Mull is Fenix stripped of it's play store requirements with arkenfox built in.
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024
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The credited choice for android IMHO
I've switched over to Fennec on android and liking it so far. Last updated 4 days ago on f-droid.
you should always look at the git activity.
https://github.com/bromite/bromite
Two years since a update, this project is not suitable for production use.
I recommend mull browser instead, updated last week, https://github.com/divested-mobile/mull-fenix
Thanks for that. I was just looking at the Github project and noticed the same.
I use Firefox mobile day to day and keep both Mull and Brave installed. Unfortunately right now Brave is recommended on mobile for privacy:
Firefox (Gecko)-based browsers on Android lack site isolation,1 a powerful security feature that protects against a malicious site performing a Spectre-like attack to gain access to the memory of another website you have open.2 Chromium-based browsers like Brave will provide more robust protection against malicious websites.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/mobile-browsers/#brave-sync
Hope to switch back to Firefox & Mull only once that's fixed
You said not Firefox, but have you considered Firefox Focus? Its a much smaller app with the privacy features all enabled by default.
firefox focus is not a "privacy browser solution"
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.
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.
using Gecko instead of WebView-- which is based on Chromium-- is a plus
I've never claimed otherwise.
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.
Thank you!
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.