Brave on Android
Firefox on Desktop (switched from Chrome), new FF is as fast as chrome, plus I love the compact view of FF.
Vivaldi 1.12 released
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Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#42Is anyone using a non-big-3 (Chrome/Firefox/Safari) browser enough to call it their default? I haven't tried Vivaldi yet but see this non-update hitting the front page as a heads-up that it might be worth checking out; how does this company pay the bills? I'm interested in hearing about both the options available on different operating systems and/or mobile devices and the primary benefit each provides. On Android, F…
> how does this company pay the bills? Looks like they aren't making money yet: https://www.proff.no/selskap/vivaldi-technologies-as/oslo/in... (warning, the website is in Norwegian, Vivaldi is based in Oslo). I don't know if they have raised money yet, but the company has been created by the previous CTO of Opera, who made millions out of it. Also, former Opera employees told me that the amount of money search engin…
I've often thought Opera should have stayed commercial. They probably would have still maintained 1% market share, but with a cool half-billion in revenue keeping it the browser worth paying for. I wonder if it's too late for Vivaldi to start charging $49 or so.
Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#43Related (still just getting started?): https://otter-browser.org/
Otter Browser aims to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera (12.x) UI using Qt5
source: NetRunner: a web browser catering to powerusers | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15000253 (Aug 2017)
> urlwolf: Otter browser is pretty fantastic. Use the weekly for the best results.
Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#44Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#45Is anyone using a non-big-3 (Chrome/Firefox/Safari) browser enough to call it their default? I haven't tried Vivaldi yet but see this non-update hitting the front page as a heads-up that it might be worth checking out; how does this company pay the bills? I'm interested in hearing about both the options available on different operating systems and/or mobile devices and the primary benefit each provides. On Android, F…
Just installed it on my Android now, after seeing your comment. It seems to have no tab support, i.e. you can only have one web page open at a time, is that right, or am I missing something? Tried menu at bottom left (hardware) and top right (browser menu).
Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
We lose tree style tabs by the end of the year
We have Tree Tabs [1] for Firefox 57+ 1. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-tabs/?sr...
This was very buggy and missed some key features (bookmarking and restoring a tree of tabs) last time I used it (February).
Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#47Does Vivaldi have sync yet? It's been years and every time I check - no sync.
not yet implemented
Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also: the most invasive parts of the analytics / tracking / privacy-invading aspects of Google Chrome are closed source.
You can use Chromium.
Sort of.
Browse Against the Machine | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14439098 (May 2017)
> brynedwards: There are also patches for Chromium that remove Google integration and improve its privacy features (with links) | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14439668
Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#49Is anyone using a non-big-3 (Chrome/Firefox/Safari) browser enough to call it their default? I haven't tried Vivaldi yet but see this non-update hitting the front page as a heads-up that it might be worth checking out; how does this company pay the bills? I'm interested in hearing about both the options available on different operating systems and/or mobile devices and the primary benefit each provides. On Android, F…
Just installed it on my Android now, after seeing your comment. It seems to have no tab support, i.e. you can only have one web page open at a time, is that right, or am I missing something? Tried menu at bottom left (hardware) and top right (browser menu).
Correct, that is the primary feature trimmed from Firefox Focus in comparison to the main app. It fits my use case since I typically browse on my phone with a single, quick purpose in mind - like finding an address or the hours a business is open.
Re: Vivaldi 1.12 released
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just installed it on my Android now, after seeing your comment. It seems to have no tab support, i.e. you can only have one web page open at a time, is that right, or am I missing something? Tried menu at bottom left (hardware) and top right (browser menu).
Correct, that is the primary feature trimmed from Firefox Focus in comparison to the main app. It fits my use case since I typically browse on my phone with a single, quick purpose in mind - like finding an address or the hours a business is open.
Got it, thanks.