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[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
63.0.3239.85 has been released; see changelog here: https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

[MENTION=4324124]Genetic517[/MENTION] see if this version has improved regarding the tabs issue. I think not, but at least separate domains (images.google and news.google etc) should not be broken.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
[MENTION=4409897]jiojio[/MENTION] in Bromite there is AMP removal feature

[MENTION=4546645]slimhunter[/MENTION] I tried to add home button by enabling the user and main option, nothing changes
[Android Apps and Games] Genetic517:
Just updated to the newest version. The tabs are visible! :) (see attached) . Let's see if it sticks. If you want I can keep you posted. I do Appreciate the quick reply and help! [emoji16]

Sent you a donation through PayPal :)
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
[MENTION=4324124]Genetic517[/MENTION] I think they might be still broken. What I have fixed is that going to news.google.com or images.google.com works properly, but for special functionality within search results, it should still be as before.
[Android Apps and Games] Genetic517:
Ah. You're right. Woke up today and the tabs have vanished again.
[Android Apps and Games] ogisha:
Hi [MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION],

Could you please add x86 versions of Bromite for download.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] psx2pal:
See http://bromite.org
[Android Apps and Games] ogisha:
This is the link I use. When I tap on any of x86 versions I get 404 error.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
The latest release failed to build x86.

Here is the previous one: https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/63.0.3239.78
[Android Apps and Games] shadowvfx:
I came from Nochrome and am checking out this browser. It seems that others are having difficulty logging into their Google accounts also. Has a solution been posted (if so, I missed it), or is Google still blocking this?
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/README.md#faq
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
It must have been some problem in the build process; next release will have x86 builds as usual.
[Android Apps and Games] besweeet:
Is there any practical chance of this changing? My guess is no. As much as I'd like Google account syncing, I think I can live without it. I'm coming from the Samsung browser and do use it to save passwords but am fine with no type of syncing.

Also, what's the best way of keeping this updated, seeing as it doesn't come from the Google Play store?
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
Probably could be done by implementing the sync API, but it's massive work. Not planning to do this, not even sure I could.

I have not applied for a play store license mostly because of the cost (donations do not cover it) and because I am afraid Google might in future block Bromite or somehow not like it; but it is possible that in future we could access the app and its updates via Play Store.

Other options are XDA Labs (gives an error when trying to upload the releases) and an updater app.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
63.0.3239.118 has been released
[Android Apps and Games] kingbenzima:
Just tested using browsearleak and it seems this browser also leaks ip address :( . Still looking for the first chromium browser that doesn't leak ip :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
Latest version of Bromite 72.0.3626.68 and Chromium 72.0.3626.68 will hang indefinitely when clearing browsing data. I have not been able to determine an exact number of browsing items or cache required to trigger this, but after a large amount of web browsing has been performed, attempting to clear data will result in the "Clear browsing data" dialog to hang indefinitely. The app becomes unresponsive and must be closed from the recent apps overview. It may have something to do with this issue in the bug tracker: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=917820

That issue was reported on a Linux system running Ubuntu, but appears to be affecting Android as well. I am running Android 9.0 Pie on ARM64. Have not tested on ARM system yet.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 72.0.3626.73 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/72.0.3626.73

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (currently empty)
[Android Apps and Games] rayman95:
Fdroid still show V68 Sview and not V73...update manually without issues...

Thanks for your work....have update repo already...
[Android Apps and Games] Giocarro:
I still experience the same issue since months: when scrolling down web pages the address bar does not hide itself.

This happens either with Duet enabled or disabled.

The point is that if I rotate the phone horizontal the status bar, navigation bar and address bar do cover much of real screen estate making web browsing not efficient nor pleasant.

I'd like a full screen experience while in horizontal orientation.

Stock Samsung S9 with Pie here.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I cannot reproduce the issue on my Nokia 6.1 Plus. (19:9 Screen ratio)
[Android Apps and Games] :
Bromite 72.0.3626.81 is now available.
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
Yes, for once the essential "abelenki" did not report it !!! :p
[Android Apps and Games] JFK1975:
Www.dealdoktor.de.

When I open this page or use a link from another webpage this curiosity happens with bromite.

Firefox handles this w.o. problems.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
You didn't describe the curiosity. Not sure I want to click on something without knowing what to expect.

LG G3 D851, Mahdi v2.9 ROM (4.4.4), microG (NoGApps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] d1n0x:
Lol, no thank you
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Some of you may have noticed that Bromite v72 can't be themed. Latest version of Swift Dark & Black includes a note about why. One has to downgrade to v71 if you want the browser dark.

LG G3 D851, Mahdi v2.9 ROM (4.4.4), microG (NoGApps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] thanhnvt194:
Yes, but not a big deal. I'll keep my browser uptodate
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
Still having issues clearing browsing data, but having a difficult time reproducing it consistently. Sometimes it hangs with 20 browsing items and 14 MB of cached images and files, and other times it will clear just fine with 30 browsing items and 20 MB of cache. Does anyone else have trouble clearing data after a long browsing session? I have it set to Advanced with all items checked.

This occurs on Bromite v72 and Chromium v72, including the latest release 72.0.3626.81.
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
If it happens with Chromium too, then it's an upstream error and should be fixed there.
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
I understand that, which is why I haven't filed a bug report on the Bromite GitHub. However there doesn't seem to be a bug report on the Chromium tracker except for a similar one on Linux that hasn't had any activity: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=917820

The reason I'm asking is so I can gather enough data to reliably reproduce the issue. Otherwise I feel it won't get much attention on the bug tracker.
[Android Apps and Games] cssr:
Same issue. I've selected clear all data for all time, except downloads. Hang up is random, no pattern. Remove Bromite from recents, reopen and data clears with no problem.
[Android Apps and Games] kmem:
I notice this behavior too, it's not new though.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
If enough people get a crash on Chromium then those crashes will be automatically sent to their servers and they will likely fix it. But if you do not see activity on the Chromium issue tracker then it means it's not happening.
[Android Apps and Games] cssr:
I will test data clearing on Chromium and send a bug report if it fails.
[Android Apps and Games] LimitsX:
Does this browser have dark mode? If not, will it ever get one?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
No, unless Chromium implements it. Read the OP and Bromite's site. This is already answered.
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
The other issue is that this bug doesn't actually cause a crash, it just causes the app to hang indefinitely so you are forced to manually close it in the recent apps overview. So I don't believe it would have anything to send anything to the Chromium servers. As [MENTION=5294789]cssr[/MENTION] said, opening the app again will show that the browser data is cleared, but I don't think it is ideal to have to manually swipe it out of memory every time it hangs while clearing data.
[Android Apps and Games] c-sanchez:
Hi, I want make to hace an clone of Bromite, ie to have two bromite (one for my and other for my sister) each one with your own data, not share.

I've tried making one with "app cloner" but the Bromite clone is closing.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Can't you use the build in system multi user feature?
[Android Apps and Games] c-sanchez:
I'm not sure, where is located that option?

Anyway I thing can be nice something to have the app cloned, as two different browsers.
[Android Apps and Games] saltgirl:
You can use apps like parallel space to use two apps.
[Android Apps and Games] saltgirl:
Whats the difference between modern public version and Normal version?
[Android Apps and Games] Neutralite:
It would be better if it was "Translate".
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 72.0.3626.87 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/72.0.3626.87

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] Quaz1:
sorry, really dumb question and a forum search isnt locating the answer....... How do you add your bookmarks to the speed dial on the home page? I've managed to somehow do it with a couple (not really sure how I did it) bit others, no luck
[Android Apps and Games] lvints:
I made the upgrade to version 72 and I can not clear the data, the button to confirm the action does not respond.

Anyone else going through this?
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Yep. Noticed that the past couple days. Buttons are also unresponsive when trying to download (neither Download nor Cancel buttons respond). I haven't yet recorded a log to see what the issue is.

Moto G5S Plus XT1806, BootleggersROM-Shishufied, microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] cssr:
Upgraded today to arm ver. ending in 87. Working perfectly so far.
[Android Apps and Games] happy_nationalist:
Hi firstly thank you for making this browser and I've been using it for a while without problems.

Today I download 3.8 gigs file from armaholic then select the download location to my external SD card because the internal storage is full. When the download finished I notice my file and folder in the SD card is messed up, showing n/a on the properties, then I checked from TWRP file manager it looks normal, only when i use the file manager or connect it to my pc it became a mess. I've never use my SD card as the download location before. Is this a bug or this only affect my device? I'm using bromite 72 .87 on android 9.0. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
Yes, previous pages I've been asking if anyone else has the same issue. Clearing browser data will be unresponsive, but it seems to be random when it will clear and will not. I've mostly noticed when my browsing items are around 20-25 and the cache is around 20 MB.

I'm glad you are not having issues anymore. I've tried arm64 version of the latest release ending in 87 and it still hangs when clearing browser data on Android 9.0 Pie. I am still on version 71.0.3578.132 because of it. Haven't tested the arm version, but my guess is it will be the same as all v72 releases have had this issue for me.
[Android Apps and Games] RealPsygnosis:
I'd like to use Bromite webview on my rooted p10.

With MiX I head over "system/app" folder but there is no "webview" folder, there is only a GoogleWebview folder with GoogleWebview apk inside.

How can I install bromite Webview in these conditions?
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 72.0.3626.99 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/72.0.3626.99

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (currently empty)
[Android Apps and Games] :
You might be able to simply install the apk file like a normal app then.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Might want to check out the wiki first. You're rooted but you don't say what ROM you're running, OEM stock or custom. Even if you disable or remove Google webview and drop in Bromite's (as /system/app/webview/webview.apk) some OEM ROMs won't recognize it as a webview. The wiki has info regarding that.

ZTE Axon 7 A2017U, /e/ v0.1 ROM, microG (NoGapps), Multiboot, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] RealPsygnosis:
I've read the wiki but I didn't understand it very well on that part. I have stock rom rooted with latest magisk.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Ah, okay. On page 156 of this thread was a discussion about webview and whether or not some ROMs will recognize and use the standard com.android.webview. Some ROMs, OEM stock mostly(?), are setup to use only Google's webview and Chrome as the provider.

There's a section of the wiki's webview page titled "Verifying allowed webview packages". If possible give that a try. Probably could use an apk extractor tool also instead of adb I suppose (the route I took). You can help verify if it's mostly stock ROMs that don't support com.android.webview. If you don't see it in your XML file then you'll know you can't use the Bromite or Chromium webview.

LG G3 D851, AOSP-CAF 6.0.1, NanoDroid, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] javiersa:
Is there any way to enable "History navigation with gesture" flag? I enabled #enable-gesture-navigation but it doesn't seem to work.
[Android Apps and Games] :
It isn't functional yet. Maybe it will be functional in the future versions. I remember it works in Chromium 63 and up
[Android Apps and Games] javiersa:
Oh I see. Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] Slmnj:
[MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION] is it possible to label your releases as Stable, Beta etc.. on Github? Then users can decide if they want to update.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Aren't they all stable ?

Only a couple of times has the beta Chromium base been used for Bromite, duly noted back then. And it was close to being turned into stable upstream anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] Oddb411:
Don't know what changed between the .87 and .99 release, but testing on 71.0.3626.99 on ARM and ARM64 versions no longer causes Bromite to hang while clearing browser data for me. Something must have changed upstream in Chromium. Whatever the case, I'm just grateful to be on the latest release again.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
They are all stable and based on latest stable Chromium; the upstream Beta is practically stable in the last 1-2 weeks before release because it is in feature/merge freeze.

If you refer to "bugless" versions, no such things exist. Upstream Chromium fixes plenty of bugs in the first month after release to the public (when it is already marked as stable).

You can check yourself: https://github.com/chromium/chromium/compare/72.0.3626.87...72.0.3626.99

I don't see any relevant changes, but it could be anything.
[Android Apps and Games] lambstone:
I am having issues with installing the system webview.

First of all, I am using a Huawei P20 Pro on stock Pie (so it probably is odexed). It is rooted with magisk.

According to https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Installing-SystemWebView, there are some checks to be done to see if my device can support the installation. I pulled the framework and got "packagename="com.google.android.webview".

There is no "/system/app/webview" folder though.

I installed the bromite systemwebview and converted it into a system app via TB. Then I reinstalled bromite systemwebview according to the instructions. (At this point i determined that it was now installed in priv-app instead of system/app)

It does not show up as a selectable webview.

Any advice on how to make it work? Should I be modifying framework-res?
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
There's a part that you missed I guess. When you pulled the file and checked the contents there will be a list of webview providers that the ROM supports (Google's webview and probably several Chrome entries). You want to see and hope that com.android.webview is also in that list. If it is not then more than likely Bromite/Chromium webviews will not show up as providers when you install them.

You'll see in the thread a couple of attempts at modifying our framework files but ROMs wouldn't boot. Not a big deal for my stock ROMs to have this webview so I stopped messing around. The modded file is no doubt not signed properly or something.

LG G3 D851, Paranoid Android 7.3.1, NanoDroid, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] lambstone:
Yeah, what I found was com.google.android.webview not com.android.webview
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
[MENTION=905671]lambstone[/MENTION], yeah, that means Bromite webview won't be recognized as a provider. [emoji853]

LG G3 D851, Paranoid Android 7.3.1, NanoDroid, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] rwxr-xr-xis:
I made a Magisk module that replaces Android's native webview from /system/app/webview with Bromite's v72.0.3626.108 arm64 webview, remember to install the webview as a normal app after installing the module. https://drive.google.com/open?id=187oX8ounVp0EMiDWhyEceMgc7sW6HkFH
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 72.0.3626.108 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/72.0.3626.108

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (currently empty)
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
For me it's simple I put bromite webview.apk in / system / app / webview and I added libwebviewchromium.so in / system / app / webview / lib / arm /

Works very well !

See also this post:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76957995&postcount=1022
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
[MENTION=7480554]carlos974[/MENTION], that's cool. [emoji108] I forgot there's similar info in the troubleshooting section of the wiki.

Are you on an OEM stock ROM? If so, which one and device.

LG G3 D851, AospExtended v5.7 ROM, NanoDroid-microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
This is indicated at the end of my posts below ! :angel:
[Android Apps and Games] brainlessrider:
Hi, if your phone is rooted, just use an explorer (solid explorer/amaze) and navigate to root/system/app/webview (or maybe without this folder),

backup original webview.apk and replace it with the bromitewebview.apk.

Don't forget to apply 644 permissions to the file and reboot.

You must have some fc until you install bromitewebview.apk, after that, you're done ?️
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
I see no posts below. If you mean your tagline, it is not visible in this XDA app.

[MENTION=3916688]brainlessrider[/MENTION], his issue isn't so much how to install it but whether the ROM will recognize it (com.android.webview).

LG G3 D851, AospExtended v5.7 ROM, NanoDroid-microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
Device : Galaxy mega 6.3 i9205

Recovery : TWRP 3.2.1-1

ROM : RR-P-v7.0.0-20190215-meliusltexx-Unofficial

Su : Magisk-v18.0

Gapps : Arm 9.0 Pico 20190209

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Other device : Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN

Recovery : TWRP 3.2.3-0

ROM : BootleggersROM-Pie4j5nlte.4.0-Stable-Shishufied-20190214-184032

Su : Magisk-v18.0

Gapps : Arm 9.0 Pico 20190207

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Partitions on 2 devices :

System : ext4

Data, Cache : f2fs
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
[MENTION=7480554]carlos974[/MENTION], okay, gotcha. Thanks. Although I just wanted to know if you were on stock also. Reason I had asked, an OEM stock ROM user had issues with Bromite webview not being recognized. You replied to said post with installation tips that worked for you. So I wondered if you were also on a stock ROM and somehow found a fix to the original poster's issue. I see now that wasn't the case.

In summary, OEM stock ROMs (some, can't say all) do not recognize com.android.webview as a provider. Folks can install Bromite/Chromium webview in all kinds of ways but it may go unrecognized. That's why a person should specify if they're on stock or not. If on stock they can do the verification steps laid out in the wiki. What they find will determine whether they need to continue trying.

ZTE Axon 7 A2017U, AospExtended v4.6 ROM, LlamaSweet 0.5 Kernel, microG (NoGapps), Multiboot, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 72.0.3626.114 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/72.0.3626.114

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
Although the increase in the number of rows of remembered bookmarks on the NTP could be seen as cosmetic, it substantially mitigates restrictions to bookmark access, as well as the absence of other material that would be placed there by invasive means which are restricted by Bromite. Whether or not this is the reason [MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION] added that tweak, it is a particularly nice addition regarding usability. Many of these important security tweaks go unnoticed (which is somewhat the point) but here is one the presence of which offers more directly to the UI. Thanks!

[EDIT] I'm only seeing 3 rows minus 1 icon on 3rd row. Working through the process of eliminating variables. Apparently not caused by any any user configurable app or OS display or font setting or any manually set flags. Next test is clean install Wythe all bookmarks havin been created after the installation.

Is anyone else seeing all 4 rows, or more items than 3 rows minus 1 icon (for a total of 11)?
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
I have no idea how this works, I also see some weird behaviour for the new rows. Somewhere in the code there must be some logic still tailored on the 2 rows of tiles. I think by default the tiles are based on usage, somebody should find out whether the NTP tiles behaviour can still be controlled via some flag (it should be).
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
Not only may it still be based on 2 rows but there may have been something previously wrong with the 2 row arrangement (see precursor event below). They seem to populate based on a combination of recent/frequency. When the rows are full then existing ones will be replaced by more recent/frequent ones.

Regarding NTP related flags: I've used several over time; Some have be removed (disable modern design NTP, a few icon related ones) and some others still exist but no longer have effect (Enable NTP button, Enable home page tile). The "Show recently visited bookmarks on NTP" flag (my favourite) was once required to show the 2 rows of bookmarks on the NTP. Now it does not seem to be required - or does it?.

*Possible precursor event:

At some time in the past my NTP stop populating the eighth and last bookmark in the 2 rows but would still replace the other 7 with more recent/frequent ones. It is possible that the "Show recently visited bookmarks on NTP" flag ceased being required at that point or prior. While testing 4 rows something similar happened.

In a clean installation before changing any settings or flags (only importing bookmarks and navigating through them): Then the 4 rows were populated during use and then existing items in the populated group were replaced by more recently and frequently used bookmarks as expected. At some point the issue becomes apparent but in spite of many tests I cannot isolate it to any particular actions, and once it occurs then restoring settings to default does not fix (clearing all app data does).

[EDIT] There is another reasonably possible cause of this issue which would be consistent with observations that don't line up with flags or settings. That is, the nature of the bookmarks themselves. Eg perhaps the presence of a bookmark with certain properties causes this.
[Android Apps and Games] Jonath198:
I'm unable to change the homepage, I don't see the option anywhere in the menu. I've also enabled already enabled "#force-enable-home-page-button already" in flags. Is this supposed to be the intended behavior?