CHANGELOG.md

v 9.6 (WIP)

• fix: Redirect error from YouTube #991
• fix: loading images fit screen width
• fix: cookie manager, when going back in history
• fix: buttons not reachable on some dialogs
• fix: Auth-request dialog
• fix: download dialog
• fix: startsite is now the wiki #997

v 9.5

• fix: can't open URL from outside, if it was closed before
• fix: Active button colors on OLED theme #1006
• new: hebrew translation

v 9.4

• new: "post on website" in sharing menu
• new: Serbo-Croation translation
• new: Support app split screen #937
• fix: Restored functionality to proceed according to user selection #941
• updated: translations
• updated: build libraries
• removed: swipe to reload -> use gestures instead

v 9.3.1

• fix: Half screen after orientation change #919
• fix: not all menu items accessible in landscape orientation
• fix: Download dialog does not decode multibyte file name #917
• fix: File name is not shown in the download prompt #916
• fix: Browser crashes when switching embedded video to full screen #925
• fix: Persistent swipe issues #924

v 9.2

• fix: crash when sharing links #883
• fix: no password field on webserver authentication #891
• fix: some swiping issues #899 by Lakjdf
• fix: support for intent scheme URLs again #898 by Lakjdf
• fix: refactored code to make it much more readable #896 by T8RIN
• fix: share link
• fix: Home-screen links improvment #906
• fix: no password field on authentication dialog #891
• updated: layout and user experience
• updated: settings for night view
• updated: settings for gestures
• updated: settings for editing profiles #909
• updated translations: Now 21 languages are fully supported!

v 9.1

• fix: removed unnecessary toasts in fastToggle
• fix: Browser crash on search with "%" #861
• fix: progressbar visible when searching
• fix: UI of FastToggleDialog #872
• fix: UI of edit/save as dialog #873
• fix: https warning #863
• fix: Images not displayed #881
• new: gesture to copy link to clipboard #868
• new: copy link to clipboard in context menu #878
• new: switched license to APGL
• new: redirect YouTube/Instagram/Twitter links
• new: show number of tabs in overview

v 9.0

• fix: popup menu in Overview
• fix: searchbar not hiding in back pressing #852
• fix: edit favorites layout not scrolling #854
• fix: open external link shows Overview #858
• updated: translations

v 8.9

• fix: some webpages show half the screen #817
• fix: Shortcut on the home screen #830
• fix: crash on first start #829 #820
• fix: Settings button does not open settings #823
• fix: cannot connect to some webservices #818
• fix: default user-agent is now received from installed webview
• fix: long press actions on toolbar buttons #866
• fix: https warning #863
• fix: Images not displayed #881
• updated: translations
• new: moved tab-dialog in overview
• new: permanent night mode (optional) #825
• new: help buttons in most important UI-elements

v 8.8

• new: Wiki integrated in settings and menus
• new: notification when playing audio on background #800
• new: gestures
• fix: mailto and other intents not working
• fix: button "reload " is hidden #803
• fix: play audio in background #800

v 8.7

• fix: dark theme in settings activities
• fix: night mode (webView)
• new: play audio on background
• new: Quick toggle to keep screen on
• new: gesture settings for long pressing
• new: open links in background
• new: swipe through menu
• updated: F-Droid (screenshots, description)
• updated: Privacy Policy
• updated: translations (17 languages supported!)
• improved: MaterialYou theme
• improved: search in history, bookmarks, ...
• improved: close open tabs dialog after making selection

v 8.6

• skipped -

v 8.5.1

• fix: camera issue #729
• fix: profile icon in toolbar #728
• fix: cookie settings when switching tab
• fix: stay at night mode, when openeing bookmark
• fix: close open tabs window after making selection #746
• new: restart and reload tabs
• new: Material You Design #726
• new: OLED dark theme Feature #742
• new: FOSS Browser in context menu of marked text #723
• new: remember night mode per site #669
• new: adding "copy link" button to download dialog #733
• new: remember night mode, when opening new tabs
• new: gesture: open start site
• new: keep screen on
• improved: set favicons (thanks to @woheller69)
• updated: translations
• updated: build libraries

v 8.4

• new: camera use (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: microphone use
• new: webRTC support
• new: DRM protected video playback (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: support of encrypted backups (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: profiles instead of whitelists
• new: restore tabs on restart (optional)
• new: restore tabs when killed by system (optional) (thanks to @woheller69)
• fix: AutoComplete TextView (thanks to @woheller69)
• updated: setting screens

v 8.3

• fix: Swipe to reload not working sometimes #654
• fix: Restoring bookmarks does not work properly #653
• fix: some force closes #642 #643
• fix: gestures and text-edit-scrolling collide #633
• fix: Toolbar hides, but reappears if page is refreshed #660
• fix: minor fixes and UIredirects webview
• new: save dektopMode, Javascript, domStorage also for history items
• removed: PlayStore support
• updated: translations

v 8.2

• fix: chip desktop, javascript, DOM should not be visible in settings when editing filter names (thanks to @woheller69)
• fix: Sometimes Favicon is stored several times in database (thanks to @woheller69)
• fix: permission problems
• fix: download problems
• new: edit startSite and history items
• new: Privacy Enhancement #602 (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: choose preferred theme
• updated: Edit filter names (thanks to @woheller69)
• updated: backup preference

v 8.1

• new: edit bookmark-url (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: Reload on swipeDown when at top of webpage (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: Added GlobalPrivacyControl (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: Remove device info from useragent, use prefixes like DuckDuckGo browser (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: favicons in bookmarklist (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: option to select blocked content
• updated: do not track (thanks to @woheller69)
• updated: translations
• fix: sorting of tabs in overview
• fix: DOM-storage description in settings
• fix: apply settings on back/forward navigation
• fix: Ad-Blocking also blocks "social" media
• fix: open link externally

v 8.0

• new: toggle mobile/desktop mode (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: auto update of AdBlock-hosts (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: save desktop mode/javascript/DOM content settings in bookmarks (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: show colored bookmark icon when editing bookmark category (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: Use settings stored in bookmark when a bookmark is found in search (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: Show icon source of item (start page, bookmarks, history) in search (thanks to @woheller69)
• new: save form data/use autofill service in settings
• fix: correct icon colors when importing bookmarks (thanks to @woheller69)
• fix: content hidden by toolbar
• fix: opening new tabs on older Android versions
• fix: Dark mode not applied to all tabs
• fix: toolbar input handling

v 7.5

• new: right to left layout support (thanks to @M3hdiRostami)
• new: Farsi (Persian) language support (thanks to @M3hdiRostami)
• updated: AdBlock
• updated: AppIcon
• fix: New bookmarks are not shown in red-filtered bookmark view
• fix: Application crash when trying to watch video in full screen mode
• fix: showing keyboard when leaving fullscreen mode
• fix: interaction with url in address line
• fix: tab handling
• fix: toolbar input handling
• even more fixes

v 7.4

• removed: app shortcuts
• fix: keyboard not showing on large input fields
• fix: app crash when displaying overview on start
• fix: app crash when showing some dialogs
• fix: clearing data
• fix: open fallback urls
• fix: crashing on fullscreen on older Android versions

v 7.3

• updated: translations (now 16 languages are supported!)
• updated: build and theme libraries
• updated: AdBlock-hosts
• updated: Material Components
• updated: settings activities
• updated: tab handling
• removed: multi-window support
• removed: theme settings
• new: support of: open target="_blank"
• fix: Opting out of metrics collection
• fix: export bookmarks
• fix: tab handling
• fix: apply javaScript, cookies and DOM content whitelists
• fix: switching between system day/night mode
• fix: dialogs in landscape
• fix: alphabetical sorting of overview entries
• fix: search in toolbar
• fix: many other small fixes

v 7.2

• fix: zooming on websites
• fix: opening new tab when restarting
• new: close search on site by back pressing

v 7.1

• removed: ability to save password within bookmark
• updated: AdBlock hosts
• updated: translations
• updated: bookmark management (sorry for removing password saving)
• updated: overview, menus and dialogs
• fix: searx.me search
• new: hide overflow button
• new: whitelist for DOM content
• new: backup/restore bookmarks as html
• many stability improvements -> removed ca. 5000 lines of unnecessary code!)

v 7.0

• new: F-Droid description
• updated: many translations (BIG THANKS TO ALL CROWDIN translators)
• fix: leave video fullscreen with back key
• fix: create windows inside webView

v 6.9

• fix: custom search engine
• new: Italian translation
• new: custom user agent
• new: removed storage permission for Android 10+
• updated: some translations
• updated: Android libraries

v 6.8

• new: search in all overview entries
• new: Blank target href open a new tab
• new: removed device model and build number from user agent string
• new: follow system theme
• new: Amoled theme
• new: moving to AndroidX libraries
• new: favorite settings
• updated: handling of ssl-errors
• updated: adblock hosts
• updated: themes
• updated: Turkish translation
• updated: Czech translation
• updated: Brazilian translation
• updated: Russian translation
• updated: settings (especially filter settings)
• updated: saving locations of backups and screenshots
• removed: tinting of toolbar
• removed: open links in background

v 6.7

• new: backup and restore settings
• fix: saving on startsite
• fix: toolbar not showing title
• fix: making backups

v 6.6

• fix: storage permission problems
• fix: location permission problems
• fix: lint issues
• fix: sort startsite by time
• fix: favorite site not loading on start
• fix: inputs not loading
• new: add to startsite from link context menu

v 6.5

• new: more font sizes (thanks @pbui)
• new: ECOSIA search engine
• new: open dialogs always expanded
• fix: exclude notifications from recent apps
• fix: some popup dialogs not opening
• fix: hide nav button

v 6.4

• new: FAQ site (thanks @HarryHeights)
• new: long click on tab preview to close
• new: add shortcuts to home screen (long press overview entry)
• new: dynamic shortcuts: two last opened websites
• updated: help dialog
• updated: Portuguese translation (thanks @smarquespt)
• updated: French translation (thanks @franco27)
• updated: adblock domain list
• improved: Overview
• improved: rendering speed
• fix: file upload
• fix: input box not showing on some devices
• fix: hide navigation bar in fullscreen mode
• fix: can't go back in history in some cases

v 6.3

• new: Add Cookies support for download function
• new: option to enable Save-Data header (thanks @SkewedZeppelin)
• new: set blank start site
• new: fast scroll on long lists
• new: show/hide tab preview
• new: animations when showing/hiding views
• new: Qwant search engine (thanks @Tobiplayer3)
• new: option to open new tab instead of exiting app
• new: Ukrainian translation (thanks @Roman Babiy)
• new: Turkish translation (thanks @ali-demirtas)
• fix: UI and minor issues
• updated: long press menu on websites
• updated: Help dialog
• updated: Polish translation (thanks @gh-pmjm)
• updated: Dutch translation (thanks @Vistaus)
• updated: Taiwan Trad. Chinese translation (thanks @elmru)
• updated: Portuguese translation (thanks @smarquespt)
• updated: Overview dialog
• updated: FastToggle dialog

v 6.2

• new: advanced gesture settings
• new: show overview on start
• fix: light settings theme

v 6.1

• new: overview instead of startPage
• new: order and filter bookmarks
• new: edit url of bookmark
• new: open favorite website on start
• new: Code of conduct site (thanks @HarryHeights)
• new: Privacy declaration (thanks @HarryHeights)
• updated: adBlock hosts list
• updated: help dialog
• updated: French translation (thanks @Hellohat)
• updated: Portuguese translation (thanks @smarquespt)
• removed: loginData (use bookmarks instead)
• fix: upload files
• fix: not clearing indexed databases on exit
• many more fixes and improvements

v 6.0

• updated: adBlock hosts list
• updated: Polish translation (thanks @gh-pmjm)
• fix: problems with characters like ä, ü, ö
• new: Taiwan Trad. Chinese translation (thanks @elmru)
• new: Italian translation (thanks @EnricoMonese)
• new: Portuguese translation (thanks @Sérgio Marques)
• many more fixes and improvements (thanks @BO41)

v 5.9

• updated: Chinese translation (thanks @YC L)
• updated: Russian translation (thanks @Vladimir Kosolapov)
• new: Polish translation (thanks @gh-pmjm)
• new: Dutch translation (thanks @gHeimen Stoffels)
• new: adaptive icon

v 5.8

• new: "do not track" header
• new: + button in tab preview
• new: save websites as PDF
• new: show link in context menu
• fix: not applying cookie whitelist when switching tabs
• fix: scrolling issue
• fix: screen rotation issues
• updated: UI + dialogs
• updated: Spanish translation (thanks to @Herman Nuñez)
• updated: Chinese translation (thanks to @smallg0at)

v 5.7

• new: delete indexed databases and local web storage
• new: Spanish translation (thanks to Herman Nunez)
• new: confirmation dialog before making backup
• new: delete separate lists (Startpage, history, ...)
• new: show unsecured connections and try reloading secure
• new: search engines (Startpage DE, Searx)
• new: notification when download or screenshot complete
• new: block DOM content
• improved Chinese translation (thanks: lishoujun)
• removed: Snackbar (replaced with toasts)
• removed: request desktop site
• removed: build in file manager
• fix: some strings (thanks: gr1sh)
• fix: some urls opening search results

v 5.6

• new: increase font size
• new: close all websites from notification
• new: desktop mode in "Fast toggle dialog"
• improved: link sharing
• improved: light theme
• improved: UI
• fix: some force closes

v 5.5

• new: option to disable confirmation dialogs on exit (thanks: element54)
• improved: light theme
• improved: startpage
• fix: dark background on some websites
• fix: ok button on "Fast toggle dialog"
• fix: toolbar not showing title
• fix: back handling

v 5.4

• new: new app name "F|L|OSS Browser"
• new: dark and light theme
• new: startpage with all contents
• new: full support for cookie whitelist
• new: more options for fullscreen browsing
• new: more options visibility Navigation Button
• new: night mode only while browsing
• updated: help dialog
• removed: different light themes
• fix: double entries in history
• fix: toolbar does not work on start
• fix: keyboard issues in some cases (thanks: element54)

v 5.3.1

• new: initial support for cookie whitelist (fast toggle)

v 5.3

• improved: tab opening/removing
• improved: back handling
• improved: enter/exit fullscreen
• other improvements and bug fixes

v 5.2

• new: decide which tab to open on start
• new: backup complete data and settings
• new: double tap "Navigation Button" to hide
• new: option to disable history (settings and fast toggle)
• new: option to hide/show "Navigation Button"
• new: change position of "Navigation Button"
• new: moved menus in bottom dialog
• new: Baidu as default search engine for Chinese users
• new: Indonesian translation (thanks: Secangkir Kopi)
• changed: backups on root of sd-card
• updated: Help dialog (ENG, DE)
• improved: applying settings from fast toggle dialog
• improved: Chinese translation (thanks: lishoujun)

v 5.1

• new: Chinese translation (thanks: lishoujun)
• new: close current tab in menu
• new: share text to browser
• improved: hide/show toolbar
• fix: night mode (now in UI settings)
• fix: force close when clicking direct download link
• fix: screenshot, when started via holder service
• fix: some strings
• fix: possible force close on Android > Nougat

v 5.0

With this update "Ninja Browser" is used as base for "Browser". The concept remains the old: simple but powerful with a nice looking user interface. Main advantage of this step are a better implementation of tabs. Now you can open as many tabs as you wish. Also you have a new startpage. Please read the new "Help dialog" for more information.

• full oreo support

v 4.5

• new: Chinese translation (Thanks: Jumping Yang)
• new: keyboard go button actions
• new: settings icon in toolbar (click for toggle/long click for main settings)
• new: possibility to temporally hide navigation arrows
• new: auto fill (authentication dialog)
• improved: tab behavior
• fix: load default settings on start
• fix: force close when sharing screenshot
• fix: not showing website title

v 4.4

• fix: save screenshot
• fix: saving entries containing an apostrophe
• fix: option to restart app to apply swipe gesture
• new: http basic authentication
• improved: behavior of tab preview/behavior

v 4.3

• fix: title of setting subpages
• fix: crash when selected list at startup
• new: swipe to switch tabs optional (settings/popup settings)

v 4.2

• removed: backup/restore of passStorage
• fix: hiding keyboard after searching in lists
• fix: history - scroll to latest entry
• improved: code and UI
• new: swipe to switch tabs
• new: settings on different subpages
• new: auto orientation (sensor/device)
• new: offer restart to apply some settings
• new: theme support

v 4.1

• removed: offline support (use screenshot for saving)
• removed: unnecessary permissions
• fix: reset menu after editing file name
• fix: overwriting of files while renaming
• fix: several code improvements
• fix: delete passStorage
• improved: layout close button
• improved: bundled Notifications
• new: Google encrypted search (override AMP-links)
• new: advanced backup/restore data

v 4.0

• removed: donation link on Github
• removed: video thumbnail
• improved: file manager (icons, image preview)
• new: scroll to end of website arrow

v 3.9

• removed: notification actions (to buggy)
• removed: direct opening a donation website<br>
• fix: notification behavior (open multiple links)
• fix: force close on toolbar click
• fix: website partially not visible
• improved: refresh website (long click "history icon")
• improved: help dialog (menu -> more -> Help)
• new: switched to Picasso library to load images
• new: homepage setup (bookmark list)
• new: open links directly (optional)
• new: moved from activities to fragments
• new: bookmarks, readLater, history as startpage (settings)

v 3.8

• removed: swipe to refresh
• fix: some random force closes
• fix: notifications on Lollipop/Marshmallow devices
• fix: do not scroll to list end after editing entry
• improved: taking screenshots
• improved: long click menu in lists
• new: menu -> reload website
• new: Russian translation
• new: show current url when starting editing mode in toolbar
• new: close tabs from tab preview
• new: set empty page as favorite

v 3.7

• new: changelog after update
• new: long click on toolbar opens tab overview
• new: click on toolbar opens search/enter URL
• fix: toolbar swipe (lists)
• fix: hide navigation buttons
• fix: contributor title
• fix: always loading homepage when closing settings
• fix: cancel search on site
• improved: cookie settings
• improved: open links in new tab

v 3.6

• new: always hide statusbar on fullscreen videos
• new: five tabs (@CGSLURP LLC)
• new: toolbar and button animations
• new: toolbar gestures in lists
• new: save link destination
• fix: download pictures
• fix: startpage on javascript whitelist
• improved: portrait layout
• improved: Adblock integration
• improved: Desktop site request
• improved: sorting of lists
• improved: code simplified
• improved: UI (colors, strings, layouts)
• updated: help dialog, introscreen

v 3.5

• fix: keyboard issue
• new: request desktop site (@CGSLURP LLC)
• new: adblocker (@CGSLURP LLC)

v 3.4

• improved: sorting of list entries
• fix: keyboard not open (landscape)

v 3.3

• removed: swipe to navigate
• improved:opening urls
• fixed: pin screen not showing

v 3.1 - v 3.2

• fix: possible crash an Android < Lollipop when opening settings
• fix: search from toolbar
• fix: crash when website title contains apostrophe

v 3.0

• fix: F-Droid build error
• lint: disable missing translation
• updated: support libraries

v 2.8 - 2.9

• new: video thumbnails
• fix: open links from readLater list (opened from notifications)
• fix: error message on start

v 2.7

• fix: directory up icon
• fix: saving all entries lowercase

v 2.4 - 2.6

• new: new file manager
• new: sub menus
• removed: toolbar long click
• improved: toolbar in lists
• improved: removed unnecessary code
• fix: sort readLater by date
• fix: sort by title (needs uppercase on first letter in the entries)
• fix: double entries in history
• fix: app icon color
• fix: open shortcuts
• fix: open links from notification
• fix: delete data on exit

v 2.3

• new: search in lists
• new: no duplicate bookmarks
• improved: UI (lists, colors, buttons)
• improved: database model

v 2.2

• new: about screen
• new: intro screen
• fixed: save website (passStorage): set title
• fixed: notification not dismissed

v 2.1

• new: bundled notifications

v 2.0

• improved: encryption of passStore databases
• fixed: F-Droid build error

v 1.9

• new: encryption of passStore databases

v 1.8.1

• fixed: f-droid build failure

v 1.8

• improved: pin screen layout
• improved: sort dialog behavior
• improved: wsitched to xml icons
• removed: bookmark screen
• new: second tab
• new: set bookmark as start site (long click)
• new: cancel button on some dialogs
• new: cancel dialog when clearing whitelist
• fixed: force close (links without "/")

v 1.7:

• fixed: F-Droid build error

v 1.6:

• fixed: some strings
• improved: backup and restore databases

v 1.0+ (first public release):

• improved: readLater notification (v1.1)
• improved: search results in German
• improved: settings screen
• improved: license dialog
• improved: minor ui/code tweaks
• new: websearch (from shared text)
• new: donate (settings)
• new: changelog (settings) (v1.4)
• new: sort lists by title and date (v1.5)
• fixed: navigation settings (v1.2)
• fixed: screenshot (v1.3)