From 5cd90e83269bcb014458c951bdc561c57bcde491 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: csagan5 <32685696+csagan5@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:20:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated README --- README.md | 24 +++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2dfe045b..f555978d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ Bromite is [Chromium](https://www.chromium.org/Home) plus some patches for ad bl Bromite is only available for Android v4.1 and above. -See [open issues](https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues) for the development in progress. - downloads on Github # Goals @@ -35,6 +33,8 @@ ETH donations address: `0xf47ff39223d828f99fec5ab53bd068c5c0522042` No. This is not a limitation of Bromite but of all Chromium-based projects in general, as general public is not allowed to use Google's APIs for free unless when using Chrome. +Additionally, these features would not be privacy-friendly. + ## Does Bromite require root? No. @@ -47,14 +47,16 @@ See [this wiki page](https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Enabling-DNS-over-H ## Can you add dark mode/some cool themes? No. -Bromite is about adblocking and privacy. +Bromite is about privacy and adblocking. ## Can you add HTTPS everywhere? No. -We cannot add add-ons to Bromite (merely some features) and anyway HTTPS everywhere in particular is too invasive to be easily maintained across new releases. +We cannot add add-ons to Bromite (merely some features). ## Is Bromite on Play Store? -No, and this is unlikely to change. The Play Store would not allow total freedom on the adblocking choice, amongst other limitations. +No, and this is unlikely to change. Many limitations apply for submissions there, including which ads are allowed to be blocked. + +Bromite favors user freedom in software choice: the device is yours so you get to choose which software to run on it, end of the story. ## Is Bromite on F-Droid? It is not on the official F-Droid repository and there are no (more) plans to submit it. @@ -70,8 +72,9 @@ Yes, since version 69. While the desktop version of Chromium has an option to di * remove click-tracking and AMP from search results * DNS-over-HTTPS support via Google/CloudFlare servers * [StartPage](https://startpage.com/), [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com/) and [Qwant](https://www.qwant.com/) search engines -* chrome flags to hide NTP tiles, disable custom intents and clear session on exit +* chrome flags to disable custom intents and clear session on exit * always-incognito mode +* completely removed safe browsing and other privacy-unfriendly features * privacy enhancement patches from [Iridium](https://iridiumbrowser.de/), [Inox patchset](https://github.com/gcarq/inox-patchset), [Brave](https://brave.com/) and [ungoogled-chromium](https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium) projects * canvas, audio and other anti-fingerprinting mitigations @@ -85,14 +88,14 @@ You can inspect all functionality/privacy changes by reading the patches: https: # Releases -All built versions are available as [releases](https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases); the [official website](https://www.bromite.org/) points to those releases and - when browsing via Android - it will automatically select the one apt for your device. +All built versions are available as [releases](https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases); the [official website](https://www.bromite.org/) points to those releases and - when browsing via Android - it will automatically select the one apt for your device (or none otherwise). Each tag corresponds to a Chromium Stable release tag. -Bromite is currently built for ARM, ARM64 and x86 and for the Android SDKs versions 16 and 21 -Additionally, [SystemWebView](https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view) and the [vanilla Chromium](https://www.bromite.org/chromium) builds are provided. +Bromite is currently built for ARM, ARM64 and x86 and for the Android SDK versions 16 and 21; [Bromite SystemWebView](https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view) is provided as well (SDK21+). +For every Bromite build you can always find a matching [vanilla Chromium](https://www.bromite.org/chromium) build which is used for example to verify which issues are specific to Bromite or not. -The official releases are also available through the [official third-party F-Droid repository](https://www.bromite.org/fdroid). +All official releases are also available through the [official third-party F-Droid repository](https://www.bromite.org/fdroid). ## Integrity and authenticity @@ -102,7 +105,6 @@ $ sha256sum --check brm_68.0.3440.54.sha256.txt arm64_SystemWebView.apk: OK arm64_ChromePublic.apk: OK arm64_ChromeModernPublic.apk: OK -arm64_MonochromePublic.apk: OK ``` If you prefer an UI-based tool, you might want to look into [GtkHash](https://github.com/tristanheaven/gtkhash).