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[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
The latest version (Betelgeuse vs Andromeda) has the difference that extensions can detect when new tabs are opened using the chrome.tabs.onCreated API.

So I suspect that one of the extension you had was opening a new window at every new tab.

Do you remember if you were seeing like "kiwi-extension: Access forbidden" on the new tab ?

(I may be completely wrong, but this is my best theory so far)
[Android Apps and Games] Some_1:
Thanks

It would be great if you can add permanent update link in the extension description, so that we can just check that link and see if any update is available
[Android Apps and Games] basmeuter:
I only use Ublock Origin. I don't remember that was what I saw. It was something with the option 'load again', but when I did that the same page came.
[Android Apps and Games] fzoli990:
I have a small issue with the bottom toolbar. When I load a page that have a menu at the bottom (for example Instagram) the browser doesn't receive my taps correctly in that bottom area in full screen mode. Without full screen (when the bottom toolbar appears) the website 's bottom menu move a little bit upwards and it fix the problem.
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Could you share what Android device and version you are running ?

This bug is tricky to catch, I heard about it, but difficult to reproduce for me ;)

(an example of URL / website where this happens would be super useful as well)

Thanks a lot for your help,
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Hi everyone,

A new stable release is available :highfive:

Version Centaurus (May 19, 2019)

Better stability, more performance improvements, correcting "Sandboxing not allowed" error messages.

There are also a couple of fixes with the anti-cookie popup/annoyances system and a better popup blocker.

:fingers-crossed:

https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.kiwibrowser.browser

https://github.com/kiwibrowser/android/releases/tag/Centaurus

Hope you'll like it.

I'm fixing bugs next week, if there are important ones you'd like to see resolved let me know :fingers-crossed: (they are probably in my list already ;) )

Arnaud.
[Android Apps and Games] fzoli990:
Please see my video:

https://youtu.be/QfCdLGpVKXQ

In short:

When the bottom toolbar is visible, Instagram's bottom menu icons get the taps correctly.

When the bottom toolbar is invisible, Instagram 's bottom menu icons don't get the taps, only if I tap above them.
[Android Apps and Games] unknown droid:
Hello, new user here ...

Firefox to Brave, now new to Kiwi Browser on Huawei/Honor 5c Android 7. I'd switch at one to Kiwi if there wherent two problems:

Compared to Brave, NewTabPage is dogslow with just eight favorites, news disabled. Do I have to enter something like /dev/null for news source to speed NTP up?

Second, with all appropriate energy saving settings applied, Brave almost alltime stays cached with four processes -- around 4~5 or more loaded tabs immedately available.

Unfortunatebly Kiwi won't stay cached for me with same settings and aditionally set to be default browser. From a users perspective looks like Brave does some magic which Kiwi doesn't do.

Nevertheless thanks for this great browser!
[Android Apps and Games] Ascii3:
As I requested before:

The Address bar/Omni Bar hiding is very annoying, distracting, and results in decreased productivity.

Please address this issue.
[Android Apps and Games] gdgsdg123:
This (#34)

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[Android Apps and Games] Beatz106:
The browser is fantastic, but what prevents me from being the definitive substitute for other browsers is that I must depend on the synchronization of bookmarks (Chrome) and access to the pop-up window in videos and their assistant (Available on Samsung Web Browser, last included in the version 8.2) the built-in video feature can download videos from YouTube and another sites. Why create an unique app? You can create a special version here instead for the Google Play version.
[Android Apps and Games] CraKenDK:
Hi there

Now that Kiwi support extensions, I have just installed xbrowsersync, which are an opensource browser sync for bookmarks.

I have xbrowsersync installed in Kiwi, but I can not access the menu of xbrowsersync to set it up. The icon in the menu, is not present. The xbrowsersync add-on is present in the Extension and enabled.

In general for any extension: Where are the icons to launch an extension located?

In Chrome desktop, it is right next to the profile icon and burger menu.

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Just replying on my own question: I found the xbrowsersync menu IN the Kiwi menu at the bottom :D I have bookmarks sync working now :D

This is now my daily browser on my Android...please also develop a desktop version of this nice browser :D
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=9325764]Beatz106[/MENTION] Check the list of extensions in addoncrop
[Android Apps and Games] polya95:
I can help with your first problem!

Export your Chrome bookmarks, then import that file in Kiwi!
[Android Apps and Games] KiwiLite475:
Re

Hi

I'm using Kiwi Browser on my Huawei Mate 20X but I find that the following extensions doesn't work

1) Auto History Wipe

2) Decentraleyes

3) Local CDN

All the above have been tested to work on Chrome browser on my desktop. There's a Decentraleyes test utility for testing of Decentraleyes and Local CDN

Secondly, when tested with Androlyzer app, Kiwi Browser is categorized as 'DANGEROUS' with the following Privacy Leak

- Location to Outgoing NFC Leak

- User Input to Network leak

- Current WiFi info to Network leak

- Location to Network leak

- User Input to Outgoing NFC leak

- Current WiFi info to Outgoing NFC leak

Comparatively, Stoutner Privacy Browser is categorized as 'SUSPICIOUS' with the following Privacy Leak

- User Input

- Location

Androlyzer app categorized apps accordingly (from most severe to unscanned)

MALICIOUS

DANGEROUS

SUSPICIOUS

ALRIGHT

UNSCANNED

Do you think you can make Kiwi Browser an 'ALRIGHT' app?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Will it ever be possible for extensions to work in Kiwi-powered in-app browsers? It shows their icon in the overflow menu, but no extensions that I've tried work outside the actual full browser.

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Also, is there any way to trigger reader mode in Kiwi? I've set the flag to allow Reader Mode always, but I never get the option to convert a page to Reader Mode.

The flags setting works in stock Chrome.
[Android Apps and Games] badbeats:
I am sure this is easy but I could not figure it out. I know how to save pages on the home tab to quickly access them. The first couple I had are ESPN, ESPN CUBS, ESPN Bears etc. However when I save them they each say just ESPN. I wanted to rename them to Cubs, Bears so I know which ones which. I could not figure out how to do it.

Thanks for the help!
[Android Apps and Games] xxvoicexx:
Can someone guide me on how to install this on kiwi browser please?

The extension is from github.com.

github.com/willthornton/bypassjqueryrealpersoncaptcha

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] LimitsX:
So, can someone help me out with something.

I like to use browser in night mode (aka black/dark theme). I have pixel 3 XL phone on stock ROM.

When I use this browser in night mode/black theme and websites. As I scroll, there is this black smudge ouccrs. Also, fonts are grey colour. Similarly, in Samsung internet browser, I don't experience this at all in dark/black/ night mode.

How can this be resolved or can this fix be added?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Beatz106:
No, thanks. I need to get only Kiwi. For that procedure, I need Chrome too, for the first time using the app the idea is sync automatically as Chrome do.

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Ok, how I can sign in on the extension? The idea is to get the saved bookmarks stored in Google and manage that automatically or manually on the moment to erase some bookmarks obviously without install other apps. I don't have confidence on that extension because in any moment the tool can disappear, I'm not very good remembering passwords and xbrowsersync uses a password after doing something. The idea is great but it is doubtful including the weak settings. I'm going to search again for an alternative (i.e: an alternative available for Chrome forks as Chromium)
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
Manually go to takeout.google.com export bookmarks, then in kiwi go to bookmark, then in menu select import.

Other users suggested floccus

https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus

It Is in the store too.

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You could change the home through settings/main page, to chrome-search://local-ntp/new-ntp.html

It's in development but you can set labels and other stuff more info in discord, the link is in the first post of this forum
[Android Apps and Games] Beatz106:
Ok, this is floccus. How can I access to Google?
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
You are going to need total commander

Copy the files of extension to your phone

Go to extensions, enable developer mode, then tap over load, use totalcmd(file://url) to load manifest.json

If totalcmd doesn't appear directly, choose the default file explorer then in menu choose totalcmd(file://url)

You can load directly *.zip, *.crx, *.user.js

So no need for violentmonkey or tampermonkey

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If you enabled night mode from kiwi's menu, then you should also go to settings/accessibility and change contrast, I like 101%.

The theme only affects to the ui so, extensions can change colors of websites like "dark backgrounds and light text" or "dark reader"

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If you didn't know only chrome can access to their services, it's their policy.

Follow their steps, it's in github man
[Android Apps and Games] Beatz106:
So many recommendations and messages to get to that? In definitely I recommend this product as "beta" or as use in specified tasks, since daily use is not. The storage in independent bookmark managers is not recommended at all (except if anyone wish to take the risk). Kiwi must take and independent app version instead Google Play if there is the reason for the incapability to add the function (as same with the background video/other multimedia playing)
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
Google can stop the development of kiwi if the policy is avoided, that happened before read about ogyoutube.

By the way in this forum a user shared an extension to enable your request about yt background, and check addoncrop

If you read the info of floccus you can do it locally, I haven't done it, I have few bookmarks that I manually imported, so I can't guide you
[Android Apps and Games] dareas:
Hi guys

Can I disable by default the "Hide annoying ads" option? I don't want to click it for every website.

Also why no Kiwi account or something, where all accounts, logins and passwords are saved? I lost everything and had to reenter all accounts when I reinstalled Kiwi.
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
Go to settings/site settings /disable ad block
[Android Apps and Games] Bingley:
This is super annoying. An export option to include all cookies, say, to keep logged-in sites' data would be awesome for when you want to reinstall the app/setup a new phone. Any chance this can be worked into the import-export feature?
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
Currently only through titanium backup, arnaud42 has sync in his todo list, as other features, he has been busy solving issues with extensions and other stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] alagga:
One question:

Do you guys get better performance with ublock origin + the built in adblock enabled or the built in adblock disabled?
[Android Apps and Games] BigBrosMo:
Please fix the persistent and long overdue map bug! :)
[Android Apps and Games] gdgsdg123:
I get better performance with uBlock Origin disabled + the built in adblock enabled...
[Android Apps and Games] CraKenDK:
Please read my post...use xbrowsersync and you have your bookmars synced across the browsers you have that extension install to ;)

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You say the extensions installed in Kiwi will disappear? I do not had that issue...

Xbrowsersync does not need a password after doing something...It is once at setup ;) I have been running it for a week now, without issues.

I first installed the xbrowsersync extension in Chrome (desktop), there you will create a password.

- You note the password in ex. Googke keep

- Now when it's up an running, go to the xbrowsersync (still in Chrome desktop) and note the xBrowserSync ID in ex. Google keep. You will find it at the top in the xbrowsersync menu -> settings (wheel icon).

- Find your phone and install the xbrowsersync extension in Kiwi.

- When you have a new tab, go to the Kiwi menu (the three dots) and scroll to the buttom. There you will find the xbrowsersync extension.

- Click on it and choose "Already got a sync ID?".

- Now open Google keep on your phone and copy the ID and password.

- Now you got synced bookmarks across browsers and you do not need to type in password all the time ;)

Give it a spin ;)
[Android Apps and Games] alagga:
But then the adblock is worse ?
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Hello,

A new version is available :highfive:

Version Deneb (May 23, 2019)

This version includes very significant performance improvements (especially when scrolling, pinching, zooming) and minor fixes.

On some older devices the difference can be very visible.

Next steps: Fixing unloading extensions and adding sync :highfive:

Enjoy,

https://github.com/kiwibrowser/android/releases/tag/Deneb

https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.kiwibrowser.browser
[Android Apps and Games] basmeuter:
I've got the same issue.. when the bottom web bar is visible it's all okay, but when I'm browsing and the bottom bar disappears, the links at the bottom are not responsive (where the toolbar normally would be, but it isn't because it disappeared)

I tried to make it clearer in the images ;) [MENTION=9196003]arnaud42[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] Beatz106:
I'll give it a second chance ... I'll give the results at night

And no, I'm not talking about the extensions, but the service as such (xbrowsersync)
[Android Apps and Games] ParanoidVisitor:
YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.

Hi. Thank you for this browser! I'm using version 73.0.3683.90 and really enjoying that youtube and soundcloud keeps playing on background (even when phone is locked). Is this still possible in the new update (vPhi.102) ?? Thanks for an answer. :)
[Android Apps and Games] gdgsdg123:
Perhaps I did something wrong, the built in adblock yields better result than uBlock Origin...
[Android Apps and Games] thanhnvt194:
Google nuked it
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
a user shared here an extension that enables it again, but I noticed that every ~25min the playback is paused

another user said that in addoncrop there is an extension to download

both work in kiwi
[Android Apps and Games] alagga:
For me ublock origin gives way better results.

With the built in I had so much annoying newtabs opening and just way more ads overall come through.

Also the Element Picker of ublock is really worth it.

But I enabled some more adblock lists in the ublock settings, maybe try this too when you compare them.
[Android Apps and Games] inalam022:
thanks for the awesome browser. i have a request is it possible to make categorical download location like IDM. so every category goes to specific folder(general, compressed, music, video, document) thankss
[Android Apps and Games] CraKenDK:
Feature request:

If you enable #enable-horizontal-tab-switcher you will get an incognito bottom in the bottom navbar.

My request is to move it to the + botton and also make the + bottom in the incognito navbar visible.

I hope it's possible ?

Thank you for a great browser ?
[Android Apps and Games] GallusAnonimus:
For me solution was to pack this extension using Chromium for Windows (Chrome would work too) and copy ".crx" file into my phone.

When installed Kiwi doesn't like it's permissions but I've disabled extension, quit, did a quick app clean (cache and sites storage) and enabled it again. Works without any problems.
[Android Apps and Games] maze00:
In google i have the url's on top of every page. Is it possible to disable this ?
[Android Apps and Games] Sander9847:
I actually like this, but it's a change in the google pages themself so I don't think you can revert to the old layout.

You could always switch to duckduckgo search.
[Android Apps and Games] badbeats:
This did not allow me to change the names on the speed dial.
[Android Apps and Games] 4Freedom:
I'm actually using both extension and built in option.

No performance differences here.

Phone: Xiaomi Mi 9

I prefer uBlockOrigin extension because it is more precise and accurate.

But both are super:good:
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
If you go to chrome-search://local-ntp/new-ntp.html

Then you may need to go to settings and do a reset, this will delete your current pages in ntp, so export them first, it works but is not fast because it is loaded from github it is in development, coded by a contributor
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
You can edit saved pages too, check attached file it's a video about it
[Android Apps and Games] badbeats:
Hmm when I did this I got this page. I can add a page and type in a name but it does not show up just that blue bar on top. I had to reload kiwi to get it back to the normal start page.

https://imgur.com/a/7yFRItE
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
Check the attached files.

You have to scroll down to see "settings"
[Android Apps and Games] fdsfdsa:
This is a suggestion about back button。

In kiwi， it will open a new page when using extensions。And I am used to use the back button of mobile to back to the previous page ，however kiwi browser will quit directly if so。This is a error。

When kiwi browser have several pages，using back button in a page to quit kiwi is a problem of logic。

I used yandex，another browser that can use extensions。 In yandex browser，it will back to the the previous page when you use the back button in homepage。

Can kiwi have the same logic as yandex?
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
The bottom toolbar has gestures to open tab switcher if you swipe up, change tabs if you swipe left/right, if tab switcher is opened you can close tabs if you swipe left or right over a tab.

Swipe up over toolbar to open tab switcher, should be enabled in settings /accessibility

Also if you press and hold over tab's number a new tab will appear

If you don't want the home icon you can hold and press to remove it, to enable it go to settings /homepage
[Android Apps and Games] arnaud42:
Hi,

A new version of Kiwi is available:

Version Eden (May 26, 2019)

This version resolves issue of extensions unloading.

On some devices (in particular Xiaomi), extensions may be unloaded by the system when the device wants to optimize memory.

During the optimization, the device (Android) chooses what processes to disable.

In this new release of Kiwi: Kiwi indicates to Android that if Android wants more memory, it should try to avoid disabling the current active tab and the extensions.

If the extensions are disabled by Android, Kiwi will try to reload them.

https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.kiwibrowser.browser

https://github.com/kiwibrowser/android/releases/tag/Eden

Arnaud :highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Does this mean extensions like uBlock will work in Kiwi Custom Tabs now?
[Android Apps and Games] GallusAnonimus:
Works for me and my Huawei [emoji106] Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] mraeryceos:
Just found the contrast slider and the tabs gesture! Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] fdsfdsa:
Does the kiwi browser load the home page first or the extension first?

When I start the kiwi， I enter chrome-native newtab instead of newtab of extension 。Then creating a new tab，it is the newtab of extension .
[Android Apps and Games] gdgsdg123:
Probably related to

this (#24)

.

Try changing the value of the home page?..
[Android Apps and Games] Hopie:
Hello, i had a issue with login in a german Forum.

www.computerbase.de

When i try login, shows browser, i'm already online.

Try another Browser and with this all ok (dolphin browser)
[Android Apps and Games] fdsfdsa:
I have set the homepage "chrome://newtab/".

Before Deneb, when I start kiwi browser, I will enter the page ("chrome-search://local-ntp/local-ntp.html").

After Deneb,when I start kiwi browser, I will enter the page(chrome-native://newtab/).

The newtab of extensions is ?chrome://newtab". I have to open another newtab, which is the newtab of entensions.

I think "chrome-native://newtab/" should be changed into "chrome://newtab". Because It is useless and It leads to the situation.
[Android Apps and Games] vonDubenshire:
Hey!

I love the browser and really love the extensions feature.

Bottom navigation question!

I loved the bottom nav and the reach button but I really, really loved Google's re-design of Duplex to Duet. I know they pulled it in early 2018 but when it reappeared later that year I found it was actually the "perfect" bottom navigation bar.

I still like yours but the new duet looks so sleek by keeping the URL bar at the top and letting the magnifying glass activate it.

I also share a lot on Android - probably my most used feature on all apps. The Duplex share being right there is also amazing for me.

I saw I can enable the old Duplex flag on Kiwi if I turn off bottom navigation, but I wonder if it's possible to allow the new Duplex without ruining your code for your bottom toolbar that others may prefer?

Also -

I would love a tab in settings to go ahead and enable Horizontal Card Tab Switch.

It's so much better and cleaner than the default vertical cards that is still default on Chrome and other browsers.

Anyway, love the browser.
[Android Apps and Games] :
You can enable the Horizontal tab switcher but there are some bugs, Duplex can be enabled but it is the old design. The dev is looking to port the latest material design 2 to Kiwi.
[Android Apps and Games] petatester23:
I'm trying to build the apk using your repo with the following instructions: github.com/kiwibrowser/android/blob/master/docs/android_build_instructions.md

And all what i get is just a normal chromium apk build :S
[Android Apps and Games] t799721744:
hello. i want to talk about the bookmark of kiwi. if we have root permission maybe we can sync bookmark by chrome.

i found that the bookmark(file) of kiwi is /data/data/com.kiwibrowser.browser/app_chrome/Default/Bookmarks, and the chrome's is also in the same path in its data directory. in the first time i want to use "ln -s " to link the chrome's bookmark file to kiwi 's and chang the file permission to rw-rw-rw- ,but i found there is a parameter called "checksum" in the file. it decides the file if can be used. i don't know how this parameter created. but i think if we can make kiwi don't check this parameter or the other way can make two browsers use the same bookmark file, we would use kiwi daily and use chrome to sync the bookmarks
[Android Apps and Games] Renz1er:
Using Version Eden, found two bugs so far. Not sure if they have been reported or not.

1. AdBlocker needs to be turned off per tab, and sometimes even after turning it off; it gets turned on after loading a page. Had this issue since Centaurus.

2. Sometimes the start page with quick access icons aren't shown and instead a blank page is shown.

Xiaomi Device. Android 8.1. Using dark mode with few chrome extensions. uBlock Origin being one them, but no extension which interferes with start/new page.
[Android Apps and Games] KaMyKaSii:
I believe you do not need to modify the read/write/execute permissions but rather the owner/group (every time you need to switch browser)