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[2014.01] This app has been revived thanks to rori~! Please find the latest version here.
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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The addon has been unpublished as it won't be maintained anymore.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.
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"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!
This project has been discontinued.
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Final Version: v6.0
Current Stage: Stable
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
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"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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Video:
Changelog: CyanogenPSP 6.0
Code:
Features:
- Updated recovery design and tweaked some recovery menu settings.
- New icon pack customization. (Settings->Display->Themes->Icon Packs)
- App drawer icons can now be modified with icon packs.
- Fully customizable themes. (Settings->Display->Themes->Styles)
- Now uses the proper Android cursor icon.
- Minor RAM menu improvements
+ Renamed "Ram Management" to "Memory", under Settings->Performance.
+ Includes a progress bar that shows how much RAM is available from the total.
+ Displays percentage of RAM used.
+ Displays percentage of RAM available.
- Added control.prx (kernel module). Allows you to access vol+, vol- and note buttons.
- Added impose.prx (kernel module). Allows you to access sceImpose functions.
- Added volume control. Can be accessed by pressing vol - or vol +.
- Updated display.prx - Moved impose functions to impose module.
- Added power management settings. (Settings->Performance->Battery Management)
+ Includes powersave, balanced and performance as its choices.
- Volume controls can now be accessed everywhere in the GUI except the recovery menu.
- CPU states are restored after MP3 playing.
- CPU states are now displayed correctly in Settings->Performance->Processor.
- Settings menu - no longer allows you to overclock/underclock your CPU when power save mode is on.
- Added Polish translation - Thank you pawelosro!
- Added German translation - Thank you Dimistoteles!
- Updated French translation - Thanks Mahmoudos!
- Added Dutch translation - Thank you Arikuzo!
- Updated German translation - Thank you Ciapa!
- Added Spanish translation - Thank you Randomdude0!
- Added Portuguese translation - Thank you Gustavo Fraga Pacheco!
- Added Brazilian Portuguese translation - Thank you Hargrun!
- Added language selection option under settings->display.
- Added Norwegian translation - Thank you Ridge!
- App Drawer: Now uses 6 columns instead of 7. This gets rid of a lot of overlapping issues.
- Added a new language selection screen during first boot.
- Cleaned up and revamped power menu.
- Uses bin files for file handling.
- Added Romanian translation - Thank you imhotep4!
- Added Italian translation - Thank you nerdvana89!
- Added progressive animation to volume and brightness slider.
- Added Russian and Ukrainian translation - Thank you Vasniktel and Raithwall!
- Now uses PSP_CTRL_NOTE (Note button) to take screenshots instead of R + Triangle.
- Recovery Menu now has a reboot to XMB option.
- Allow only images to be opened when changing wallpapers. This fixes issues when trying to load other files in the wallpaper section.
- App Drawer backdrop image can now be themed.
- Many of the highlighting assets in the settings menu can now be themed.
- Revamped font menu.
- Font sizes are now available. (Settings->Display->Themes->Fonts->Font Size)
- Color values used in animations and progress bars can now be themed.
- With the new theme manager function, many more assets can be themed.
- Revamped and realigned the battery charging status icon.
- Reorganized the whole navigation bar function. It now uses less resources and is also more theme friendly.
- Updated preincluded wallpapers to the most recent ones provided by CyanogenMod.
- Replaced USB debugging option (PSPLink) with an experimental features toggle. Allows you to access W.I.P apps such as calculator and messages.
- Repositioned toggles to make it more efficent for certain languages.
- CPU states cannot be changed while music is playing in the background.
- Added a dark skin toggle under developer options. (Similar to Android Marshmallow's feature)
- Uses PSP's native media engine rather than libmad:
+ This loads mp3's faster and sounds better. There is also little to no laggs when music is playing in the background.
+ Memory management is better.
+ The play/pause button is now indicated properly.
+ Time elapsed now shows on the bottom right corner just above the play/pause button.
- Play/Pause button is now indicated properly when playing BGM, WAV, AT3 and MOD files.
Fixes:
- Updated language string lengths.
- Fixed critical return button issue when trying to return to a previous menu.
- Messenger is inaccessible due to incompletion.
- Fixed minor font color issues.
- Calculator is inaccessible due to incompletion.
- Fixed up online updates. However this will no longer be updated.
- Fixed UMD loading.
- Cleaned up default configs.
- Fixed up power management settings issues.
- Fixed a strange crash after exiting file manager.
- Fixed up homebrew, POPS and ISO loading issues due to major changes in code.
- Fixed gallery return issue, after vewing an image.
- Fixed return screen glitch, in Music, Gallery and Game app.
- Fixed minor memeory leak in gallery app and settings.
- Fixed another minor memory leak in settings menu.
- Fixed theme, fonts, icon packs and language selection bug when user tries to return to previous menu by using '..'
- Fixed CPU state values when overclocking/underlocking.
- Cleaned up quick settings and volume bar layout.
- Fixed a critical issue with loading wallpapers, themes and icon packs.
- Fixed showImage(); return misplacement.
- Fixed return issues after exiting image preview.
- Fixed a minor issue with the 'security' button overlapping incorrectly.
- Fixed misalignment when battery status reaches 100%.
- Reorganized how the theme manager works - It is now somewhat faster.
- Fixed battery status alignment under quick settings.
- Disallow cursor movement while the cross button is held - This fixes the issue with the quick settings up showing up every time
you pull the analog stick down while the cross button is held.
- Fixed power save crash. It now draws the image rather than loading one when using power save.
- Got rid of a bunch of unnecessary assets.
- Fixed crashes when trying to open other files apart from pictures in the gallery app.
- Fixed file manager's options menu having an unreadable font issue.
- Fixed the "update.zip has been found" issue even when there isn't any.
- Fixed incorrect battery and CPU states during startup.
- Fixed a minor issue with Polish translation on welcome screen.
- Fixed credits menu returning to settings instead of the about screen when circle is pressed.
- Fixed battery status not being hidden when using expanded desktop.
- Fixed crash in lockscreen after enabling swipe to unlock feature.
- Fixed month of the year overlapping the day of the week when quick settings is used.
- Fixed time not being displayed when using the power menu while having power save enabled.
- Fixed font sizes showing the wrong size selected after selection.
- Fixed zip file extraction. Simply press the cross button while the .zip file is highlited and it will extract.
- Fixed crash after exiting text view.
- Fixed clock app showing the wrong time periods. (AM/PM)
- Fixed misalignment with the time when 24 hour mode is enabled.
- Fixed ID3 not parsing the Genre text correctly.
- Fixed font sizes altering the brightness values.
- Fixed incorrect CPU states during startup when using battery management settings.
- Improved overall application stability and performance.
- Massive code clean up and reorganization.
- Reorganized many functions and statements.
- Got rid of many unnecessary coding.
- Removed many un-translated strings.
- Deleted many unused files.
- Fixed quick settings tiles not working.
- Fixed brightness slider only allowing to be altered when the cursor is at the very top.
- Fixed crash when entering WiFi menu.
- Fixed time misalignment under quick settings.
Old Changelogs:
CyanogenPSP 5.2
Code:
Features:
- Added android lollipop key tones:
+ Lock and unlock screen tones
+ Screen-shot captured tone
+ Lollipop's key-press tones - It is now only activated when something can be triggered/opened.
- Implemented Theme system:
+ Allows you to change fonts (real time) - uses PGF fonts only for now. Use ttf2pgf to convert ttf or oft fonts to PGF
+ Allows you to change into one of CyanogenPSP's provided wallpapers.
+ Restarting is no longer required for changing wallpapers.
- Re-organized time and battery display.
- Re-organized digital time system.
- Limit string length in certain areas - Allows for a more cleaner and user friendly look.
- Uses normalized audio files for tones.
- Added security settings:
+ Added password lock option. (20 character password, that can be written in any language)
+ Added 4 digit pin lock option.
- OSK uses your default language on your PSP.
- Added option to view bin files in file manager.
- Added option to create folders in file manager. (Press the R button while in the file manager)
- Revamped Game menu
+ Includes new game boot animation.
- CPU states are now saved. They no longer reset after exiting.
- App drawer/Home icons can now be highlighted when using the cursor.
- Improved remote-joy lite integration.
- MP3 Player now displays the following:
+ Song title (rather than the audio file's title)
+ Artist
+ Album
+ Year
+ Genre
- Integrated Stop watch under clock app.
- 24 Hour time toggle has been added under Settings>Display>Time.
- Quick settings now displays "Power-save" if the CPU <= 133 MHz, "Balanced" if CPU >133 MHz but <300 MHz and "Performance" if CPU >= 300.
- Added storage statistics under system/storage.
+ Displays Total Storage in MB
+ Displays Available storage in MB
- Displays PSP's nickname on the top right corner in quick settings.
- New status bar icons
+ Now displays USB debugging icon when USB is activated from settings/performance/storage.
+ Now displays music icon, when listening to music or whilst a song is being played in the background.
- Revamped welcome screen.
- Overall Performance and Stability is improved.
Fixes:
- Added ISO directory check to prevent crash.
- Fixed browser crash caused by the boot animation system.
- Fixed glitch-y keyboard
- Fixed buggy CPU states readings.
- Massive clean up!11!! - Check my git. - (Eliminated all warnings my compiler threw at me)
- Use bin files for storing passwords. (cause they're cooler :P)
- Fixed key tone playing twice on one press.
- Fixed OSK no longer being able to be accessed once data entry has been cancelled.
- Fixed toggles being displayed even when quick settings is pulled down in the miscellaneous tab.
- Fixed incorrect font colour when dumping UMD Boot.bin and memory.
- Fixed music crash after selecting another song whilst a song is playing in the background.
- Fixed name and password not being displayed in recovery menu in PSP system information tab.
CyanogenPSP 5.1
Code:
Features:
- Unify font loading to increase performance
- Load more resources before start up. This leads to slower boot, but better performance.
- 'Materialize' file manager icon (lol) and reorganized resources
- Reorganized app drawer in alphabetical order
- Filemanager: update deletion dialogue
- Allow quick settings to be accessed in lockscreen
- Enabled lockscreen during start up
- Added Game and Boot animation
- Added boot animation toggle (Settings>display)
- Added game boot toggle (Settings>display)
Fixes:
- More cleaning up for better optimization
- Fixed cursor overlay in display section
- Fix up many possible memory leaks
- Fix power menu crash due to the recent reorganization of resources
- Fix up time.day alignment in quick settings
- Removed app icons that I no longer plan to support. These include Gmail/Email - you can simply use the browser. People and Calendar was also removed.
CyanogenPSP 5.0
Code:
Features:
- Fully implement ISO/CSO loading through game launcher
- Fully implement POPS loading game launcher
- Added expanded desktop feature : can be toggled on/off in settings/display
- Added day/night cycle widget. : can be toggled on/off in settings/display
- Add 5x scrolling for gallery (use left/right buttons to move 5x faster than up/down)
- Update default wallpaper to CM12's new default wallpaper
- Added time and date in lockscreen
- Use right/left to change brightness in quicksettings instead of up/down.
- Added USB toggle under settings>performance>storage management.
Fixes:
- Fixed battery percent and time not being shown when viewing a text file
- Fix up processor menu
: Display correct CPU/BUS frequency
: Fix Overclocking and Underclocking
: Prevent skipping frequencies
- Fix up display in the WIFI menu
- Minor changes and fixes
- Fixed time not being updated in the clock app until its reopened
CyanogenPSP 4.0
Code:
Features:
- Revamped MP3 Player
- Revamped Gallery App
- Revamped file manager
- Revamped App drawer
- Revamped Lockscreen Press and hold X in the middle range of the screen, and move the analog upwards
- Revamped Quick settings
- BGM, WAV, AT3, MOD files can be opened via the file manager now.
- Major code optimizations and cleanup.
- Revamped debug message
- Merged all changes from 3.0 - Includes the option to change wallpaper and run homebrews.
- Pressing circle after quick settings is activated, deactivates it immediately.
- Re-organized font usage. Now doesn't blend in with the background, or makes it hard to read.
- Implement lollipop sorta clock app (Changes color during certain times of the day, just like native android's)
- Display MAC address, kernel version and OSLib version in about screen.
Fixes:
- Fixed brightness slider. It works once you've pulled down the quick settings to a certain extent.
- Fixed up/down button altering brightness even while the quick settings aren't activated.
- Fixed recents menu crashing, when trying to exit.
- Fixed kernel version information in recovery menu.
- Fixed changing font color to white color in file manager after playing music. Made it impossible to read the file name.
- Fixed apollo and gallery forced exit.
- Fixed minor memory leak in settings->developer options->dumping tools.
Screenshots:
Downloads:
Download v6.0 [PRO] [ME] [PS Vita eCFW]
Themes | Icon Packs
Download ttf2pgf converter (simply move the ttf font in the same folder as the makefonts.bat file is, and click on makefonts)
Download Autostart PRX v5.6 preconfigured by kozarovv
Source Code
Thought I'd update this page to share my work inspired by android custom roms
Before you start yelling at me, please read the first paragraph. This isn't a port, and it isn't based on Android source at all. Think of it as an android launcher but uses the PSP SDK's code. It will not and never allow you to run android apps.
Ok, this is pretty amazing. The default PSP UI is rather limited even with CFW. I played around a little in 2012 with writing PSP applications, but I can't even contemplate building a complete overhaul for the XMB. I have to replace my batteries for my PSPs this month, but once they come in I'll give this a try.
IgnitusBoyone said:
Ok, this is pretty amazing. The default PSP UI is rather limited even with CFW. I played around a little in 2012 with writing PSP applications, but I can't even contemplate building a complete overhaul for the XMB. I have to replace my batteries for my PSPs this month, but once they come in I'll give this a try.
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New update available which includes loading PSP Homebrews (Eboots)
http://joel16.github.io/CyanoPSP/
New update: v3.1
Change-log
Code:
Features:
- Add option to change wallpaper.
- Revamped game launcher. You no longer have to use the file manager to load eboots anymore.
Fixes:
- Fix homebrew loading through ef0 (internal storage).
To change the wallpaper:
Open an image through file manager or gallery app. Press square to
display the prompt for changing your wallpaper. Press (X) to accept and
change the wallpaper to one you are currently viewing. Press (O) to
cancel and keep your present wallpaper. You must restart the app to view changes.
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Download: CyanoPSP 3.1-MEGA| CyanoPSP 3.1 Mirror
Screenshots:
Thanks for sharing. I'll try this out later this evening!
Nuskid Games said:
Thanks for sharing. I'll try this out later this evening!
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Nice, would like to hear your view on this.
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Looks pretty good! A few years ago I got a Windows XP gui on my PSP and of course, it was absolute ****. I might break out the old PSP to give this a try soon!
Brandon011795 said:
Looks pretty good! A few years ago I got a Windows XP gui on my PSP and of course, it was absolute ****. I might break out the old PSP to give this a try soon!
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Thanks, I'd like to know how it went
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Updated post with new screenshots and a video. This version brings the material look to it.
Latest version: 5.0 (released 3/8/15)
Changelog:
Code:
Features:
- Fully implement ISO/CSO loading through game launcher
- Fully implement POPS loading game launcher
- Added expanded desktop feature : can be toggled on/off in settings/display
- Added day/night cycle widget. : can be toggled on/off in settings/display
- Add 5x scrolling for gallery (use left/right buttons to move 5x faster than up/down)
- Update default wallpaper to CM12's new default wallpaper
- Added time and date in lockscreen
- Use right/left to change brightness in quicksettings instead of up/down.
- Added USB toggle under settings>performance>storage management.
Fixes:
- Fixed battery percent and time not being shown when viewing a text file
- Fix up processor menu
: Display correct CPU/BUS frequency
: Fix Overclocking and Underclocking
: Prevent skipping frequencies
- Fix up display in the WIFI menu
- Minor changes and fixes
- Fixed time not being updated in the clock app until its reopened
Download link on main post, along with source code (github).
Awesome!
I didn't even know that the PSP is able to handle different launchers nor that something like this even exists!
Really great work, i'll give it a try later as im on the hop right now
@Joel16 Good work bro I will ask my friend to try this out after exams get over. keep it up .
Awesome work man !
Even if i don't use PSP anymore porting all these stuff and bring this Material style also for the Playstation is very cool
Ah, man! I just got rid of my PSP a couple months ago because it was collecting dust Would have loved to try this. Ah, well. Keep up the great work!
Does it run on all PSPs, and even running on pre-loaded CFW, namely PRO and ME ?
Awesome work mate. I was also thinking, this would be sweet on the p.s. vita as well, which has a touch screen. I know it's much harder, but if you wish, you could think about it. Cheers.
wow this is just amazing. dont have the psp anymore sadly. would have tested it if i still had it...... didn't even heard about this until i saw a post on facebook on the XDA page. Great work mate! i am out of thanks.... lol
Haha didn't see this coming, thanks for all your support guys. Really helps in keeping the project going
Edit: BTW this also runs on PPSSPP
vusun123 said:
Does it run on all PSPs, and even running on pre-loaded CFW, namely PRO and ME ?
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Yes it does, in the video it's being tested on PRO. It should run on a PS Vita's eCFW as well. Just remember even though its marked as stable doesn't mean it offers everything. I've named it stable because all the features I've provided work as they should. (Except for OTA's cause my server's down) so yeah, if there is something you can't click on, or just won't open its simply because it hasn't been properly implemented yet What's on the working list is definitely working though.
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Awesome work mate. I was also thinking, this would be sweet on the p.s. vita as well, which has a touch screen. I know it's much harder, but if you wish, you could think about it. Cheers.
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Sorry but as of now its not possible haha. You can use it on a PSvita (using its PSP emulator) but touchscreen won't work. The PS vita doesn't have any 'native' homebrews as of yet, and without an SDK its almost impossible
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This is a Facebook client based on Toffeed by JakeLane.
Whats here¿
- Notifications: In messages and other activity.
- Navigation menu with configurable items: You can show/hide all the items.
- Theme engine: Black theme, Facebook mobile theme, MaterialDesign and Material Dark theme.
- Fab icon: Chek-in, jump to top, post a foto or status.
- Facebook SDK.
- Material Design UI
- Few permissions (gps, network, notifications, vibration.. no more).
- Hide ads: You can hide "Download Messenger" ads, birthdays, ads, etc.
- You can see all the features in the changelog. I need ideas, you tell me :highfive:[/FONT][/SIZE]
Changelog:
Version 1.1:
- Pinch to zoom
- Navbar with Facebook theme colour
- Code cleaned
- Less ram consumption (compared with Toffeed)
Version 1.2:
- Option to hide "Download Messenger"
- Deleted two permissions (vibrate and run after boot)
- New user agent
Version 1.3:
- Fab menu with better look (its blue like Facebook theme now).
- Better look on CircleImage from profile.
- Updated dependencies
- RSS deleted (No notifications = no work = more space for nothing)
- Moved "jump to up" buttom from left bar to fab menu
Version 1.4:
- Added options to navigation menui (events, groups, close app, log out, and more).
- Theme engine (Dark Theme, Material Dark Theme, Material Theme and Facebook Mobile Theme). Thx: rignaneseleo from Slimsocial For Facebook for the theme engine.
- Added option to hide buttons of navigation menu (hide messages or hide groups, etc).
Version 1.5:
- Added notifications (messages and common activity). Porting from FaceSlim THX: @indywidualny
- Updated useragent.
Version 1.6:
- Reworked notifications. Now we have button to "All notifications" or "All messages".
- Reworked and reorganized settings.
- Added new interval for notifications refresh: "Instant: For a better chat".
Version 1.7:
- Updated AdvancedWebView to 3.0.
- Fixed "Exit app" button in navigation menu.
- Added "Back" button in navigation menu.
- Fixed FC when close the app. (Thank you again, indywidualny).
- Minor time badge update.
Version 1.8:
- Code cleaned (app consume less cpu/ram).
- App dont start at the boot (Yeah, less permissions now).
- Improved notification Messages icon (when notification is displayed). Looks better now.
- Added Messages icon in action bar (idea of @GorranKurd).
- Corrected wrong string.
- Added app themes (Yellow, Lime, Red, Green, Black, Grey, Purple, Light Blue, Pink and default blue color of Facebook) (if you want more colours, tell me).
- Fixed bug in Api 17 (Android 4.2.x). Now start correctly... or in AVD with 4.2.2 yes hahah.
Version 1.8.1:
- Bye "Download Messenger" ads. (Its automatic no more "Hide download messenger" button).
- Maybe white screen in messages was fixed. I dont know because i havent this bug. Anyway, test the app and tell me.
Version 1.9:
- Added "Save data" mode.
- Translated: Spanish (complete), Kurdish (complete), Chinesse (incomplet), Portuguesse (incomplet), Italian (incomplet).
- Added option to check updates (Go to "more and credits" option in Settings and download the latest apk)
- Reworked material theme in web
- Translucent status bar in navigation menu (api >19 = KitKat+)
- Replaced CheckBox with Switch. Looks better now
Version 1.9.1:
- Added Orange color
- Added "Double vibration" option
- Improved Black theme
- Improved "Save Data" mode. Now dont update the photo cover and profile.
- Improved themes. Now we have the theme colour when you press an item.
Version 1.9.2:
- New icon.
- Fixed wrong translation in the spanish.
- Translated to French by Sebastien Durussel.
- Fixed "More and Credits" bug in Marshmallow.
- Fixed wrong translation in Kurdish.
- Extended time (from 3s to 10s) when you long press the FAB. Its good when the FAB hide the "Send" button in chats.
Version 1.9.3:
- Fixed French missed translations.
- Translated to Polish by alekksander.
Version 2.0.0:
- Added "Flashlight as led" option. We can use the camera led as notification led
- Translated to Russian by maxel85.
- Added forgot lines for double vibration (i really forget it).
- Hide toolbar in scroll down.
- Now we can select and copy text (still in beta, works only in comments).
Version 2.1.0:
- Translated to German (by fabsmusicjunkie) - Vietnamese (by Nguy?n Giang) - Romanian (by nishimura-san).
- Added black shadow to User name in navigation view for white photo covers.
- Updated Facebook SDK.
- Improved "Log Out" button.
- Maybe Nougat is fully supported now.
- Hide News Feed content.
- Improved unread messages notice.
- Improved toolbar icons for black theme.
- Improved exit of Chrome Custom Tabs.
Version 2.2.0:
- Updated Polish translation.
- Updated libraries.
- Improved animation when external link open Chrome Custom Tabs.
- Reworked "More and credits" page.
Version 2.3.0:
- Translated to Portuguese by abacate123.
- Implemented option to force all traffic to Orbot (Tor).
- Added new theme: Google Play Green.
- Improved status bar color.
- Added shadow behind the icon.
Version 2.3.5:
- Updated Polish.
- Updated Vietnamese.
- Translucent status bar on ALL the app.
Version 2.4.0:
- Translated to Hungrian.
- Added BottomNavigationView.
- Options to configure BottomnavigationView (only icons, only text, etc).
- UI reworked.
- Improved the update of the photo cover and profile.
Version 2.4.5:
- Deleted BottomNavigationView and configurations.
- Improved the update of the photo cover and profile x2.
- Cleaned code.
- Updated Google libreries.
- Corrected typo in English translation.
Version 2.5.0:
- Deleted Orbot.
- Fixed status bar issues on KitKat.
- Improved status bar transparency in Lollipop+.
- Added icons for all display sizes.
- Improved notifications system.
- FAB disabled in Messages because it hide the "send" button.
- FAB disabled when we see a image in full screen.
- Fixed white page after go back from external link. (Yes, bye 2 times back button and reload the page)
- Deleted Chrome Custom Tabs. (now we use the browser, its better because most of the browsers have AdBlocks, lower data modes, etc).
- Renamed "Save data" to "Lower data mode".
- New feature: "Clear cache on exit", same as Settings > Apps > MaterialFBook > Clear Cache, but automatic.
- Fixed double vibration issues.
Version 2.5.1:
- Fixed FC in "More and Credits"
Version 2.6.0:
- Now the app hide the birthdays from "events" and feed. #25
- EXPERIMENTAL: Switched from HandlerRunnable to AlarmManager to schedule notification´s sync ==> The NotificationsService.java start only to check if a notification are avaible, the rest of the time it will be stopped. (Configure the time in Settings > Notifications > Time interval -- Highly recommended put it into 5 mins).
- "Search" fixed. #37
- Click on profile picture to open the profile page fixed.
- Translated to Serbian by PoP992.
- Fixed toolbar/keyboard issues on KitKat devices. #36
Version 2.6.1:
- Fixed FC when the device is not connected and AlarmManager try to refresh the notifications. #40
Version 2.7.0:
- Notification now display the profile pic (messages and notifications) = BIIIIIIG THANKS to indywidualny!!!
- Battery improvement: When the device is not connected to the internet, the app dont try to sync the notifications or messages (same result as disable the "Notifications" button in Settings > Notifications).
Version 2.7.5:
- Now we can choose between "Facebook Notifications", "Facebook Messages" or both.
- Re-added "Hide News Feed content" option. #46
- Some fixes with notifications.
- Changes on the background of SwipeViewLayout.
- Updated some translations.
Version 2.8.0:
- Little changes when share an item (longpressing).
- Fixed top bar in events (bar who have "post" and "cancel" button).
- Fixed redirect to News Feed when we click in notification.
- "Hide news feed content" has been changed to "Messages mode" (load in the messages Facebook´s site instead of a blank page).
- Corrected some words in Spanish and English translation #51.
- Added a PhotoViewer who can load images and gifs (from Giphy, Gifspace, Tumblr and url´s with ".gif") **See notes**
- Fixed "Exit" button.
- Added option to show or hide the FloatingActionButton.
- Now we can choose enable or disable the vibration (two times or one time) for notifications and messages separately.
- Now we can choose enable or disable the led light for notifications and messages separately.
- Improved image quality by sharing.
Version 2.8.5:
- Changed name from "Messages only" to "Start in messages" #52.
- Minor changes.
- Fixed FC when user try share an image in Marshmallow +.
- Notifications improved (In messages it will display the name of the user).
- Corrected a word in Spanish.
Version 2.9.0:
- Code cleaned.
- Changes in the WebView.
- Bugfixes.
- Fullscreen on videos.
- Fixed wrong sizes on PhotoViewer (better image quality).
- Able to download archives from groups without open external browser.
Version 3.0.0:
- Translated to Filipino by klayd krta.
- Translated to Arabic by akkk33.
- Updated Vietnamese.
- Fixed video uploads.
- Changed the url when click on notification (no more "Most recent").
- Fixed all the issues with "Start in messages" enabled.
- Added 13 new Web Themes.
- Added: "Hide recently commented" option.
Version 3.1.0:
- Handled Facebook profiles links #57.
- Fixed share in Nougat 7.1.1 #57.
- Notifications improvements.
- Bugfixes.
- Added: "Start URL" option #52.
Version 3.2.0:
- Fixes on MaterialBlack theme.
- Updated French translation.
- Notifications improvements: Now the chat group image is displayed in the notification too.
- Fixed FC when the user goes to FB Page > about > send mail.
- Improved Web Themes.
- Updated Hebrew translation.
- Added bookmarks #60.
Version 3.3.0:
- Translated to Dutch.
- Translated to Turkish by Baran Aydin.
- Updated some translations.
- Auto-rotate the screen when video is playing (no more only-landscape mode).
- Ability to download documents attached in chats inside MFB.
- Added: Option to share bookmarks.
- Added: QuickShare option for videos and images (to share images from gallery) _(ONLY FOR BETA TESTERS)_.
- Deleted unnecessary Facebook permissions #67.
- Handled public profiles links #69.
- Fixed missing post button #70.
- Added support for Phygee and Imgur images and gifs.
- Updated Serbian translation.
- Bugfixes.
Version 3.4.0:
- Start URL fixed. #77
- Disabled Swipe Refresh when you are writing a state, posting a photo or sharing your location. #56
- Translated to Danish by mhtorp.
- Translated to Indonesian by Aditya Prasetyo.
- Updated some translations.
- Changed text color from black to white in "post status" with MaterialAmoled Web Theme. #83
- Now the video player save the position when you minimize the app and continue it when the app is reopened. #82
- Enabled QuickShare for photos and videos.
Version 3.4.1:
- Bugfixes and minor improvements.
Version 3.4.5:
- Fixed notifications issues. #98
- Updated some translations.
- Switched to the old package id to fix F-Droid issues.
Version B-3.5.0:
- Minor changes and fixes.
- Deleted Facebook SDK. You can remove it from Facebook apps.
- Redesigned.
- Code cleanned.
- Posibility to upload videos, photos, or audios from gallery/music player to Facebook´s wall.
- Posibility to view album photos (longpress).
Version 3.6.0:
- Bugfixes.
- Added support for emojis in notifications. #84
- Added a blacklist to notifications.
- Added support for Oreo devices.
- Translations updates.
- Switched from AlarmManager to JobScheduler (less battery usage).
Version 3.6.5:
- Fixed crash on JB.
- Reworked schedule system (own api based on JobScheduler API21+ and AlarmManager API19-).
Version 3.6.6:
- Fixed some bugs on the notification system.
Version 3.6.7:
- Minor changes.
- Updated translations: spanish and russian.
Version 3.6.8:
- Fixed notification timeout error.
- Changes on messsages.
Version 3.7.0:
- Updated languages (added Czech).
- Notification changes.
- Force close fixed.
- Some changes in the UI.
- Language selector.
Version 3.8.5:
- Bugfixes.
- Notifications improvements.
- Enabled resizable activities for Oreo+.
- Added support for API 29 (Pie).
Version 3.8.6:
- Bugfixes.
Anyone help me¿ .. YES!! Thanks to: :laugh:
- Folio for Facebook by creativetrendsapps.
- Folio for Facebook by creativetrendsapps.
- FaceSlim by indywidualny.
- Toffeed by JakeLane.
- SlimSocial for Facebook by rignaneseleo.
- FloatingActionButton by Clans.
- Glide by bumptech.
- jsoup by Jonathan Hedley.
- All people who translated the app (more details in "More and Credits" and Transifex)
Screens in "attachments"
Do you like the Open Source? Ok
https://github.com/ZeeRooo/MaterialFBook
Please help me to translate, see:
https://www.transifex.com/yaron/materialfbook/translate/
Downloads:
https://github.com/ZeeRooo/MaterialFBook/releases
https://f-droid.org/app/me.zeeroooo.materialfb
-> Why F-Droid isnt updated?: https://github.com/ZeeRooo/MaterialFBook/issues/18
NOTE:
1- Maybe some gifs cant be loaded because i need to add the url to the code. Report it as issue with the Facebook´s page link or website.
2- You can allow or deny the "publish actions" from the Facebook settings. If disabled, you cant use QuickShare.
Tried it, and like it so far.
neederishelp said:
Tried it, and like it so far.
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Ok, thanks for comment. Why do you think this app is bad? Help me to make a better app
One thing I noticed is when you get a notification on Facebook, and you click the globe to view it, you cannot get back to where you were on your news feed
Donwloaded it as I'm looking for official Facebook app alternative. Liking design and fluidity so far. Is it possible to add thing like groups, events in the panel on the left?
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One thing I noticed is when you get a notification on Facebook, and you click the globe to view it, you cannot get back to where you were on your news feed
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Ok, thanks for reply, im going to fix this soon as possible. Im working on update the webview to win speed.
Kontal said:
Donwloaded it as I'm looking for official Facebook app alternative. Liking design and fluidity so far. Is it possible to add thing like groups, events in the panel on the left?
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Settings > scroll down and enter in "Navigation menu items", you can choose diferent elements, like: groups, photos, log out, main menu, etc
If you want more items please tell me :good:
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Great work @ZeeRooo!
I love the aesthetics and functionality.
This could easily be my preferred FB client if could handle private messages like FB Lite does (without external Messenger).
Almost perfect though
dev>null said:
Great work @ZeeRooo!
I love the aesthetics and functionality.
This could easily be my preferred FB client if could handle private messages like FB Lite does (without external Messenger).
Almost perfect though
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Thanks sir. If you have ideas for improve the experience tell me :highfive:
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Force Closed - Nexus 6P Android 7 Nougat.
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Mmm.... i dont know, if you have a logcat... Im going to check with AVD and Nougat.
@dev>null @Kontal @neederishelp
New app update guys. Added: go back button, updated webview, fixed force close when you close the app and fixed "exit" button.
Great app, working fine with CM14. This is the only Facebook client that lets me upload photos. Automatic night mode maybe? Thanks.
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facoco said:
Great app, working fine with CM14. This is the only Facebook client that lets me upload photos. Automatic night mode maybe? Thanks.
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Good idea! Probably in the next releases sir.
Theme of the app or web? Or both?
Beautiful app!! Can you integrate message? I like graphic and instant notification..
If I kill app from recent apps or close it with exit I receive notification?
Takamoto said:
Beautiful app!! Can you integrate message? I like graphic and instant notification..
If I kill app from recent apps or close it with exit I receive notification?
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Hi, thank you. If you close the app with recent or "exit" button you wont receive notifications, you receive only if the app is running in background
Great App I love it thank you, Can you move the Messaging from the menu of side bar into next the Globe notification icon please ?
Hi @ZeeRooo ! App seems like is good but it fc on touchwiz android 4.4.4.
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great app but integrate messages
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Hi,
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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
{
"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"
}
Hey everyone. I'm the developer behind Fishpowered browser. I've been working on this in my spare time for the past couple of years and am starting to feel more comfortable in sharing my progress!
Here are some reviews from the Play store to whet your appetite...
This is THE BROWSER! There is simply nothing like it out there! I'm a geek obsessed browser lover and I cannot believe it! It has it all! Speed, customisation, takes very little space! And the cats on top of all as if it wasn't enough with just being the best there is!
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Epic!! Developers might have gone and made the best browser app for Android. Customisation options are great.
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Im absolutely blown away how good this browser is, and its super user friendly. And I really love the gestures. Keep up the awesome work.
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I've totally just over hyped it but I needed your attention. This is actually my first android app (I'm a web dev by trade) and my technical abilities don't match my ambition yet, but it's getting a little closer with every release!
Why should you care about Fishpowered browser?
There are browser conventions that are widespread and probably shouldn't be e.g. UI layouts that require hand gymnastics, "bookmarks", browsing history etc. I've tried to re-design everything with a fresh pair of eyes.
What are my motivations?
Having a successful project
Building something that protects my privacy and lets me uninstall many other apps on my phone
Making a browser that gets rid of all the spammy cr*p you see on sites these days
Helping people out with internet addiction and responsible internet/phone usage. This is not something that's actually in the browser yet (I've been trying to build a solid base first) but is coming in the future and I have some interesting ideas for it.
Making a browser that works well with one hand
Making a browser that's good for language learning (I'm trying to learn Finnish)
How do I make money?
I don't. There is zero ads/spyware/crapware and there never will be. If it ever gets really popular (maybe 100k+ active users? I dunno haha) I would monetise it by selling themes and accepting donations. Nothing that compromises anyone's privacy. But I only have a few hundred users so I guess that's not likely to ever happen.
Is it open source?
Nope, not while it's still being developed. You can follow the development and see the code on Twitch though (channel: fishpowered)
How can I trust this?
Good question which is unfortunately difficult to answer. As mentioned above I try to do a lot of coding on twitch. I also made a video where I download Fishpowered and the major anti-virus apps from the play store and ran through all the tests so you don't have to: www.twitch.tv/videos/877039346 If you watch the video you'll see why this would be incredibly hard for me to fake because of the infinite picture in picture.
Do not trust any download links outside of this post and Google play store as I have nothing to do with all those other APK sites.
What's bad with it/still left to do?
It's built on the Android webview component which is essentially a wrapper for Chrome. This has the advantage that you get security updates instantly (whenever Chrome is updated) but also has some limitations as it wasn't really designed for being a full-on web browser. For example, I try to add a lot of context sensitive help e.g. if you select some metric/imperial unit in a recipe, it will convert the unit for you, but things like this won't work inside webpages that use iframes (e.g. Google AMP) because webviews can't view selections inside an iframe. Performance isn't amazing either, if you have an old device, you may struggle a bit.
Lastly there are some other things that could obviously be added/improved but simply don't make sense for me to spend time on yet if they will take ages or are very niche features, it's just me working on it in my spare time.
Features
DOWNLOAD LATEST FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE (RECOMMENDED)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fishpowered.best.browser&hl=en
Official APK downloads (note: I have only provided downloads for Fishpowered on here and Google Play Store so use other sources at your own risk)
APK download v1.6.0 (beta 2)
APK download v1.5.2
APK download v1.5.0
APK download v1.4.3
APK download v1.3.3
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Having a quick play around with fishpowered browser and I really like it.
Kudos...and welcome to XDA
Made some Fishpowered themed mobile wallpapers as well if anyone's interested...
Download from deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/fishpowered/gallery/74845548/mobile-phone-wallpapers
Wow, a powerful browser with 3.7Mb app size... Gotta try that
Recommendations
Ability to import bookmarks
Ability to not play videos instantly when page opened(site settings)
When typing an address of a site that visited before, whole address of that site can appear in the address bar
When typing something in address bar, search results should be positioned below the middle of the screen, close to the address bar(to help one hand usage)
When using swipe up to close a tab, it should also check the swipe speed/distance of finger, instead of checking only swiped-to position in order to make fast but short distance swipes work
Thanks for the feedback. Most of this was already on my todo list. The bottom alignment of the search results is tricky though without completely changing how the speed dial works as those screens show all sorts of things and the point is u can filter those as well, not just the suggestions. I will try to improve it as I obviously want it to work on phones with tall screens too
Bruh, this is my new Naked Browser. Love it! My only future request is to be able to arrange the favorites..drag and drop maybe?
Browser keeps logging me out sites after some time. If I go into incognito mode, I'm logged out when I return to default tabs.
imakul8 said:
Browser keeps logging me out sites after some time. If I go into incognito mode, I'm logged out when I return to default tabs.
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Should be fixed in 1.4.0! Never thought this was possible due to not being able to change the default cookie manager but I found a workaround.
1.3.3 released to Google play store and I've added an APK download in the OP as I've noticed it popping up on random sites that have nothing to do with me.
Changelog:
- [Enhancement] Photo upload support
- [Enhancement] Added button bindings for: find in page tool, full screen mode, close app
- [Enhancement] Over-scroll tab animations
- [Enhancement] Translation improvements
- [Enhancement] Long pressing what's hot item gives you option to add to faves or clear history for domain
- [Enhancement] Long pressing fave item gives you option to edit or delete
- [Enhancement] Support for translated tutorials
- [Enhancement] Performance enhancements to tab scrolling
- [Enhancement] Turkish translations
- [Bug] Disabled downloading to view "Saved for later" items offline as no longer works with webview
- [Bug] Fixed swipe priorities so edge swipe gestures and tab swiping work better at the same time e.g edge swipes for navigating back/forward*+ center swipes for changing tabs
- [Bug] Fixed crash from TTS not being available on certain devices
- [Bug] Fixed image uploads not working if choosing image from child app
- [Bug] Fixed startpage.com results not showing clearly in history
- [Bug] Fixed tab bullet hints being shown when using edge swiping for means other than changing tabs
- [Bug] Fixed long pressing tab thumbs not copying URL
- [Bug] Fixed selected text Share and Search buttons not working perfectly in iframes+foreign languages
- [Bug] Fixed tab hints occasionally getting stuck on the screen if link opened when keyboard was opened
fishpoweredbrowser said:
You can set incognito mode to "Lite" which will still block 3rd party/tracking cookies but cookies belonging to the sites themselves/such as logins are not cleared when exiting incognito mode.
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This works for me.
Great browser, been using it as my main browser for 2 days and it works well, sans packed with nice features.
Only issue I've encountered so far is that LastPass isn't working properly. Instead of detecting which website I'm browsing, LastPass only detects the browser itself (eg. Fish powered) so it doesn't propose any password for the site I'm on.
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Great browser, been using it as my main browser for 2 days and it works well, sans packed with nice features.
Only issue I've encountered so far is that LastPass isn't working properly. Instead of detecting which website I'm browsing, LastPass only detects the browser itself (eg. Fish powered) so it doesn't propose any password for the site I'm on.
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I've submitted a bug report to Google. Unfortunately the autofill API doesn't work and the console log gives me no useful indication as to why and documentation is scarce. You might be able to workaround this by pinning your current tab to the mini window and then trying from there as it least in the preview window the autofill works with Google's default autofill
imakul8 said:
This works for me.
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The issue with not restoring the session when leaving incognito mode is fixed in v1.4.0 (hopefully out in the next 2 or 3 weeks). I found a workaround
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I've submitted a bug report to Google. Unfortunately the autofill API doesn't work and the console log gives me no useful indication as to why and documentation is scarce. You might be able to workaround this by pinning your current tab to the mini window and then trying from there as it least in the preview window the autofill works with Google's default autofill
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I was having the same issue with Vivaldi browser for Android. I looked on their forums and they have a thread regarding this. The devs on there have talked about this same issue and apparantly it's not something easy to fix... Here's the thread, if it has any value to you :
https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/40036/lastpass/20
Specifically in the last page:
In order to support Android Autofill API, we need to get on Android's compatibility list. How to get on this list is something the team has been trying to figure out, but we've exhausted quite a few options without much success.
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The issue with not restoring the session when leaving incognito mode is fixed in v1.4.0 (hopefully out in the next 2 or 3 weeks). I found a workaround
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Thank you bruh. I understand that you are still learning. I would like the ability to drag and drop tabs. Also, could you make the option to make tabs smaller so we can fit more than 3? I will now go to donate.
1.4.0 Released! Will be available on Google Play Store in the next 1-7 days (once it gets approved).
Alternatively, check the OP for apk download although if you are already installed using the play store it is recommended to stay on that.
Full changelog...
## 1.4.0 (2020-11-15)
- [Feature] Bookmark import/export
- [Feature] Faves can be pinned to speed dial + home screen
- [Feature] Back button (long press) can now be rebound
- [Feature] Faves under a tag can now be removed along with the tag
- [Feature] Button bindings for: view downloads, open site settings
- [Feature] Italian translations
- [Feature] Time bar can now be displayed in full screen mode
- [Feature] Cyber+Muted themes
- [Enhancement] Updated dependencies to latest versions (incl. switch to Google Crashlytics)
- [Enhancement] Pinch zoom working on all pages (enabled in settings)
- [Enhancement] Tab thumbs now stored in cache dir so can be cleared for space
- [Enhancement] Session cookies now restored when leaving incognito mode
- [Enhancement] Speed dial icons don't shrink in size when opening speed dial+keyboard on tall phones
- [Enhancement] Performance enhancements
- [Enhancement] Site offline pages now translated
- [Enhancement] Added tips about navigating forward/restoring tabs
- [Enhancement] New translation mode that should work a bit better on dynamic sites (old one available by long pressing translate button)
- [Enhancement] Easy reach mode is removed more easily when scrolling down
- [Bug] Fixed pressing <3 button on address bar multiple times causing multiple faves to be saved
- [Bug] Fixed infinite loading Listen mode if TTS errors
- [Bug] Fixed stopping TTS in incognito mode causing memory leak/lag
- [Bug] Fixed "page menu unassigned" showing in settings if it was bound to a long press action
- [Bug] Fixed saved for later icon/caption displaying incorrectly when selecting links
- [Bug] Disabled RTL mode until I can fix it properly
- [Bug] Fixed 100+ tabs showing 10
- [Bug] Fixed "clear tabs on close" not removing tab thumbnails
- [Bug] Fixed fave icon appearing over address in RTL layouts
- [Bug] Fixed inability to swipe from first/last tab in RTL layout
- [Bug] Fixed current tab bullet hint going a bit crazy in RTL layout
- [Bug] Fixed direction new tabs are opened in in RTL layout
- [Bug] Fixed page menu scroll hint in RTL layout
- [Bug] Fixed closing a tab that had been opened by an external link by swiping up causing app to minimise
- [Bug] Fixed selected tab bullet hint being incorrect when closing tabs
- [Bug] In incognito mode, duckduckgo won't be forced on user if they are already using another privacy focused search engine
- [Bug] Downloads are now organised by type, hopefully fixing the issue of files being hard to find on certain Android devices
- [Bug] Fixed swipe priorities so edge swipe gestures and tab swiping work better at the same time e.g edge swipes for navigating back/forward*+ center swipes for changing tabs
1.4.1 Released, see original post for download, changelog btw.
## 1.4.1 (2020-12-10)
- [Feature] Ability to fave/download/search/open/share images that are also hyperlinks
- [Feature] Selecting email links and phone numbers now gives option to launch relevant app from context menu
- [Feature] New theme
- [Enhancement] Certain images can now be downloaded/faved that couldn't be faved before
- [Enhancement] Certain videos can now be long pressed and pinned/opened/shared/downloaded etc
- [Bug] Fixed crash from being unable to install TTS
- [Bug] Fixed local storage not being cleared when leaving incognito mode
- [Bug] Fixed telephone links not launcher dialer on certain devices
- [Bug] Hidden back press tips if using gesture navigation
- [Bug] Fixed night mode button being missing from youtube videos
- [Bug] Fixed override site zoom not working
what an awesome browser!
My thoughts:
1) needs setting to enable desktop mode by default. the desktop toggle always resets to OFF when you enter a new url. some websites detect the device and forces redirect to mobile site pages and doesn't allow desktop view.
2) backup and restore all active tabs and settings. for long term use and saving all actives tabs to say, an html file or plain text.
3) html content hide feature is awesome, very nice. dark mode is great.
4) more quick actions and customisations please
will keep on using daily to test and report on bugs.