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[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
I think that only web push notifications work; the other type are not working because in Bromite there are patches to not include Google's proprietary (GMS) binaries. It has to be investigated to see why exactly they are not working and if it is possible to have them working without the proprietary binaries. You could make an issue report on Github about it for the time being.

"Small" correction: Kiwi is not open source. The developer is quite friendly and will release a (non-building) patch if you ask him, but the full source code for Kiwi has never been released. From what I have seen it is free, but not open source (and this is a big deal for me personally, since I invest time in it). I pointed this out in a comment here: https://github.com/kiwibrowser/android/issues/12#issuecomment-435690397

Obviously, no improvement can be "imported" from another browser if it is closed source.

The Chromium authors have decided to keep the core browser library unpacked to make the app faster to open. So if you see a smaller user cache usage, the Chromium variant you are using will spend a little bit more loading up.

This is explained here: https://chromium.googlesource.com/c...d_instructions.md#Multiple-Chrome-APK-Targets

In short: the size of the user data is not a Bromite-specific trait and nothing will be done about it.

This is true, I only occasionally reply here. I think generally you're doing a great job without me in assisting new users.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.88 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.88

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] Giocarro:
I have an issue with today's release: while scrolling down the page the top and bottom bars do not hide anymore.

To check I use www.agi.it website.

Before the update bars got hidden when scrolling.

This happens wity both Google Duplex enabled and disabled.
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
Just to inform:

The Bromite F-Droid repository does not recognize that there is a new release.
[Android Apps and Games] cssr:
It is there now. Just updated with F-Droid.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Anybody here using the webview and can give an advice? I installed it and all pages render fine, but there is no adblocking. Of course I made sure that I replaced Android webview properly. Am I missing something or are those builds not supposed to have adblocking included. I believe it's advertised to have the same features like the browser.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
I find it best to copy the .apk to /app/webview on the system partition using Twrp. Reboot, then install the .apk again.
[Android Apps and Games] saltgirl:
You just install it and choose it from developer menu.
[Android Apps and Games] saltgirl:
Did you see my screenshot in my other comment ? I've used 44+ GB in 6 days. I don't mind about data usage. Less cache makes my phone easily uninstall the app. Lots of cache makes my phone hang and once my phone got switched off and said android corrupted. And i had to format my phone to get it work again. Which is why I give more important to cache and userdata entries.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Did you read what the dev said?
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Not sure if that's new, old, or normal. Jumped around on different ROMs and devices to check. Bromite or Chromium 71...88, 71...85, even 70...102. Scroll/page down, bars hide. Scroll/page up, bars appear.

For me, not new and not really noticed 'til now. Assumed it was normal behavior.

LG G3 D851, PAC-ROM 6.0.1, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] saltgirl:
Browser can control the amount of user data and cache it saves. Because one time kiwi started saving lots of cache. I told this to dev on play store. And he solved my problem.
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
I'm trying to reproduce this in LOS 14.1 (Nougat 7.1.2) with LOS SU but unable to do so. By "bars" Are you referring to:

- The Navbar and Status/Notification bar, which would be impacted by ROM specific differences (also implying that you are using immersive/fullscreen mode)?

or

- The URL bar in the browser, which would be impacted by Browser specific differences?
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
In my case, four ROMs I checked on: AOSiP O, OmniROM O, AospExtended N, and PACROM MM. No immersive. Top search/toolbar or top and bottom (when enabled) will show as soon as I start moving upward in a page (thumb swiping downward). Normally, I think, the top bar wouldn't show until the top was reached. At least with some other browsers.

I'll have to check.

EDIT: The top bar(s) showing as soon as I start going back up on pages seems to be the norm across any of my browsers, be they Mozilla or Chromium-based. Even WebApps and GApps Browser. I figured that was normal behavior (hide when going down, show when going up).

At work right now, brain's not working. [emoji16] Rereading Giocarro's post it sounds like the bars are not hiding when going down. If that's the case then I can't reproduce it either.

LG G3 D851, PAC-ROM 6.0.1, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.98 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.98

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Good to see the permission change. Firefox used to request camera permission as well when picking a file, which was unwarranted and thankfully they also fixed it.

Still can't understand in which use case camera is justified for a web browser at any rate. Obnoxious WebRTC services I guess...
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Well go and use Kiwi browser then. The dev has responded and you are not listening.
[Android Apps and Games] suleymanov_aydar:
I've made all the things + additionally installed XPosed module "WebView Google" (because stock webview package has name "com.google.android.webview").

Alternatively I've tried to install "Bromite System WebView" as a "Magisk" module by "NanolX".

But it doesn't work anyway.

"SMS" and "Naked Browser" crashes.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
There is no need for renaming, XPosed, Magisk or anything else. Just install as per the wiki.

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Installing-SystemWebView
[Android Apps and Games] suleymanov_aydar:
First of all I've istalled it by the official wiki.

Unefortunately it doesn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] pupsidze:
Guys, any idea how to install it as a magisk module?
[Android Apps and Games] saltgirl:
I'm not using kiwi anymore. I'm using fennec with disk cache disabled. I'm very surprised by fennecs downloading speed.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
The use of the Xposed module means you probably saw the linked post in the wiki suggesting it. That was from 2016. The module was sort of needed when using Google's webview on AOSP. Using that module meant you must've still had Google's webview enabled. Before using Bromite/Chromium webview you need to remove, freeze, or disable Google webview. Another link near the bottom of the wiki has full manual instructions.

Installing/using the webviews for me never fails to work. There's probably a step you're missing. There were followups to the post you quoted (a user's listed steps that still didn't work for him/her). Here's one...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=77802517

BTW, what ROM are you on?

LG G3 D851, PAC-ROM 6.0.1, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] Giocarro:
Unfortunately with the latest build I experience the same issue as mentioned some days ago: when scrolling down a page the address bar do not hide automatically, as it did with previous releases.

I'm using a Samsung S9 Exynos completely stock, not rooted, Oreo.

I also tried to test the issue with navigation bar hidden and showing, but the problem is the same on both situations.
[Android Apps and Games] suleymanov_aydar:
Before installing Bromite I'd deleted the"Google WebView using TWRP ("/system/app/" and "/data/app/") with cleaning Dalvik cache and Cache.

Highscreen Boost 3 SE Pro (Android 6.0) (L010 BOOST 3 SE PRO - stock)
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
The F-Droid repo again does not recognize there's a newer build after .88
[Android Apps and Games] OPOt585:
Sorry to bother, I just want to know if there is something wrong with my device or it's common with an old device to have bromite lag A LOT while other browsers don't (kiwi).

I use the original OnePlus ONE with official lineage 15.1.

Edit: it started getting worse in the last week or so.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Things like that are temporary. I've already updated to latest .98 via F-Droid last night. Patience and all that.

LG G3 D851, LiquidRemix v9.1.3 Oreo ROM, microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
Yes, I know, but I wondered because it was only the second time (since ever?) it took so much time (like one or two days).

And I just wanted to inform other people.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
I sort of depends what the Automatic update interval is set to in F-Droid settings. I think it defaults to daily. So, if the update is published just after an Automatic update, I guess it could be two days. But who here really cares how F-Droid does its stuff??
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
My update interval is set to hourly and I tried several manual updates in that time.

And I repeat again: I just wanted to inform others and maybe [MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION] himself in case that's a mistake and a bug he wants to fix.

There was no complaint, because I could have downloaded it manually from the website.
[Android Apps and Games] whitehollow:
Why there is no chromium based browser that has extensions like Firefox. I want to use "i don't care about cookie " fir avoid the annoying European measeges when you open a page and I use ublock and open in external browser
[Android Apps and Games] onliner:
Firefox has nothing to do with Chromium, so, the support for extensions must be written from scratch, which is not simple, many things can go wrong, extensions can break things, random bugs, etc etc.
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
Since the v71 updates, I've found that even with the "Ask where to save files" option turned on, Bromite will download files without prompting me first. I really liked this feature because not only did it give me a chance to rename files before downloading, it also meant I could open saved webpages in MHTML format through the file browser. I have a theory that the download prompt only appears on a phone with a microSD card and thus, two possible download locations. My phone only has internal storage and no SD card, thus no prompt for changing download location.

I realize the saved offline webpages may be an obscure use case, but it was useful enough for me to go back to the last v70 apk. Is there a way of re-enabling this download prompt on v71? Likewise for the bookmarks and downloads shortcuts on the new tab page. Tried looking for flags to change these, but no luck. Still an avid user of Bromite, best ad blocking browser for my needs, and I appreciate the free open source approach and constant updates from the developer.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
Sometimes it has been a mistake, sometimes the server is still building the SystemWebview so the F-Droid index updates at the end of it.

I have also been busy to relocate the F-Droid repository; upstream F-Droid is against the use of redirects (for invalid reasons IMO) so it requires a large CDN/hosting space to host all the versions. There will probably be only latest 5 releases on the F-Droid repository in the future.

In the next days I will publish news about the new repository URL.

An user on reddit reported the same issue (no mention of SD card presence though) and that it is reproducible with Chromium; since it is a Chromium issue, it will not be addressed in Bromite (patches would be welcome, if upstream decides to can the feature). I would suggest checking on the Chromium issue tracker about it, other people might have had and reported the same problem already.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.101 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.101

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (currently empty)
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
Understood, thank you for taking the time to respond. I mentioned the SD card because I have an old Moto G with a card slot, and got the prompt to show up after installing the latest Bromite on Android Pie, but no prompt on my Pixel 1. I'll definitely check the Chromium tracker. Thank you again for your continued development.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
By the way: all development happens on Github, not here; I am not replying to all posts here about issues, on the issue tracker there are templates to do proper bug reports and track their status.

Another thing you could check is if Chromium v71 built with different build flags has the same problem (maybe try https://chromium.woolyss.com/#android or similar); I am mentioning this because disabling some features may cause issues as upstream does not test builds with features disabled (like safebrowsing), but you have to first check the upstream issue tracker anyways. The issues due to features disabled are also upstream issues but hardly they will be fixed as there is no upstream interest to do so.

Yet another venue might be checking any other v71 Chromium-based browser about this; for example Brave (I think they have a v71 beta for Android). In general if a v71 Chromium-based browser has not the bug, it should be possible to fix it for Chromium/Bromite.
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
Get ready a newer version will come out !
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
missed your meds?
[Android Apps and Games] Softwarexo:
:good:
[Android Apps and Games] hvemasan:
All Smartphones?

Does this works well with all smartphones?
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
This appears to be a Chromium issue, so I will not post a bug on the Bromite GitHub for now. I've opened up an issue on the tracker here: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=916606

I was able to reproduce issue on Brave beta, v71 Chromium from the Bromite website, and 73.0.3646.0 Chromium. Can confirm download location prompt will appear with an SD card inserted, but will not appear without an SD card on Bromite, Brave, and Chromium.
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
No meds, just lucid !:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
No way to know but it works on all of my devices and ROMs (KitKat thru Oreo).

ZTE Axon 7 A2017U, /e/ v0.1 ROM, microG (NoGapps), Multiboot, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
Very good job, and it appears that it is already being addressed upstream.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.104 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.104

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
You saw, it did not take long !!! :p
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
Awesome to see the patch reverted for the download location prompt already! Many thanks and much appreciation :D
[Android Apps and Games] slipstreamer88:
I am using Bromite System Webview on my device. Is there any addition benefit of using the Bromite browser over any webview using browser (like Jelly browser from LineageOS)?

Also, do I have to change the apk in /system/app/webview every time there is an update or not?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
WebView browsers ( like Jelly ) don't have their own engine, so they will use the WebView engine provided by the system.

If you're substituting Lineage's WebView with Bromite's, you benefit from all the patches and enhancements that Bromite provides to improve privacy and security, whether you use Jelly or any other WebView browser. Lineage's WebView might be slightly cleaner than Google's, but not by much, definitely less hardened and lacking compared to Bromite's.

And yes, you have to update the WebView build whenever a new one is released, because it's not going to auto-update itself.

Edit : In addition, Lineage tend to drag their feet when updating WebView version. Bromite is quite fast in keeping up with the latest stable, and occasionally has released even a beta version in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
All the features are here:- https://www.bromite.org/ the Bromite SystemWebview has all the same core features.

Yes
[Android Apps and Games] nussbaum:
You only have to change the apk in /system/app/webview once, after a reboot install the same apk as a normal app as stated in the wiki. From then on you can update the bromite webview from github as any app, without using a root file manager or TWRP. Only after an update of your system rom you have to reinstall in /system/app/webview, as that will be overwritten by googles version.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.110 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.110

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (currently empty)
[Android Apps and Games] custon3:
I'm having a problem with large downloads (1GB, 2GB). When it's 80% or 90% it does not finish downloading (even if you put it in the notification bar "downloading"). Any idea?

Thank you and happy holidays for the whole community !!!

arm/arm64_ChromeModernPublic in different versions 6x.xxx. and 71.xxx.
[Android Apps and Games] Slmnj:
The notable change is the adaptive icon.

Try disabling "Parallel downloads" in chrome://flags/

This was suggested by [MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION].
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
No, that was changed earlier, see changelog.

Version with no changelog lines are fine (currently or ever), it means no patches were added or modified. You can subscribe to the releases and news Atom feeds to get the official news when something is released or news published (I stopped posting here for each release).

It is explained as a possible solution in the wiki here: https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Download-issues
[Android Apps and Games] custon3:
[MENTION=9524150]$lmnj[/MENTION]
[MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION]

Thanks for the help.I had looked at the problem thread on github and found nothing,

I did not look at the wiki.I already disabled the parallel downloads, now I still have to try.I'll report if the downloads really work well.

Happy new Year !!
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.115 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.115

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] Slmnj:
browserleaks.com says that Bromite doesn't have tracking protection. Isn't that one of the core features of Bromite? Or is browserleaks.com pulling my leg....?
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
You have the options in Settings to turn 'Do not Track' on or off (for what it's worth). But you have supplied so little information about what you have done to test your hypothesis (on that web site) the post is pretty much useless.
[Android Apps and Games] Slmnj:
Screenshot attached. This is what I get regardless of whether Do Not Track is on/off.

PS: I'm referring to Blocking Trackers, not Do Not Track. Other browsers like Firefox and Brave have tracking protection so I was surprised that Bromite didn't have that feature.
[Android Apps and Games] Cyborg321:
I want to build my own Chromium browser, maybe based on Bromite.

Only changes needed are:

Enable 'Desktop Mode' by default like in Chrome so sites think they run on a PC and

Change the default Homepage and add own favorite site shortcut icons by default like eg. Youtube.com, netflix.com, reddit.com etc.

Anyone can give advise where in the source code these things can be changed perhaps?
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76303079&postcount=173
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Ah, "the list of new experemental, as well as controversial/possibly broken/deprecated tools" Well, I use Privacy Badger along with UBlock Origin and the Iron browser on my desktop and that fails too. So I'm not sure if its broken or what is broken, if anything. Who knows?
[Android Apps and Games] AndroPhobia:
Hello i just want to try this browser but when i visit the github site theres 3 files

wich one is the complete app or for what are the others?
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
https://chromium.googlesource.com/c...d_instructions.md#Multiple-Chrome-APK-Targets

next time, use commas and full stops, if you want to get a reply.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.120 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.120

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] cssr:
With Bromite WebVeiw 71.0.3578.120 I had issues with force close on XDA labs and other apps. Had to downgrade to .....115. If I have time I'll post a log later. First problem I've had with Bromite. Great work, thanks!

Android 8.1, arm on note 3.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Similar! Thought it was me! I had to restore in Twrp because I couldn't bet Bromite or Webview yo work properly.
[Android Apps and Games] kmem:
Same here. She's dead, Jim. Strangely, I'm able to roll back the Webview version via f-Droid but cannot do the same for regular Bromite. This is the first major issue I've seen also and I've been using it almost exclusively since it was released. I suspect csagan will fix the issue quickly though. Sure wish he still was around, he was quite responsive.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
71.0.3578.120 doesn't work on 9.0:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/216
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
pre-release Bromite 71.0.3578.123 is here:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.123

there are still issues with it:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/216
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
This is not released, it's a pre-release for testing; the issue to address current crashes is https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/216 for the browser and https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/219 for the SystemWebView
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Need help testing?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Did you check the GitHub issues linked ? Post logs there.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Sigh. I did. It had been closed. But now open again. I can test arm on 7,8 or 9. Do you know which would help most?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
According to the comments, arm seems to be the most affected, I guess any version will do, or all if possible.
[Android Apps and Games] fitittome:
Umm, I can see comments about arm. But I cannot locate the v123 pre-reease arm downloads to test.... Just arm64 and x86. Oh, well it seems like the dev is on the case anyway.

edit: lol (not that I'm eager or anything!) users are a real PITA.... :)
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
they just compiled:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.123
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 71.0.3578.123 is released, which fixes the problem with Web pages not opening:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/71.0.3578.123

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (currently empty)
[Android Apps and Games] Slmnj:
Bromite browser v71.0.3578.123 is working fine here. I didn't test Bromite Webview (yet).
[Android Apps and Games] myculito:
Can someone assist in importing bookmarks into Bromite?

I have my "bookmarks.html" file sitting in the phone's downloads folder. When I select the black dot in the bookmarks folder inside Bromite, and then choose the bookmarks.html file, it goes right back to the "mobile bookmarks" folder, but nothing ever gets imported.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
you need to allow Storage permission for Bromite to import bookmarks from file.
[Android Apps and Games] myculito:
Just checked, storage permission was enabled. I'm at a loss. Is it a problem if the bookmarks file is sitting in the phone's storage "downloads" folder?