#android

canoodle@nerdpol.ch

GNU Linux -> Alternative Privacy enhanced Browsers :) (for Desktop and Mobile) - WARNING SDKs with surveillance build in!

who/what to trust in 2022?

it’s hard…

“A February 2020 research report published by the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin tested six browsers and deemed Brave to be the most private of them, in terms of phoning home: “In the first (most private) group lies Brave, in the second Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and in the third (least private) group lie Edge and Yandex.”[108] (src)

“From a privacy perspective Microsoft Edge and Yandex are qualitatively different from the other browsers studied.”

Both send persistent identifiers that can be used to link requests (and associated IP address/location) to backend servers.”

Edge also sends the hardware UUID of the device to Microsoft and Yandex similarly transmits a hashed hardware identifier to back end servers.”

“As far as we can tell this behaviour cannot be disabled by users.”

“In addition to the search autocomplete functionality that shares details of web pages visited, both transmit web page information to servers that appear unrelated to search autocomplete.”

(src: arstechnica.com)

alternative Browsers for Mobile OS: Android

https://privacytests.org/android.html

https://privacytests.org/ios.html

alternative Browsers for Desktop OS:

update 2022-04

https://librewolf.net/

https://librewolf.net/

https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/

just for completion:

https://www.torproject.org/download/

https://www.torproject.org/download/

https://brave.com/

(currently best Browser in terms of privacy according to https://privacytests.org <- check em out they got a ton of alternative browsers also mobile)

(based on Google’s https://www.chromium.org/)

how to install for various GNU Linux distributions: https://brave.com/linux/

update 2020-10

(untested)

https://www.falkon.org/

“Vivaldi is a freeware, cross-platform web browser developed by Vivaldi Technologies, a company founded by Opera Software co-founder and former CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Tatsuki Tomita” <- if that is a good thing… probably not.

“The browser was officially launched on April 12, 2016.[8][9] The browser is aimed at staunch technologists, heavy Internet users, and previous Opera web browser users disgruntled by Opera’s transition from the Presto layout engine to the Blink layout engine, which removed many popular features.[8][10] Vivaldi aims to revive the old, popular features of Opera 12.[11] The browser has gained popularity since the launch of its first technical preview.[12][13] The browser has 1 million users as of January 2017.[14]

the bigger problem with Opera might be this: the Russian Yandex SDK:

  • “A development kit for applications offered for free by Yandex, the Russian tech giant, collects information, which is then stored on Russian servers.”
  • “The proximity between the company and the Kremlin raises questions about the end use of this data.”
  • “Your personal data probably ends up on Russian servers.”
  • “On Tuesday, March 29, the British daily Financial Times revealed that tens of thousands of applications have been developed using software that retrieves users’ information.”
  • “The computer tool is provided by Yandex, a Russian search engine, Google’s main competitor in this country.”
  • “The recovered data is then stored in servers in Russia and Finland.”
  • auto translated from (src: numerama.com)

Arora

it’s always a good idea to try out alternatives. 🙂 Welcome to Arora: (under Debian-Gnome3)

arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_1

is a lightweight, cross-platform, free and open-source web browser

Arora is available for Linux, OS X, Windows, FreeBSD, OS/2, Haiku,[6] and any other operating system supported by the Qt toolkit. Arora’s name is a palindrome.

The browser’s features include tabbed browsing, bookmarks, browsing history, smart location bar, OpenSearch, session management, privacy mode, a download manager, WebInspector, and AdBlock.[7]

For several months, Meyer discontinued development of Arora due to uncertainty about the strictures of non-compete clauses by his employer; finally in July 2011, he announced that he would no longer contribute to the project.[8] Another software developer, Bastien Pederencino forked Arora’s source code, and published a variant called zBrowser – renamed Zeromus Browser in February 2013. In May 2013, Pederencino published another variant called BlueLightCat. In February 2014, some new patches were released on Arora’s github project page, with some Linux distributions incorporating the changes in their individual versions of Arora packages in their repositories.[9]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arora_(web_browser)

install

under Debian it’s easy as the usual:

<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get update</span>; # update apt package definitions
<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get install arora</span>; # install arora browser

Nice features:

  • fast, sleak, efficient, webkit without Google influenced Firefox (they get millions for making Google the default search engine…)
  • JavaScript and Images can be easily disabled
  • AdBlock INCLUDED 🙂
  • Nice Page-loading %percentage% view
  • Excellent https://startpage.com/ / https://ixquick.com/ integration 🙂
  • You can use all the Firefox-Hotkeys like Alt+D to select the Adress-Bar

I really love that loading %percentage display, that also shows you how big and bulky a website is: (maybe disable grafics or js) arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_5 size of website

Nicely: Easy to disable image loading (speed up things) and javascript (security problem)

arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_3

It has Adblock INCLUDED! 🙂 No extension needed! GOOD JOB!

arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_2

Midori

Check out the FAQ.

Midori is a cross-platform GTK browser based on Webkit. It tracks the latest Webkit very closely, so you always have a fresh version. Midori is very lightweight and fast, but still has a lot of features. Midori is amazingly quick and can be useful for sites like Facebook which tend to slow down Firefox. Users concerned about privacy will be interested to know that Midori features Duck Duck Go as the default search engine, offers built-in ad blocking and good cookie control. An old version (0.4.3) is currently included with Ubuntu 13.10, so it is recommended that you install from the Midori PPA.

SETUP:

tested on debian:

<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get update; apt-get install midori</span>; # let's test this ;)

QupZilla

QupZilla is a fast Qt and Webkit based browser that is available for multiple operating systems. It features a reasonably simple interface that will seem familiar to new users. The browser is packed with options, but really offers nothing new or unique when compared to Firefox or Chromium. The QupZilla team has put together a really solid browser, but without offering something unique, I find myself asking “what’s the point?” [Install Now](apt://qupzilla)

IceCat

icecat_browser_logo_gnuzilla_fsf

GNU IceCat, formerly known as GNU IceWeasel,[3] is a free software rebranding of the Mozilla Firefox web browser distributed by the GNU Project. It is compatible with Linux, Windows, Android and macOS.[4]

IceCat is released as a part of GNUzilla, GNU’s rebranding of a code base that used to be the Mozilla Application Suite. As an internet suite, GNUzilla also includes a mail & newsgroup program and an HTML composer.

Mozilla produces free and open-source software, but the binaries include trademarked artwork. The GNU Project attempts to keep IceCat in synchronization with upstream development of Firefox (long-term support versions) while removing all trademarked artwork and non-free add-ons. It also maintains a large list of free software plugins. In addition, it features a few security features not found in the mainline Firefox browser.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_IceCat

QupZilla 1.6.6 on Debian-Gnome3

qupzilla_screenshot_browser

qupzilla_screenshot_about

install

debian linux

<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get update</span>; # you know what this does
<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get install qupzilla</span>; # install qupzilla

Screenshots

Import Bookmarks.html

it’s nice that Arora and QupZilla (the naming is terrible 2 remember :-D) allow importing Firefox/Iceweasel exported bookmarks.html.

qupzilla_screenshot_toolbar_bookmarks

QupZilla even gets all the website Icons for you….

qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_bookmark_importer qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_bookmark_importer2

qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_extensions qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_javascript_options qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_privacy qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_appearance qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_downloads qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_browsing qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_browsing2 qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_tabs qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_appearance qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_bookmark_importer qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_adblock_settings

Web (Epiphany)

Web (formerly Epiphany) is the official web browser of the GNOME desktop. It is a very easy to use Webkit based browser with a simplistic user interface. In fact, Web is like the granddaddy of simple web browsers, delivering a simple user interface years before Chrome came on the scene. The browser is very speedy and polished, offering more features with each release. Web makes a great simple alternative to Firefox and Chrome. [Install Now](apt://epiphany-browser)

Bash / Command Line Browsers 🙂

Elinks

Elinks is a text based browser similar to the classic Lynx browser. It launches inside a Terminal window and presents you with only the text of websites, no images, javascript, or Flash. This can be rather useful for website developers to test their sites, or for reading information on sites that are full of annoying javascript and Flash ads.

that’s what http://google.de looks like in elinks:

<a href="https://dwaves.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/google.de-in-elinks.png"><img alt="google.de in elinks" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5752" height="424" src="https://dwaves.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/google.de-in-elinks.png" width="910"></img></a>

Source: https://www.starryhope.com/10-alternative-browsers-for-ubuntu-linux/

Links:

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/arora-web-browser-review

Other alternative fast / lightweight browsers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_lightweight_web_browsers

https://sourceforge.net/projects/zbrowser-linux/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluelightcat/

http://www.vavai.net/2010/01/7-lightweight-linux-browsers-you-may-want-to-consider-for-fast-browsing-experience/

how to get (a bit) more privacy:

https://dwaves.de/2022/03/31/wie-privatsphare-online-verbessern-mit-tor-und-kostenloser-vpn-firmware-fur-router-how-to-protect-privacy-online-with-tor-and-free-vpn-firmware-for-routers-how-to-setup-tor-node-%d0%ba%d0%b0/

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #alternatives #browser #www #internet #web #firefox #Linux #Internet #Browser #Alternatives #html #css #js #browse #theweb #javascript #html5 #webrtc #vivaldi #android #mobile

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2015/07/17/gnu-linux-alternative-privacy-enhanced-browsers-for-desktop-and-mobile-warning-sdks-with-surveillance-build-in/

aktionfsa@diasp.eu

Vorteile eines freien offenen Systems nutzen

7 Areas Where Linux Is Easier Than Windows

Jetzt gibt es Linux Betriebssysteme schon über 30 Jahre und trotzdem ist der Dominanz von Windows zumindest bei der privaten Nutzung nicht beizukommen. Bei den Servern ist das seit 20 Jahren anders. Da hat sich das Linux Betriebssystem auch wegen seiner Stabilität durchgesetzt. Die übergroße Mehrzahl aller Webserver läuft unter einem offenen Appache Webserver und meist auf einem Linux Server - wie auch unser Aktion Freiheit statt Angst Server.

Was hält die Menschen davon ab Geld zu sparen?

Warum nutzen dann nicht auch alle Menschen ein Linux Betriebssystem auf ihren privaten Geräten?
Das tun sie bereits bei ihren Handys: Die Mehrzahl aller Smartphones läuft unter "Googles Android" - das ist ein von Google modfiziertes Linux - das ist erlaubt, weil Linux offene und freie Software ist - nur Android ist dadurch alles andere als frei geworden. Auch die Menschen haben, wie bei Laptops und PCs, kaum die Möglichkeit das Android durch ein wirklich freies Betriebssystem zu ersetzen. Über das "Rooten" von Handys haben wir uns in unserer Sendung "Das Handy - dein unbekannter Begleiter" Gedanken gemacht.

Warum tun sie es nicht bei Laptops und PCs?

Microsoft hat mit vielen Geräteherstellern Verträge geschlossen, dass diese ihre Geräte nur mit einer Windows Installation ausliefern dürfen und Microsoft kassiert schon mal dafür die Windows Lizenzgebühr. Damit haben die Menschen das Windows bereits bezahlt und müssen dann die "Mühsal" auf sich nehmen, es durch ein Linux zu ersetzen. Diese "Mühsal" war früher einfach nur das Laden einer Linux CD und der Befehl "installieren". Dagegen hat Microsoft viele zusätzliche Fallstricke entwickelt, wie zusätzliche Boot Partitionen, den EFI Bootloader, DRM, TPM u.v.m. (siehe z.B. Das Leid mit dem "Kopierschutz" und Microsofts eBooks nicht mehr lesbar und Windows 11 mit TPM in den Startlöchern).
Trotzdem scheint die Sonne am Horizont

Wenn man diese künstlich vom US-Oligarchen Bill Gates aufgebauten Hürden überwunden hat, kann man sich über ein offenes und freies Betriebssystem freuen, denn es bietet weit mehr als die von makeuseof aufgezählten 7 Vorteile gegenüber Windows

  • Learning for the First Time - ein einfacher Einstieg
  • Managing and Opening Local Files - einfache Anordnung und Verwaltung eigener Dateien
  • Staying Private - Schutz der Privatsphäre ist der Normalzustand
  • Encrypting a Disk - Verschlüsseln der eigenen Daten mit einem einzigen Befehl
  • Installing or Reinstalling Your OS - einfache Installation (wenn man Windows losgeworden ist) und automatische Updates, einfaches Backup oder Wiederherstellen des Systems im Fehlerfall
  • Saving Money - das Betriebssystem und zehntausende freie offene Anwendungen sind kostenlos mit einem Klick installierbar
  • Tinkering and Customizing - viele Eigenschaften der Bedienung, des Aussehen und der Benutzung sind nach persönlichem Geschmack einstellbar

Diese Tipps erläutert makeuseof und schließt mit dem Satz "Save Yourself the Headache and Just Use Linux".
Dem ist nichts hinzuzufügen außer den Links zu unseren Linux-Tipps.

Mehr dazu bei https://www.makeuseof.com/areas-linux-is-easier-than-windows/
und unsere Tipps zum Schutz der Privatsphäre durch offene Software https://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/de/articles/4185-privatsphaere-schuetzen-was-kann-ich-tun.htm
Link zu dieser Seite: https://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/de/articles/8003-20220430-vorteile-eines-freien-offenen-systems-nutzen.htm
Link im Tor-Netzwerk: http://a6pdp5vmmw4zm5tifrc3qo2pyz7mvnk4zzimpesnckvzinubzmioddad.onion/de/articles/8003-20220430-vorteile-eines-freien-offenen-systems-nutzen.htm
Tags: #Linux #Windows #Android #Privatsphäre #Verschlüsselung #Ergonomie #Freiheit #Offenheit #Transparenz #Informationsfreiheit #Anonymisierung #Verbraucherdatenschutz #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit

danie10@squeet.me

LineageOS 19 based on Android 12 is now officially available for 41 Officially supported devices

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LineageOS has been a strong driving force in the world of after market Android development. As the successor to CyanogenMod, the project spans over literal hundreds of devices, offering the enthusiast community a way out of heavy and bloated systems and a dive into modifications for those with minimal skins. Now, the LineageOS team is marking its major version bump up to LineageOS 19 with Android 12 as the base.

It is well worth choosing a new Android phone from the list of officially supported devices, as that way you know you will get security and new feature updates for years to come. Many more phones are also unofficially supported by LineageOS.

See https://www.xda-developers.com/lineageos-19-android-12/

#technology #android #lineageOS
#Blog, ##android, ##lineageod, ##technology

anonymiss@despora.de

LineageOS 19 - is ready ...

source: https://lineageos.org/Changelog-26/

With that said, we have been working extremely hard since Android 12’s release last October to port our features to this new version of Android. Thanks to our hard work adapting to #Google’s fairly large changes in #Android 11, we were able to rebase our changes onto Android 12L much more efficiently. This led to a lot of time to spend on cool new features, as well as adapt our additions to Android 12’s new Material You design language!

#smartphone #mobile #software #os #news #release #FLOSS

danie10@squeet.me

LineageOS 19 based on Android 12 is now officially available for 41 Officially supported devices

Bild/Foto
LineageOS has been a strong driving force in the world of after market Android development. As the successor to CyanogenMod, the project spans over literal hundreds of devices, offering the enthusiast community a way out of heavy and bloated systems and a dive into modifications for those with minimal skins. Now, the LineageOS team is marking its major version bump up to LineageOS 19 with Android 12 as the base.

It is well worth choosing a new Android phone from the list of officially supported devices, as that way you know you will get security and new feature updates for years to come. Many more phones are also unofficially supported by LineageOS.

See https://www.xda-developers.com/lineageos-19-android-12/

#technology #android #lineageOS
#Blog, ##android, ##lineageod, ##technology

danie10@squeet.me

Android Developer Options (No Root Required) Explained: Here’s everything you can do with these settings

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Most Android smartphones and tablets already have dozens (or even hundreds) of settings for changing everything from notifications to system colours. There are even more settings hidden away in the Developer options, which are mostly intended to help with creating Android applications, but some of them can come in handy for other situations too.

Even though some of the features accessible through the Developer options can be helpful, it’s not always clear which option does what. Although none of the features in the Developer options will break your phone or tablet, enabling some of them can cause unintended problems. That’s why we’re going over everything you can do with Developer options in this roundup, so you can know exactly which setting does what.
For example if you wanted to sideload apps using ADB, you’d enable that within the Developer Options. Or if you want to graphically show taps on the screen (eg. for video recordings) this is where you’d enable that too.

See https://www.xda-developers.com/android-developer-options/

#technology #android
#Blog, ##android, ##technology

anonymiss@despora.de

The #Freedom #Phone is not great at #privacy

source: https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/59479.html

The final thing, though? They've extended Signal's invitation support to encourage users to get others to sign up for Clear United. There's an exposed API endpoint called "get_user_email_by_mobile_number" which does exactly what you'd expect - if you give it a registered phone number, it gives you back the associated email address. This requires no authentication. But it gets better! The API to generate a referral link to send to others sends the name and phone number of everyone in your phone's contact list. There does not appear to be any indication that this is going to happen.

#fail #smartphone #signal #messenger #security #technology #news #Android #ClearOS #ClearUnited

danie10@squeet.me

The best co-op games on Android in 2022 – Tired of competitive games? Here’s more than a few quality co-op titles

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When one thinks of online games, they typically think of competitive games, but co-op games also exist, and they are the perfect titles to play with friends and family that aren’t interested in competition. This is why Android Police have compiled the best co-op games currently available on Android, a perfect round-up for all of you searching out titles to play with your partner. Best of all, this is a constantly-updated list, now even larger thanks to two new games added in the latest update. So if you’ve been on the hunt for some awesome co-op titles to play with your friends or significant other, then today’s co-op round-up is for you.

See https://www.androidpolice.com/best-mobile-co-op-games/

#technology #android #gaming #co-op
#Blog, ##android, ##co-op, ##gaming, ##technology

danie10@squeet.me

How to use Shizuku for ADB rootless mods on any Android device

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Today it’s mostly power users who still mod their devices, but that’s only because it requires full root access to make it happen. The Shizuku app changes that, and will hopefully bring some new and old modders back onto the scene.

Shizuku uses a unique service that allows third-party apps access to system-level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). It achieves this through the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) interface. ADB commands are somewhat limited by nature; however, combining them with system APIs gives you a significant amount of control. You also don’t have to bother learning about the Android rooting process to start using Shizuku.

Just as with the wireless debugging feature, you must reactivate the Shizuku service each time you reboot your device (if your phone is not rooted). These two methods rely on the ADB interface, which only makes temporary changes to your device without root access. Since you don’t need to reboot that often these days, it likely won’t be an issue for most.

Yes only four apps are listed right now at https://shizuku.rikka.app/apps/ but it will likely grow if this becomes popular.

See https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-use-shizuku-for-adb-rootless-mods-on-any-android-device/

#technology #android #mods #Shizuku #adb
#Blog, ##adb, ##android, ##modding, ##shizuku, ##technology

canoodle@nerdpol.ch

GNU Linux -> Alternative Browsers :) (for Desktop and Mobile)

alternative Browsers for Mobile OS: Android

https://privacytests.org/android.html

https://privacytests.org/ios.html

alternative Browsers for Desktop OS:

update 2022-04

https://librewolf.net/

https://librewolf.net/

https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/

just for completion:

https://www.torproject.org/download/

https://www.torproject.org/download/

https://brave.com/

(currently best Browser in terms of privacy according to https://privacytests.org <- check em out they got a ton of alternative browsers also mobile)

(based on Google’s https://www.chromium.org/)

how to install for various GNU Linux distributions: https://brave.com/linux/

https://vivaldi.com/

https://vivaldi.com/

Vivaldi Web Browser Made in Norway (!) by Vivaldi Technologies

(based on Google’s https://www.chromium.org/)

(It is Open Source (get the source here)! but not under GPL, but this licence)

https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/why-isnt-vivaldi-browser-open-source/

update 2020-10

(untested)

https://www.falkon.org/

update: 2018:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser)

Vivaldi is a freeware, cross-platform web browser developed by Vivaldi Technologies, a company founded by Opera Software co-founder and former CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Tatsuki Tomita. The browser was officially launched on April 12, 2016.[8][9] The browser is aimed at staunch technologists, heavy Internet users, and previous Opera web browser users disgruntled by Opera’s transition from the Presto layout engine to the Blink layout engine, which removed many popular features.[8][10] Vivaldi aims to revive the old, popular features of Opera 12.[11] The browser has gained popularity since the launch of its first technical preview.[12][13] The browser has 1 million users as of January 2017.[14]

Arora

it’s always a good idea to try out alternatives. 🙂 Welcome to Arora: (under Debian-Gnome3)

arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_1

is a lightweight, cross-platform, free and open-source web browser

Arora is available for Linux, OS X, Windows, FreeBSD, OS/2, Haiku,[6] and any other operating system supported by the Qt toolkit. Arora’s name is a palindrome.

The browser’s features include tabbed browsing, bookmarks, browsing history, smart location bar, OpenSearch, session management, privacy mode, a download manager, WebInspector, and AdBlock.[7]

For several months, Meyer discontinued development of Arora due to uncertainty about the strictures of non-compete clauses by his employer; finally in July 2011, he announced that he would no longer contribute to the project.[8] Another software developer, Bastien Pederencino forked Arora’s source code, and published a variant called zBrowser – renamed Zeromus Browser in February 2013. In May 2013, Pederencino published another variant called BlueLightCat. In February 2014, some new patches were released on Arora’s github project page, with some Linux distributions incorporating the changes in their individual versions of Arora packages in their repositories.[9]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arora_(web_browser)

install

under Debian it’s easy as the usual:

<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get update</span>; # update apt package definitions
<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get install arora</span>; # install arora browser

Nice features:

  • fast, sleak, efficient, webkit without Google influenced Firefox (they get millions for making Google the default search engine…)
  • JavaScript and Images can be easily disabled
  • AdBlock INCLUDED 🙂
  • Nice Page-loading %percentage% view
  • Excellent https://startpage.com/ / https://ixquick.com/ integration 🙂
  • You can use all the Firefox-Hotkeys like Alt+D to select the Adress-Bar

I really love that loading %percentage display, that also shows you how big and bulky a website is: (maybe disable grafics or js) arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_5 size of website

Nicely: Easy to disable image loading (speed up things) and javascript (security problem)

arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_3

It has Adblock INCLUDED! 🙂 No extension needed! GOOD JOB!

arora alternative webKit based browser (similar to firefox)_2

What features i would love to see:

  • easy Tor enable/disable buttone 😀 (if that is not making it very bulky)

Links:

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/arora-web-browser-review

Other alternative fast / lightweight browsers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_lightweight_web_browsers

https://sourceforge.net/projects/zbrowser-linux/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluelightcat/

http://www.vavai.net/2010/01/7-lightweight-linux-browsers-you-may-want-to-consider-for-fast-browsing-experience/

Midori

Check out the FAQ.

Midori is a cross-platform GTK browser based on Webkit. It tracks the latest Webkit very closely, so you always have a fresh version. Midori is very lightweight and fast, but still has a lot of features. Midori is amazingly quick and can be useful for sites like Facebook which tend to slow down Firefox. Users concerned about privacy will be interested to know that Midori features Duck Duck Go as the default search engine, offers built-in ad blocking and good cookie control. An old version (0.4.3) is currently included with Ubuntu 13.10, so it is recommended that you install from the Midori PPA.

SETUP:

tested on debian:

<span style="color: #00ffff;">apt-get update; apt-get install midori</span>; # let's test this ;)

QupZilla

QupZilla is a fast Qt and Webkit based browser that is available for multiple operating systems. It features a reasonably simple interface that will seem familiar to new users. The browser is packed with options, but really offers nothing new or unique when compared to Firefox or Chromium. The QupZilla team has put together a really solid browser, but without offering something unique, I find myself asking “what’s the point?” [Install Now](apt://qupzilla)

IceCat

icecat_browser_logo_gnuzilla_fsf

GNU IceCat, formerly known as GNU IceWeasel,[3] is a free software rebranding of the Mozilla Firefox web browser distributed by the GNU Project. It is compatible with Linux, Windows, Android and macOS.[4]

IceCat is released as a part of GNUzilla, GNU’s rebranding of a code base that used to be the Mozilla Application Suite. As an internet suite, GNUzilla also includes a mail & newsgroup program and an HTML composer.

Mozilla produces free and open-source software, but the binaries include trademarked artwork. The GNU Project attempts to keep IceCat in synchronization with upstream development of Firefox (long-term support versions) while removing all trademarked artwork and non-free add-ons. It also maintains a large list of free software plugins. In addition, it features a few security features not found in the mainline Firefox browser.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_IceCat

QupZilla 1.6.6 on Debian-Gnome3

qupzilla_screenshot_browser

qupzilla_screenshot_about

install

debian linux

apt-get update; # you know what this does
apt-get install qupzilla; # install qupzilla

Screenshots

Import Bookmarks.html

it’s nice that Arora and QupZilla (the naming is terrible 2 remember :-D) allow importing Firefox/Iceweasel exported bookmarks.html.

qupzilla_screenshot_toolbar_bookmarks

QupZilla even gets all the website Icons for you….

qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_bookmark_importer qupzilla_screenshot_preferences_bookmark_importer2

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Web (Epiphany)

Web (formerly Epiphany) is the official web browser of the GNOME desktop. It is a very easy to use Webkit based browser with a simplistic user interface. In fact, Web is like the granddaddy of simple web browsers, delivering a simple user interface years before Chrome came on the scene. The browser is very speedy and polished, offering more features with each release. Web makes a great simple alternative to Firefox and Chrome. [Install Now](apt://epiphany-browser)

Bash / Command Line Browsers 🙂

Elinks

Elinks is a text based browser similar to the classic Lynx browser. It launches inside a Terminal window and presents you with only the text of websites, no images, javascript, or Flash. This can be rather useful for website developers to test their sites, or for reading information on sites that are full of annoying javascript and Flash ads.

that’s what http://google.de looks like in elinks:

<a href="https://dwaves.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/google.de-in-elinks.png"><img alt="google.de in elinks" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5752" height="424" src="https://dwaves.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/google.de-in-elinks.png" width="910"></img></a>

Source: https://www.starryhope.com/10-alternative-browsers-for-ubuntu-linux/

#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #alternatives #browser #www #internet #web #firefox #Linux #Internet #Browser #Alternatives #html #css #js #browse #theweb #javascript #html5 #webrtc #vivaldi #android #mobile

Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2015/07/17/gnu-linux-alternative-browsers-for-desktop-and-mobile/

danie10@squeet.me

How To Install and Run Android Apps on Ubuntu using Anbox, and why you’d want to choose it

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If you have used the Windows operating system or macOS, you must have encountered Bluestacks or Nox, which allows you to run Android applications on your PC. Unfortunately, they don’t have any releases for Linux platforms – that’s where Anbox comes into play.

Anbox is a free and open-source compatibility layer Linux system emulation tool that allows users to run mobile games and other Android applications on their Linux machine. Different reasons might influence one to run their mobile apps on the PC.

For example, mobile games are getting more sophisticated nowadays, and the small mobile screen doesn’t seem wide enough to give a user the ultimate experience they might need. Additionally, it can get quite tiresome using some applications on the mobile phone compared to the PC, which comes with a wide monitor and an easy-to-access keyboard.

Even though Anbox is not the only Android emulator available for Linux systems (there are others like Shashlik and Genymotion), it comes with pretty unique features, especially performance.

Anbox uses LXC (Linux Containers) to run the Android runtime environment. It recreates the Android directory structure as a mountable loop image and executes applications using the native Linux kernel.

For isolation, it takes advantage of Linux namespaces via LXC. All accesses are routed through the Anbox daemon. That is also a security measure as applications don’t have any direct access to the hardware resources.

To run the Android environment on Linux systems, Shashlik and Genymotion utilize an emulator. That is quite different from what Anbox does. Anbox runs the Android system under the same kernel as the host operating system, whereas the emulator generates a whole emulated system with its own kernel. There is no need for an emulation layer like QEMU. The hardware handles everything. This method also provides a much better interface with the host OS.

See https://bytexd.com/how-to-install-and-run-android-apps-on-ubuntu-using-anbox/

#technology #android #anbox #linux #opensource
#Blog, ##anbox, ##android, ##linux, ##opensource, ##technology

danie10@squeet.me

How to Root your Android smartphone: Google, OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, and others too!

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For those new to the world of rooting, acquiring root access essentially grants you elevated permissions. With root access, you are able to alter or replace system applications and settings, run specialised apps that require administrator-level permissions or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user. And by proxy, you may also be able to access certain “hidden” device features or use existing features in new ways.

Nowadays, Magisk is the de-facto rooting solution that lets you have root access by leaving the system partition untouched and modifying the boot partition. This is why it’s referred to as a “systemless” root method.

See https://www.xda-developers.com/root/

#technology #android #rooted #magisk #smartphone
#Blog, ##android, ##magisk, ##rooted, ##smartphone, ##technology

anonymiss@despora.de

I am a big fan of #FDroid but the #error management is a #disaster.

source: https://f-droid.org

F-Droid is free #software and an alternative for the #Google Play Store on #Android on the #smartphone.

Most of the time, everything runs great, but sometimes apps cannot be installed or updated.

The error messages displayed are:
- internal error
- unknown error

So the user is left to find out the error by herself. Often the problem is the space on the device. From time to time, however, you are just guessing and have to wait until the next update. In my experience, this is always due to careless programming. Any error message, no matter how cryptic, is better than what is displayed.

#problem #usability #Criticism #interface #app

danie10@squeet.me

Google may soon add a built-in Bluetooth tracker detection feature in Android

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Bluetooth trackers have quickly become a hot tech commodity. While companies like Tile have offered Bluetooth-powered tags for years, it was Apple’s AirTags that helped these tiny devices achieve mainstream popularity. If you’re on Android, you usually have to download a separate app from the tag manufacturer to monitor, scan and control your device. But it appears that Google may soon let you scan for nearby trackers without downloading a third-party app.

A recent APK teardown from 9to5Google reveals that Google is working on integrating Bluetooth tracker detection capability right into Android. The feature will be part of the Google Play Services, so it should allow Google to bring it to the masses with minimum effort. Within the latest version of the Play Services, 9to5Google has found strings related to “Unfamiliar device alerts” and an “Unfamiliar Tag Detected Notification” for Bluetooth Low Energy tags.

In addition to detecting, it looks like Google will also allow Android users to ring an identified tag. This will be similar to how Apple lets you play a sound on unknown AirTags.

It’s not confirmed yet, so even though it’s appearing inside source code, it is not known when it may go live.

See https://www.xda-developers.com/google-bluetooth-tracker-detection-feature-android-in-development/

#technology #tracking #android #airtags
#Blog, ##airtag, ##android, ##bluetooth, ##technology, ##tracking

anonymiss@despora.de

#Android's Messages, Dialer apps quietly sent text, call info to #Google

source: https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/google_messages_gdpr/

Google's Messages and Dialer apps for Android devices have been collecting and sending data to Google without specific notice and consent, and without offering the opportunity to opt-out, potentially in violation of Europe's data protection #law.

#surveillance #privacy #europe #eu #economy #fail #crime #smartphone #software #mobile #spy