something that cannot be jumped on the moment you start the development. I just hope this browser transform into a complete package in the near future.

Keeping that aside there are just a few things I would expect to get out of this browser.

Coming from a browser like UC as my daily driver, I love the features like swipe back and forward, download engine and things like that.

The one thing I quite wasnt comfortable is that the menu button opens up the bookmark slider from the right as opposed to the actual menu from the left.

Still it doesn't feel like a shallow browser. I hope to see the development going on. All the best.!!
[Android Apps and Games] victorbfc:
Awesome Browser

Best browser i've ever used, Great job, keep the good work. :good::o
[Android Apps and Games] fsi09:
I really like your Browser, fast and nice design :)

Could you add speed dial like boat Browser or Dolphin browser ?
[Android Apps and Games] nimrodity:
Why does it have to open a new tab when I want to visit a bookmark, that's annoying, please make it optional.

Also why is the option gone to hide the status bar?
[Android Apps and Games] granets:
A great browser. One thing that's stopping me from using it as my daily driver is the lack of option what plays video files. I like to have the option to chose with what to open videos (e.g. I use youtube for clips on youtube, and MX Player for all other clips). I really dislike the built in player and would love to have the option to choose my own media player for videos. Other than that it's great.
[Android Apps and Games] Dhiraj:
A great start . It will better if theme supported.
[Android Apps and Games] eddalysse:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] dy2592:
Anyway to have this sync with chrome bookmarks?
[Android Apps and Games] Amisuta:
I think this is an unintended feature-- when I scroll on web pages, if my finger is on a link, it opens a prompt. Make it impossible to open links after using the scroll mechanism (stopped scrolling, but still have finger on page) please.
[Android Apps and Games] icesilver18:
Sir,

Does the name of this app was Jerky before?

And this was intended for porn?

Great work sir.
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
I am having trouble setting a custom download location so that Javelin will download to my external SD card. My SD card is located at /storage/external_SD but the custom location has a fixed text of "/storage/sdcard0/" and won't let me erase the sdcard0 portion. I also tried setting the location to "/storage/sdcard0/external_sd/" but it doesn't work. When I try downloading a file, I see a toast notification that the download is starting but it never does.
[Android Apps and Games] kalel29:
I cant use it

I can't use it Every time I open it, it just stops when i reach the "no more ads screen". I uninstalled it,and reinstall,and its not working for me, I'm on stock rom android 4.1.2
[Android Apps and Games] Newmak:
Hi, could you fix this error in "reading mode"?. I can't read text correctly.
[Android Apps and Games] biton_d:
Sounds nice!

Will try
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Hi all,

I have heard your feedback and bug reports, and I have just publushed version 2.1.1, a bugfix release.

Here is what are fixed:

- Unicode characters in Reading mode now works great!

- Tabs now save properly

- Now checks for screen density before displaying Thin fonts, else it uses regular thickness fonts.

- Option to clear history in Advance Settings

- Option to clear cookies in Advance Settings

- Re-added option to hide status bar for older Android versions.

- Fixed alot of compatibility issues with older Android versions (Went to buy a Gingerbread device to test it. Turned out there were quite a few bugs)

---

I'm also now done with the design of the next few features, and I'm implementing them into code. I hope to surprise you with the new features shortly :)

PS: Javelin is on Lifehacker!
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
I just installed the new version but it is still using the thin fonts. Also I believe I've emailed you about this already, but the light blue fonts do not show well on a light background.
[Android Apps and Games] dilema:
importing bookmarks from html file would be great, and the ability to have bookmark folders
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
All that is coming :) Not exactly as you image (folders for example), but rather, a re-imagined solution to managing a long list of bookmarks that will work beautifully and intuitively on a small screen. Hope to share more on this soon!
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Yes, I've heard that from early feedbacks that my implementation ain't exactly detecting screen density right. Don't have the right devices to test this yet. So this issue is opened and going right into my TODO list. And if you've noticed so far, my development goes pretty fast and I hope to be able to update you on this issue soon :)
[Android Apps and Games] dilema:
Awesome, looking forward to seeing what you have planned.

Sent through the phone interweb
[Android Apps and Games] farral:
Where history is?

I've open a new card and type in address of a site but wanted to check it out later on, but all my tabs disappeared and now I can't even find the name of that website.

So, how can I open history tab to look up a site previously open in Javelin
[Android Apps and Games] Haldi4803:
Hi,

Nice browser! The design surely is awesome. Looks so clean and neat.

But there are a few downpoints that prevent me from using it.

1: it crashed 1-2 times on my Slimkat 4.2.2 (Xperia Z aka Yuga) but thats no big dea.

2: Close Tab by Swiping down and Open New Tab by swiping up ? just left and right is not enough !

3: Long press on a Link in a web page an "Open in new Tab" ?

4: Longpress on the Title of a Tab to open the overwiev ? I currently have 350dpi can't hit that! How about 3 finger Press = Open the Overview ? Goes way faster and who accidently puts 3 fingers on the phone ?

while i have to admit that the idea from "Slide from the side and open menue" is not bad, it just collides with PIE control to much. so i'm grateful for the buttons for Bookmark and Settings !

Edit: Scratch nr 3 ! it doesn't work on the mobilephone page of www.computerbase.de Mainpage, but the links in the article itself work!
[Android Apps and Games] crazymika:
Great browser

my only problem is sometimes when i zoom in a page and it switch tab for me~

need some practice :p

please keep it lightweight! really enjoy the speed and i think speed is kind of important part of user experience.
[Android Apps and Games] Amisuta:
Found a bug. Redirects do not work...
[Android Apps and Games] Amisuta:
Also, landscape mode doesn't do the scroll to show/hide the URL bar at all...
[Android Apps and Games] d@rkl0rd:
I love the whole idea of this app, a browser integrated with adblock, reading mode and VPN support! Love this app much, hope for more features and development support! But I think the browsing speed is slower in javelin, websites used to load faster with chrome or AOSP browser, hope this will be improve in the next version. And also I hope that flash player will be supported :D
[Android Apps and Games] Eckyx:
Having some problems with the "pro" version. On Wednesday I paid for javelin pro and was pleasantly surprised to find the two gift upgrades. I gifted one to my wife's account, but after waiting a few hours, it still hadn't shown up in the app itself. Attempting to reapply the code gave a message that her account had already been upgraded (or something along those lines). Today I opened javelin on my own phone only to find that mine has reverted back to the free version too. Is this a known bug? How can I fix it? I still have the upgrade link I sent to my wife's phone saved, if it's any help.

Edit: seems to me it probably happened on my phone after I updated the app
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Version 2.2.0 is released! It should be live in Google Play in an hour's time. Here's what's new..

- (NEW) Auto Suggestions!

- (NEW Gesture) Double tap on tab to scroll to top

- (NEW Gesture) 2-finger swipe down to open Tab Switcher

- (NEW Gesture) 2-finger swipe up to close tab

- (NEW) Closing the last tab open a default overlay, rather than confirming if you want to leave the app

- (Fixed) ESPN now loads with AdBlock

- (Fixed) Long press issues with downloading images/new tabs

- (Fixed) Proper detection of screen density for using of correct fonts﻿
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Can you PM me your Google Play email and I'll fix it for you :)
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
I still have thin fonts with the latest version. My phone supposedly has a dpi of 240 which I guess is high, but IMO the fonts don't look good.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Sorry to hear that. But yes, anything above 240 uses thin font. You missed by just 1 DPI :x Which part does it not look good?
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
Here's a screenshot of the settings window on my phone:

And here's what it looks like in Bluestacks:

The latter looks nicer, to me. Or maybe its just the colors?
[Android Apps and Games] Haldi4803:
Nice,

Thx for the update!

About the Tab Switcher, it only displays 3 Tabs! That might be nice for Smart phones..... But!

1: you don't see if you have more than 3 tabs open! That needs to me more visually highlighted

2: its way to small on Tablets! See picture attached.
[Android Apps and Games] kalel29:
Hi im still unable to use it,it always closes when i reach the "no ads sceeen",tried with new version.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
What phone are you using? I'll get/borrow one to debug it.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
You can actually swipe the list. But you are right about it being too small on a tablet. I'm going to have to get myself a tablet to test this. I'll see what I can do about this :)
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Good point. I also think non-light in settings page would be nicer on the eyes. Adding this to my TODO list :)
[Android Apps and Games] kalel29:
thanks for the reply

Lg L7 II (p714) stock rom 4.1.2 and rooted
[Android Apps and Games] Amisuta:
Question: why can this browser not complete the peacekeeper browser benchmark? Seems like a capable, speedy piece of software, but I like to see benchmarks and comparison-type stuff. Good work anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
On benchmarking: I'm not entirely focused on completing benchmarking now, I'd rather focus on actual user happiness rather than static absolute numbers that mean nothing to how great it feels to use Javelin.

A quick note:

hi all, i'm working fervently on the next update. on the next update, i'm going to bring javelin to feature parity with giants (talking about chrome, dolphin, etc), and more.

something of the new features already done are find text on page, forward button, etc. and of course, chrome bookmarks, importing from chrome, history, and stuff.

but features just just 50% of the story because very often, adding more features (and more code) lead to more bugs.

with the next update, i'm also going to focus on smoothness and stability. in fact, there are some parts of the UI that are just not smooth enough for me, so much so that i'm overhauling it right now (because it has annoyed me for weeks). as for stability, i use it everyday on my nexus 5, so that's the device it's most stable for. i don't have many devices to test it on. (if you have an older device that you don't use anymore, will you consider mailing to me for testing purposes?)

i want the next update to be something you can be proud of to show your friends how great javelin is. as for the time frame, you can expect it to drop in as much as a few weeks, or as short as 2 weeks.

thank you guys for your support so far! javelin is one of the bigger projects in my life that has somewhat fused hobby and career into 1.

do you think you can help out? i'd love to have some people volunteer to take charge of some things. some things i just don't have the time (right now) to work on are translations, PR, setup proper bug tracking, etc. feel free to reply directly here and we'll see what we can work out :)﻿

Do respond at https://plus.google.com/112382954623691301301/posts/Te4sW6gca9A
[Android Apps and Games] mustafa_1994emad:
i have pay for the pro with 9$ and get tow pro and i can't use it on other device is that a bug.....
[Android Apps and Games] Kalaidos:
Ive used Javelin for quit some time now and i must say:

I am impressed

.

Ive never had such a great browsing experience on my smartphone before.

Keep it coming!

The only thing that is missing for me is bookmark shortcuts on the homescreen, I hope you'll implement that in the future.
[Android Apps and Games] Domelo:
I have heard a lot about Javelin browser through my friends, but I fear if it won't work with the youtube ad blocker I am currently using. My question is, can I use use adguard adblock extension with this browser or it has its own adblocker?
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
Never mind!
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
Javalin has its own adblocker.

Also I didn't realize AdGuard had a mobile version; I thought it was PC only currently?
[Android Apps and Games] Domelo:
That's cool.

Well, I heard that adguard's android version is in process of finishing and will be available soon.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
I've just pushed out version 2.3.0. It should be live in Google Play in about an hour's time!

Here's the changelog:

BETTER BOOKMARKS

Working good is more important than looking good. This is why you can now sort your bookmarks, import it from Chrome or the stock browser, delete it, rename it. All this, while retaining it’s simple access.

COMPLETE HISTORY

But a browser is not complete without allowing you accessing your browsing history. So I added one, accessible in 1 tap from the right drawer.

SMOOTH SCROLLING

For a long time, the scrolling jerkiness annoyed me, so much so that I almost rewrote the entire browser because I could not find a simple way to fix this! Then I did.

Let me know what you think of the new way websites scroll!

EASY SETTINGS

Settings should be extremely accessible, even for the less geeky of us. And who says Settings does not have to look good? This is why I remade Settings.

EFFECTIVE TRANSLUCENCY

(Kitkat-only) Javelin is the first and only Android browser making full use of translucent status bar and navigation bars. While it looked good, there were some usability issues such as the navigation bar covering up content. So I fixed it, the navigation bar will now slide up when you reach the end of the page or when the page is not scrollable (like Google Images preview).

TINY DETAILS

A lot more went into this update! Some really useful features are:

- Find text on page

- Request desktop site

- Easy toggle to enable/disable AdBlock

- Go forward

- PLENTY of bug fixes

- Better stability

- And lots more!﻿

More at: https://plus.google.com/112382954623691301301/posts/e9QaJVfSTj7
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
Wow I love the new update I am just wondering when you exit the application if its possible to have the cookies or history cleared because for example when I log into hotmail.com and if I forget to sign up and then I exit the application and then I open it and go to hotmail.com again then it would still log into my account I see this as a bit of the privacy issue. Please fix it if possible because I love you I prefer it over both Chrome Dolphin Browser thank you ( by the way purchase the paid version as a show of support and when I have more money I will update more)
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Hi persianrisk, you might wanna use the Javelin Incognito version. There is a separate app for that :)
[Android Apps and Games] lost101:
In latest version, 2.3.0 - I'm getting FC when in try to enter settings. Moto G 4.4.2.
[Android Apps and Games] javelinbrowser:
Fixed up quite a few of the FC bugs, do update and see if it still crashes for you
[Android Apps and Games] Haldi4803:
The introduction / tutorial is always portrait mode!

Even if I have a Tablet in Landscape mode.
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
I know but that is not as updated and cool like this.. Can you please do this, I am not asking for too much :p

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Or will that one also be updated to have the same features as this?
[Android Apps and Games] lost101:
Still getting settings FC.
[Android Apps and Games] anonymous-bot:
Although an undesirable action, you could try clearing all app data for Javelin.

BTW I just try the new version and finally the settings window text is legible for me. Yay! However I also noticed that scrolling down on a page causes the tab and address bars to hide. There was an option to disable this in the previous version but it no longer exists. I would like this option back as I don't like the auto-hiding feature.
[Android Apps and Games] Zatoxx:
Just bought pro version ? hope you will keep developing this awesome browser !

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[Android Apps and Games] Wh1t3Rose:
Agreed I feel it makes the browser very painful to use. I think it would be better if he had a toggle for "Full screen mode" that hides the address bar. But the automatic hiding mode isn't implemented very well and just makes the browser painful to use. I don't want the address bar to show when I scroll up on a webpage for instance. But that is what it does.
[Android Apps and Games] lost101:
Still get FC on Settings after clearing app data and uninstalling / reinstalling.

EDIT: Updated to 2.3.8 just now, problem persists.
[Android Apps and Games] Mohamed Yaser:
Store is blocked plz the apk
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
I discovered a bug, here is how you can reproduce it:

1. Open Javelin

2. Go to google.ca

3. Search for "shopbot"

4. Now, rather than clicking on any of the results, click on the first Ad sponsored result, i.e. where it says " shopbot.ca -*Shopbot‎

Ad www.shopbot.ca/

The #1 Canadian Shopping Website. Compare Prices from +4M Offers Now!"

It will then go to a blank white page rather than go to shopbots page. This does not happen on Dolphin or Chrome.

In addition, sometimes it just will not go to certain URLs..a similar thing will happen

Also I love your finger gestures, can you make the one for closing the tabs a bit smoother? I have to do it several times sometimes, and sometimes it ends up zooming or scrolling up or sometimes it ends up zooming and closing right away.

I love your browser. It is better than Dolphin and Chrome IMO. Please keep working on it. Thanks.

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Also another thing that I think might be a bug/something like that, is that whenever you open a tab in Javelin, that newly opened tab still displays the url of the previous tab in the url bar, so after pressing the url bar you have to press X to delete that URL and then enter the one you want. I think that after you open a new tab the URL bar should automatically go blank for you to enter your new url. What do you think?
[Android Apps and Games] anthonycr:
This is from the AdBlocker, it is not only blocking ads, but blocking the domains the ads come from. When you click that ad, it redirects through a Google ad URL before loading the final URL. Disable the AdBlocker and the URLs will load.
[Android Apps and Games] persianrisk:
Great, thank you, sorry about that, what about this potential bug:

Also another thing that I think might be a bug/something like that, is that whenever you open a tab in Javelin, that newly opened tab still displays the url of the previous tab in the url bar, so after pressing the url bar you have to press X to delete that URL and then enter the one you want. I think that after you open a new tab the URL bar should automatically go blank for you to enter your new url. What do you think?
[Android Apps and Games] zivonex:
Amazing!!!!

thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] sacredsoul:
Hmm opening links from Facebook is taking way too long. The browser opens but it doesnt actually load the page till a while after...