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Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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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…

What's stopping clones from replicating your UI right now? Are you concerned with loss of IAP revenue to clones?

I would suggest you open source it under a non-commercial license. Also, take a look at how some successful android open source projects are run. In particular, I like XPrivacy (https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy). This is an excellent app. Open source with optional purchase, similar to yours. Personally, I paid the $6 they charge because I'd rather not compile the src myself.

You've already had a lot of downloads and are an established app. Clones can't replicate that.. If you are a recognized dev on xda, with your own thread for discussion, feature requests, bug reports etc, no clones will be able to replace that aspect even if they can clone your app.

You should be able to get more downloads/purchases from privacy-aware users. And you can have donations for feature requests if you want.

Just some thoughts.. best of luck with the app!

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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So this will automatically be Chrom(ium) on newer versions of Android?

Yeap, it is already Chromium WebView since 4.4 :) But the performance lags behind bleeding edge Chrome since Google gives its own Chrome a more advanced version of Chromium WebView.

Lags behind Chrome in general in that AndroidWebview doesn't gets single process Chromium, right?

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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You had me at "reading mode". I can't believe text wrap, pervasive in smart- and not-so-smart-phones of yore, is today considered a rarity. Thankfully I'm not alone [1]. [1] https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62378

It would fantastic (and easy, technically, I think) to add a link to "reading mode" that starts text-to-speech.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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It looks very good. It's a pity it only syncs with Chrome and not with Firefox.

Agreed! I'd give it a try right now, but Firefox sync is a must-have for me. In fact, I'm considering giving up Dolphin Browser, even though I prefer it to Firefox for Android, because their "Dolphin Connect" Firefox add-on noticeably bogs down the browser, to the point where I often have it disabled.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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I like it a lot. But I have a tangential question: has anyone found a good writeup on rise of the use of adjectives like gorgeous, stunning, beautiful, amazing to describe apps? Aside from my personal opinion, I'd like to know if anyone else has observed and written about this trend.

What type of write up are you looking for? The rise can simply be attributed to computers being powerful enough to render good-looking design without a hit to performance, so design is now at the forefront of many corporate images. It doesn't hurt that Apple talks about design with these terms, and that's an association many people want their customers to make.

Re: Show HN: Javelin Browser

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AOSP webview

Did you fix this? (should be fixed in 4.4+ webview, I think, if that's what you're using for all supported devices) https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/...

Just tested (using ejj.io/SOP.php), Javelin on my Note 3 isn't vulnerable.
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