yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] blackinfinity:
What is the correct way to update bromite on android ? do I really have to remove the app first ? or just install it ontop of the installed version ?
[Android Apps and Games] onliner:
That's sad :rolleyes:.

Exactly this.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
Sorry, but I call BS. NoChromo used its own package name. Bromite used Chromium package name first, then its own (as it should be).

I will not reply or comment again on the topic of package name.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
That explains why. Thanks for the explanation. I didn't think it was so old that back then Google API access was still free.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
63.0.3239.46 released (give it 5min or so to finish uploading)
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
Hi,

Is there a way to directly open a link in Bromite instead of a Custom Tab?
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
Very good question. Bugging me too since a time.
[Android Apps and Games] joecap:
It's so nice to find a ads-block chrome version, thanks csagan5!
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
After updating my OP3T to Oreo (stable release) Bromite just hangs at the start and does not recover from it.

Clearing cache did not help.

I had several open tabs before the update.

Other apps (even other browsers with open tabs) work just fine.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
You mean like when opening a link from WhatsApp?

I do not know why this happens, I assume it would happen also with Chrome and it's a feature of Android 8? It bothers me as well but not sure whether it's something to be changed in Bromite.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
That's odd. Can you get logs via logcat to see why it's hanging? (make sure you remove privacy-sensitive information from such logs before publishing them on internet)
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
It happens with all links (I don't use WhatsApp) and I'm using Nougat 7.1.2.

I didn't install Chrome for a while so I have no idea if it's something usual. The only thing I can tell you is that I don't have this problem with CAF based browsers (which are also based on Chromium).
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
Me neither, but I heard it happens there too.

That does not tell much; Bromite is being built with latest versions of Chromium.
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
Slightly unrelated: I just found out about this project: https://microg.org/

If they add more advanced features that users want (like sharing history/bookmarks etc), we could also benefit from them.

Another note: in next release I am going to finally start updating the adblock filters with latest EasyList.

Do you guys know what NoChromo patch originally used? It seems to be EasyList (without document hiding of course, it's not supported) and maybe something from uBlock?

For now I'll just go with the standard EasyList.
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
I can't get logs of it. Tried Catlog and logcat extreme, but it did not catch anything. I'm not rooted and it can because my fault too, that the log did not work.
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
Actually there's only one guy that supports microG and we have the bare minimum to replace Play Services. It works of course but I think you shouldn't expect extra developments in a near future.
[Android Apps and Games] vivian.shaolijun:
haha, Afraid of ads...

:crying::cowboy:
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
No expectations really. But I am trying to frame the problem of the missing integrations, and it shouldn't be fixed in the browser (preferably) but through a project like microG.
[Android Apps and Games] Amd4life:
Is it possible to have an option for incognito mode to be active all the time , as default. This option is available on tugabrowser (but is not being updated at the moment). Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] csagan5:
I gave another try at identifying where the CAF patches are; they are actually on the CodeAurora git repo, it's just very hard to find them because there is no clear indication and they are not published individually (as we do in Bromite, ungoogled-chromium, Inox patchset etc). Also, it's a staggering 400+ patches, so it takes time to go through them and trying to identify the commits and the features.

Everyone still interested in CAF features please comment on https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/5 (we might need separate GH issues though) if you want to follow the development; I am alone so don't expect anything super quick, if it's complex it takes also more time.

Regarding the specific feature of incognito browser: I have found some commits, I will try to see if it can be made to work on latest Chromium 63 that is used for Bromite.
[Android Apps and Games] krule031:
I know this app: https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-iytbp-injected-youtube-background-t3560900 needs a modded microg to make login work.

Maybe you could do something similar to that to fix login?

Oh and, you did a great job with the app, I love it :)
[Android Apps and Games] slimhunter:
Quick question as it's driving me a bit insane; I've been using SRWare Iron for quite a while before trying to switch to Bromite, so I'm accustomed on having a home button next to the URL bar...this is not available in Bromite, which odd. Is there any way to enable it, or to implement it in future releases?
[Android Apps and Games] alagga:
Ah thanks I missed that option.

But the first one is definitely an Ad, which redirects you to sth. on a new tab. (doesn't matter if you push the grant or denie button)
[Android Apps and Games] tarroyo:
[MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION] I been using bromite for a couple months now, I read the changelog every release on your webpage and I always see 'updated adblock filter list' or something similar.

I use a adblocker on my phone, I'm curious how you update them? Is there a method that you use or???? I just started using one
[Android Apps and Games] ..Cory..:
[MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION] I noticed in the past few releases the MonoChrome version is no longer being built? Could you clarify for me why that is? I used it because I can not root my Galaxy S8 and used it for the SystemWebView alternative. I /did/ go back about ten pages to when the build got dropped to try and find an answer on my own with no luck, sorry if I'm making you reiterate if you already explained.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
I guess nobody reads anything before posting, at all... No wonder developers get fed up and leave.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77331089&postcount=1176
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
I'm with you because your previous reminder is just a few posts back but before that reminder I did not go to the OP to learn of that change since I had very recently re-read it and there was no other indication. People are more likely to notice something in recent posts or subsequent email notifications than in an edit to an OP which does not get announced, so a notification in a new thread post would have helped fill the communications gap (somewhat) without you having to.

As to the change itself, XDA (and most public forums) may not be the best place for those who want to restrict the scope of thread discussion that much. Please don’t get me wrong. I like csagan5's rather strict expectations but they were not attainable in an open place like this (without much frustrating effort) and to be quite frank the attempts to do so were sometimes needlessly condescending and dismissive (perhaps as a result of aforementioned frustration). I've fallen into that same trap as well and still do sometimes.

To that point, I notice that the announcement which stated that change came very shortly after my harsh and mis-directed post. Where that post may have been a precipitating factor in that decision I apologize to all Bromite users who follow this thread.

Apologies for the OT as well.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Yes, I checked the OP myself not because I do that every time I check a thread ( and I wouldn't expect others to do so either for every thread and every time ) but because there was already a mention about leaving XDA in a recent post, and that came also with a change in GitHub removing a Bromite download counter for XDA... Well, 2+2.

So I posted the warning since ( so far ) the thread has not been closed. Not reading the last few posts when one comes to check a discussion since the last visit is obviously expected from everyone, though. ( We sometimes get people asking a question that has been answered in the post immediately before theirs -- it is that bad, quite often. )

And to your point about discussion procedure, this IS actually a developers forum, indeed. Most members seem to forget that...
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Page 114 is where he mentioned that MonoChrome will no longer be built (linking to another post saying the same). No explanation given that I recall.

Not sure why you need to ask him why when it doesn't really matter. They're gone. Knowing the reason won't change that.

ZTE Axon 7 A2017U, Stock B32, Multiboot, Tapatalk 4.9.5
[Android Apps and Games] Exabyter:
What is a "download counter for XDA" in this context?

XDA themselves no longer even refer to their own site and forums that way, regardless how many old-timers keep claiming that.

Of course none of that changes the fact that the project owner has repeatedly requested people not post out-of-scope feature requests ITT. But as IronTechMonkey pointed out previously, that may a bit of an unrealistic expectation considering the user demographics and the way the site owners themselves promote their site these days.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/commit/3de200030ff56f495ff4817db804d4d777ab8c90
[Android Apps and Games] xanthrax:
Hello guys !

a little cleaning has been performed in order to keep the thread on topic, I`m pretty sure there are plenty of other users absolutely not interested on what some others feels to add apart from development / debugging / help and assistance so please stay on topic and try to be nice to each other, it is actually written in the stars

Forum Rules

Have fun and enjoy the development !

Thanks for understanding

Dan - forum moderator
[Android Apps and Games] Cfibel:
Today I cannot login to Origin on Bromite, changed to Chrome and loged in without aby problem.

Sorry for any mistake my English is not good.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
I do not know what Origin is but maybe the adblocking is causing a problem. Try turning it off for that website and see if it helps.

Moto G5S Plus XT1806, balanceOS 2.0, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] :
Origin is a gaming platform. And yes as [MENTION=6046143]marcdw[/MENTION] suggested try turning off ad-block and try.
[Android Apps and Games] NamitNayan:
thanks for giving DNS over https. [MENTION=8627832]csagan5[/MENTION].(I know he's not replying now,but still)

BTW this site now checks,DoH,DoTLS.

https://1.1.1.1/help (this was the reason of the post,BTW)
[Android Apps and Games] Jay0r:
Does Somebody know why this app is not available anymore at the xda store? :/

Is there a security or a legal issue/problem?
[Android Apps and Games] d1n0x:
Just download it from the website or from the F-Droid repository
[Android Apps and Games] Jay0r:
Yes I know, I already added the F-Droid repo... But I still wanted to know why it's not on the xda store anymore...
[Android Apps and Games] d1n0x:
Maybe because it didn't support all CPU architectures
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
Because OP left XDA. See the previous posts and the first post.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 68.0.3440.121 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/68.0.3440.121

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] Pseudonym:
Always incognito is great! Thanks a lot ?
[Android Apps and Games] Logix:
Thread cleaned

Please stay on topic follow the rules and don't advertise other browsers in here!

Thank you kindly,

Logix
[Android Apps and Games] soup6020:
Does anyone know of a dark and/or black substratum theme supporting this browser?
[Android Apps and Games] b.roid:
haven't seen one yet.

kiwi has some themes.
[Android Apps and Games] kmem:
I get an error "failed to verify" when attempting to upgrade via f-Droid. Has anyone else seen this?
[Android Apps and Games] b.roid:
got the same
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
No problem here
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
The Swift series has support for Bromite. Both Dark and Black.

Moto G5S Plus XT1806, OmniROM, microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] soup6020:
Highly appreciated, thank you
[Android Apps and Games] :
I had that error. I had to clear the cache and data in F-Droid,then add the Bromite repo again, and then it worked.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 68.0.3440.126 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/68.0.3440.126

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] Tisckkytt:
Where are these options?
[Android Apps and Games] :
settings>privacy>open links incognito
[Android Apps and Games] penfold:
Thanks for this wonderful browser, just donated.

The recent addition of the ability to import bookmarks has relased me from firefox sync hell and allowed me to switch browser.
[Android Apps and Games] kmem:
This worked. Didn't think about clearing cache. Thanks a bunch!
[Android Apps and Games] The.Night.King:
Guys how do I replace my stock android webview with bromite webview?

The stock webview is old, when I try to install the arm64 webview from github releases it doesn't install. That's obvious due to signature mismatch.

I've tried replacing the system webview in system/app/webview using the bromite one. In one ROM, this method simply didn't work, so no webview option was available in developer options, in another ROM it was successfully replaced & showing in dev options but apps were crashing.

Now I'm a non gapps user so don't wanna install Google webview. Please don't recommend gapps.
[Android Apps and Games] onliner:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Installing-SystemWebView#troubleshooting
[Android Apps and Games] The.Night.King:
Just found it myself but thanks a lot.

Not the troubleshooting part but the above instructions on the same page helped.

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Installing-SystemWebView
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
I tried to install Bromite's webview but the folder /sytem/app/webview where I put the apk is automatically removed after a reboot...

OnePlus 3T - Oreo 8.1.0 custom rom - Magisk v16.0
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
That is quite strange. If you did the installation while in the ROM maybe try again in TWRP. TWRP's filemanager doesn't create directories AFAIK (I use AROMA file manager) so you might have to do so via terminal.

Make sure directory is 755. Place Bromite webview in that directory, rename it to webview.apk, and give it permissions of 644 (rw-r--r--).

The directory should be there. If it's gone again then something is wrong with that custom ROM maybe(?).

Almost all of the ROMs I run have webview replaced by Bromite's or Chromium. No problems.

Moto G5S Plus XT1806, Validus 8.1.0, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
1. From TWRP terminal screen: mkdir /system/app/webview

2. TWRP file manager: chmod 755 on this new folder "webview"

3. Copy /sdcard/Download/webview.apk to /system/app/webview

4. Hit /system/app/webview/webview.apk then chmod 644

5. Reboot

6. Install the apk from /system/app/webview/webview.apk

It works now... Maybe something wrong with my file manager (MiXplorer) which auto detects the permissions (which seemed good though).

Thanks for your help.
[Android Apps and Games] NamitNayan:
1.did you check if it's working, mine also doesn't show in developer options, but it works.

2.you need to install it as user app too,along with it being a system app.(was there in instructions)

---------- Post added at 12:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:54 PM ----------

tried twrp?magisk root sometimes acts weird due to some modules, either disable them,or don't use such modules. (like all ainur sound mod ones for me. cloudflaredns4magisk also had that issue, but was fixed by developer.)
[Android Apps and Games] kindlyoldbear:
Seems like there could be a magisk module for bromite webview. I'd be willing to post a bounty for that.
[Android Apps and Games] marcdw:
Phone.

ROM and Android version.

Bromite. Which architecture (arm, arm64) and SDK (16, 21) did you try. Uninstall Monochrome first?

You gotta give people some info to get assistance.

Moto G5S Plus XT1806, BootleggersROM-Shishufied, microG (NoGapps), MultiROM, XDA Legacy
[Android Apps and Games] :
1. Install the module (https://send.firefox.com/download/2b06deb08f/#XZe7i9rtt_5L69eCJf5ncg) in Magisk.

2. Reboot.

3. Install the webview apk once again as normal.

Edit: Used ARM64 and SDK21 version in above. If want different version just unzip the file and replace the desired apk.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Still having the same issues
[Android Apps and Games] gadgetguy08:
I am interested in this. Seems the documented procedure for installing B webview doesn't work on this ROM. It has worked previously on others.

I take it that this was an expiring link. Would you mind reposting?
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 69.0.3497.73 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/69.0.3497.73

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] Exabyter:
"enabled WebRTC"

??

I wonder why he did that and if it can be disabled?

WebRTC is used for things like chat apps, but it also commonly leaks sensitive info like local IP addresses on internal networks behind firewalls...
[Android Apps and Games] custon3:
I do not think that enabling WebRtc makes sense in what is supposed to be a browser that protects privacy (local ip exposed). Goes in the opposite direction of privacy.
[Android Apps and Games] Tisckkytt:
Is there any telegram group or something? How to ask for a feature? Just wanted to ask dev if he could make the search/tabs bar at bottom.
[Android Apps and Games] Ace42:
Did you bother to read the thread...? CS doesn't come here anymore. Besides, he's not interested in cosmetic changes like that.

But you'd have to open an issue for him to notice anyway.

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues
[Android Apps and Games] carlos974:
FYI !

https://thesafety.us/what-is-webrtc
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
No one has a FC when opening the app (latest arm64 release)?

EDIT: due to a Substratum overlay
[Android Apps and Games] OSheden:
Hopefully he will add a patch.

For now:
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Unfortunately Google relies heavily on WebRTC for audio / video features with further declared plans to increase Chrom* capabilities as media handler. At some point it may not be possible to extricate WebRTC from their browser. Personally have no use for it and disable it or remove it whenever possible, but there you go.

As of now, for those interested, check all WebRTC flags in chrome://flags...
[Android Apps and Games] ouzowtf:
Nope
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Sometimes Google makes very dumb, very stupid, very damaging decisions.

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=881410

Chrom* : handle with care. Breaking thousands of server admins' workflow on a whim on any given day.
[Android Apps and Games] Exabyter:
This is the same kind of crap that every browser maker pulled when they had an overwhelming marketshare. (Netscape, Microsoft, and now Google.) In short, any browser maker with a dominant marketshare cannot seem to resist the temptation to declare themselves "Emperor of the Web" and try to dictate to everyone else.

I wonder if the fact that the comments on that bug were almost unanimously critical will have any sway upon them.

Self-proclaimed emperors tend not to care what the peasants think.
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
You are right. They cannot do this though. Technically or legally.

It comes down to www.xyz.com NOT being the same as xyz.com; again, technically and legally. They effectively erase one of the two.

This breaks how things work for ISPs, DNS worlwide, servers, etc, etc. Hence the universal outcry. Also, it leaves them wide open to serious legal action. If their browser treats company A as company B because of URL mismanagement, or causes company A to be invisible because their browser redirects to B... And so on, lawsuits are gonna come flying at Google. From John Doe to Microsoft, from Apple being affected to the government.

This is not like an automaker engaging in whatever shenanigans to take over the car market, this is like an automaker deciding to blow up half the roads. What ?

We'll see how it goes. It's been fun already with our clients. More than evil, this is incredibly stupid.

Edit : Seems to have been acknowledged as bug / regression / security vulnerability... ( Breaking SSL certificates, for instance. )
[Android Apps and Games] Exabyter:
Yep. I wonder what the W3C thinks. Maybe we need Tim Berners-Lee to shame them publicly or something.
[Android Apps and Games] iPollesion:
What is the likelihood of supporting browser extensions? You also do not seem to have any way to configure the ads that are blocked or support for blocking elements.

Yandex seems to have support for Chrome extensions, after reading about it on DigitalBin, is this accurate since Yandex is also a Chromium fork.

Can you elaborate on the Google Account integration, which you aren't using for signing into the browser?
[Android Apps and Games] iPollesion:
Hey man, I'm new to the Android world. I was more into the iOS scene. I remember he mentioned it somewhere previously, but not sure what he meant
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
from first post:
[Android Apps and Games] iPollesion:
That blows, I truly thought that would have been free. How about the extensions and configuring ads/blocking elements within Bromite? Without looking at the source or building requirements, does this seem like a viable request for those of us wanting a bit more control over the browser?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
There's a point to be made about this thread being closed. Still wonder why it hasn't.
[Android Apps and Games] iPollesion:
Cool, I'll reach out to him and see if I can update the thread here. Thanks for the info.
[Android Apps and Games] Joy Bangla:
How to translate pages? The option in settings is greyed out.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
lol.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Does Bromite support Google Sync, Translate or Data saver?

No. This is not a limitation of Bromite but of all Chromium-based projects in general, as general public is not allowed to use Google's APIs for free unless when using Chrome.

p.s.: learn english.
[Android Apps and Games] abelenki:
Bromite 69.0.3497.91 is released:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/69.0.3497.91

changelog:

https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
[Android Apps and Games] NamitNayan:
chrome://flags/#enable-chrome-duet
[Android Apps and Games] Tisckkytt:
Lol. For me disabling it actually enables duet.
[Android Apps and Games] henihazbay:
do you feel that this browser renders pages a bit slower than other browsers? E.g Brave?

For example the home page of engadget stutters in Bromite when you do a quick scroll, whereas other browsers are very smooth. (Tried with latest version of Chrome and Brave)

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Ace42:
Seems fine to me, tried engadget on my phone with a SD821. You can try using Bromite without ad block enabled. Personally I use Feedly for sites with RSS support.
[Android Apps and Games] kindlyoldbear:
Would you mind sharing that zip once again? I'll host it for other noobs.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Extract the BromiteSystemWebView.zip and place the latest webview as per architecture under "/system/app/webview/webview.apk" then compress as zip file and install in Magisk. Also, install the webview apk once again as normal.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
What is the difference between android system web view (available in the play store) and bromite web view
[Android Apps and Games] NamitNayan:
most of these features.