Care to elaborate? ROM, installation method(s), etc. No information included for folks to comment on.
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[APP] [4.4+] Bromite - Chromium plus adblocking
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The current webview is not compatible with SDK 29 (when I install it as a system app it does not give me the option to select it as the default webview). I have tried to install with 3 methods(1.TWRP copy and paste webview file to /system/app and then install the apk/2.using root and a file manager using a similar copy and paste technique as the previous/3.made a flashable zip) into 3 different roms(Pixel Experience/NitrogenOS/KrakenOS).
I read in the nanodroid thread that webview on Android 10 may need to be installed into /system/product/app
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Ah, yes. I don't run Q so that bit didn't register in my dusty brain. Mentioned here...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=80535933
I will assume the standalone webview installer is also updated so that might work.
Moto G5 Plus XT1687, Tipsy ROM v6.8, NanoDroid, MultiROM, XDA Legacy
I think that for Android Q the Monochrome build would be necessary to install also the SystemWebView; however such SystemWebView would also not have any adblocking capability.
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Bromite 78.0.3904.63 is released:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/78.0.3904.63
changelog:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/78.0.3904.63
changelog:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Guys, I just updated to the latest version but the push notifications of the websites still don't work for me.
It is very important, I need them. Can you see this topic?
It is very important, I need them. Can you see this topic?
For anyone who used DoH for safety surfing on the internet, this must be a sad info for you https://www.zdnet.com/article/dns-over-https-causes-more-problems-than-it-solves-experts-say/
Is there any plan to make #enable-site-per-process enabled by default? Probably many people don't even know what it is so having it enabled would be a nice security improvement. If you want to read more about it https://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-security/site-isolation.
@csagan5, the layest build (arm64chrome build) crashed if i open Home in its settings. Vanilla chromium latest build is also crashed if i open setting, it also happened in v77.x.x.x.104 build. And one more, does bromite would delete all of my data/file that i downloaded through bromite that saved in download folder?
well all chromium based browsers have this. uninstalling them deletes the files they downloaded ,if the files are present in downloads folder. (change their location later to prevent this.)
It's enabled on high memory devices by default. You can check on your device by typing chrome://process-internals/#general
related patch
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/...solation-for-devices-with-enough-memory.patch
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Hello love the app. But are we anytime gonna have a working auto fill with this browser . It's have all but not this ?
You should use a password manager to do the job more securely. Personally I use Bitwarden.
Yes, the reported user agent version is updated from time to time to match a common one.
The upstream bug report for this issue was https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/201 please read there about my findindgs back then.
If there is some functionality that works with Chromium but not with Bromite, then it means it is related to the Play Store integration, which Bromite removes. Feel free to investigate on that.
Same here, only Play Store and cloud integrations are disabled.
This article is FUD; there is really not much to say about DoH.
I will make a summary:
- DoH is better than cleartext DNS
- DoT is also better than cleartext DNS
- sending all your DNS queries to a central DNS (Google, Cloudflare etc) might be bad
So we can argue for long about the last point (central DNSes which you might already be using with 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4/1.1.1.1 etc), but no one is forcing you to use them, and at least now you have a (limited) choice. There is just currently little choice because there are not many reputable public DoH endpoints available.
But I do not accept refusing the first two facts with concerns like "enterprise/home routers/ISP cannot inspect/change my DNS requests anymore now". That's the whole point; by following that reasoning we should all rollback to HTTP and disable TLS now.
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Google's blog post about DoH: https://blog.chromium.org/2019/09/experimenting-with-same-provider-dns.html
I'd like to make this my default browser,
is there a way to enable dark mode and a whole black interface (like in kiwi e.g.)? Thx
is there a way to enable dark mode and a whole black interface (like in kiwi e.g.)? Thx
You can enable dark mode for web contents by typing
chrome://flags/#enable-force-dark
For dark ui type the following in the address bar and enable it.
chrome://flags/#enable-android-night-mode
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Bromite 78.0.3904.72 is released:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/78.0.3904.72
changelog:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/78.0.3904.72
changelog:
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
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1There seems to be a serious memory leak in the last version. After a few minutes of normal use, Bromite will start reloading tabs and Android itself shuts down other applications as Bromite's RAM usage goes up and up.
In my usual device Bromite rarely goes over 400 MB or 500 MB of RAM use, but now it quickly reaches 1 GB and goes over unless stopped and restarted.
Edit : It's been between 300 and 400 MB since I restarted it last, and can't replicate now. Haven't changed anything systemwise or used it any differently. Not sure why the spikes in RAM usage in these last few days. -
188I have started an open source project to support Chromium + custom patches for adblocking:
https://www.bromite.org/
What is Bromite?
Bromite is Chromium plus ad blocking and privacy enhancements; it started as a port of NoChromo and nowadays adds more privacy-focused patches and is maintained against the latest stable Chromium.
Development & donations
Please join the development on Github for improvements.
Donations are welcome and help supporting development and build server costs!
Download & availability
Bromite is available for download from the Bromite Official website, which points to the Github Releases for all the downloads, and via the official third-party F-Droid repository.
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.
Q. Does Bromite require root?
No.
Q. What is the SystemWebView?
It is the core component of Android for all web page visualizations. For example when you access a new wifi network and need to activate it, that is using the SystemWebView. If you do not know what it is then you do not need to install it.
How to enable DNS-over-HTTPS?
See this wiki page.
Q. Can you add dark mode/some cool themes?
No.
Bromite is about adblocking and privacy.
For other F.A.Q.s see https://github.com/bromite/bromite/blob/master/FAQ.md
Resources
- Bromite GitHub project
- Bromite GitHub discussions
- CHANGELOG
- Bromite SystemWebView
- Chromium
- Bromite fingerprinting mitigations test page
- Releases atom feed
- Bromite @ DNS Privacy
- https://chromium.woolyss.com/#chromium-forks
Social/discussion platforms
- Announce on Reddit's r/androidapps
- some tweets from DNSPrivacy: and
In the news
- Bromite is another Google Chrome Port with Built-in Ad Blocking
- Bromite: Android-Browser mit hehren Zielen (in German)
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NOTE: the author (@csagan5) is not posting frequently on these forums, for official information about Bromite refer to the official website and GitHub project.25I don't see how Bromite could violate Chrome's policies since it's based on Chromium. What about all CAF/chromium based browsers? Opera, Brave, Inox, Iridium...
But I think you should change the logo. I created the attached logo if necessary. Released under CC0 1.0 Universal license
What do you mean by "make a Br logo if you can"?
Here are two versions in green. I guess it's better to wait for csagan5's opinion before doing anything else
Thanks @OSheden for your work, I truly forgot to say that after the exchange with Bruce from Google Play Team I decided to close my account (forfeiting the 25$ of course) because basically he threatened to suspend my account if I continued asking what is in violation, rather than only the app as they had done already, preventing me from making any changes already. Threatening is generally not a good sign, regardless of what platform you are publishing on. It is not a sign of a healthy ecosystem either, and Google Play is not. They have the monopoly and act as such. This means that they are very defensive and they decide the rules, and that's it. I asked in every single email Bruce to learn what is Chromium, to no extent, but it's not his fault. They told him to keep using pre-canned answers, and that's what he does.
I do not want people to be confused with Chrome but to understand it's a fork of Chromium even by the logo (this is very common in open source world). That is both because I believe Chromium project should not die (I hope so) and because it is generally positive for open source projects to share roots and thrive in different directions.
For the time being I do not plan changing the logo, I personally do not care about the logo - but as per tag-line, Bromite is Chromium + adblocking and some privacy-oriented patches. It is not Chrome and I have no problem making steps to make it different, but not for the Play Store.
My decision is not much of a ragequit but rather an acknowledgement that a) it would require a massive amount of time to abide to each and every request of the reviewers and b) I do not agree with the position of "this is violating Chrome" when 100% of the Chrome team publishes the patches for Chromium under that brand. I prefer spending that time as I have been doing to maintain Bromite.
You are probably asking: what about F-Droid? see https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/4
In other news, version 63.0.3239.150 is almost finished building (~10 hours left I think) and contains some nice bugfixes.
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