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Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by rattray »

nubela wrote: post #24
fooqux wrote: post #16

I've been using your browser for a couple months now (I think I saw it mentioned on Android Police if you're curious) and I've been liking it. It looks slick, and works exactly how I think it should. The one problem I have with it is one I'd like other opinions on, both for my curiosity and your benefit. Frankly, it's not my daily driver because I don't know who you are and don't trust you. Using a (no offense) no-na…

I'm also the developer of http://getgom.com (VPN as a Chrome extension using SPDY SSL proxies), and as a fellow Singaporean when our government openly does surveilance, I __completely__ understand where you are coming from. To be fair, I'm not sure how I can solve his problem though. Open sourcing could be a plausible answer. But fighting Google Play clones and what-not is really time-consuming and as an indie dev, m…

OT, but GOM looks amazing.

Whether/when I have to pay is a little unclear; can you put that front and center? As someone unused to VPN's, I'm a little unsure of what I'm paying for. I'd also suggest changing your payment plans to simply "Monthly, Yearly, and Life". And please, just tell me how much it costs per year in the yearly plan. 1.8*12 isn't hard to plug into a calculator but not something I want to do in my head.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by baddox »

monokrome wrote: post #83
andrewl-hn wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do a video interview, get on several podcasts. Talk about Material design, about privacy, about android development in general. Have a blog and link to it. Personally talk to your users. If some known person (open-source contributor or a startup founder) start using your product, ask for cross-promotion or endorsement of any kind. Just be open. The more people know about you the more they are inclined to trust you.

That doesn't solve the original problem. It's just indirection from it... You still don't know what's going on in the background.

It's not indirection. It's signaling.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by V-2 »

korzun wrote: post #109
Tossrock wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Verge has about 45% mobile traffic: https://www.quantcast.com/theverge.com If large numbers of people were to start using Javelin, it could certainly affect revenue.

> If large numbers of people were to start using Javelin If.

This is why I am against including ad-block as a default. People who don't install AdBlock (mostly don't know how, or can't be bothered) play an important role. Adblocking should be an opt-in.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by Vulkum »

Immortalin wrote: post #101
nubela wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm also the developer of http://getgom.com (VPN as a Chrome extension using SPDY SSL proxies), and as a fellow Singaporean when our government openly does surveilance, I __completely__ understand where you are coming from. To be fair, I'm not sure how I can solve his problem though. Open sourcing could be a plausible answer. But fighting Google Play clones and what-not is really time-consuming and as an indie dev, m…

Hi, I would recommend that you set up an offshore company as the app's main developer, if i remembered correctly, the mda does not approve of such apps. btw, you dont have to worry about open sourcing your app as anyone can simply decompile it with apktool. ;)

I second this. Decompiling java to bytecode is not only easy, but not very hard to read with a bit of experience. It's like reading normal java code but slightly more concise haha. However, I can understand the developer's concern. I think the best way to go about is to put in copyright notices and some sort of license on it. Then, go for the lawsuit if you really need/want to.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by Vulkum »

ClifReeder wrote: post #60

I notice that you use www.theverge.com in a number of the screenshots for Javelin. The writers at The Verge, the developers that build the site, the designers that make it beautiful - are all paid through ad revenue. Please consider at least adding the ability to whitelist sites if you are going to bundle ad block. *Full disclosure - I am a developer at Vox Media, the publisher of The Verge.

I think the ad delivery method has to change. Facebook and Twitter have noticed this and are trying to overcome it through ads as feeds/posts, which makes it slightly harder for adblocking tools to distinguish between the normal/adverts. And I really mean slightly, because you can still just look for the "Sponsored" label and get rid of that html node from your feed. I can't think of a solution at the moment, but I do acknowledge the needs of companies to sell ads on their pages to keep the content free. However, once your stuff gets transferred over to the client, there's not much you can do about the way they digest your data.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by darklajid »

I would - without trying to bash the project - like to understand what lures people into using this app?

I understand that I'm not the target here - I dislike Chrome/Chromium and I am a happy Firefox user.

But what drives people to use this browser? The UI alone? Maybe it would be something I can recommend to family and friends? Any decent, concise "This is why I like/use this thing" story?

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by Zardoz84 »

samsaga2 wrote: post #114

Please, don't use automatic translator. The text: "Jabalina es una hermosa, móvil-en primer lugar, y el pensamiento para navegadores de Android" It has no sense.

Using automatic translator back to english : "Believes that the first and the Android browser - Javelin nice phone"

Really DON'T USE AUTOMATIC TRANSLATOR!

Also, nice browser. I trying it, mainly by the "block ads" feature

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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Post by tomp »

sha90 wrote: post #105
monokrome wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That doesn't solve the original problem. It's just indirection from it... You still don't know what's going on in the background.

People don't trust Mozilla because they read the code, they trust Mozilla because they do exactly what was described above. They do the things that foster trust.

People trust Mozilla because someone could read the code (and probably, many people do).
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