[APP][2.1+] Naked Browser 1.0 - A full featured yet tiny web browser
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It works for me, but have to admit that it hasn't been updated in some time. Hoping for an update, since it's my most loved browser...
Works for me too and yes I wish it was maintained more it's a great browser
Hey ppl and happy 2020. Im on an old build 1.0 build 80 - works just fine but wanna ask:
When I hit a link from say my Email app it naturally opens in Naked browser. Doing so it keeps the 1st tab empty and opens my link in a 2nd tab. This is ofc with having closed naked browser, dropped it from RAM and having no tabs loaded into it. Is there a way to not have this annoying 1st blank tab appear?
If it's important in this context then yes, I have the 'restore tabs' setting active so if I close NB with 5 tabs it will reopen them ofc. But what this also does is that when I close it with 1 blank tab it clearly also remembers that one as well for the above annoyance to happen. Any workaround?
When I hit a link from say my Email app it naturally opens in Naked browser. Doing so it keeps the 1st tab empty and opens my link in a 2nd tab. This is ofc with having closed naked browser, dropped it from RAM and having no tabs loaded into it. Is there a way to not have this annoying 1st blank tab appear?
If it's important in this context then yes, I have the 'restore tabs' setting active so if I close NB with 5 tabs it will reopen them ofc. But what this also does is that when I close it with 1 blank tab it clearly also remembers that one as well for the above annoyance to happen. Any workaround?
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Develoment for naked browser was never at a very rapid pace but to your pint the last update was a bit over a year ago. Still, I would not assume it's dead. It is worth noting that the the developer does not reply in this thread. There is a note about the reasons why somewhere. If you want to report issues you can use the email address at the apps' Play Store page or try to find their git if the have one.
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You've provided no detail about your device to put the possible issue in context but in general: No such issues for me on multiple devices running Android 8 and 10 through home WiFi or mobile data accessing many common news and other sites daily. Could be explained by some different setting in the app although I don't know what that could be, or by a firewall or script blocker on the device or network.
OnePlus 7 Pro ... not sure what other settings to provide. Running Android 10, not upgrading until 11 is "stable"
OK so it's not merely the Android version. I could not say what the issue is but FWIW, the developer does not follow XDA anymore (explained somewhere deep in the thread) but if you can make a good bug report with log and details from a clean test you might be able to send it diretly to the developer through the email address at the Playstore page.
I have the same issue on LineageOS 18.1 / Android 11.
other browsers do not seem to have this issue on my phone. I also tried other browsers that use webview like NB Pro, like FOSS Browser, and they all work.
so unless some smart mind has another Idea how to fix the SSL issue in NB/NB pro, you can declare NB Browser officially dead by now.
android is clearly missing a good browser like NB pro that is still actively developed.
Edit: Problem solved, read this: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-2-1-nak...ny-web-browser.1929663/page-103#post-85238563
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492Hey now,
I was fed up with the privacy violations, bloat, instability, and general stupid functionality of Android browsers. I decided to make my own. Introducing...
Naked Browser
TRUST: Right permissions with no spying.
SPEED: No bloat, including minimal GUI candy.
FEATURES: Crash restore, undo close tab, one finger zoom, infinite tabs, and more.
FREE: As in no cost. Not even any ads.
Here's the web site: http://nakedbrowser.com/android/
I've been working on this for the past few months. I've been quite meticulous when trying to focus on speed and avoiding bloat. As a result, it isn't the prettiest app in the world. However, please know that most of my effort went under the hood. Stability and a rich feature set mean more to me than eye candy.39Thanks guys. I'm really happy to read that it's real fast and it would be the perfect browser.
I focused as close to 0% on the UI as possible. Honestly, that was a goal. My top priorities were speed, stability, and functionality/features. In fact, unless I forget something, other than the blue color I added the entire UI is based on function alone. I even resisted adding the button icons but it actually took time to read the labels to figure out what to do so I added them.
I even wanted to go with the generic default "andy the android" application icon but instead opted to draw my own globe from memory in about 3 minutes in GIMP. So, it's not an old icon! It's new!!! ;-P And obviously I'm no illustrator.
The UI shows my dedication to making it function properly rather than look beautiful. It's like Apache or something. The interface isn't beautiful--just a config file in Apache's case--but it works like a champ. Sometimes when you focus first on the way it looks (Microsoft?), you end up with a pile of doo doo. I prefer it to look crappy but run great. Later it can look and run great.
Anyway, thanks for checking it out. I'm still improving it so keep it installed if you like. You might find yourself using it, you might end up thinking it's beautiful, but either way it will improve.15NEW VERSION in the Google Play Store: 1.0 build 58
CHANGE LOG
- bug fix: clear cookies on exit option now works
- bug fix: disabling history no longer requires app relaunch
- bug fix: SSL error prompt appeared too often in certain cases (if "Security warnings" option enabled)
- bug fix: page titles updated properly on tab buttons (would fail in certain cases)
- maximum number of closed tab undos increased to 12, removed number of tab undos option, decreased memory usage *
- undo closed tab function restores more fully, including navigation history
- fixed several odd/rare crashes **
- small app launch, page load, tab close, and other speed optimizations ***
- small usability optimizations ****
** At least five potential causes of crashes fixed. You may never have experienced these particular crashes but you certainly won't now.
*** Some of these speed increases may actually be noticeable, especially on older devices.
**** Small improvements include: less sensitive top menu gesture, slightly faster typing into web forms, better typing handling on smaller screens, better full screen video handling on newer devices
This is a pretty major update! I changed quite a lot of code so it took a lot of testing. You may not notice much of a difference but Naked Browser is now faster, more stable, more fully-featured, and uses fewer resources!
Thank you for the detailed feedback and support, XDA Developers! :highfive:
Froyo and Jelly Bean devices worked without any issue for me. Does this happen on your device when using other WebView-based browsers like stock/Zirco/etc.? Specific steps to reproduce the problem also may help.
The most recent release is always on web site. Which version do you have installed?
Read the first post in this thread and/or the first few lines of Naked Browser's Play Store description to learn why the UI is a low priority at this time. Search this thread for "UI" to find much discussion about it. If you have specific details on how to improve anything, please provide them. Screenshot mockups are best for UI suggestions.
0. Would you explain why themes are too complex to add to existing code? This is the first that I've heard of this problem with Android.
1. See my reply to proyatzu above. I am a solo developer so I have to prioritize carefully. I don't have time to continually worry about graphics or "hooks" for themers when I change code. I'm working on fundamentals.
2. If you have marketing data, please provide it. Some things I'd like to know: How many more people would use Naked Browser if the UI changed? How does the UI need to look to entice these people? How much would these people be willing to pay for the app? Any specific numbers that you have would be appreciated. Where did you get your data?
3. There's a catch-22. To allow 3rd party developers to do all the UI work, I need to work on the UI.
Haha, I actually love the design after seeing it all day for some time!
Thank you, .:Crack:.. Naked Browser is not meant for people who want to scrutinize menus. The web pages themselves are meant to be the primary focus.
As time passes, more people will probably be satisfied. Everyone wants things now, but this isn't magic. Software development takes time and if it proceeds in the wrong order, you get headaches.11Naked Browser is different from many apps. It does not and will never spy or monitor. Look at other apps' permissions and so-called "privacy" policies to get a hint as to what's going on. Devs are creating free products but selling their souls to make money. Naked Browser is my personal not-for-profit project made ONLY to surf the web. I don't need to compete. Use it or not. You can help me make it better just by suggesting something, though.
Naked Browser does not and will never report to Google or anyone else. If you turn on Google search suggestions, queries will be sent to Google. How else could it possibly work? The option is off by default anyway. Again, a quick look at the permissions of other apps will tell you that they're doing more than sending search queries to Google. The problem is rampant so be aware.
I've combed through multiple versions of stock browser code and Naked Browser is faster than it. Stock is very well coded, but they were heavy-handed on some things and dropped the ball on others (no tab bar, no persistent user agent setting, etc.). As for Chrome, most people can't run it on their devices, and they've dropped the ball there too (no Flash, no persistent user agent, no tab bar hiding, etc.).
Naked Browser's UI is intentionally minimal. Non-essential elements waste resources, going against a fundamental goal of the project. I've spent my time keeping it sleek and stable and adding new features. I've spent close to 0% of my time on the UI as a goal. How serious am I about this? I won't even include a donate menu item because I consider it bloat.
I'm unemployed. I work day and night 7 days a week on Naked Browser. This is no weekend only project and I'm no newb. I've been coding Java since the late 1990s although I usually prefer Perl. It's easy to say Naked Browser is just a skin on top of WebView but that is inaccurate. There is a lot more involved--much more than I ever imagined when I started this project. Regardless, I just want to code and interact with good people. Criticism is fine but why take a dump on someone who works hard with nothing but the purest of intentions? Onward and upward!
My plan was to implement it that way but the feature is no longer available on newer versions of Android. It can be worked around but it introduces too much overhead for my liking and as far as I've seen, tends to be quite buggy. Still, I may take a crack at it in the pro version. Auto-hiding is on the to do list for the pro version.
Also, it does take some time but after a week or so I got used to the menu behavior. The more you use it, the more it becomes expected behavior and hopefully not annoying.10I understand, and you are wise to be cautious.
There is no way for me to prove that Naked Browser (and Pro version) are completely trustworthy. Of some reassurance should be the apps' privacy policy, which I am required to post because of a law in my state (California, USA). If I break that privacy policy, I would open myself to legal trouble. This is something that many developers from China or Russia probably would not even think about. This is not a matter of race but a matter of laws and lack of enforcement of those laws.
In the end you have to test apps yourself. People have done this by monitoring network traffic to/from Naked Browser. Not one bit ever has been transferred by Naked Browser (and NB Pro) other than as a result of web browsing, with the exception of the "Google search suggestions" feature which is off by default and which has a privacy disclaimer in the option's description. This feature opens a connection to google.com to retrieve suggestions. The Pro version does not even use Google's licensing technology to prevent piracy of the app. It would just go against the philosophy of the app.
I have been contacted by 2 or 3 well-known search engine providers regarding making their search engine the default for Naked Browser. I think I mentioned before what an aggressive jerk the DuckDuckGo representative was in trying to make a deal. A director at another bigger company contacted me the other day with a very kind and personalized email, which I deleted without responding. This should give you some idea of my mindset when it comes to "selling out". The whole point of Naked Browser is that it does not sell out. My anger at Dolphin Browser's spying is what prompted me to make the app in the first place.
Excelsior! :good:
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