Mull (from the DivestOS developers)
But nowadays I'm using a Chromium based browser on my phone because Firefox on Android doesn't support process isolation
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2024
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+1 for Mull.
And yeah, on Android unfortunately you gotta choose between privacy (Firefox/Mull) or security (Chromium).
Another for Mull and Cromite, here. I don't really use Mull unless I'm looking for absolute compatibility with things like web games.
Mull is reasonably secure for most of the people. Only very high targets need that kind of security
Why not both, with Brave? I know their are kinda hated for making changes without warning the user, but it seems to be the closest thing to a fairly private and secure browser... Plus they have a whole team behind it, not just some guy in his basement (nothing against guys in their basements btw, it's just harder to be on top of security issues when you're one).
It would be great to hear the implication of that
Here you can find a good explanation on that.
It would still need an Android system/kernel exploit to further escape the system sandbox. It is an important hardening feature, but the browser isn't completely insecure without it
So what? You can go back to firefox for that reasoning unless you are a very very high target
Did you read the sentence before that? A malicious website could read data from other websites(opened in different tabs), and also passwords stored in the browser, etc... There is no additional system exploit needed for that
Yes. It doesn't apply to me. I am no very high target.
Yeah, they need to fix that
I use Firefox cause it's easier to get people to switch to something that's already in every app store.
Based convenience enjoyer
IMO, standard Firefox is pretty OK, so I'd rather use that than some weird derivative that has more chances of security issues, breakage, or development halt.
Yup. So many of these "alternative" browsers have very questionable security practices. At the very minimum they don't have a staffed team to respond to zero-day exploits. But often they also make large changes without too much consideration for security or disable security features when they get in the way of features. I hate saying "use on of the big boys" but for most users their browser is likely their largest attack surface by an order of magnitude, it's job is literally to download an execute untrusted code and the API surface is huge. It takes real resources and careful development to develop and maintain a browser, and there are very few organizations that I would trust to do this.
So unless you have a strong reason I would highly recommend sticking to one of the major browsers.
same, haven't strayed from standard firefox since it does what i want just fine.
Firefox with noscript and ublock addons since years
Mull, but use the DivestOS repository. F-droid also builds it but too much delayed.
You can take a look at FFUpdater on F-Droid. There you can see different browsers for android and information about the features they have.
I'm useing mull.
I'll use mull again when I can scroll without the screen looking like a strobe light
Mull would be perfect except for the annoyingly slow refresh rate enabled by the fingerprint resistance. It needs to just report a low refresh rate while actually using a higher one.
Stupid as it is my biggest complaint is that none of them seem to have amoled dark mode. Been using and enjoying fennec but I really want my perfect blacks back.
People kinda stopped implementing full black once they realized that battery savings between dark gray and black is negligible
It’s still a measurable difference & it looks nicer having the pixels fully off. No need to dismiss the parent’s preference. Personally, I find the dark gray arguments pretty weak.
It is measurable difference, but it's only 0.3% more of battery life compared to dark gray. This is very good article about this: https://www.xda-developers.com/amoled-black-vs-gray-dark-mode/
I’ve read that article several times before (and have written about the topic), but on a global screen usage scale 0.3% is still not 0% so you could argue that if saving power is the goal of using a dark theme on OLED devices, then maximum black would be a most ethical design choice. I will take my 0.3% battery + an aesthetic I like better any day.
I haven't used my tablet in months, but I will always recommend Mull.
Vanadium on grapheneos.
Vanadium is not based on Firefox. Not to mention that it doesn't let you use add-ons, and OP clearly wants them.
Vanadium and Mull.
iceraven
it has a lot of the regular firefox plugins available for installation from the menu. And also some privacy enhancements.