Cat@ponder.cat to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoKiwi Browser is shutting down.github.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down14
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minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoDamn, I was so happy to get an update yesterday after I thought it had died, only to find out it did. Kiwi was (is) my backup browser if something absolutely refuses to work in Fennec/Firefox; what are y’all using as a last resort chrome substitute?
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoCromite is pretty much the only Chromium fork I’d trust on Android.
minus-squareL3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoNo. Kiwi was the only one I knew of that allowed them.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoExcellent, thanks. Just installing.
minus-squareKevin@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoUngoogled Chromium.for me, pretty convenient as a Flatpak EDIT: I missed the memo about Kiwi being an Android-only browser, whoops!
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIs there a chromium release for Android? I thought they only launched a desktop version?
minus-squareCat@ponder.catOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoSmall note: Kiwi Browser is Android only.
minus-squareKevin@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoOoooh yikes, my bad. I’ll edit to fix 😅
minus-squareCat@ponder.catOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·2 days agoCromite, Brave(with privacy setup), DuckDuckGo browser or even Vivaldi might work out for your use case.
Damn, I was so happy to get an update yesterday after I thought it had died, only to find out it did.
Kiwi was (is) my backup browser if something absolutely refuses to work in Fennec/Firefox; what are y’all using as a last resort chrome substitute?
Cromite is pretty much the only Chromium fork I’d trust on Android.
Does it allow extensions?
No. Kiwi was the only one I knew of that allowed them.
Excellent, thanks. Just installing.
Ungoogled Chromium.for me, pretty convenient as a Flatpak
EDIT: I missed the memo about Kiwi being an Android-only browser, whoops!
Is there a chromium release for Android? I thought they only launched a desktop version?
Small note: Kiwi Browser is Android only.
Ooooh yikes, my bad. I’ll edit to fix 😅
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Cromite, Brave(with privacy setup), DuckDuckGo browser or even Vivaldi might work out for your use case.