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[Android Apps and Games] dimikon:
Hi i am a chuwi hi10 pro tablet user that when i start using kiwi browser,my tablet restarts (we ve talked many months before).

Now i have rooted my tablet and can give you the catlog. Which log level on the catlog app should i use , the 'error' maybe? Or what a Terrible Failure?And can i send it to you via mail or here?
[Android Apps and Games] androidfive:
I wait for default icognito then the best browser ever. ?
[Android Apps and Games] wxtester:
What default incognito mode means for you? As workaround you can use app shortcuts, if you want to start Kiwi with incognito mode opened.
[Android Apps and Games] Pseudonym:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/18
[Android Apps and Games] slipstreamer88:
Could you please add an option to open the homepage directly instead of the incognito mode page when using incognito tab app shortcut from the launcher?
[Android Apps and Games] eliezerjk90:
That doesn't really make any sense in my opinion. The idea of incognito mode is that all your history would be erased and there is no way to trace it back from the device side..

Your suggestion would mean that some of the homepage detail would be retained in setting even when you use incognito mode which is kinda contradictory to what it is intended for...
[Android Apps and Games] slipstreamer88:
The reason for this is that I can't set Startpage.com as the default search engine. So I have made it my homepage to quickly search stuff. Also if you open new incognito tab from within the app itself, it shows startpage and not the Private mode thing. So the app shortcut should also open startpage instead of private mode.
[Android Apps and Games] CubaoX:
I couldn't set Startpage.com too, but lately, I was messing with settings, and I did it, but I'm not sure how/why I succeeded. I turn off all cookies, maybe that helped?

I do not want to check this (reseting, and trying set it again) because I do not want to lose these settings if I fail.

For that, I discovered where I got that strange blank new card (in place of speed dial), about which I wrote earlier. It appears just when I turn off cookies completely; when I turn them on I get a speed dial.
[Android Apps and Games] Tyakrish:
Awesome Browser...

1)

But I have a problem with search engines...

Startpage and Searx.me

These two privacy based search engines...

They do not automatically appear in the search engines menu ... Even if I wait for a few seconds and perform searches...

I really like startpage and used it all the time in Brave....

What do you suggest I do...

Would it be possible to have an option to manually add a search engine ?

2)

Could you add an option to enable default animations ? Because the experience is usually bit annoying, specially for new users who have migrated from other chromium based browsers...
[Android Apps and Games] Seosam:
For startpage use the link of [MENTION=7345913]CubaoX[/MENTION] on page 127. This works perfect
[Android Apps and Games] androidfive:
Can kiwi have an telegram group?
[Android Apps and Games] BigCon:
+1 for clear data on exit...
[Android Apps and Games] Tyakrish:
Sorry but it doesn't work for me :(
[Android Apps and Games] whiteze:
Good work and all but why do i get Indian news feeds? I mean the closest i get to India is whenever i eat curry every couple of months, got no interest in what Indian Cricket team did to be sent back home.
[Android Apps and Games] Paapa:
Full screen leaves space @ the bottom of the screen
[Android Apps and Games] Igniz21:
I've been using this browser since I've found on play store, it's awesome but is there a way to show favorites on homepage?
[Android Apps and Games] Try it or die:
On the top right corner there's a "+" for adding sites on homepage.
[Android Apps and Games] mindtrappergr:
I don't know if this has been mentioned before but your ad blocker hides some useful elements from pages like check boxes and menus. Example in attachment.
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Thanks for reporting, this is a quite problematic one (it's clearly not an ad), checking it :)
[Android Apps and Games] GuinnessX:
I just discovered this great browser, and I am trying to figure out a way to create a desktop shortcut to an HTML file that will open in Kiwi with a single tap. Chrome has an "add to home screen" feature that will do this for web addresses, and the built-in "My Files" app will allow you to set a desktop shortcut for a local HTML file, but neither method results in an icon that has an option to open the link with Kiwi... Is there a way to have it recognized as an HTML viewer by Android? If not, is there another way to create a desktop link (in Nova Launcher) that it will open by default (either local or on the web)?

Thanks,

David
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Hi,

A new release is available on XDA:

Version Gamma+Zucchini (January 20, 2019)

This release includes improvements to Night Mode and major stability fixes for Android 8.0+

[+] Improv: Speed and stability

[+] Improv: Settings in Night Mode are now dark

[+] Improv: Responsiveness when searching or changing page

[+] Change: Contextual Search is disabled by default

[+] Fix: Crash on Android 8

[+] Fix: Simplied View setting is now functional

[+] Feature: Exit browser when last tab is closed (Settings, Privacy)

[+] Improv: Changing the Home page also changes the New Tab Page.

[+] Fix: Crash on Samsung devices

[+] Fix: Czech and Croatian translations

[+] Fix: Annoyances and cookie messages

[+] When bottom toolbar is enabled, action buttons are now located

at the bottom (to be reachable with fingers)

[+] Feature: Integration with DuckDuckGo and Bing (some users only)

Tip: You can now switch back to the classic

New Tab Page by setting chrome://newtab as homepage in Settings

I will take a look in the coming days on the previous post on all the thread, I will review every single message, so if you need anything or anything I can help with, let me know.

Enjoy the day!
[Android Apps and Games] kkandy:
As soon as I put the night mode contrast on 101% I can't read black text on white textfields anymore. Otherwise everything feels so smooth now, though. Good job.
[Android Apps and Games] djcsurf:
How do I save chrome://newtab to set as homepage?

If I long press a photo browser FC
[Android Apps and Games] BigBrosMo:
Still no fix for the map bug we've spoken about over several releases. I know it's a challenge for your ad blocking but are you just gonna leave it or try to tackle it? Just curious.
[Android Apps and Games] k500zm:
For some reason adding shortcut to desktop does not work on my phone nougat 7.1. It works on my old marshmallow phone I don't know what the problem is any ideas?

(Using 20 Jan version)
[Android Apps and Games] matrixisreal:
[MENTION=9196003]arnaud42[/MENTION]

I found a bug in latest version. The browser crashes when you long press on images (see video) on https://t3n.de

screen record

https://mega.nz/#!IopBCIZD!TUafSJnUqbuuNxaCt10ApsObhltkCSWH9pNh5_joRH4
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
You are using Substratum I guess :)

All you need to do is to rebuild the theme/cache (in Substratum) after upgrading Kiwi's version
[Android Apps and Games] matrixisreal:
You are right. Would have not thought that it could be a substratum issue. Thanks for the quick response :)
[Android Apps and Games] g104:
Any improvements for Android 9.0+? Thanks & cheers.
[Android Apps and Games] danial.aw:
installed latest on pie pixel ... still facing recaptcha issues... it never authorizes ... anybody know a fix for that?
[Android Apps and Games] 80s Baby:
Videos start stuttering and freezing when I try to forward them on YouTube. Anyone else having this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] Tomatot-:
Nice update! Thank you for your work.
[Android Apps and Games] i8890321:
The dark mode is now complete also the forward button is at the bottom when the nav bar is set at the bottom

Very good
[Android Apps and Games] ZoonerZ:
My only suggestion is fix + button in the web Pages view. When i press this there is really bad transition from + to the home button. Just aesthetics
[Android Apps and Games] djcsurf:
[MENTION=9196003]arnaud42[/MENTION] how to set chrome://newtab as homepage as there is no option to save it
[Android Apps and Games] marialigaya456:
can switch ui.. to bottom? like ucweb??
[Android Apps and Games] Mr saxobeat:
Great overall but i hope that you update it to the latest chromium version + the ui is not as smooth as chrome canary for example, i think you modified the animation speed, is there any option or a method to revert it to normal speed? Thank you :D
[Android Apps and Games] veekay:
Thank you again for the continued work.

Are there still any plans for an option to disable auto hiding the navigation bar? I saw mention of tablet mode so thought that might be related, but still saw no option.

Hopefully there are still plans to add to the new speed dial feature, biggest addition would be to add the current page to the list, versus having to manually add each one.
[Android Apps and Games] vinoca:
Two days back check in play store shows update available & i was update kiwi through xda and after updating no update was shown in play store

But today play store shows update available with the same changelog in 2 days back updated but in xda no update was shown

One update to be update two times in two different places
[Android Apps and Games] androidfive:
Yip in Settings
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Hi,

The PlayStore update is just for a bug in tablet where the toolbar could appears twice, I will push it here too as a hotfix, just not on the main XDA to not force everyone to redownload everything for a small fix.
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Here you are:

https://github.com/kiwibrowser/android/releases/tag/Delta
[Android Apps and Games] :
Hi, does this have privacy patches like Bromite does from Iridium, Ungoogled Chromium, etc?
[Android Apps and Games] djcsurf:
Does download indicator work as normal, for me it only shows on status bar once download has completed.
[Android Apps and Games] MiliWanili:
Glad to see simplified view bug has been fixed. The touch recognision bug is still present in last version.
[Android Apps and Games] :
No. It had its own patches. (Ad-Blocking with element hiding, Disabling AMP results)
[Android Apps and Games] B2Pi:
I am utterly unable to get this thing to recognize duckduckgo lite as a search engine. I've entered the url https://duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=cats , then searched from there for 'cats and kittens', repeated that process for canines, hop to settings, and... nothing. Considering the difficulty I had getting regular ddg, it does seem like a non-automatic method of setting search engines would be reasonable.
[Android Apps and Games] Tilman:
Why do I still get that editable homescreen time to time when I have clearly changed it from settings, happens randomly, plus every day, there are news on the homescreen which were cancelled using the cross the first time the app was launched. Just breaks the immersion. Could this be solved quickly? Also give some users a chance to get default animations?
[Android Apps and Games] Trovies:
How to block pop up?

Or when you first visit website, usually there is

message telling you to allow pop up or not. How can i access that setting?
[Android Apps and Games] dougm1970:
love the browser.

maybe a feature i am missing to find if it there, but while on a long page, blog for example, or facebook mobile, you can scroll for a long time, but you have to scroll all the way back to get back to the top of the page to reach a menu on the page for example...is it possible to have a "scroll to top" shortcut ?

love how when some sites are added to homescreen as shortcut the open from the shortcut in a standalone app format....like lifehacker, sky sports, rte news, the mirror....is it possible to open other pages like this ?
[Android Apps and Games] PowerHero:
amazing browser fast and perfect

i have 2 requests sir:

1/how can i add my favorite website to the browser homepage (not just recent visited websites)

2/can you please add an auto-detect video downloader or an icone that help us to download played videos like in cm browser

and keep up the good work

thanks and regards !
[Android Apps and Games] b.roid:
love the amoled dark mode option :good: thanks!

are we able to change the text to white instead of grey? little hard to read on some sites.
[Android Apps and Games] DSP8000:
[MENTION=9196003]arnaud42[/MENTION],

Thanks for this browser, super fast with sane defaults.

While I understand you indicated the general purpose of your browser, I would like to know the reason as to why Kiwi is constantly trying to connect to graph.facebook.com?

Does not affect me personally, as I have blocked System wide all requests to graph.facebook.com, however it would be good if you could provide clarification.

Furthermore, as the OP, you have indicated downloads are available via XDA Labs or Google Play Store.

Do you have arm64 binaries at all and how do we know which one is linked via Google Play Store and XDA Labs?
[Android Apps and Games] kingbenzima:
Which app is this?
[Android Apps and Games] patrickdrd:
I would have to disagree on this, cleaning cache on exit is important for other reasons too,

because someone would have to go over device storage in order to clean cache,

classic cleaner solutions like sd maid don't work on unrooted devices in newer android versions,

so after surfing megabytes pile up,

it's a feature (clean cache on exit) that is already included in firefox, naked browser and via browser

and I think it's useful
[Android Apps and Games] DSP8000:
I use AdGuard, however you can also use free Net-Monitor: https://github.com/SecUSo/privacy-friendly-netmonitor/releases

GPS: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.secuso.privacyfriendlynetmonitorapp

F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/app/org.secuso.privacyfriendlynetmonitor
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
It's Facebook Analytics, it will be made optional checkbox in 1 or 2 releases (probably 2, because I don't want to wait too much for the next release).

About the ARM64 this is my point of view so far:

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-...dblock-caf-t3797252/post76690870#post76690870

XDA is the ARM version only.

Play Store distributes ARM and x86 based on your device
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
No it's not possible, should it be possible to get white, yes.

I'll let you know when I make progress on this :)
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
It's fixed
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Samir, the night mode has been updated.

Let me know what you think
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
This is fixed
[Android Apps and Games] DSP8000:
Thanks for the clarification.

Also Night Mode has a bug, see below screenshots.

Top bar is not visible in Night Mode.
[Android Apps and Games] scorp200:
yeah tested it as soon as the update on google play went live, seems to be working.

Great job!
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Yes I'll change that in the next release, maybe I have gone too far in getting the bar black :)

I remember someone asked if this was possible, well, we know the answer now :D
[Android Apps and Games] DSP8000:
LOL, true, true... :)
[Android Apps and Games] romskii:
The new tab page on playstore screens is great with that smaller icons. After updating to the latest version I'm still with that big icons...any idea?

Also can you take a look into the transfer from web link to an playstore app to the playstore app itself? Currently if I search for kiwi browser for example on that browser and hit the playstore link I should get redirected to the app on the playstore itself and not the web page. :P
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
The new tab page is going to change soon (because of speed dial), which is why I didn't fix the night mode and icon size.

About the links with external apps, yes it will be changed / fixed (at least with a setting, but maybe there should be an exception for Play Store ? ).
[Android Apps and Games] prathu30:
yes confirmed it. thanks for such quick update.
[Android Apps and Games] prathu30:
Also if you could turn the whole menu (and setting if possible) dark then we'll have complete dark mode which would look good imo. Certainly not the top priority ;)
[Android Apps and Games] RedSkull23:
Thanks for Delta update, moving the function buttons like favourite ecc. at the bottom has been a great thing, it's extra useful for avoiding to continually move the thumb at the almost top of the screen, thanks.

Now, there's a thing that I'd like to ask you: it is planned to implement a function that allows to view the source of an HTTP page like other browsers already allow? This is a feature that i personally retain important, because thanks to that it's always possible to sniff the direct link of an embedded .mp4 video file on sites which doesn't allow you to open the vid directly, on the source streaming site (like OpenLoad embedded videos, or SpeedVideo's). Sooner or later obviously, I'm not eagerly waiting for since that i always kept the browser as it is and if it's my favourite browser, it'll remains both if the function would be added to the code or not.

Keep up the good work and thanks again for this gem!
[Android Apps and Games] Colossus96:
Hi a request.

Pls consider changing the long press popup. It's kinda jerky. The default chrome or brave popup is much more smoother. And the overall navigation experience is kinda stuttery. Other than that awesome browser.
[Android Apps and Games] i8890321:
i m using an 7 inch e ink reader , the kiwi browsr doesnt give me the option for bottom nav bar(that option not exist )

i m also installed kiwi in the phone , i know exactly whr the bottom nav bar option located.

is it a bug or just a limitation for a tablet which doest show you the bottom nav bar option?

i loook forward to some replies. thanks
[Android Apps and Games] PROxZIMA:
Ok, now what I'm going to suggest is something everyone will want....................is Kiwi Lite which is extremely fast, loads faster, less bulky, small, dark theme, with chrome material make over.................hoping this in future
[Android Apps and Games] slipstreamer88:
Lite browsers use the inbuilt webview, so a lite browser won't have the patches the dev makes in WebKit to make Kiwi faster.

But a lite browser can have the night mode and other UI features.
[Android Apps and Games] PROxZIMA:
Ohh, thanks for the information............... I'm new to this field

---------- Post added at 06:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 AM ----------

Please add a search bar in the new tab page
[Android Apps and Games] Giocarro:
Apologize if this was already asked, but a search did not give useful answers: while browsing in incognito mode the content of web pages still shows up on recent apps page (at least on my Samsung A3).

Is it a bug of my installation or is there a way to hide the incognito page content from recent apps screen?

Thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] Colossus96:
How to use kiwi browser as the default webview? Chrome is automatically detected as a webview. Btw i removed the default Android webview & use chrome as the default webview.
[Android Apps and Games] sinchan_nohara:
i was using kiwi browser without any doubt and i also recommend it to other people but someone send me this.

he installed kiwi browser and didn't even type anything but kiwi browser was sending few urls every second. see attached screenshot

can you please explain this??
[Android Apps and Games] :
It is because those URLS request the news content shown on the NTP. Thats is why
[Android Apps and Games] sinchan_nohara:
Ok thanks
[Android Apps and Games] salmanfarisy:
How to use kiwi browser as browser for Maps Go?
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Yep plus the random DNS names are here to verify if the connection is censored/hijacked by the ISP or not

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/363512/chrome-dns-requests-with-random-dns-names-malware

It's part of Chromium-base functionalities
[Android Apps and Games] Colossus96:
Hi sir. Can i get the link for ur adblock list?
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Show Simplified View is now fixed.

Checking the touch bug
[Android Apps and Games] wilpang:
There's an issue with the following website with ads on/off

http://www.theaa.com/traffic-news/index.jsp

With Chrome it's fine but I can't seem to zoom out pan around as it seems to snap back a lot.
[Android Apps and Games] BigBrosMo:
This is the "map bug" I've brought up a few times. It's difficult for the dev to fix because of his adblockong strategy (I think). It's on his to do list but doesn't seem to be a priority since it's been there thru many releases.
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Hi :highfive:

A new release is ready:

Version Eta (January 30, 2019)

This version adds new gestures and improves the homepage.

You can now go back/next, just by swiping left or right on the edge of the page.

This can be enabled/disabled in Settings, Accessibility.

- Feature: Edge swipe to navigate history

- Feature: Improved news system (and can change news region)

- Fix: Improved content filters

- Fix: Bottom toolbar blinking

- Change: Swipe-up to open tab switcher is off by default (configurable in Settings)

Hint: You can switch tab by swiping on the toolbar.

The newsfeed may be unstable for some users (it's in beta) but I thought it's really worth it.

If you have any issues, just let me know and I will reroll an update (I can't remotely update the page since it's local).

Enjoy the day,

Arnaud.
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
First on XDA then progressively on the store:

https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.kiwibrowser.browser
[Android Apps and Games] sinchan_nohara:
is there a possibility for webview too. just like flash able bromite webview.
[Android Apps and Games] Tilman:
Still no way to disable news in the homepage?
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
There is since long time, just click on the X next to the news.
[Android Apps and Games] Tilman:
Done that. But when the homepage is changed to default, the news show up everyday. Previously, it didn't.
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
You are absolutely right, I didn't forget about it, I'm just working on other things. It doesn't mean these other things are more important, but they may be easier to fix, more fun to code (or to use for myself) or just touch a larger user-base.

It's in my head though
[Android Apps and Games] Colossus96:
Hi sir can i get your adblock list?
[Android Apps and Games] Mrwirez:
Advanced Data Clearing

Hey there guys. I'm having a strange thing happen with Kiwi browser on my Pixel 2 XL. I use Nova Prime launcher & everything is up to date; i.e. (phone kiwi, & Nova).

Anyway here goes... This happens when I try to clear all data..

If I go into:

settings > privacy > clear data >

advanced tab > all time >

All checked [except: passwords & forms]

The data wipe starts, but never stops. I can't go back [via the back button]. I have to go to the home screen first. [circle button].

Then I have to use the square [recent apps] and finally swipe Kiwi from the list of recent apps.

I can then re-launch Kiwi again normally via shortcut, and with all the data cleared [that I chose].

I have the same setup on my ASUS 9.7 tablet, and the clear data sequences clears instantly and closes normally.

I know this isn't a big deal, as it works and I'm not even aggravated by it... Lol.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this happen. ~ OR ~ is there something I can do? Like uninstall/reinstall, clear cache & data from apps in system settings... etc. (?)

P.S. Best browser I've used!

Thnx -anyone!
[Android Apps and Games] Tomatot-:
Gestures to go forward and backward are really nice but I think you could add some opacity because it's really hard to distinguish them on light background. It's just a detail of course. Nice update!
[Android Apps and Games] sherpa25:
Previous and latest version, I've already adjusted Text Scaling to 120% (so I can easily read text w/o glasses), but scale only adjusts inside a selected page /link, but not in google page when I search. Can scaling be effected in the google search page too?