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Why would I want to use this over Kiwi with uBlock Origin and whatnot?

kingo55 6y ago
It's a plain chromium fork with open source code. There's no funny business about changing how a browser should work, like putting the address bar at the bottom. And the ad blocker in it is native - No need for additional extensions.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  > There's no funny business about changing how a browser should work, like putting the address bar at the bottom. Damn those pesky innovations! Browser bars should be at the top, where they've been since before phones, where it's much easier to reach the bottom than the top!
  - bscphil 6y ago
    This is a recent thing though, it's only true (IMO) with absurdly large phones.
    - StavrosK 6y ago
      I disagree, I have a averagely-sized phone and greatly appreciate the fact that the browser bar is at the bottom, since there's basically no way for me to reach the top of the phone without changing my grip. It seems to me that it's only possible to reach the top (and even then just the top right, not the entire top part) if your phone is less than 3.5" tall.
      - bscphil 6y ago
        Hmm. Personally I dislike the visual noise of the address bar having to move for the keyboard to load in. If I'm not mistaken, the address bar also slides off screen when you're scrolling through a page, but because it's at the bottom of the screen it goes in the opposite direction of your scroll (as you go down the page), and I find that jarring. Maybe my hands are unusually large or something, but back in the glorious days of the Nexus 4, I was able to reach the top left corner (as a right hander) quite easily. That phone was 4.7 in diagonally, with a fairly generous bezel that GSMArena says makes it 5.9 inches in physical dimensions. (I'd argue this is misleading, because the top left corner of the screen is easier to reach than the top left corner of the phone.) In comparison, my current phone (Moto X4), which was the smallest phone I could find at a reasonable price, is much heavier, has 6.5 inch diag physical dimensions, and is made of slick metal. I struggle to use it one handed to the point where I start to see the appeal of relocating the address bar.
- Mediterraneo10 6y ago
  The location of the address bar in Firefox for Android is configurable.
- SecurityLagoon 6y ago
  As mentioned this is configurable on Firefox but besides that it also makes it so much nicer for one handed usage. Reaching right up the top of the screen is really awkward one handed.
betwixthewires 6y ago
I use both. I use Kiwi with a range of extensions to block JS and trackers and all that, but I also use bromite for when I need to run something like a web app, it is easier than fiddling with extensions sometimes. Also I get some rendering issues in kiwi from time to time even with all extensions turned off. Bromite has some great privacy centric features baked in, and google cruft removed. I'm not sure kiwi does. If bromite had extension support it would be perfect.
- dmix 6y ago
  > but I also use bromite for when I need to run something like a web app, it is easier than fiddling with extensions sometimes This is how I use FF and Chrome on the desktop. Chrome being the basic clean version for running certain apps. Or doing professional work.

It's a plain chromium fork with open source code. There's no funny business about changing how a browser should work, like putting the address bar at the bottom. And the ad blocker in it is native - No need for additional extensions.

StavrosK 6y ago
> There's no funny business about changing how a browser should work, like putting the address bar at the bottom. Damn those pesky innovations! Browser bars should be at the top, where they've been since before phones, where it's much easier to reach the bottom than the top!
- bscphil 6y ago
  This is a recent thing though, it's only true (IMO) with absurdly large phones.
  - StavrosK 6y ago
    I disagree, I have a averagely-sized phone and greatly appreciate the fact that the browser bar is at the bottom, since there's basically no way for me to reach the top of the phone without changing my grip. It seems to me that it's only possible to reach the top (and even then just the top right, not the entire top part) if your phone is less than 3.5" tall.
    - bscphil 6y ago
      Hmm. Personally I dislike the visual noise of the address bar having to move for the keyboard to load in. If I'm not mistaken, the address bar also slides off screen when you're scrolling through a page, but because it's at the bottom of the screen it goes in the opposite direction of your scroll (as you go down the page), and I find that jarring. Maybe my hands are unusually large or something, but back in the glorious days of the Nexus 4, I was able to reach the top left corner (as a right hander) quite easily. That phone was 4.7 in diagonally, with a fairly generous bezel that GSMArena says makes it 5.9 inches in physical dimensions. (I'd argue this is misleading, because the top left corner of the screen is easier to reach than the top left corner of the phone.) In comparison, my current phone (Moto X4), which was the smallest phone I could find at a reasonable price, is much heavier, has 6.5 inch diag physical dimensions, and is made of slick metal. I struggle to use it one handed to the point where I start to see the appeal of relocating the address bar.
Mediterraneo10 6y ago
The location of the address bar in Firefox for Android is configurable.
SecurityLagoon 6y ago
As mentioned this is configurable on Firefox but besides that it also makes it so much nicer for one handed usage. Reaching right up the top of the screen is really awkward one handed.

betwixthewires 6y ago

I use both. I use Kiwi with a range of extensions to block JS and trackers and all that, but I also use bromite for when I need to run something like a web app, it is easier than fiddling with extensions sometimes. Also I get some rendering issues in kiwi from time to time even with all extensions turned off. Bromite has some great privacy centric features baked in, and google cruft removed. I'm not sure kiwi does. If bromite had extension support it would be perfect.

dmix 6y ago
> but I also use bromite for when I need to run something like a web app, it is easier than fiddling with extensions sometimes This is how I use FF and Chrome on the desktop. Chrome being the basic clean version for running certain apps. Or doing professional work.