SXSXX·Sep 8, 2020
Why it's not mentioned anywhere on website that it's open source?
https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src
PS: Oops, another guy posted the link earler.
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Source-code used in Kiwi Browser for Android
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| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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6 sourcesSome chromium browsers support extension on mobile or come up with their own pretty ad blocker (it's adequate).
Checkout kiwi: https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src
Though, no idea about extensive security.
In Google has removed the option to disable autoplay from Mobile ChromeCaution : the last update is from a long time ago. See also the Roadmap text at this page : https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src
In Firefox Android Build that caused issues is working as intended> Now:tap tabs icon on top. Tap new tab thats on the other side of display
You can long-press the tabs icon on top, which is slightly more convenient. (No, it's not obvious.)
> Im about to start looking for another browser soon, would welcome suggestions! (Ability to run ublock is neccesity)
AFAICT the only other open-source android browser that supports ublock origin is Kiwi Browser.[0] It used to heavily lag behind upstream chromium, though — I don't know if that's changed.
[0] https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src
In Firefox Android Build that caused issues is working as intendedKiwi Browser - Android Chrome based browser with extensions support
73 points · Open discussionDiscontinued? It's fully open sourced:
https://github.com/kiwibrowser/src#timeline
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