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[widget][2.1+][3.1+][retired] Scrollable news widget (2.1.2)

[2014.01] This app has been revived thanks to rori~! Please find the latest version here.
History
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Last edit 2012-11-04: version 2.1.2.
ICS compatible [see history below]. Min compatibility: Android 3.1 (api level 12).
Source is available on google code under a GPL 3 license: http://code.google.com/p/scrollable-news-widget/source/checkout
Eclair, Froyo Gingerbread (and Honeycomb 3.0) users: please use v1.4.4.1.
Previous versions are available form google code : http://code.google.com/p/scrollable-news-widget/downloads/list
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I've published yesterday [23 nov. 2010] the first version of a scrollable news widget. This is my first attempt at android development.
I've tested the widget against Launcher Pro and ADW Launcher quickly and quite extensively with Zeam. It still needs some work (amonst other things: theming, feed validation, feed lookup, ...) but it is still usable -- meaning i use it.
Since version 1.4.0 GReader and news sharing are supported through Scrollable News Addons (paid app).
The addon has been unpublished as it won't be maintained anymore. Its features will in time be integrated into the main app.
{
"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",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Version history:
2.1.2 (2012-11-04)
- Add 2 and 3- column layout (not tested with HC)
2.1.1 (2012-10-28)
- minor bugs fixes and some sanity checks
2.1.0 (2012-10-27)
- Fix embedded browser menu (JB)
- Google news thumbnail hack (url fix)
- Stop loading option (reader menu)
- Support media:content thumbnail
- Fix media:description incorrect use
- Add the option to hide story title
- Get rid of the hideous orb icon
- Add "mark all read" option"
- Tweak main settings activity
2.0.11 (2012-07-25)
- Critical bug fix regarding wifi connected state
2.0.10 (2012-07-24)
- Fix a minor issue regarding non standard date formats
2.0.9 (2012-06-21)
- Minor bug fixes
- More sanity checks
2.0.8 (2012-06-05)
- Allow to distribute stories evenly between feeds
- Defaults update date to pub date if not set
- Do no update date if no feed(s) not reloaded
- Minor bug fixes
2.0.7 (2012-05-21)
- Fix overlapping elements in layouts 3 & 4
2.0.6 (2012-05-20)
- Improve background handling
- Minor bug fixes
- Fix thumbnail size
- Improve layouts 2, 3 & 4
2.0.5 (2012-05-18)
- Add debug mode (unhide active areas)
- Various ergonomics improvements
- More support for malformed feeds!
- Fix "Nothing to read" bug!
- Show widget title while loading
- Minor bug fixes
2.0.4 (2012-05-17)
- Fix HoneyComb updating bug
- Improve background handling
- Force title visibility on HC
- Change theme to Holo dark
- Add "what's new dialog"
2.0.3 (2012-05-16) (version gap intended)
- Offline cache browsing (LOAD_CACHE_ELSE_NETWORK when offline)
- More sanity checks (empty description, null bmp, etc.)
- Yahoo namespace support (http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/)
- Fix widget size (250dp vs. 294dp)
- add minResize[Width|Height] attributes
2.0.1 (2012-05-15) {Maintenance release}
- Fix image extractor bug (no body | bad image)
- Reload widget on news deletion
- Force extension on export (snb, snt, opml)
- Ignore feed on import if title or url is null
- Read feed color on import
- Show file path on export success
- Use item content if description not provided
- Clear stories before loading new ones (option)
2.0.0 (2012-05-13)
- Add third active zone in widget title bar [config | refresh | reload]
- Add FR translation
- Add RU translation (thanks to [email protected])
- Minor bug fixes
2.0.0-rc1 (2012-05-10)
- Add the option to eagerly download thumbnails (global option, default=true)
- Fix feed export
- Remove doc! Replace with an About page
2.0.0-beta-3 (2012-05-08)
- Add maintenance operations (clear cache, etc.)
- Hopefully improve in-body thumbnail handling
- Lay out foundations of the user guide
2.0.0-beta-2 (2012-05-07)
- Widget config: automatically apply theme (resp. behaviour) if there's only one
- Add default theme (default dark + default light)
- Fix footer padding (layout 5)
- Implement feed color (takes precedence in story title)
- Minor fixes
2.0.0-beta-1 (2012-05-06)
- Complete rewrite of the widget to support ICS
- Need Android > 3.1 (Honeycomb; API Level 12)
- Hopefully much better ergonomics and slightly better performance
- Sparse documentation (in progress)
1.4.4.1 (2011-05-26)
- Fix gap in news entry when content is hidden
- Make center crop (full width thumbnails) optional
1.4.4 (2011-05-25)
- Add square corners backgrounds
- Bring back plain backgrounds
- Center thumbnail if content is hidden
- Add thumbnail lookup priority option
- Add minimum thumbnail size option
- Increase max thumbnail size
- Add large thumbnails warning
- Workaround wrong enclosed image mimetype
- Allow to clear thumbnail cache
- Refine send logs content
- Full title (not trimmed) if content is hidden
- Skip share dialog (one click less)
- Do not reload built-in browser if url not changed
- Add built-in browser back button support
- Fix built-in browser history navigation state
- Fix browser and share activities flow
1.4.3.1 (2011-05-15)
- Render items before fetching images
1.4.3 (2011-05-14)
- Layout optimization: no more choppy scrolling!
- Improve thumbnail support
- Add visual indicator while fetching thumbs
- Always reload after clicking "update configuration"
- Single click edit feed
- Remove widget title shadow
- Readd widget scrollbar
1.4.2 (2011-05-07)
- Add option to use legacy parser instead of the new one
- Add option to not lookup images in entry summary
- Improve addon support / maintain feed source
- Try and tweak scrolling
- Fix feeds disappearing if not saved
- Fix regular headline option
1.4.1.2 (2011-05-01)
- Fix encoding regression
1.4.1.1 (2011-04-29)
- Add OPML Support for import/export
- Send custom user agent to prevent servers to detect mobile device (some servers can forward to a non rss feed page -- f.i. mobile tailored homepage)
- When multiple urls are provided for an entry, try to select the most appropriate one
1.4.1 (2011-04-28)
- Fix same date issues (causing incomplete feed loading)
- Fallback to today if date not retrieved
- Prefer source feed title over registered feed name
- Add option to show real entry author name
- Improve layouts and add right thumbnail option
1.4.0.3 (2011-04-27)
- Fix date parsing issues
1.4.0.2 (2011-04-26)
- Fix encoding issues introduced by 1.4.0
- Prevent potential name issue
1.4.0.1 (2011-04-25)
- Make feed parser more lenient
- Fix refresh after thumbnail fetch
1.4.0 (2011-04-24)
- Add built-in navigation controls
- Fix https feed issue
- Add wide widgets for 5 column compatible launchers
- Change thumbnail entry position (left)
- Shorten footer date (MMM d, HH:mm)
- Huge performance boost (dropped Rome parser)
- Built-in browser now listed in recent activities
- Properly lookup enclosed images (i think)
- Prevent potential single quote issue
- Add a search feed feature
- Fix unneeded image fetching
- Add simple addon support
1.3.4 (2011-02-21)
- Fix feed color persistency
- Add plain background options
- Alternative entry date parsing
1.3.3 (2011-02-06)
- Restore instapaper mobilizer alternative
- Add font size tweaking options
- Add headline bold font option
- Fix FC when setting default preferences
- Fix (caught) IllegalStateException when setting feed color
- Try preventing OOME when dealing with insane thumbnail settings
1.3.3-rc (2011-01-30)
- Add a "Hide header" option
- Fix the infamous "hard to hit refresh" issue
- Improve no background layout
- Integrate Instapaper text version
- Notification support (ongoing and transient notifications)
- Protect against AIOOBE (cannot reproduce)
1.3.2 (2010-12-20)
- Fix duplicate entries if changing feed color
- Fix FC on orientation change
- Try fixing FC on 1.3.1 (bad db upgrade)
- Relocate data folder to /Android/data (should be transparent)
1.3.1 (2010-12-19)
- Allow for bigger thumb
- Per widget thumb size
- Change thumb position
- Improve offline refresh
- Feed color discriminant
- Fix AM/PM summary (%a)
1.3 (2010-12-12)
- Add feed lookup feature
- Add Full transparent background
- Refine Widget reconfiguration
- Add hide footer option
- Show last update in widget title
- Customize widget title format
- Add clear cache option
- Add Thumbnail support
- Use progress dialog for long running operations
- Minor fixes
1.2 (2010-12-02)
- Import/export feeds to SD
- Save/restore preferences
- Set/apply default preferences
- Add Mobilizer option
- Capitalize headline and footer option
- Add transparent bg
- Per widget BG (no change at runtime)
- Auto prepend http:// if missing
- Various fixes and improvements
1.1 (2010-11-28)
- Removed ads
- Configurable tap action
- Configurable summary crop
- Allow hiding news summary
- Organize preference screen
- Add simple appearance tweaks
- Add simple feed validation
- Add more refresh intervals
1.0.1 (2010-11-22)
- Blind fix locked db issue
- Do not crop news summary
1.0 (2010-11-21)
- Initial release

Loaded it in the market but wasn't able to launch the widget or to use the configuration menu. It only shows a grey screen, although Menu button works in config mode..
I have a Desire rooted with miui rom 0.11.12
Doesn't work neither with Launcher Pro nor with the DEll Launcher..

Hi Berliner,
Thanks for testing this widget. That's weird. I got a few comments in the market console that report a similar behaviour. However i'm not able to reproduce it. The grey background may indicate either that the widget feeds cannot be parsed or that scrollable widgets are not enabled.
I use android-rome-rss the fetch the feeds. Perhaps there is something to dig there? What feed(s) did you specify?

Just tested on N1,ADW...works fine.
Needs a rss search of course...
But very nice, even like the widget
But I already use "AtomaRSS" which got a wonderful customization option...

Hi Rori,
Indeed AtomaRss is very similar, feature-wise. I discovered it yesterday when i opened this thread because xda suggested a list of related messages. Since choice is always good, i will maintain and try and improve this widget.
Anyway, thanks for trying out the widget. Truth is i'm a bit lost here: i don't understand why it works like a charm for some people and doesn't even load for others (as is the case for berliner). I get the same mixed messages in the comments and ratings. I still don't know how i can pinpoint the actual issues.

hey mate, awesome app, would be good if it gave a list (or used default browser) to view 'full' article - in my case the in built one doesn't seem to work, but that might just be a problem at my end.
Also maybe the option to have a limited number of words in the content area, eg. instead of having the full story have like say justa set number defined in the settings, eg. 15, 25, 50, 0(all)?
Other then that, I love the look, can basically blend in with any theme

Looks awesome, matching very well with the launcherpro widgets
Unfortunately it won't work on my i9000 either. The widget is there but no feeds will display (i tried the default feed + one other).

Hi,
short hint from widget dev to widget dev:
You should add the following code to your "receiver"-tags in the AndroidManifest.xml to allow ADW to automatically turn on the scrollable widget setting!
Code:
<meta-data android:name="LauncherMetadata.Requirements.Scrollable"
android:value="true" />

Looks lovely on my DHD, nice work

Hi all,
Thanks a lot for your feedback. I hope i can solve the no-loading issue thanks to boombuller's advice. However what worries me is that i tested it successfully with the free version of LauncherPro (pretty quickly though). Anyway i'll add that to the next version -- hopefully pretty soon.

gdodinet said:
Hi all,
Thanks a lot for your feedback. I hope i can solve the no-loading issue thanks to boombuller's advice. However what worries me is that i tested it successfully with the free version of LauncherPro (pretty quickly though). Anyway i'll add that to the next version -- hopefully pretty soon.
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Am just getting a blank screen with this?

Dodgylegs said:
Am just getting a blank screen with this?
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Hi Dodgylegs,
Thanks for your feedback, however i desperately need further intel to try and understand what's going on. Thus i have a silly question, since this works well for me. You use LP and did make sure scrollable widgets are activated, right?
The trick Boombuller provided works well with ADW (scrollable widgets get automatically activated), but not for LP. I have not yet published the new version though.

I like the look of this!
Any chance it can hook into your Google Reader subscriptions...?

Thanks for the app. Looks great, works great.
+1 for the suggested integration with google reader

gdodinet said:
Hi Dodgylegs,
Thanks for your feedback, however i desperately need further intel to try and understand what's going on. Thus i have a silly question, since this works well for me. You use LP and did make sure scrollable widgets are activated, right?
The trick Boombuller provided works well with ADW (scrollable widgets get automatically activated), but not for LP. I have not yet published the new version though.
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Hey Champ
Yeah, using LPP. I put in a feed link, say http://www.androidcentral.com/feed and save - then - I get no feeds in the widget, just the title Latest News
My bad.... solved with the right link! Apologies. Great Widget!

Dodgylegs said:
Hey Champ
Yeah, using LPP. I put in a feed link, say http://www.androidcentral.com/feed and save - then - I get no feeds in the widget, just the title Latest News
My bad.... solved with the right link! Apologies. Great Widget!
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I'm glad you worked things out. Feed/URL validation is indeed a critical feature that is missing. It is planned for a coming version. I begin to think that I should assign a higher priority to it because i'm wondering if invalid feed urls are not the cause of all the "grey widget issue" reports. Thanks for telling me this.
brypie said:
Any chance it can hook into your Google Reader subscriptions?
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Initially i didn't plan to integrate Google Reader (i actually planned not to). But this could certainly be done and i'll consider it. However please note this is not on top of the todo list.

You should set up a paid version that does have google reader integration. I'd certainly purchase it and I'm sure many others as well.

I'm using LPP and can't get any feeds to show up. Even the default Reuters feed that came with the app fails to load any feeds so I don't think that it is a url issue. If there is a way for me to get you any usable info off of my phone please let me know.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

Loving this - thanks for all your hard work. I've been wanting something like this for ages!

Finally a cool news widget...great job!

[APP] [TAB+PHONE+PLUGINS] JustReader (Google Reader) - 1.5.6-beta1 (Updated 01 Feb)

New version of JustReader is out!
JustReader is a Google Reader client for Android.
We focused on these features:
*honeycomb tablet support
*full offline support
*multiple accounts
*fast and customizable UI
*dark/light themes
*share/star fully supported
*swipe to switch article
*font size can be changed
If you like JustReader, please, rate it in the Android Market! It can really help us!
Here is a small video review:
Please, if you have any suggestions or bugreports feel free to contact me here or via "Feedback" option in my app.
Recent changes:
1.5.6 beta1 http://dev-host.org/qyqylj10cgli/1.5.6-beta1.apk
- faster screen orientation change
- progress bar is shown when article is loaded
- fixed backup/restore in accounts
- starred items can be loaded for offline use
- added notification "Not all articles loaded"
- fixed some important stability issues
- optimized list scrolling a little bit
- changed layout for tablets a little bit
1.5.5-beta2
http://dev-host.org/shvm4kh8f78s/1.5.5-beta2.apk
- some optimization to prevent OutOfMemoryError
- possibility to use background color in Article Title (setting next to 'Theme' setting)
- fixed old java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: parameter must be a descendant of this view
- some enhancements for widget in Android 3.0+
1.5.5-beta1
http://dev-host.org/ei2v25ad23iz/1.5.5-beta1.apk
- thumbnails fix
- better scroll on tap and switch on tap
- better "share text". added link to mail
- fix for "mark as read" (sometimes statuses were not saved after mark all as read)
- better ICS support. (strange white background)
- some bugfixes from my mailbox
- Mode Selector is shown when user taps on mode indicator
- probably fixed: links sometimes opened in internal browser (while set to external)
- some fixes for orientation changes
- data not cleared when new feeds added (previously data was cleared. now only new feed data is loaded)
Here is 1.5.3-beta2
http://dev-host.org/sw9ukpmpnub1/1.5.3-beta2.apk
Should fix some errors mentioned here:
- Problems with thumbnails and summaries
- Text color in the title of activity (in tablet mode)
- Some sync optimizations
Here is the first version of JustReader with plugins - 1.5.3-beta1: http://dev-host.org/9tc7a45ulvj8/1.5.3-beta1.apk
what is done:
- plugin system + 2 included plugins
- facebook plugin (not included, here: http://dev-host.org/klu24wccv1ri/plugins-0.1-beta1.apk). nice plugin I think. try it and say what you think
- changed reading UI. check it out. I hope you like it. (both on tablets and phones). Reminder: you can switch articles by tapping on the screen (I think I fixed some bugs about it, so this should work now)
- optimized article list scrolling - feels much better on my Acer A500 Honeycomb tablet
- better internal browser
- there are many little changes
It's better to try
based on your feedback, here is 1.5.1 beta
http://dev-host.org/twgdkmeffw45/1.5.1-beta1.apk
- bugfixes
- "Mark next as read" and "Mark previous as read"
- added back "Mark as read" to tablets. (was not available in reading layout)
- checked ICS - everything is fine for me
- fixed "tap to scroll" and "tap to switch" article. Previously JR could switch article when link was clicked.
- regrouped settings
- made a small 3-steps wizard
1.5.0-rc
http://dev-host.org/c7ngjwqhca68/1.5.0-rc.apk
- now it updates JustReader from the market (not a new installation)
- deletes folder /sdcard/JustReader. now it uses Android/data/ru.enacu.myreader
- better thumbnails viewer. scrolling is more smooth now
- some fixes
- "share link" from context menu added
- possibly, fixed zoom on tablets (wasn't working sometimes)
1.5.0-beta18
http://dev-host.org/cxrnzrf1ea23/1.5.0-beta18.apk
- updated translations
- fixed some bugs with rotation
- added BACKUP/RESTORE (saves all your settings + accounts + feed settings) for now it saves everything in /sdcard/JustReader.backup.xml. will add dialog for selection
- fixed tablet mode for Android 2+
- some other bugfixes
1.5.0-beta17 http://dev-host.org/38o9v6jcrhyn/1.5.0-beta17.apk
- fixed online mode for categories with spaces
- memory usage optimization
- favorites is always shown (+ it opens ful your history of starred items)
- many bugs fixed
1.5.0-beta15: http://dev-host.org/buez7cxrd914/1.5.0-beta15.apk
- new share icon, a little bit changed UI, deleted like/share buttons
- fixed some http errors
- cleaned up a project a little bit - smaller apk
- fixed "back to list"
- added new settings "Max unread post age", "Max read post age" (before was only one)
- "save picture" fix
- fixed widget updates in some cases
- "fit images" fix
1.5.0-beta14 http://dev-host.org/1r3k1t0vojjf/1.5.0-beta14.apk
- fixed some sync issues (scottjb and shadowcaster31, pls, check this out)
- changed Http library
- some optimizations (in thread management). possibly, app will be more light
- added animations for article switching
- added "Tap to scroll" and "Tap to switch" actions. Tap on the left/right/top/bottom side of the reading screen to switch articles or scroll
Hope, all these changes will make JustReader more comfortable to read
1.5.0-beta13 http://dev-host.org/64sgyrtwyzuz/1.5.0-beta13.apk
- widgets added + some improvements for them
- sync optimized
- some bugfixes
1.5.0-beta12
http://dev-host.org/l3x74w0rly1w/1.5.0-beta12.apk
- optimized UI. work much smoother now
- better offline mode support (almost the same as in 1.3.9)
- simplified mode selection (there is an indicator in the corner. press it to select mode). also added descriptions to clarify this
1.5.0 beta 10: http://dev-host.org/dsdzpp3o5yz9/1.5.0-beta10.apk
- fixes in sync process (many)
- "mark all as read" marks items read only locally (when offline)
- there is a possibility to just save article statuses (without loading new articles). it's available in main menu.
1.5.0 - beta 9: http://dev-host.org/5fm3pjfvmjln/1.5.0-beta9.apk
- Some more fixes
- better youtube support for honeycomb (+ shows small youtube icon to go to Youtube App)
- better image fit (some images had wrong proportions)
- fixed some mark all as read bugs
- better thumbnail viewer (+ fixed bug with huge Android)
- fixed crashes in Honeycomb (workaround)
1.5.0-beta8
http://dev-host.org/riciu2x8psif/1.5.0-beta8.apk
- offline mode as before (sync works again)
- made some improvements to "copy text". Use standard android feature for text selection
- made many improvements in sync (should work more stable)
1.5.0-beta5
http://dev-host.org/f3oou70jy3cw/1.5.0-beta5.apk
there are fixed many little things, but many things are to be fixed
Also, started implementing offline sync
Now you can select mode of the app: Online/Offline/WiFi only
Check the menu (Honeycomb), bottom toolbar (pre Honeycomb)
1.5.0-beta4
- fixed issues with Android 2.2-
download
1.5.0-beta3
- honeycomb support is back!
- opimizations, for example, statuses change almost immediately
- bugfixes
- the last, but not the least: You can enable "Tablet mode" even for Android 2.x devices.
Can be very usefull for many users, having 7 or more inches tablets on Android 2.x
Also.... VERY IMPORTANT: IF you have any bugs with sync: loading new items and saving statuses, please, send me back logs. Just press "Send logs" menu item
Here is the link: http://dev-host.org/nmv1mzvjvsdi/1.5.0-beta3.apk
v1.5.0-beta1
- NOT FOR HONEYCOMB. will come later. check 1.3.9
- works only ONLINE. sync option will come later
- some UI changes (pull to refresh in the list)
- optimizations
download
Also, we started our site and facebook page.
'Like' in facebook is appreciated very much.

Would like the ability to "mark as read" by long pressing a group/entry. Other than that it looks nice, good work so far
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

Widget would be great too. I have been looking for a good google reader widget for a long time.
Sent from my iPhone 6

cingall said:
Would like the ability to "mark as read" by long pressing a group/entry
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I'm planning to implement such feature. (Also, give a possibility to mark as read "on server". sometimes is usefull, I think)
So, I think it will be available in the mid of the next week if you are interested.
jedwardmiller said:
Widget would be great too. I have been looking for a good google reader widget for a long time.
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Now for me the first priority is auto sync and sync of pictures, but after that I'll surely implement a widget (but, maybe in pro version).
What do you like to include in such widget? A list of articles (for selected feed, category) or texts?
Thank you both for the feedback!

enacu said:
I'm planning to implement such feature. (Also, give a possibility to mark as read "on server". sometimes is usefull, I think)
So, I think it will be available in the mid of the next week if you are interested.
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I am interested! Gonna try ASAP!

Thank you for your job, it's a great lightweight app!
I use it as my everyday reader for 1 week, so far so good.
I'll wait for the auto sync but actually I don't really need it!
Thank you very much

Thank you very much for your response.
I'll try to make it even better!
Here is the new version with auto sync!

1.0.beta3 was not very stable.
So, check out quick fix!
1.0.rc1 is much more stable now.
Also, you can just download JustReader from Android Market!

Hi everybody!
I've just implemented downloading of the images (view images offline). Do you want to try it?
If so, check out this version!
It's not very stable, but you can try and write here what you think.
It can be switched on in account preferences screen.
Next things I would like to implement are:
- possibility to stop synchronization process
- show synchronization status in notification bar

hello!
I use this new release for 3 days and everything works like a charm on my hero!
once again, thank you for this app, better thn newsrob
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App

new version for testing
gp4004 said:
hello!
I use this new release for 3 days and everything works like a charm on my hero!
once again, thank you for this app, better thn newsrob
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
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Thank you for testing pre market releases!
This is new version with
- sync status in notification bar
- some improvements in sync process (speed, stability)
- possibility to stop sync process
Check it out!
Also, I'm planning to release paid market version and to cut a little bit free version, also I'll try to add advertisment on the main acitivity of the application.
Everyone here, If you want, you can send me emails or private messages and I'll send you unlock code.
So, come back here when pro version is out. First 100 will get unlock code.
Also, a big job must be done to make the release really stable.
Thank you all again!

What about Google Reader by Google?
What do you think about new Google Reader for Android released by Google?
Do you think they will implement full offline support?
Do you like this new app? Why?

Just downloaded market version, and a few quick thoughts (I'll have more later)
Sync settings:
Maximal age of the post should be Maximum
you list a bunch of numbers in that catergory. I'm assuming they are days, but weeks would also be a possibility. If you could put 1 (unit), 2 (unit), that'd be great.
Main feed page:
I use folders a LOT in google reader. Usually, I browse by the whole folder at once, rather than the individual source (example, I might have android police, Android Central, and XDA portal for android all in one folder). However, in this app, I can only view by individual feed. If you can place an option under the folder menu to view all at once, that'd be great! By this I mean, I might be viewing an Android central story, but the next story might be XDA portal.
Edit: Just found if you tap the numbers it does this. If you can make that a menu option, that'd be great. I only found it by accident.
Overall:
You have a setting for article screen theme. Any way you can make that universal throughout the app? I like black text on white. However, everything but the article is still white text on black.
Make it so that articles that are read in app are read everywhere.
That's all for now. Looks really good so far. Love the swipe to go to next page option. Google official reader needed that. For what I think of googles reader app, I really like it. Nice UI, but no offline caching.

E_man5112 said:
Make it so that articles that are read in app are read everywhere.
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Hi!
Thank you very much for some suggestions!
What do you mean by phrase on top of this post?
Statuses are saved to Google servers each time you synchronize account.
You mean "instantly"? Right when you are reading?

enacu said:
You mean "instantly"? Right when you are reading?
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+1. Also, PM
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

I think a widget would be a great idea. I see you are planning to add it in the future and you were asking what to be included. I think the best way to do the widget would be to display "all items" that would link to your app when clicked. I also would like to see a mark all as read on the widget too if that can be done.

I'll implement widget for sure, but a little bit later. Now the main priority is stability.
Now, you can try one more beta version:
better offline support
bugfixes
some synchronization performance improvements

1.0 version is out
Hi!
version 1.0 is on the market now.
you can update right from the market or from the top post.
And, there is a present for you.
PM or email me and I'll send you key app for removing ads in JustReader (I need your Google Reader account name for this)
Next things I would like to do: to implement better and more intuitive interface and to listen for your suggestions!
Thank you

Happy New Year to everybody!
JustReader 1.0.4 is out now (update from the market) .
ui improvements
full themes support
bugfixes
downloading of images is limited to 20 posts for free version
I would like to thank you for using JustReader and make a little present - JustReader pro.
Send me PMs with your google reader account name (usually your gmail) and I'll send you pro version for your account.

Hi everybody!
New version is out.
changes are:
-present version works fully like pro version
-reading position shows on the Post Activity
-link to open browser (possibility to open browser without using menu)
-bugfixes
Also, there are some special offers.
If you would like to translate JustReader to your native language, I'll be very happy and you'll get present version of JustReader Pro for your work (or maybe two or three versions for your friends)
If you like the app and want to get free pro version you can make a post in your blog about our application, what you like and what you don't, with links to xda and homepage.
Thank you!

[APP v5.1.0][2.1+] CallFlash! Flash alert on Calls, SMS & Instant Messaging apps!

CallFlash:Alert on Call/SMS/IM
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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",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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CallFlash! Flash alert on Calls, SMS & Instant Messaging apps!
CallFlash controls the flash for calls and other notifications. This way you can be notified by your flash for every notification. It is an opensource project, aiming to keep things simple and functional.
If you want any third party app to be added in the list just email me at [email protected].
IF THE FLASH DOESN'T TURN ON CHANGE THE FLASH DRIVER FROM PREFERENCES->MODULE DRIVER. THERE ARE THREE AVAILABLE.
Prefer Standard over Alternative and Alternative over Alternative 2. If the flash doesn't turn on with either of these drivers send me an email at [email protected].
Before rating bad please try all three flash drivers from settings. Samsung devices tend to work with the Alternative driver only. Thanks
*********************
If your phone starts talking after enabling the "Notification Service" this is a Samsung-Talkback issue:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23105
Unfortunately there isn't much I can do for that. There are many solutions out there. Choose what works for you.
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Problem with Handcent?
Go to Handcent → Settings → Application Settings → Default Messaging application → Disable.
You may also disable "Play animation" in the "Send" settings. (Thanks Todd)
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FEATURES:
- Test mode.
- Three flash drivers. Prefer “Standard” over “Alternative” and “Alternative” over “Alternative 2”.
- Sleeping period.
- Operation modes (flash when on silent, vibration or normal mode).
- Notification flash modes (Time based or Repetitive).
- Flash notification for more instant messaging apps, like viber, facebook messanger, what's up etc...
- Flash only when phone is locked option
- Disable flash on call with volume buttons (may require multiple clicks)
- Donate via viewing an ad.
- New update notification on start
- Option to disable flash if battery is low
- Option to turn screen on when receiving a notification
HOW TO USE:
1. Enable your preferred operation mode and test is using the test buttons.
2. ON Duration: Select the duration (in milliseconds) for which the flash is ON.
3. OFF Duration: Select the duration (in milliseconds) for which the flash is OFF.
4. Set your preferences for calls or message notifications respectively.
5. In order to enable the flash notification on other apps you need to enable the Accessibility Service from Settings->Accessibility->CallFlash Notification Service or from Notification Flash Preferences.
Translate this app
If you want to contribute to the localization of this app you can go here:
http://crowdin.net/project/callflash/invite
Thank you very much for your time and support.
Comments and support at: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2403340
Permissions
This app uses the following permissions:
- android.permission.CAMERA : Needed to control the flashlight in some devices.
- android.permission.FLASHLIGHT : Needed to control the flashlight in most devices.
- android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE : Needed to detect if the phone is ringing in order to enable the flashlight.
- android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS : Needed to detect if you have received an SMS in order to enable the flashlight.
- android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW : Needed for alternative flash driver. Some devices such as Galaxy Nexus need an alternative (hack-type) code to handle the flash.
- android.permission.GET_TASKS : In order to detect IM apps.
- android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED : In order to initialize the low battery status...
The following permissions are required by the ad libraries (adColony and AdMob). This app has no advertisements, apart from the "Donate" section.
- android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- android.permission.INTERNET
- android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Wishlist:
- choose how many times to flash. - Done!
- choose to flash only on silent mode. - Done!
- sleep time. - Done!
- Support other notifications such as facebook, what's up, viber etc... - Comming...
- predefined special flash styles (heart pulse, sos code etc)
- add flash notification for missed calls/notifications.
- vibration on pick up if missed calls/sms/notifications, like sgs4.
- Disable flashing on call if volume buttons are pressed.
- Option to disable flash if screen is on.
- No flash on low battery
- pocket mode
- not flash if phone is laying on its back
- notifications per minute limit
Special thanks to...
- All my beta testers, especially plutoattack and odynik for "renting" me their phones, in order to fix some bugs...
- PuR3v1L for his support and help with the code.
- Myrsinimk for the texts.
- Donors: @popouser @User_99
- Translators: @User_99, @cyberniko, @sossio18, Ryo567
Distributed under: GPLv3
License for the logo:
Creative Commons (Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported)
Cheers

Before rating bad please try all three flash drivers from settings. Samsung devices tend to work with the Alternative driver only
If your phone starts talking after enabling the "Notification Service" this is a Samsung-Talkback issue:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23105
Changelog:
v4.0.1
+ fixed bug with translation folder names
v4.0.0
+ Android 4.4.4 Support
+ New translations
+ Various bugfixes
+ No more ads at Support tab.
v3.8.1
+ fixed a bug on releasing wakelock
+ minor code optimization
v3.8
+ "Turn screen on" Preference under Notification settings
+ Updated strings
+ New supported apps
v3.6
+ updated strings/translations
+ fixed problem with WhatsApp
+ new supported apps (Go SMS, Vtok, PHONE for Gvoice)
+ fixed flashing during skype call
+ visual fixes
+ fixed problem with test buttons (v3.6.1)
v3.4
+ Fixed problem enabling or disabling flash switches.
+ UI tweaks.
+ Fixed flash problem during viber call.
v3.3
+ new more compact and native UI.
+ minor bugfixes (visual and not)
+ Happy New Year...!!
v3.2
+ Re-added disable with volume buttons option, under Call Preferences.
+ Reworked some shared preferences save policy.
+ updated some strings
+ updated translations
+ added clock-alarm support (See application list)
v3.0
+ UI Improvements for devices with smaller screens
+ fixed a small bug in first time settings
+ improved some strings
+ Updated translations
+ Code optimization
v2.6
+ fixed one flash bug while receiving a call (thanks Alex)
+ code optimization
+ updated translations
- removed feature: "Disable Flash whith volume buttons" for now... I will fix it soon
v2.4.3 (at Play store)
+ removed flash when screen off option
+ added flash when phone locked option
+ Added support for kik messanger, Imo messenger, I'm+, Line messenger
+ Added disable on low battery option (Preferences->operation mode)
+ fixed a flash lag from 2.4.1-BETA
v2.4.1-BETA:
+ fixed low battery option
+ added boot receiver to set the low battery variable to false.
v2.4-BETA:
+ new apps supported (Bbm, Groove IP, Google voice).
+ added startPreview() at Flash.
+ added option not to flash when battery is off.
v2.2:
+ Handcent SMS added to support list
+ code cleaning and optimization
+ right to left languages support
+ 4.4 KitKat compatibility
+ fixed theme for Gingerbread
+ fixed "up" navigation from the top left (thanks Pur3ev1L)
+ fixed alternative_2 driver (support for xperia devices) (thanks plutoattack)
+ updated translations
+ added version manager via json (thanks winsontan520 / Android-WVersionManager)
+ added ask to rate function (thanks winsontan520 / Android-WVersionManager)
v2.1:
+ added more catch blocks
+ added background to everyone
+ added driver type to bugsense
+ fixed opengl problem on galaxy nexus with background image
v2.0.3.1:
+ fixed a crash at screen off dialog. Sorry
v2.0.3:
+ added catch block on cam.getParameters() to avoid crashes
+ implemented savePreferences thread to avoid StackOverflowError. Added that onPause() to make code faster.
+ Added some more hardcoded texts to string resources.
+ removed unused libraries
+ added paypal donation method
+ added warning dialog on "flash only if screen off" preference.
+ fixed sleep preferences first time crash
+ removed unused BootReceiver
v2.0.2:
+ fixed flashing during a viber call.
+ remove export flag from notification service (Possible fix of some FCs)
+ Updated translations
+ new gradle build
v2.0.2-BETA:
Beta version are only available here, because are in need of testing before they are published at play store.
+ added french language.
+ fixed a crash at donate section after returning from an ad.
+ added some hardcoded text to strings.
+ stop flash when a volume button is pressed when receiving a call
+ removed unnecessary libraries.
+ option to flash only if screen is off (at preferences->Operation Mode).
v2.0.1:
NOW ON PLAY STORE!!
+ Fixed a small bug with sleeping periods
+ added adMob
+ added greek and german support
+ fixed a hardcoded string to follow localization
+ added more supported apps
+ disabled Logs for speed improvements
v2.0:
+ Out of BETA! Woohoooo.
+ added first time settings.
+ added new how to.
+ added animations.
+ Fixed issues at first time settings.
+ New ads at "Donate" section. adColony HD videos!!
+ improved some graphics.
+ added graphics support for various screens.
v1.6-BETA:
+ Added bugsense to help me tracking bugs
+ Added Donate panel with some ads
+ small string fixes
+ fixed flashing on other events (false positive)
+ optimized ad functionality
v1.4-BETA:
- Fixed msgFlashDuration value
- Faster flash response
- Added more supported apps
- Speed Optimizations
- Improved text typing method on main panel
- Fixed Crash when trying to flash while user has camera open.
- New supported apps
v1.2-BETA:
- added description to accessibility settings
- removed boot broadcast receiver
- added support to more applications
- fixed Notification service
- added filter for useful apps
- added preference to quick enable/disable accessibility settings
v1.0-BETA:
- Changed to BETA Woowww
- Changed app's name
- Edited Strings
- Fixed issues with Galaxy Nexus and other devices.
- Added preference buttons.
- Added Module types(Type 1 - Standard, Type 2 - Alternative).
- Added option for sms flash. Time based or repetitive option.
- Removed UI elements.
- UI optimizations
- Code optimizations and fixes.
v0.31-Alpha:
- optimized flash toggle to run faster.
- added link to this thread at "About"
- ...still problem getting it work for Galaxy Nexus and some other devices... please report.
v0.3-Alpha:
- Choose when to flash (silent,vibration,normal modes).
- Choose sleep period.
v0.2-Alpha:
-Initial release

Creative idea, works well on Nexus 4, stock 4.3.
I'm assuming the "Flash duration" you have for SMS notifications is the the max amount of time the flash will blink for a new message. This isn't reflected during the "Test".
Also, don't know if it's your setting or an Android default but I like how the sliders change the values in increments of 10 and not 1.
Lastly, I am kinda concerned about making my flash blink. Any chance of damaging it?
Looking forward to new versions

Not working on LG optimus 3d p920 please make It work..thanks
Sent from my LG-P920 using xda app-developers app

Works great on Galaxy S3. 4.2.2 Illusion 2.1 ROM.

Works Great on my Verizon S3 running Rootbox 4.2
I was thinking maybe you could make it so you could choose how many times it would flash. such as just making it flash twice or 3 times.
Just a thought.
Nice Job.
Peace

Works well on my sprint note 2 running slim bean.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 4

Fantastic on my Sprint s3 (work) running The Peoples Rom.
Great job dev.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda premium

Thanks for the first feedback guys! I really appreciate it.
dimeim said:
Creative idea, works well on Nexus 4, stock 4.3.
I'm assuming the "Flash duration" you have for SMS notifications is the the max amount of time the flash will blink for a new message. This isn't reflected during the "Test".
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True, test doesn't stop unless you stop it.
dimeim said:
Also, don't know if it's your setting or an Android default but I like how the sliders change the values in increments of 10 and not 1.
Lastly, I am kinda concerned about making my flash blink. Any chance of damaging it?
Looking forward to new versions
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Damaging flash is an issue indeed, but only when you lower the on time very much. I might add a lowest value constrain in order to be sure. Although I've never heard anyone bricking his flash.
chewingum16 said:
Not working on LG optimus 3d p920 please make It work..thanks
Sent from my LG-P920 using xda app-developers app
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I think I know what is the problem. Galaxy Nexus devices have the same issue too. Can you tell me if something works? Call test, Message Test, Call receive etc??
wwonka69 said:
Works Great on my Verizon S3 running Rootbox 4.2
I was thinking maybe you could make it so you could choose how many times it would flash. such as just making it flash twice or 3 times.
Just a thought.
Nice Job.
Peace
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Nice one. I will add it to the wishlist.
Thanks

Hey there ive been reading up on your progress with caller flashlight and i think your doing a great job.
I do graphics & some UI design so... I saw the opportunity and made an icon for you. I hope you like it tell me what you think! :laugh:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Byxlw5J4qbOvYVV3NzB5UnZJYnM/edit?usp=sharing

SystemErrorOne said:
Hey there ive been reading up on your progress with caller flashlight and i think your doing a great job.
I do graphics & some UI design so... I saw the opportunity and made an icon for you. I hope you like it tell me what you think! :laugh:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Byxlw5J4qbOvYVV3NzB5UnZJYnM/edit?usp=sharing
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WoW man!! I really appreciate it, since i am pretty bad at design and such staff. Thank you and I am definetly replacing the current icon with yours. While searching for an icon I was trying to find something that combines fash and calling but I couldn't find any. If you have any thoughts you are more than welcome!
Cheers mate, take care!

spirosbond said:
WoW man!! I really appreciate it, since i am pretty bad at design and such staff. Thank you and I am definetly replacing the current icon with yours. While searching for an icon I was trying to find something that combines fash and calling but I couldn't find any. If you have any thoughts you are more than welcome!
Cheers mate, take care!
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Not a problem I am always available to assist ANYONE & if you want
I can try and incorporate a new design with a phone and a flash light

SystemErrorOne said:
Not a problem I am always available to assist ANYONE & if you want
I can try and incorporate a new design with a phone and a flash light
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That would be just awesome...
Thanks

I would like to know if this will work on all the apps which use for messaging and social media such whatsapp Facebook messenger etc
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

sam razzy said:
I would like to know if this will work on all the apps which use for messaging and social media such whatsapp Facebook messenger etc
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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The current application is only for calls and SMS, but it is extensible. Maybe I will in the future though...
Cheers

Hi, like it sofar!
any chance of adding the possibilty to link it with the volume of the phone (like when the volume is set on "silent", the Caller Flashlight will take over)?
Thanks:thumbup:
Sent from my XT925 using xda app-developers app

Great app works like a charm on my Galaxy S3.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app

flying_dutchman said:
Hi, like it sofar!
any chance of adding the possibilty to link it with the volume of the phone (like when the volume is set on "silent", the Caller Flashlight will take over)?
Thanks:thumbup:
Sent from my XT925 using xda app-developers app
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Brilliant idea. I will add it for sure.
Afinis said:
Great app works like a charm on my Galaxy S3.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
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I'm glad about that!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

Version 0.3-Alpha added.
Changelog:
- Choose when to flash (silent,vibration,normal mode).
- Choose sleep period.
Cheers!

Thanks for the update. So far all OK, but rapidly tested only. Will keep you posted if anything's wrong.
Keep up the good work
Sent from my XT925 using xda app-developers app

[APP][4.0+][02-10 v1.1.30] Survival Tools BETA with hints of Material Design!

Survival Tools is a new survival app for Android with hints of Material Design!
This project is currently in Beta phase so any input will be appreciated. I would like to see how this app behaves on different devices so I decided to create this thread.
Current features are:
Compass
Map with option to save locations
Flashlight with S.O.S. morse
Stopwatch
U.S. Army Survival Manual
As of now the map is not available offline, however I will implement this in the future.
The rest of the app is perfectly functional without a internet connection.
So come and give it a try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nielsmasdorp.survivaltools
UPDATE(09/09/2014)
Initial release.
UPDATE(22/09/2014)
+ Immersive mode in Survival Manual
+ Tinted statusbar on KitKat+
+ Survival Manual redesign
+ Flashlight redesign
+ Set default starting screen
+ Bugfixes
UPDATE(23/09/2014)
+ Fixed crash when opening settings on pre KitKat builds
UPDATE(28/09/2014)
+ Huge UI update
+ Fixed Flashlight crash
UPDATE(29/09/2014)
+ Bugfixes
UPDATE(02/10/2014)
+ Chapter list update
+ Bugfixes
+ Reduced filesize
+ Improved performance
UPDATE(06/10/2014)
+ Bugfixes
+ UI tweaks
+ Dutch translation
+ Users can now help translate this app into their native language

Screenshots
Screenshots

New update guys, much more material now

Added screens and the app is updated!

I like it, I would like you to consider adding:
Proper night mode for all screens, after all if its dark I don't want a white screen giving me away
Timer to complement the stopwach
Ability to turn on/off 100s /sec

Thank You

techguyone said:
I like it, I would like you to consider adding:
Proper night mode for all screens, after all if its dark I don't want a white screen giving me away
Timer to complement the stopwach
Ability to turn on/off 100s /sec
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Thanks for the feedback. I will put your suggestions on the to-do list

Just noticed on my z3 compact the bottom of the stopwatch numbers are cut off as if the font used is a bit big or placed too low and cut off by another element. Does the same regardless of font size used in app settings.

[APP][4.1+] Kiwi Browser? Chromium + Adblock + CAF + Night Mode 2021-07-29|Active

Hi,
*** Join the Kiwi development Discord @ https://discord.gg/XyMppQq ***
I've been an official developer on the Chromium project and WebKit in 2007 and 2008 (paid by Google as part of Google Summer of Code).
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.
{
"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",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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