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[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=10033912]ihaunted24[/MENTION] please post your device model and android version, in my device is working fine, maybe you need to clean cache, and exit kiwi through menu/exit, then try to add a page again.
[Android Apps and Games] millan123ta:
Kiwi Browser for phone

Can we use it on our phone like chrome, opera or UC browser, what is your experience by using it?
[Android Apps and Games] joakimbo:
I love this browser. The only downside to it, is how hard it is to open a new tab using one hand. The "+" is on the left side and impossible to reach with one hand.

Any plans on changing this?
[Android Apps and Games] Waffelman:
[MENTION=6429626]joakimbo[/MENTION],

if you longpress on the tab switch button, it will automatically open a new tab page. Maybe it helps.
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=6429626]joakimbo[/MENTION] you can enable bottom toolbar(settings/accessibility) and use hand tool to reach the top of a website, also if you long press tab's number in toolbar a new tab will appear
[Android Apps and Games] ihaunted24:
I'm sorry about that. My phone is galaxy s10 5G and I have the latest android update v9. One UI 1.1 . I also tried on my s8 but still the same. Maybe because of the new android update?
[Android Apps and Games] deilativ:
Android auto-fill doesn't work in my Kiwi, although it works just fine with other apps (ex: Instagram, Twitter). Is this because of a glitch in the ROM or Kiwi is simply not yet compatible with Android/Google auto-fill?
[Android Apps and Games] :
Its not yet compatible.
[Android Apps and Games] ZionMainframe:
Dark reader makes the browser performance choppy. I don't prefer using it.

Anyway, the only problem with using 99% contrast ratio is that, in news websites, there is text on the photos. If the photo has a light background, the text is not visible at all. It gets lost in the background.

In samsung internet, the text is made brighter. In brave browser, the text colour on photos is made black. In both the cases the problem is solved.

Any way to achieve this in kiwi?

Apart from this, kiwi is perfect.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Brave does not use its own Night mode, The browser is based on Chromium's base so it uses chromium's night mode.
[Android Apps and Games] Waffelman:
[MENTION=7356148]ZionMainframe[/MENTION],

thank you for mention this problem!

This is also my only complain about night mode. I wrote about it some time ago, in this post: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79818070&postcount=2572

Maybe [MENTION=9196003]arnaud42[/MENTION] or someone else could fix it somehow - this would be great!
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=10033912]ihaunted24[/MENTION] I did a test on n9600, and websites are added to home but in a new page
[Android Apps and Games] ihaunted24:
Do you have One UI ? Maybe because of this new One UI of samsung the add to home screen doesn't work. I tried different browser and still not work. Also I tried using different launcher still not work. Thank you anyway
[Android Apps and Games] xunrealpki:
Suggestions

Block cookie per site basis

I would suggest incorporating chrome pie from xposed

Chrome duplex isnt as good loking as chrome duet on chrome

New tab page shoıld look like chrome where search bar is in the middle and most looked sites right beneath it cause its easier to reach

Chromes new sneek peak

Some extensions dont work especially some extensions with pop up options cant be modified. There are a few cookie autodelete extensions. One of them works but when you go to options to add exceptions you cant.

I would also like a read mode button on the bottom in chrome duplex/duet. Constant popunder is annoying. Chromepie for xposed had read mode but doeant work anymore..
[Android Apps and Games] CubaoX:
Which one works?

I wrote once, that it would be nice to have reader button in address bar or in menu, but it did not arouse interest. I am glad that someone else is also writing about it. I hope that, if more people want this function, it will finally appear.
[Android Apps and Games] xunrealpki:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookie-auto-delete/kceglpglilklghkgofolieongaolnaob?hl=en
[Android Apps and Games] xunrealpki:
When using AMP. The crome duplex doesnt disappear as you scroll down.

Also I would like per site basis on disabling AMP.

This one is annoying. When using chrome duplex, if you select a text for tap to search you wont see it at the bottom as in its behind the bottom bar. The bottom bar doesnt switch to the text selected

What would be nice is that rather than opening tabs when you pull the bottom bar, it opens a small side window where one could see the extensions and other buttons that they might use ie read mode button.

Another solution would be to incroporate the extensions to chromepie.

An option where when you create a new tab, it automatically goes to search mode so i dont have to tap on the url bar again

Sometimes the bottom bar of duplex gets stuck in the middle of the screen. I dont have bottom bar enabled.

When you long click on a link you cant see the full link...
[Android Apps and Games] xxxmadraxxx:
I don't want to sound discouraging. I'm really impressed with the direction Kiwi Browser is going and with the responsiveness of the developer. But I'm a bit disappointed in the implementation of 'text-reflow' which is the one must-have feature which, as yet, only Yandex Browser seems to have.

Kiwi Browser's text-reflow is really inferior compared to Yandex Browser's. When I zoom in on text, so it reflows, with Kiwi browser, it's almost impossible to scroll in a controlled way. The page either jumps about as I try to scroll, or seems to almost scroll big distances by itself, with the slightest touch on the screen.

[MENTION=510787]Developer[/MENTION]: Please take a look at how text-reflow works on Yandex Browser. It's so much smoother and controllable when scrolling. Apart from that, keep up the good work. Once the niggles are ironed out, this is going to be my default browser some day. I'm sure of that!
[Android Apps and Games] BigBrosMo:
I said the same thing a couple pages ago. I really hope it gets improved next release! Great feature... Just needs some tweaks :)
[Android Apps and Games] Schilo:
Why user-added links on the start page sometimes have wrong favicons?

e.g. Google, the icon on the start page automatically changed a few weeks ago.

However, the favicon in the tab is still ok:

h**ps://imgbox.com/gHOPGho8

h**ps://imgbox.com/24Xw1AT1

Other sites also exhibit the same behaviour, e.g.:

Softexia: h**ps://imgbox.com/S66ugf5T

h**ps://imgbox.com/HRGP8rFe

PCauthority, SnapFiles, PortableFreeware: h**ps://imgbox.com/zyDceoXR

h**ps://imgbox.com/sZbUTVJ5

h**ps://imgbox.com/NOQtrL8u

h**ps://imgbox.com/daMYu5JJ

(sorry for the masked links, but I'm not yet allowed to post image links)
[Android Apps and Games] Laicure:
"Progressively open-source" but only has one commit throughout the releases?

Don't. Make. Me. Lul.

Defend if you may.
[Android Apps and Games] Evgen_17:
I wonder, is there any possibility to use this browser as "system webview" like "Chrome"?
[Android Apps and Games] :
No and the dev said its unlikely to happen.
[Android Apps and Games] Schilo:
Start page favicons for sites

Sorry to re-up my question above.

Let's put it simply: is it possible to modify favicons for saved sites in the home page?

Sometimes Kiwi Broser saves strange icons, different from the respective web site favicons (screenshots in the above linls).
[Android Apps and Games] :
Yes it is possible. You just need to enable the Beta/WIP version of the NTP.

Go to Settings - Homepage and change

chrome://search://local-ntp://local-ntp.html to chrome://search://new-ntp.html

Then you can set up custom favicons to saved sites.
[Android Apps and Games] easyriider:
Coinhive.com is down, so I have tested it on https://cryptojackingtest.com/ with Kiwi browser on my phone. However the result of this test is: YOU'RE NOT PROTECTED. :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] onliner:
I'm not sure that trusting that website is a good idea, seems to be veeeeery pro-Opera Browser.
[Android Apps and Games] big_edd:
Passes here. I'm running these extensions:

Ublock origin

Nano defender

Privacy badger

Https everywhere
[Android Apps and Games] :
uBO has cryptojacking filters enabled by default :)
[Android Apps and Games] Bingley:
Is there any specific reason why Kiwi Browser uses so much battery? Compared to firefox and Chrome on my Pixel 3 and Tab A 10.1 2016 it absolutlely hammers the battery, even on fresh installs.
[Android Apps and Games] Waffelman:
Hello,

I've often got a warning from my Huawei phone, sth. like: "Kiwi Browser wakes often your system in background". So, I've disabled backgroundsync for wabpages in Kiwi Browser. Now this warnings has been disappeared for the most of the time. Kiwi browser remains still under top three most power consume apps, but I have also to admit, I use it very often.

To disable backgroundsync for webpages go to setting > Website-Settings and disable/block backgroundsync.

Maybe it helps.
[Android Apps and Games] ZionMainframe:
[MENTION=9196003]arnaud42[/MENTION]

Hi dev, if u don't mind, Can u share your thoughts on this? Any workarounds?
[Android Apps and Games] :
The dev on discord said the Night Mode filter runs on Skia. He will have to refine the filter further more and the good news is, The browser is undergoing very fast, active development. Please use Dark Reader from Chrome Store until the dev can work on the filter.

(The dev is working on browser Sync with full concentration, Putting other ideas on hold until Sync is released to the public. Please stay on check before requesting features.)
[Android Apps and Games] Bingley:
it's not backgrounsync it's when I'm using it, somehow it's more than screen usage, not so with Via or Firefox or other lite ones...maybe we need a kiwi lite?
[Android Apps and Games] ZionMainframe:
Ah thanks for the update. I was not aware of it since I'm not on discord.
[Android Apps and Games] maurizio de maio:
I'm facing an issue with full screen videos.

That's happens if I set the screen size to xs in my Xiaomi mi 9t.

If i put a video in full screen, the status bar and the web page keeps showing at the top and the bottom of the video, and so the video is never in full screen.

It's really annoying and i'm really sad for that... :crying:

I really love this browser but In this way for me is unusable :(

I've attached a photo of an example of how i see a ful screen video.
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=6403279]maurizio de maio[/MENTION] there is a fix that was recently released in discord, that will be on play store in the next update
[Android Apps and Games] maurizio de maio:
I apologize for ignorance, what does it mean that "was recently released in discord"?

There's a way to try the fix or should i wait for the update?

And, only for information, you already have an idea of the timing for the next release?

Sorry for the several questions and thanks for your time. :D
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=6403279]maurizio de maio[/MENTION] you can join discord using this link, you have to know that if you uninstall kiwi android will delete all the files downloaded with kiwi (Android issue), so do a backup if you are going to install dev release, also check your architecture I guess your device is 64bits

https://discord.gg/XyMppQq

If you install latest dev release it includes the fix, you can read "changelog" in every dev release

I guess next play store release will be on August
[Android Apps and Games] maurizio de maio:
Wow! Work like a charm! Now it's near the perfection for me! You're my hero! :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] maurizio de maio:
If I can make a suggestion, would be useful a "close all tabs" button on bottom when the tabs button is pressed to view the open tabs..

I know that there is in the three dots menu, but would be much more Comfortable to use.

Another nice feature would be, when the bottom bar is enabled, move the website's tiles that appears on the homepage on bottom, Just above the search bar, to make them more easy to reach.

Hope can be useful.

Thanks anyway and sorry If I bothered you.

:silly:
[Android Apps and Games] ril z:
Hey, dev. Can you add fast-back option? Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] :
That option is in development. Will probably be released in future updates.
[Android Apps and Games] Waffelman:
[MENTION=7514024]SnapDrag910[/MENTION],

thanks for clarification! :good:

Please don't get me wrong, but this is not a feature request, this is a bug report - there are some sites where the night mode just fail. And as far as I know, every dev is happy to get some feedback and especially bug reports.

For me is the Dark Reader extension not an equal replacement for the night mode. It is slower and especially, it flashes white background, which burns in my eyes at night - maybe some one can suggest a workaround for this? This would be great!

And yes I tried to use Dark Reader together with night mode, it solve the flashing white background problem but the problem of unreadable text in front of a picture remains.

So, any help welcome. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] :
Then you'll have to wait. Ill forward the issue to the dev or Feel free to join Kiwi's discord server. The dev is very active over there.

Discord server link in the first post of this thread.
[Android Apps and Games] Waffelman:
Oh, thank you very much, this would be great! :good:

Please point them to the post of [MENTION=7356148]ZionMainframe[/MENTION]: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79952134&postcount=2662

I think, every thing is described there.

I try to avoid, to subscribe for another service, which I'll use just one time in my life. At least not yet :)

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] ril z:
Thank you so much. Also I just noticed while writing this that text becomes white in white text field (Edit: Just found out it's because I set contrast to 115). And if possible please add more shortcuts to toolbar and maybe split toolbar and address bar (i.e. toolbar at bottom, address bar at top). I attach a SS from Habit Browser that has ceased development.
[Android Apps and Games] maurizio de maio:
Would be possible add a the "pinch out to full screen" function (cropping videos) for 18:9 display, like in YouTube or Netflix apps?
[Android Apps and Games] Emu:
Easily the best browser on any mobile platform. It puts Chrome and Firefox to shame. My only request is to resist pressure from Google. The bigger and more popular this browser becomes, the more power Arnaud has to make his case. He should never be forced to remove such useful features like background play when less popular browsers get away with it. Google's anti-competitive practices need to be reigned in.
[Android Apps and Games] Ale95:
This browser can cast videos like Chrome?
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=5207157]Trickymaster[/MENTION] thanks to extension support a user ported a firefox extension that works on kiwi

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79495823&postcount=2344

I also discovered an extension called youtube nonstop it's in chrome web store which works only in desktop mode, maybe you should give it a try

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@Ale95 I use chrome://media-internals or an extension like

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/猫抓/jfedfbgedapdagkghmgibemcoggfppbb

To get the video's url then I use bubbleupnp to cast to tv
[Android Apps and Games] Ale95:
Tried

kiwi://flags/#enable-new-remote-playback-pipeline

This flag semi-works but the app stop working while is connecting
[Android Apps and Games] BADA 187:
where does kiwi keeps its browser history data etc? im trying to setup macrodoid to automatically delete related files from browsing every 24hrs or so (or when i close kiwi)
[Android Apps and Games] Try it or die:
That's a good question, cookies and some other things can be deleted, but the Google search history and a few other things not. Only solution I found deletes also the startpage shortcuts.

It would be nice if the "clear history" button can be triggered while kiwi is closed.
[Android Apps and Games] BADA 187:
yep the "close" button should have an option to clear data automatically when exit. i think firefox has this feature, but i don't want to use firefox of course. ?

so would be nice to know where kiwi stores its data :cyclops:

i think i did request this feature a longtime ago in this thread. :silly:
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=5976801]BADA 187[/MENTION] I guess you should explore Kiwi's folders, check attached screenshot
[Android Apps and Games] BADA 187:
aaah i see thank you very much, i did look into it a bit but got distracted and forgot about it xD

ill deff test it out, hope i can automate it ?
[Android Apps and Games] jesrani:
Are these 2 features available

1. Open by default in incognito mode

2. Delete history, cookies etc on exit
[Android Apps and Games] Saelfos Emaka:
Any plan to update the ui to the most recent chromium release?

I am talking about UI specifically ,as i know you always implement latest security patches from latest chromium releases
[Android Apps and Games] veekay:
Any way yet to keep the navigation/url always showing?
[Android Apps and Games] szakalq:
Cookie AutoDelete (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cookie-autodelete/fhcgjolkccmbidfldomjliifgaodjagh) doesn't work?
[Android Apps and Games] geoslake:
Bg youtube for sideloaded version?

Hi Arnaud and guys. Thanks again for that wonderful browser.

I've been using it for a long time now and Im super happy with it, except for that, now gone, youtube background play function.

I get that its removal is needed for the playstore version, but could you consider making an apk/sideloadable version which still includes it?

I'm using Vance as of now but much prefer staying in the browser (tabs etc). Thanks!!
[Android Apps and Games] joakimbo:
Any update regarding Twitter? It doesn't work at all for me. Just says something went wrong and constant refreshes. Also Twitter videos etc that are in articles won't play at all. Been like this since release for me.
[Android Apps and Games] Akash Raj1:
There's an extension posted in pg 235 that allows you to use YouTube in background.
[Android Apps and Games] Rhaegal46:
Background

Hi all. I noticed videos keep playing in background everytime i exit the browser. Is there a way to disable this function? I would like videos to stop playing in background :( Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=3121875]geoslake[/MENTION] if you want to playback for long periods of time use yt nonstop it's on chrome store only works on desktop mode. [MENTION=9868835]Rhaegal46[/MENTION] to exit kiwi, go to menu then tap over exit

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@joakimbo this extension could help, a user on discord said it works

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/goodtwitter/jbanhionoclikdjnjlcmefiofgjimgca
[Android Apps and Games] Rhaegal46:
[MENTION=683721]protheusDK[/MENTION] Thanks for answering. What you suggested worked but it wasn't exactly what i was looking for. Maybe I didn't make myself clear enough, sorry: when i'm watching a video and decide to switch to another app or simply to go back to homescreen, that video keeps playing in background. Sure, as you said, I could just tap exit in kiwi menu and video stops but I wish I had an option in settings to disable it once for all
[Android Apps and Games] joakimbo:
Doesn't work for me, unfortunately.
[Android Apps and Games] Aawesom:
are you going to release the source code at some point? otherwise close your damn github, it just misleads everyone, thinking it's FOOS.
[Android Apps and Games] Emu:
Honestly, I would have switched to an iPhone if it wasn't for apps like Kiwi Browser, YouTube Vanced, Gcam mod. They make all the difference turning annoying Google apps with potential into variants that empower the people that use them.
[Android Apps and Games] szakalq:
works great: https://github.com/kiwibrowser/android/issues/60
[Android Apps and Games] ScOULaris:
Just noticed that allowing uBlock Origin in Incognito doesn't seem to work in Kiwi. Ads still come through in Incognito as if uBlock isn't running at all. Is this a known issue?
[Android Apps and Games] onliner:
Hi, how are you?

That's not a nice way to talk, it's against the forum rules and your account can be banned for that (I recommend you to edit the message).

Now, going to the sources part: In my country FOSS != Open source, also there are some patches aviable, you can build the browser (I know, is not the "full" browser, just Chromium with some UI changes and stuff, but theorecally it's Kiwi), and the last but not less important "Progressively open-source", if he wants to release the sources the next year, he can, his proyect his rules, as always.

Have a nice day :fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=4570464]ScOULaris[/MENTION] it's a known issue, here there are some steps to make it work, I haven't tested it. I guess it will be fixed after some time, currently Arnaud is working on sync
[Android Apps and Games] Kofkingcyber:
In setting, he selected Google to be the translator. but when translating it does not detect that my language is Spanish.

Enviado desde mi POCO F1 mediante Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] :
Try manually changing the language to English.
[Android Apps and Games] manuwarcry:
that happens to me too

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I am in Spain and the same thing happens to me in my Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 pro. I can only use the translator by selecting the default option, with Google translator does not work.
[Android Apps and Games] Laicure:
open-sauce

From Kiwibrowser repos:

Main Repo:

Last Commit: 6 months ago.

Count of Commits: 1.

Last Release: Jun 28.

Count of Releases: 28.

Privacy Patches:

Last Commit: Last Year.

Count of Commits: 5.

Sync:

Last Commit: 2 months ago.

Count of Commits: 7.

Extensions:

Last Commit: 5 months ago.

Count of Commits: 32.

ntp:

Last Commit: 5 months ago.

Count of Commits: 7.

Am I missing any?

So, I think those are what "Progressively" means?

So many releases, so few commits? Really?

Given that this is a chromium fork, where are those "patches" you are pointing to?

I don't see it anywhere nor in the ReadMe.md of the Kiwi repo.

Also, I tried Kiwi yesterday.

After some quick tests.

It uses a lot of *.kiwibrowser.com (* because there are multiple) domains and even though Play Store can provide the update check for Kiwi, Kiwi still connects to update.kiwibrowser.com, redundant?

(how did I check? I use this Open-Source DNS filter app with domain logging)

And when you open Kiwibrowser.com, it automatically redirects you to its PlayStore page.

(I just reinstalled it now.)

Upon opening the app, it connects to search.kiwibrowser.com. Why? (even though I set it to Google (english))

Anyway.

You know, I love kiwi's concept.

I even considered this to be my main browser because of the extension support.

But it tells us that it is open-source. So, I search its repository but hell... it's like just a show to tell it is "hey, I am open-source! I am safe!" or something like that.

I'm not here to steal some code in the source to why I am pushing it to be open-source but hey, it literally says it is open-source, so where are those 28 releases coming from? From discord repo? /heh

And I think even there is nothing wrong with those domains I listed above, it still boils down that Kiwi is not really open-source (only Chromium :P).
[Android Apps and Games] Grander0:
In your country, Free Open Source Software doesn't mean Open Source? What?

Anyway it's important for a browser like this to be open source because it stores so much private information. If there's nothing to hide, why can't the code be uploaded?
[Android Apps and Games] protheusDK:
[MENTION=6971808]Laicure[/MENTION] please do a search in this thread with the keyword kiwibrowser.com you'll find for what is used, about open source, developer is free to share what he wants to the public, in addition other developers can take advantage of the code.