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PonyOfWar , to technology in I'm looking at Bromite as a privacy browser solution on Android. I'm not looking to go crazy, but I don't feel brave or Firefox is my best choice. What should I be doing?

Bromite is abandoned and unsafe to use, the latest release is like 2 years old. Use Cromite for an up to date fork or better yet something not Chromium based like Mull.

Melatonin OP ,

Thank you!

solidgrue , to technology in I'm looking at Bromite as a privacy browser solution on Android. I'm not looking to go crazy, but I don't feel brave or Firefox is my best choice. What should I be doing?
@solidgrue@lemmy.world avatar

You said not Firefox, but have you considered Firefox Focus? Its a much smaller app with the privacy features all enabled by default.

noodlejetski ,

ever since it stopped relying on the built-in Android WebView engine and started packing Gecko (which happened a few years ago), it stopped being “much smaller” than Firefox. the package size is a similar 100 MB now.

solidgrue ,
@solidgrue@lemmy.world avatar

I’d meant smaller as in feature set, but I take your point.

IMO, using Gecko instead of WebView-- which is based on Chromium-- is a plus. Chrome itself gets some bad press for being invasiveness and anti-adblockiing. Yes, Mozilla Foundation has been getting too cozy with their advertiser handling and telemetry practices, but you can still disable those. They have a lot more credibility with me still than Google & Chrome/Chromium, who are first and foremost an advertising platform.

noodlejetski ,

using Gecko instead of WebView-- which is based on Chromium-- is a plus

I’ve never claimed otherwise.

merde ,

firefox focus is not a “privacy browser solution”

theskyisfalling , to technology in I'm looking at Bromite as a privacy browser solution on Android. I'm not looking to go crazy, but I don't feel brave or Firefox is my best choice. What should I be doing?

I’ve switched over to Fennec on android and liking it so far. Last updated 4 days ago on f-droid.

Album , to technology in I'm looking at Bromite as a privacy browser solution on Android. I'm not looking to go crazy, but I don't feel brave or Firefox is my best choice. What should I be doing?
@Album@lemmy.ca avatar

Mull is Fenix stripped of it’s play store requirements with arkenfox built in.

sunzu ,

The credited choice for android IMHO

hexagonwin , to technology in I'm looking at Bromite as a privacy browser solution on Android. I'm not looking to go crazy, but I don't feel brave or Firefox is my best choice. What should I be doing?

Mull, Kiwi, Cromite looks okay for me. Though I have to admit Mull(Fenix) is kinda slow on my old devices, so I use Cromite there.

southsamurai , to technology in I'm looking at Bromite as a privacy browser solution on Android. I'm not looking to go crazy, but I don't feel brave or Firefox is my best choice. What should I be doing?
@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works avatar

Go cromite, as you’ve already covered.

But, be warned, it has limitations that firefox and its forks don’t, because of the ability to use extensions. You won’t be able to block popups, as an example.

It is, however, fast and smooth. It performs well, and that’s just as important

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