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What's the state of Android browsers? Want to move away from Samsung Internet (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/58870060

I've been using Samsung Internet for a very long time, knowing it isn't the best one for privacy. However, the user experience with it is, for me, unmatched by any other browser, including Vivaldi, Brave, and any Firefox forks.

So here's what I'm looking for in a browser:

preferably FOSS

some control on privacy setting, less trackers/fingerprinting, etc. Doesn't have to be the most hardened.

decent dark mode for web pages (Dark Reader is OK)

bottom search bar

bottom tabs bar rather than tab switcher

a quit button I don't have to tap and scroll 2 times to find. Ideally it'd be placed on the main bottom bar

the quit button must clear cache and close all tabs, so I think it should be native and not an extension, but maybe I'm wrong?

Is there any browser that can give me that?

I'd love using Fennec as my main - and God knows I've tried multiple times to - but missing some of those feature made it hard for me to leave Samsung Internet behind. ATM I'm using both browsers BTW.

Any suggestion is appreciated!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

So it's just the forward/backwards buttons you want at the bottom?

That's so interesting. I can't say I ever use the forward button when browsing and for backwards I just use the back gesture (same as any other app).

But thanks for the screenshots. I didn't even know people use that sort of setup.

FF should offer it then, if that's something people use/expect as a norm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

For me it's more about having the tab control and menu down at the bottom with the address bar at the top. Those are the features I interact with more, but I don't like keeping the address bar at the bottom as well because it takes up the most space. I often use the native back button (when it works) but having back/forward readily available also helps with some reader views.