Hello everyone, I’m in search of a new Android browser. Currently, I’m using Via browser, which is lightweight and functions well with essential features. However, the only thing it lacks is a tracker library blocker. I’m contemplating switching to Mozilla Fennec, which does have a library blocker, but I’d prefer something as minimalistic as Via, which I believe is only around 2 MB in size
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FAQ from https://github.com/tuyafeng/Via#faq
Which rendering engine does Via use?
Via uses the built-in WebView renderer included on the Android platform. On Android 5.0+ devices, the WebView implementation is usually Android System WebView (com.google.android.webview), you can update it in the Play Store for a better browsing experience. If you want to know the current WebView implementation and version of your device, you can click “Settings - About” in Via and tap on the Via logo to get the debugging information which contains the WebView information.
Yeah, so if it’s truly the download or install size you care about, then Via is a good choice in that regard (I know nothing else about it).
But in terms of program complexity and runtime resource usage, it is basically Google Chrome with a different UI.
Firefox with ublock
Nope, default firefox mobile isnt great with bad defaults and telemetry. Mull (by divest group) is much better.
Firefox is very good compared to a lot of available browsers on Android. I have a bug where I can still interact with the tab switcher when I am in the app switcher. This is so annoying so I’ve had to switch to Brave.
Mull is the best mobile browser based on Firefox imo. If you really want or need something Chromium based, then I’d go for Cromite.
or Mulch (instead of Cromite) for a Chromium-based choice. by the same group (or person) that’s responsible for Mull
I always forget about that one. It’s also the one that serves as the basis for DivestOS’ System Webview, which is pretty cool
Personally I use Cromite (degoogled Chromium with adblock and harden security) and Mull (DivestOS harden Firefox based browser with adblock and addons support)
I use Mull. It’s Firefox but removes Firefox trackers and add privacy settings right into the browser.
You can get it via FDroid (I use neostore client) and it gets frequent updates.
Can i still use sync with dekstop Firefox? How about add-ons?
Yup and yup.
Awesome, thanks! I’m going to give it a shot.
All add-ons in regular firefox are available. Same with features. I don’t use sync, but I see the feature.
Firefox Nightly
Many thanks OP for starting this thread and also big thank you to all suggesting
Mull
andMulch
. I was not aware of those apps and will try out both of them.Here are some links to start from:
- DivestOS website with information about their apps: https://divestos.org/pages/our_apps
Mull
directly from F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/Mulch
only from DivestOS F-Droid Repo: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.mulch/ - must enable repo first!
I’m currently using bromite. If that not ideal, someone please let me know
I really liked the
Bromite
browser on my mobiles, but unfortunately it did not get (security) updates for a longer time. From the many discussions in the Issue tracker asking about status of the project, I could not get a clear clue about the situation, but fact is that the lastBromite
release is from Dec 2022.From here Bromite is Dead, Use Cromite Instead I learned about and tried to switch to
Cromite
, but on my 32-bit Android devices it is still very unstable.
Mull seems to be best not only on privacy, but the fact that you can move the search bar to the bottom of the screen is a huge win. Only thing missing imo from vanadium, which i’ve been using, is tab groups with a mini tab bar that stays visible
Iceraven is the most underrated, and actually has I2P proxy add-on, which Mull is missing!
I like Firefox, Cromite as well as Duckduckgo.
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