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Hi guys.
I got my first smartphone a few days ago (Motorola Defy, put CM7 on it).
I've been playing around with everything and am generally satisfied, but I'm gutted about the calendar - it's flat out terrible I hate the input method and the lack of differentiation in event types (only "appointment")
I've been trying different apps and widgets but they either look like they're remnants of 80's websites or have zero functionality/user friendliness it seems (but perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places, hence this thread).
I'm not an IT guy, but I can't believe that given the other stuff that's out there, calendar apps are an impossible thing to program?
What calendar apps/widgets do you guys use?
I have it set up like this now (colors distorted for some reason):
- launcherpro plus calendar widget on top
- colornote checklist as a make-shift task list
- calwidget to show upcoming events.
I like the launcher pro calendar widget, but I miss
- color coded dots to easily see what type of event(s) are attached to a day instead of only seeing that there is "something" there
- different types of entries (memo, appointment, birthday, etc instead of just "appointment")
- easy entry of just memo's for a day without having to set the time (which is a real cumbersome procedure by the way, given the way you have to either input those hours by pressing those arrows up or down or by x amount of extra clicks in order to select, delete and type them in - why not just make them typeable from the start or use sliders to set the time intervals - it's a touch screen, how hard can that be?).
- if no particular day is selected, a box underneath the overview of the month shows the events that are coming up next
- clicking on a day to open up the details for that day in the box underneath the monthly calendar, without removing the monthly oversight
- when entering a new entry -> first a simple choice screen asking whether you want to put in a birthday, a memo (which leads to not having to input any time, location etc and hence an uncluttered entry screen used for quick entries) or an appointment (which has the options to enter start/ending hour, location, title, description, etc)
I just want to click on a day and see all the events on it without losing sight of the rest of the month. Click it again -> switches back to the upcoming list instead of day detail. Adding a memo -> holdclick on a day -> pick "add memo" -> enter some text like "has Joe mailed back yet?" -> save, and bam, you're done - this as opposed to having to cycle all over the entry form to select "all day event", enter a title, etc
Or for appointments: holdclick on a day -> pick "add appointment" -> get the current options but with sliders for the hours (just a line showing the 24 with 2 sliders like those you use to select text for defining the timeframe) -> save, done. I also don't get why after having entered an update you have to reload the app through which you entered it - I'm guessing this is because google is involved so perhaps a separate database would be more user friendly.
Nothing overly complicated with 100 options nobody uses anyway.
I wonder if there's anything out there like that.
Try Business Calendar. Excluding the color coding, it has most of what you were asking for.
https://market.android.com/details?id=netgenius.bizcal&feature=search_result
I want to introduce my android application gReader to the XDA community in the hope to improve the app. The app is designed to sync articles from Google Reader and read them on your phone with best reading experience.
You can find the app here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.noinnion.android.greader.reader
gReader (Google Reader | RSS)
gReader is an unofficial Google Reader client for Android. Read all your rss/feed news in one place with Google Reader, where keeping up with your favorite websites is as easy as checking your email. Want to know how gReader is working? Click here.
Features:
* Google Reader synchronization: Use gReader at home, at your office, or anywhere you go and keep your feeds, tags and shared items synched in one place.
* User Interface: Simple, fast and intuitive
* 2-Way Sync: Synchronize your read items between gReader and Google Reader. Keep your articles up-to-date
* Offline reading: Download complete pages for reading later.
* Tablet optimized: Read your news more comfortable on a tablet
* Folders / Tags: Sort your feeds in folders or tags.
* Managing subscriptions: (Un)subscribing your feeds directly in gReader.
* Auto synchronization: Synchronize your feed automatically for a periodic time
* Notification: Keep you update with notification
* Sharing: Share your favorite articles with your friends with a simple single-click via Email, Facebook, Twitter, …
* Widgets: Add an Unread Count app widget
* Reading Mode View: Reduce articles to text-only version for better reading
* Night Mode: Inverse the color of the article page
* Fullscreen: Enlarge your reading space
* People you follow: Folow the feed of your friends
* Recommended items / sources: View your recommended items or add recommended sources in gReader
* HTTPS connection: Use Http Secure connection to get your feeds
Feature suggestions: http://greader.uservoice.com/
What's new in v2.8.2
* Services: Added Twitter as Service (a twitter app is need for sharing)
* Better performance
* Menu button: For device without Menu button on ICS
* Search filter: Save a search for a location,
* Quick actions: Send to Facebook, Readability, Pocket, Instapaper
* New Dark theme added
* Bug fixes: Invese page issue, crashes on Manage Sources, Subcribe issue, widget issues, load images issues
What's new in v2.7.0
* Swipe actions: Readded swipe action with animation (turn off if you encounter issues)
* Quick actions: Enlarge click area for quick actions
* Bug fixes: Offline Reading issue, force closes on portrait view for tablets, small changes
What's new in v2.6.2
* Rearranging feed/folder order (Menu->Manage Sources)
* Volume key action for scrolling item list
* Improve offline caching speed
* Added item sort by feed
* Option for enabling Hardware acceleration (Settings->Look and Feel)
* Improved UI
* Dark Theme
* Bug fixes: zoom in simplified cache, Media player issue, redering issue
What's new in v2.5.2
* Podcast: media player for playing podcast
* Swiping: option for disabling swiping action through articles
* Keep unread: Selecting keep unread items won't be marked as read when Mark All As Read
* Improve color for night mode
* Fullscreen: Long press on title bar toggles fullscreen
* Widgets: Add option "unread only" for small, medium and large widgets
* Bug fixes: auto cleanup issue, crashes on Gawker sites (Lifehacker, Gizmodo, ...), image fit issue
What's new in v2.4.6
* Bug fixes: offline caching, several small bugs
What's new in v2.4.6
* Google Reader changes: Due to recent changes in Google Reader there are some adjustments: sharing and liking are removed
* Widget: Scrollable 4x4 widget
* Item List: Spannable summary in item list
* UI: Small UI changes
* Bug fixes: Force closes, Recommended items syncing, Starred items syncing, offline syncing, night mode, podcast downloading
What's new in v2.4.5
* Notification: Sound notification ringtone
* Home: Long press on the back button go to home screen
* Volume buttons: Volume buttons on the phone to scroll up and down through the current article
* Bug fixes: Fixed force closes, auto cleanup, widgets, html display, downloads, widgets, back stack on tablet
Great app. Thanks for hard working.
gReader v2.4.6 BETA releases
What's new in v2.4.6 BETA
* Link: http://www.greader.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gReader_beta.apk
* Due to recent changes in Google Reader there are some adjustments: sharing and liking are removed
* Spannable summary in item list
* Bug fixes (offline syncing, small bug fixes)
bug reporting are very welcome.
My favorite google reader app! Looking forward to testing out the beta. Thank you!
gReader v2.4.6 releases
gReader v2.4.6 releases
What's new in v2.4.6
* Google Reader changes: Due to recent changes in Google Reader there are some adjustments: sharing and liking are removed
* Widget: Scrollable 4x4 widget
* Item List: Spannable summary in item list
* UI: Small UI changes
* Bug fixes: Force closes, Recommended items syncing, Starred items syncing, offline syncing, night mode, podcast downloading
I am using gReader Pro since i got my galaxy s2. Best buy ever.
noinnion said:
gReader v2.4.6 releases
What's new in v2.4.6
* Google Reader changes: Due to recent changes in Google Reader there are some adjustments: sharing and liking are removed
* Widget: Scrollable 4x4 widget
* Item List: Spannable summary in item list
* UI: Small UI changes
* Bug fixes: Force closes, Recommended items syncing, Starred items syncing, offline syncing, night mode, podcast downloading
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By far, my favorite google reader app. I downloaded the new version but do not see any option to add a widget. Any ideas?
tboooe said:
...I downloaded the new version ...
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EDIT - I tried a few more times and the Pro version finally showed up ( v2.4.7 ) so I bought it. Great performance, simple layout, great UI!
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I have been using the free version (downloaded from the Google Market) for a few days and liked it enough to buy the pro. I tried to download it this morning, but can't find it.
Is it just a matter of timing (a new version being elevated to the market)? I can't find either the free or pro versions in the market this morning.
Thanks,
-Brett.
noinnion said:
gReader v2.4.6 releases
What's new in v2.4.6
* Google Reader changes: Due to recent changes in Google Reader there are some adjustments: sharing and liking are removed
* Widget: Scrollable 4x4 widget
* Item List: Spannable summary in item list
* UI: Small UI changes
* Bug fixes: Force closes, Recommended items syncing, Starred items syncing, offline syncing, night mode, podcast downloading
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The new scrollable widget is so much better than the previous widgets!
Just a suggestion: Can you just add an option to the widget to let the user select the background color and transparency!
Keep up the good work.
ankanb said:
The new scrollable widget is so much better than the previous widgets!
Just a suggestion: Can you just add an option to the widget to let the user select the background color and transparency!
Keep up the good work.
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I will improved the widgets over time.
noinnion, I use you application for a long time now.
There is only one thing I dislike:
Lets say I use the icon > to go to the next article I want to read. The article go super fast and it is very good.
But, if I swype my finger from right to left, it appears that there is a huge "page" to scrool, and it take a loooooong swype to go to the next article.
Is it possible to fix? or at least have a option to go to the next article with a short swipe?
And thanks a lot for the amazing work! Your app is much better than the official Reader app.
Warell said:
noinnion, I use you application for a long time now.
There is only one thing I dislike:
Lets say I use the icon > to go to the next article I want to read. The article go super fast and it is very good.
But, if I swype my finger from right to left, it appears that there is a huge "page" to scrool, and it take a loooooong swype to go to the next article.
Is it possible to fix? or at least have a option to go to the next article with a short swipe?
And thanks a lot for the amazing work! Your app is much better than the official Reader app.
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Actually short swiping should be smooth as well. what device do u have?
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Actually short swiping should be smooth as well. what device do u have?
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I have one Motorola Atrix. Stock AT&T 4.5.9.1 Rom.
I started using gReader when I had one Motorola Milestone and both devices have the same issue.
The screen transition between articles is smooth only if I use the > icon. By swiping, it is really slow.
Sometimes a part of the article stop in the left part of the screen, and I have a large white area in the right of the screen. I need to swipe one more time in the white to reach the next article.
I think it happens due to a delay when gReader is adjusting image sizes in the article.
Warell said:
I have one Motorola Atrix. Stock AT&T 4.5.9.1 Rom.
I started using gReader when I had one Motorola Milestone and both devices have the same issue.
The screen transition between articles is smooth only if I use the > icon. By swiping, it is really slow.
Sometimes a part of the article stop in the left part of the screen, and I have a large white area in the right of the screen. I need to swipe one more time in the white to reach the next article.
I think it happens due to a delay when gReader is adjusting image sizes in the article.
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I will investigate it.
Ok, thanks a lot, and again, congratulations for the excelent work!
When can we expect greader supporting customized sorting for tags or folders, respectively, and its synchronization with Google Reader? I understand that chronological sorting can be used anywhere although rarely for folders/tags. The alphabetical order, however, is only usable by those following very few feeds. Those who collect more than 500 a day have tags with diverse but fixed priorities.
gReader v2.4.9 beta
http://www.greader.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gReader_beta.apk
What's new in v2.4.9 beta
* Podcast: Add media player for playing podcast in the background
* Swiping: Improve swipe action, option for disabling swiping action through articles
* Subscription: Item limit increase limit of read items to 100 for synchronizing subscriptions
* Keep unread: Selecting keep unread items won't be marked as read when Mark All As Read
* Star & Save page: Add Star and Save page will mark the item as read
* Night mode: Improve color for night mode
* Widgets: Add option "unread only"
* Bug fixes: auto cleanup issue, save image from cache issue, crashes on Gawker sites (Lifehacker, Gizmodo, ...), image fit issue
noinnion said:
http://www.greader.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gReader_beta.apk
What's new in v2.4.9 beta
* Podcast: Add media player for playing podcast in the background
* Swiping: Improve swipe action, option for disabling swiping action through articles
* Subscription: Item limit increase limit of read items to 100 for synchronizing subscriptions
* Keep unread: Selecting keep unread items won't be marked as read when Mark All As Read
* Star & Save page: Add Star and Save page will mark the item as read
* Night mode: Improve color for night mode
* Widgets: Add option "unread only"
* Bug fixes: auto cleanup issue, save image from cache issue, crashes on Gawker sites (Lifehacker, Gizmodo, ...), image fit issue
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Love this app...have the paid version, use it everyday!
It would be great for the widget if we could show multiple subscriptions. I would like to show news and sports from different feeds. Also for the widget it would be nice to show what feed each story is from and what time it was updated.
tboooe said:
Love this app...have the paid version, use it everyday!
It would be great for the widget if we could show multiple subscriptions. I would like to show news and sports from different feeds. Also for the widget it would be nice to show what feed each story is from and what time it was updated.
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You can select a Tag for a widget and it would show you all the items in the tag.
gReader v2.5.2 published
gReader v2.5.2 published
What's new in v2.5.2
* Podcast: media player for playing podcast
* Swiping: option for disabling swiping action through articles
* Keep unread: Selecting keep unread items won't be marked as read when Mark All As Read
* Improve color for night mode
* Fullscreen: Long press on title bar toggles fullscreen
* Widgets: Add option "unread only" for small, medium and large widgets
* Bug fixes: auto cleanup issue, crashes on Gawker sites (Lifehacker, Gizmodo, ...), image fit issue
Hi everyone!
I would like to introduce our latest application Tasks N Todos that's just released in Android Market.
This to-do list application aims to help you get organized effortlessly with these key features:
Intelligently Designed UI
Simplified Task Management
Sync with Google Tasks
Tablet Optimized
More features include:
- Setup task reminder notifications for one-time as well as repeating tasks
- Tasks can be set to repeat automatically with flexible recurrence schedule
- Send urgent tasks to the top of the list with one quick action
- Filter and sort your task and to-do lists in anyway you want
- Drag and drop your task and to-do lists to reorder them any way you like
- Calendar-style date picker with quick date pickers for Today, Tomorrow and Next Week.
- Navigate between task lists easily using swiping gestures.
- Task management made easy with quick action menus
- Even faster access with homescreen widgets with quick shortcuts to add or view tasks
- Backup/restore data to SD card
View attached for some screenshots!
Download Tasks N Todos at market.android.com/details?id=com.handyapps.tasksntodos and give it a try!
To learn more, check out our website at tasksntodos.com
Feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Many thanks from Tasks N Todos
Version 1.0.1
Tasks N Todos version 1.0.1 has just been published to the Android Market.
Updates Include:
NEW FEATURES
1) Task priority assignment - Tasks can now be assigned a priority level of low, medium or high. Tasks can also be sorted by priority level.
2) Set due date directly from task list - Tapping on the mini-calendar icon now opens the Set Due Date dialog.
BUG FIXES
- Fix sync on task
- Fix missing selector on background item
- Fix position changes during action on task
If you support our work, a good rating in Android Market and recommendation to your friends are appreciated!
Many thanks from Tasks N Todos
Date format
It would be nice if your program would use the localized date format that the phone use.
Repeating tasks: Next task shows one day early.
Lots of force closing when syncing. And repeating tasks wouldn't sync properly.
Otherwise, I like the UI of the app (the widget could use some updated look).
Version 1.0.3
Hi everyone!
V1.0.3 has been published in the Market to fix some force close issues.
Do update Tasks N Todos and let us know if the problem persists.
Best Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
ajige said:
It would be nice if your program would use the localized date format that the phone use.
Repeating tasks: Next task shows one day early.
Lots of force closing when syncing. And repeating tasks wouldn't sync properly.
Otherwise, I like the UI of the app (the widget could use some updated look).
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Hi ajige,
Thanks for the localized date format suggestion!
We have just released a new update for bug fix on force closing. Do update Tasks N Todos and let us know if the issue persists.
Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
Haven't had any fc since the update.
All tasks incorrectly show one day early.
Widget is not that informative without the due dates.
I like the ui of the app (not widget) though.
Looks really nice!
But I'm corcerned about repeating (recurring) tasks.
As far as I know, the feature is not (yet) available in google tasks, so how could it correctly sync with your program?
I've been using remember the milk for years because google is missing recurring tasks...
I'd switch instantly if it works and I have a way to migrate my old rtm tasks
Version 1.0.5
Hi everyone!
Tasks N Todos V1.0.5 has been published to Android Market.
Bug fixes:
- Fix Sort By Due Date Issue
- Date Selection and updates should now be reflected correctly for users with different timezone
Keep your suggestions coming!
Best Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
ajige said:
Haven't had any fc since the update.
All tasks incorrectly show one day early.
Widget is not that informative without the due dates.
I like the ui of the app (not widget) though.
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Hi ajige,
We have just released V1.0.5 which should fix the dates issue.
Widget of sizes 3x4, 4x3 and 4x4 will show tasks with due dates in red font. Do let us know if you are unable to see them. We will continue working on improving its UI too.
Thanks!
Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
handyapps said:
Hi ajige,
We have just released V1.0.5 which should fix the dates issue.
Widget of sizes 3x4, 4x3 and 4x4 will show tasks with due dates in red font. Do let us know if you are unable to see them. We will continue working on improving its UI too.
Thanks!
Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
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Dates now works correctly.
I can see the dates on the bigger widgets.
Widget 2x4 makes my phone's home screen (Zeam) crash.
Widget 2x2: I still think it would be nice to have the dates in front (localized please!). Maybe use a smaller font?
Also on the 2x2, the heading with the icon takes up too much space, leaving only 4 lines of text. Cut the heading height in half, and there is more space for the text.
Wish: indented tasks like in the google tasks.
ajige said:
Dates now works correctly.
I can see the dates on the bigger widgets.
Widget 2x4 makes my phone's home screen (Zeam) crash.
Widget 2x2: I still think it would be nice to have the dates in front (localized please!). Maybe use a smaller font?
Also on the 2x2, the heading with the icon takes up too much space, leaving only 4 lines of text. Cut the heading height in half, and there is more space for the text.
Wish: indented tasks like in the google tasks.
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Hi ajige,
Thanks for the feedback!
We will consider them and see what we can work out.
Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
elban said:
Looks really nice!
But I'm corcerned about repeating (recurring) tasks.
As far as I know, the feature is not (yet) available in google tasks, so how could it correctly sync with your program?
I've been using remember the milk for years because google is missing recurring tasks...
I'd switch instantly if it works and I have a way to migrate my old rtm tasks
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Hi elban,
We have a repeating system with the look ahead pattern. Basically, the phone will acts as a host to create repeating tasks and the details on how it works is here.
1. Let's say we have a task with a due date on Nov 10 and let's assume that today's date is 10 Nov.
2. We set it to repeat every 2 days
3. The system will auto populate the recurring tasks based on the look ahead days that we pre-set. In Lite Version the default look ahead is 7.
4. So 10 Nov + 7 days look ahead, the threshold will be 17 Nov. As long as the repeating task falls between this date range, it will be created and populated to Google Tasks.
5. In this case, the repeating tasks with due date 12, 14 and 16 Nov will be created.
6. Now let's assume that two days have passed and today's date is 12 Nov. The system will recognizes that the threshold have increased and auto populate the task with a due date 18 Nov since the threshold has now become 19 Nov.
I hope this explain how the system works. Thanks for liking our UI!
Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
I have 2 questions:
- what if I have a monthly or yearly task?
- if I have a daily task will I see 7 tasks in your program and/or in Google?
I think that, instead of a lookahead in days, one future task should be created, optimally when the due one is marked as complete. That's because I just need the current uncomplete instance of the task and not all the future ones.
Cheers
handyapps said:
Hi elban,
We have a repeating system with the look ahead pattern. Basically, the phone will acts as a host to create repeating tasks and the details on how it works is here.
1. Let's say we have a task with a due date on Nov 10 and let's assume that today's date is 10 Nov.
2. We set it to repeat every 2 days
3. The system will auto populate the recurring tasks based on the look ahead days that we pre-set. In Lite Version the default look ahead is 7.
4. So 10 Nov + 7 days look ahead, the threshold will be 17 Nov. As long as the repeating task falls between this date range, it will be created and populated to Google Tasks.
5. In this case, the repeating tasks with due date 12, 14 and 16 Nov will be created.
6. Now let's assume that two days have passed and today's date is 12 Nov. The system will recognizes that the threshold have increased and auto populate the task with a due date 18 Nov since the threshold has now become 19 Nov.
I hope this explain how the system works. Thanks for liking our UI!
Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
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Version 1.0.6
Hi everyone!
Tasks N Todos has just been updated to version 1.0.6.
Feature Changes:
- Changing list limitation from 2 to 3 lists in Lite Version
- Removing list limitation pop up on sync in Lite version
- Full Sync on entry for automatic sync mode
Bug fixes:
- Fix for Widget 2x4 not appearing
- Fix for first login not synchronizing correctly
Best Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
elban said:
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
I have 2 questions:
- what if I have a monthly or yearly task?
- if I have a daily task will I see 7 tasks in your program and/or in Google?
I think that, instead of a lookahead in days, one future task should be created, optimally when the due one is marked as complete. That's because I just need the current uncomplete instance of the task and not all the future ones.
Cheers
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
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Hi elban,
1. Under the Lite version, a monthly or yearly repeating task will not be seen as the look ahead threshold is only 7 days. You will only see that task 7 days before it is due.
Under the Full version, you can change the threshold to a maximum of 60 days.
- If you create a recurring task on 11 Nov repeating every month with a 30 days threshold, you will see a repeating task for 11 Dec. A 60 days threshold will show you repeating tasks for 11 Dec & 11 Jan.
- The yearly tasks will be seen X days before due date, with X being the look ahead days.
2. If you create a recurring tasks for 11 Nov repeating every 1 day, you will see the tasks from 11 Nov to 18 Now.
We will consider your feedback when designing future updates. Thanks!
Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
Tasks N Todos version 1.0.7
Hi everyone!
Tasks N Todos version 1.0.7 has just been released.
Features Changes:
- New & improved widgets!
Bug fixes:
- Fix for Error if app is started from widget(Last List) and rotated
- Clean up some leak on Database during exports and imports
Update it now and feel free to drop us a feedback!
Best Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
Hi everyone!
Tasks N Todos has just been updated to version 1.0.8.
Feature Changes:
Show relative date when notes are not present in Widget
Bug fixes:
- Fix bug on adding task from widget
Keep your feedback coming!
Best Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
Widget
After trying to use the widgets for a while, I feel there are things that could be improved.
I understand you want to use the special Date icons on the widget too. However, that makes each task take up 2 lines, whereas with a simple text date, each task can have one line and on the 3x4 widget, you could have 9 tasks showing instead of 4 1/2.
Also the second line's info is unnecessary when you have the date there. I don't really need to see that the task is due tomorrow, when the due date is Thu 1-Dec.
Also it cuts off the last task, but instead of showing the task title and no second line, it shows the 2nd line which is totally useless without the task title. This also happens in your other widgets.
Your description of the widgets, goes against the common description for widgets. When the widget is described as 4x1, this normally means 4 columns and 1 row. Your widget 2x4 (and all the others) uses 2 rows and 4 columns.
Tasks N Todos Version 1.1.0
Hi everyone!
Tasks N Todos has just been updated to version 1.1.0! Read on to know more about the respective changes!
----LITE VERSION CHANGES----
New features:
- Users can now create unlimited number of task lists in the Lite version
- Under default sort order, tasks are now further sorted by priority(high to low) if they are of the same date.
Bug fixes:
- App is now Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) compatible
----PRO VERSION CHANGES----
New features:
- Capture or attach multiple photos to tasks. More attachments options coming soon!
- Under default sort order, tasks are now further sorted by priority(high to low) if they are of the same date.
Bug fixes:
- App is now Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) compatible
Let us know your thoughts about the new changes!
Best Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
Tasks N Todos v1.1.1
Hi everyone!
Tasks N Todos has just been updated to version 1.1.1.
New Features:
- Users can choose a default start screen under Options->Select Default List
- Quick add a task and select a due date right away!
- Due date can now be set with just one tap!
- Minor UI enhancements and bug fixes
All feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Best Regards
Tasks N Todos Team
Another note app built with material elements... simple, fast and completely free, no ads...
Features:
Texts, lists, images as note
Speech to text
Custom app, note color
Note reminders
Trash notes and ability to auto delete trash after some time (5,15,30 days)
Google drive backup and restore:
- Notes
- Trash
- User preferences and colors
Security:
- Pin lock
- Fingerprint unlock
- Prevent taking screenshot
- Lock notes in widget
Widget
App was built for personal usage, not for public, so there might be little problems and glitches which maybe was OK for my usage, feel free to report.
Credits:
Used libraries and link to their Github thread are included in application
Hi,
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Since the feedback has been positive, I'd like to interact with the XDA community to get feedback, ideas, or just give help.
I'm a big fan of CAF Browsers, but unfortunately, they are not updated anymore and this is one of the biggest reason I've started the work.
This is *not* a variant of an existing project. The codebase varies significantly but it's conceptually inspired by CAF.
The browser is still very much work-in-progress, so I really appreciate feedback and ideas. I'm working 4 hours per day on the browser and I use it myself every day so decent stability is expected.
This is a hobby project, and I'm looking for feedback here, so I'm cool with any kind of critics.
I can only answer outside of daytime (Europe timezone) as I have to work during the day to buy food for my cats.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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}
Kiwi Browser
What is Kiwi Browser ?
- Kiwi Browser is a Chromium Canary that includes performance improvements and adblock.
- What's this browser for ?
Imagine a grumpy grand-pa, and that's how the browser should be. The browser should be forgotten and not go in your way.
No flashing stuff, no annoyances, Fast & Quiet.
If you want to add a search engine, just go on the search engine website, then the search engine will appear by itself in settings.
Features:
* Support for Chrome Extensions
* Speed improvements
I've added lot of crazy hacks inside WebKit (Blink) to get it running faster.
* Night mode
* Move address bar to the bottom
* Cookie acceptance
Automatically accepts lots of "Please this is GDPR, and cookie, and blablabla" messages.
It's not perfect yet, as many websites have added GDPR messages lately.
* Notifications blocker
Blocks notifications.
* Cryptojacking blocker
Saving battery and prevents phone from heating.
Try it on http://www.coinhive.com (you can re-enable cryptomining in chrome://flags if you really like it for some reason )
* Extensions support
Supports real Google Chrome extensions.
* Popup-blocker
This is not the usual popup blocker, there is an heuristic inside to browser to determine whether the new window should be opened or not.
* Adblock & Tracking protection
The browser offers much better privacy protection than Chrome and Brave. It blocks also lot of ads. Not really because ads are bad, but mostly to make the browsing fast.
* Android 4.1+ support for both ARM and X86
Note: On certain Android versions, when you uninstall an app, Android also removes your downloads.
Keep it in mind if you manipulate Kiwi (to backup bookmarks file) or transfer to another device.
Important things to know about privacy:
- No tracking SDK
https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/search/com.kiwibrowser.browser/
- No in-app tracking / metrics
- No history collection
- Self-funded
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Release notes
Version Quadea (October 07, 2019)
This version improves stability and add 2 new functionalities, in Main Menu, Settings, Accessibility:
- Always Desktop.
Useful if you are a tablet user, and you prefer Desktop version of websites.
- Toolbar always on screen
If you have a large screen, and want to keep the address bar always handy without having to scroll.
The toolbar is always on by default if you have Accessibility services. You can change that using this option.
Version Lena (September 28, 2019)
This version contains new speed optimizations and fixes minor issues.
The support of shortcuts (special keywords with the exclamation mark symbol) is now extended to all countries and to all search engines. Type: !bangs in the address bar to learn more.
- Fix: Reverse image search and certain cases where the browser was showing "(f).txt".
- Fix: Keyboard buttons (example: on Android TV, or hardware arrow buttons).
- Updated interface when you have > 100 tabs open.
Translations updated in 10+ languages.
- (New) This version improves stability on Adreno GPUs (Galaxy S8/S9+)
Version Impala (September 12, 2019)
Kiwi releases are back!
This version includes fixes (Google Translate language detection, images on the new tab page) and minor changes.
Added support for bangs (shortcuts in the address bar starting with !) in 'US', 'CA', 'GB', 'UK', 'FR', 'DE', 'ES', 'IT', 'IN', 'BR'.
Type !bangs in your address bar to learn more about it (only if you use "Default search" in Settings).
Added support for X64.
Better support for foldable phones.
Version Genie (June 28, 2019)
This version supports text rewrap / reflow (adapt text based on zoom level).
+ Interface and animations are really improved
+ Better performance (new GPU driver and 64-bits engine is now in stable!)
New settings:
+ Google Translate, Yandex and Baidu (Settings, Translator)
+ Possibility to add exceptions / whitelist in content filter
+ Support for external download managers
+ Show extensions first
+ Protect incognito windows
Remember to activate Hide annoying ads in the main menu if you want faster browsing.
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.
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.
Version Centaurus (May 19, 2019)
Better stability, more performance improvements, correcting "Sandboxing not allowed" error messages.
Version Betelgeuse (May 17, 2019)
This version fixes Craigslist and adds support for Import / Export on the new tab page.
It also bring performance improvements and fixes an issue with the Search Widget in Night Mode/Black theme.
Support for extensions has been improved as well (chrome.tabs.onCreated/onUpdated/onRemoved).
Version Andromeda (May 10, 2019)
- Fix news on the homepage (can be showing NULL from time to time)
- Fix some crashes when using a tab manager extension
- Fix crash on Quick Tapping in WebView
- This build provides better protection against Omnibox spoofing (address bar) and a much better experience in the Chrome Web Store
- Improve cross-domain management with translator (can resolve some cases where translator was not working)
- Fixing crashes related to Windows Management and one in the Omnibox
- Improved extensions UI
- Improve chrome.tabs API
- Improvements to Video Playback Battery usage (+/- 10% less)
Version Pollux (May 8, 2019)
The bad news: Background play is now disabled on YouTube (request of Google).
XDA users are smart and may find better software for this in these forums and the most technical may even find way to mod the browser but I won't provide any support or help for this.
The good news:
- This version has better performance
- New content filters
- Better extensions support
- Introduces a Diamond Black theme and the homepage is compatible with Dark Reader.
Version Phi (April 19, 2019)
This version includes stability improvements and better extensions compatibility.
An issue with downloading PDF files has been resolved, and another issue where the extension window was sometimes connected to the incorrect tab.
You can now import .crx/.zip files and also user scripts (.user.js!) directly on chrome://extensions.
If you want to use or write your own filters, the extensions Nano Defender/Adbl# offer the best compatibility with Kiwi at the moment (according to the community).
Version Upsilon (April 16, 2019)
This is the 1-year anniversary release of Kiwi Browser.
This version adds support for (real) Chrome Extensions.
Learn more at: https://www.xda-developers.com/kiwi-browser-google-chrome-extensions-android/
Version Sigma (March 6, 2019)
This version includes the latest security improvements from Chromium (including the FileReader bug CVE-2019-5786)
- Fix for news feed
- Hindi and Chinese Traditional translation
- Minor fixes (ex: view-source: )
Version Omicron (March 3, 2019)
This version includes performance and stability fixes.
Most of the changes are behind-the-scenes, this is work to optimize the core of the browser.
- Homepage loads much much much faster
- Fixed crash "Aw Snap!" that happens on some rare configurations.
- Improved stability on Xiaomi devices (GPU crashing)
- Smoother animations and user experience.
Version Lambda (February 27, 2019)
Introducing Reachability: (only if the bottom toolbar is enabled).
When you press the Hand icon, it brings the top of the page into reach (the top of the page slides down).
You can enable or disable the option in Settings, Accessibility.
The function is similar to the iOS "Reachability" function.
+ TLS 1.3 final support
+ Faster homepage loading
+ Faster tab closing
+ Better battery usage
+ Improved ad blocker, popup blocker.
+ Added StartPage in search engines (new installs only)
Version Kappa (February 15, 2019)
- Fix: Issue with the news date on the home page
- Improv: Content filters
Version Iota (February 12, 2019)
- Change: Slightly refreshed UI (icons / rounded corners)
- Improv: Javascript engine is 10% faster than Chromium (try on V8 Benchmark)
- Fix: Touch not taken into account (in particular at the bottom of the screen)
- Change: Night Mode is default to 100% for new installs
- Improv: 101% Night Mode is now White text with differentiated links
- Improv: Automatically follow AMP links to non-AMP version if anti-AMP is enabled
- Improv: Better memory usage
- Improv: 400KB less
and minor bugfixes
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.
Version Gamma (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
- When bottom toolbar is enabled, action buttons are now located
at the bottom (to be reachable with fingers)
Version Zucchini (December 19, 2018)
[+] 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
[+] 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
Version Yuzu (December 12, 2018)
You can now add and remove tiles/websites on the homepage.
Also, I completely removed analytics and Facebook SDK :highfive:
[+] Manage tiles on the homepage
Long-press to move or delete the tiles.
Important, to remove the news, just click on the cross (it's not deep in Settings anymore).
[+] Added Finnish translation
[+] Uses less data
[+] TLSv1.3 (better security)
[+] Improved content filter
[+] Improved privacy: Removed metrics / analytics SDK (0 tracking!)
The next step is to deliver lot of fixes and extensions.
Version Watermelon (October 23, 2018)
Good news! New release is already here, with Night Mode 2.0!
Thanks to the Kiwi community and contributors
[+] Added Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese
[+] Significant improvements to Night Mode
[+] Better compatibility with Android P
[+] Much better filter against intrusive ads
[+] Resolved issue with reCAPTCHA
Pro-tip: in Settings, Accessibility you can choose the Contrast level.
You are welcome on Discord (chat) for feedback.
Version Voavanga (October 15, 2018)
Happy release! Next release on 30th Oct
[+] Added Croatian, French, Italian and Spanish (thanks to contributors!)
[+] Improved privacy (new hosts in blacklist, user-agent same as Chrome)
[+] Fix Custom Tabs bottom bar
[+] Fixed Yandex, PayPal Communities, and more.
[+] Minor improv. to night mode
[+] Improved stability on Samsung
[+] Support for latest emojis
[+] Experimental: For 5% of the users, you can now use shortcuts, like !gt for Google Translate and try a minimalistic version of search.
Version Tangerine (October 3, 2018)
Thanks to everyone! You can join the Kiwi Dev community on Discord application: https://discordapp.com/invite/XyMppQq (hold and press "Open with external app").
Next release will arrive around 15th Oct.
- Fix: Bottom toolbar could get stuck in the middle of the screen
- Feature: Import and Export Bookmarks from a file
- Feature: Swipe-up to show Tab Selector
- Feature: Long-press on Back button to view history
- Feature: At the bottom of Accessibility preferences, you can enable/disable the simplified Tab Switcher
+ Cosmetic fixes
Version Raspberry (x86 only) (July 16, 2018)
Resolved stability issues on x86 devices
Version Macadamia/Orange/Papaya/Quenepa (July 14, 2018)
Thank you for spreading the word about Kiwi! More surprises, features and fixes to come.
This new release contains really significant speed improvements, uses less battery and videos continue to play in the background.
- Improv.: Browsing is very fast
- Improv.: Stability & battery usage
- Improv.: Background videos now autoplay when screen is locked
- Improv.: Adaptive icon
- Change: All top toolbar buttons are displayed when Duplex is on
- Fix: Content filter (Disqus login, and more)
Version Kumquat/Lychee (July 4, 2018)
This new release includes a bottom address bar and the translate functionality.
- Upgraded to Chromium 69.0.3477
- Feature: Bottom address bar (Settings, Accessibility, phone-only)
- Feature: Translate (Main menu)
- Feature: Clear data (Main menu)
- Feature: Kiwi can be moved to SD Card (on some devices)
- Improvement: Video player
The next release is planned in 10 days and will include bug fixes.
Version Jackfruit (June 17, 2018)
This version is an intermediate release that includes minor fixes.
The video player is not the final version.
- Upgraded to Chromium 69.0.3462
- Fix: Background play
- Fix: Status bar color
- Feature: AMP remover (Settings, Privacy)
- Feature: Open by default in external app (Settings, Accessibility)
- Improvement: Night mode stays on after restart (phone-only)
- Improvement: If you set more than 100% contrast, text becomes more visible in Night Mode (recommended: 101%)
Version Ilama (June 11, 2018)
This version features an improved night mode and unlocks Facebook Messenger.
- Feature: Facebook Messenger is unlocked on https://m.facebook.com
- Feature: Night mode grayscale and contrast setting
A contrast of 100% will turn off black pixels on devices with AMOLED screen.
- Fix: Dark websites becoming white in night mode
- Fix: Images incorrectly displayed in night mode
- Fix: Contextual search not working on Google (english-only)
- Fix: Annoyances and minor content filter issues
Version Hackberry (May 27, 2018)
This version gives you adblock on/off button (site per site) and several usability fixes (over 40).
Thanks to Youssef, Gala, Mickael, Nitin, Sisi, Francois, Gugun, Rasitha, Jd (merci!), Sangkan, 4esterBY and everyone who helped.
- Upgraded to Chromium 68.0.3438
- Feature: Adblock on/off (Main Menu)
- Feature: Exit button
- Improved: New Tab Page
- Improved: Layout on AMP pages
- Fix: Disable News on Homepage
- Fix: Forum threads not displayed correctly
- Fix: Issue with reCaptcha
Version Guava (May 07, 2018)
This version is more responsive and feels faster on many devices.
It also includes "Night mode", a functionality (experimental) to make websites easier to navigate in low light environments.
- Improved: Application responsiveness
- Feature: Night mode (Menu -> Turn on Night Mode)
- Feature: Disable news on Homepage (Menu -> Home page -> News on Home Page)
Version Feijoa (Apr 28, 2018)
* RECOMMENDED UPGRADE *
This version resolves most of crashes from the previous release.
This version is faster (up to 200 ms per every click) so navigation is more responsive.
Also contains:
- Feature: Setting to close all tabs on exit
- Improved: Doesn't ask anymore access to Google account
- Improved: Takes much less space on disk
- Improved: Removed annoyances on Quora, NDTV, Prothomalo, Hamariweb and more
- Improved: Auto-dismiss "Add to Home Screen"
Version Cherry (Apr 15, 2018)
- Upgraded to Chromium 67.0.3395
- Much faster release
- Fix: Clicking on button on websites did not react.
- Fix: "More results..." button from Google Search not visible.
- Feature: Homepage button.
- Feature: Screenshots work in Incognito mode.
- Feature: Delete history older than 30 days.
- Improved: Stability
- Improved: YouTube, Maps now play by default in Kiwi.
- Improved: Search terms in the top bar instead of the full URL.
- Improved: Menu when you long press on an image, or a link.
Version Blueberry (Apr 05, 2018)
Fixed ANR on First Start Screen
Fixed Privacy Policy and Terms of Service link
Downloads
- Direct APK:
ARM version: https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.kiwibrowser.browser
- Play Store link:
All platforms: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiwibrowser.browser - Play Protect certified
Commit count: 455
List of HTTP queries used in the browser:
- search.kiwibrowser.com tells you what is the closest google.com server (google.fr/google.de/google.it)
http://search.kiwibrowser.com/searchdomaincheck?format=domain&type=chrome
This is a speed reason, if you go directly to google.fr rather than google.com and then google.fr it's faster, and the browser caches this information
- update.kiwibrowser.com is to download the ad blocking list ( http://update.kiwibrowser.com/service/update2 ), yes it needs to download it from somewhere.
Brave downloads it from AWS for example. I do have the same: a text file with a list of filters
- suggest.kiwibrowser.com is a 302 to Google autocomplete (and DuckDuckGo for some users who are beta-testing Bang support)
If you change your search engine, even to the baked Google one, you won't get connected to suggest.kiwibrowser.com at all as far as I know.
At the end of the day, I need to send the query somewhere, there is no choice.
Whether Google, or DuckDuckDuck if you want Suggest, it *has* to ask a server somewhere.
You can turn Suggest off, or send Suggest to your favorite search provider by adding or selecting it.
- chromecontentsuggestions-pa is to download news - http://chromecontentsuggestions-pa.kiwibrowser.com/v1/
Hello !
I'm not reporting any issue, it's just a comment to let you know that I just downloaded and tested the app on 2 different phones, and it works very well !
There is a bit less animations compared to Brave Browser or Chromium (or maybe they're faster), but it is a bit faster on a Honor 5C.
But it seems that the big difference appears on low end devices : on an old KitKat device, it is way smoother than Brave Browser in scrolling...
Otherwise, thanks for this awesome app ! The night mode is very convenient.
Would it be possible to keep it activated after closing the app ?
I mean, the app remembering that the night mode was on for next time you use it ?
Hello,
Thanks for the nice words about the speed :victory:
I totally see what you mean about the night mode.
The night mode resets on relaunch in order to avoid incoherence (half is in night mode, half is in day mode and that looks quite ugly)
I'm sure there is a way to improve that, once it's improved, then I can remove the reset
I'll ping you on progress,
Just tested it for a few minutes on my most visited sites. With adblocking on, theverge.com doesn't show it's site logo and navigation bar. Hope you could fix that. Thanks. Nice and fast browser.
Noted, I'll fix theverge.com during the week and update you (and also remove this horrible cookie box )
Hello, Google fvcked up full screen video on canary. It doesn't work correctly since months on multiple roms. It just fails to hide the nav bar and status bar. This issue is also there on ur browser and even though it's not ur fvck up, I'd like to ask, if u can try to fix it. I have a OnePlus One currently on LOS 15.1 Oreo. The screenshot is from the video that popped up first when I launched YouTube.com but it is like that on any website.
To get even more crazy, is there anyway to bring back the URL bar at the bottom?
I think I know what it is,
Can you go to chrome://flags in the address bar
and set "New Media Controls" (#enable-new-media-controls) to "Disabled" ?
If that works, then I know what to change by default
I closely followed development of these new media controls (I am working on gestures for media playing), and they seem to be very buggy so I wouldn't be surprised if they were the cause of the fullscreen not ok.
Note: maybe it's not related to media controls, but I strongly suspect it.
Let me know if this solves the problem,
Btw, yes of course I want to fix it that's a major thing
The more I read the answer, the less I'm sure it's the cause
Let me know, I'm very curious on that one if disabling the modern media controls solves it.
Otherwise I'll find a way to reproduce.
Extremely fast and nice :good:
I don't know if it's possible, but any way to bring this kind of tabs?
extension support like yandex will benefit
Nice to see another Chromium fork, especially from my own country! ?
I have some suggestions though:
1) Please consider open-sourcing the browser for trustworthiness and copying (the more forks we have, the better they get)
2) Do consider enabling the flags in chrome://flags instead of target arguments, that would bring an easy overview of what is already enabled and what isn't.
3) I'm not sure how much you changed the ad blocking compared to the built-in one, but the menu has an option "Hide annoying ads" - would it be possible to hide all ads instead?
Is there any way to hide the status bar.. As shown in the screenshots of the browser??
I can't begin to express how much I love this browsers. It is fast, really really fast, like puffin fast. I don't know what you did but its too damn good. I have struggled to get a good browsers which offers the perfect blend of speed adblocking and ui and kiwi provides just that. It didn't took 10 min to make me fall in love with it. The adblocking works as charm. I do have adaway for ads but the cosmetic filtering is what i wanted for ages. Really keep up the good work.
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robotkoer said:
Nice to see another Chromium fork, especially from my own country! ?
I have some suggestions though:
1) Please consider open-sourcing the browser for trustworthiness and copying (the more forks we have, the better they get)
2) Do consider enabling the flags in chrome://flags instead of target arguments, that would bring an easy overview of what is already enabled and what isn't.
3) I'm not sure how much you changed the ad blocking compared to the built-in one, but the menu has an option "Hide annoying ads" - would it be possible to hide all ads instead?
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3) hide annoying ads is probably cosmetic filtering, it hides the blocked ad banner its per site option like in brave. Not sure what you mean, are u asking to rename?
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tytfusokhszxc said:
Is there any way to hide the status bar.. As shown in the screenshots of the browser??
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I don't think so, its mostly rom feature called expanded desktop.
prathu30 said:
3) hide annoying ads is probably cosmetic filtering, it hides the blocked ad banner its per site option like in brave. Not sure what you mean, are u asking to rename?
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If it really is what you claim it to be, yes, a rename would make sense too. For example, "hide ad placeholders".
Otherwise I expected it to be Adblock Plus-style where some ads are whitelisted.
LPW00 said:
To get even more crazy, is there anyway to bring back the URL bar at the bottom?
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fvck yeah
I'm working on that at the moment (along with Speed Dial and tons of fixes).
The main reason why it's not done yet is that during the switch from Chrome Home to Chrome Duplex, Google moved the code all over the place and refactored almost everything, so it's not just "reviving" the feature, but really to reimplement it.
It's planned, I have a very big (and slippery) phone, and I broke it because of no Omnibox at the bottom (my phone is more slippery than a soap bar).
khnoizer said:
Extremely fast and nice :good:
I don't know if it's possible, but any way to bring this kind of tabs?
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I have tried, it doesn't render well because the space taken is huge, but it is on the list.
I'll upload some screenshots next week I guess