Release 73.0.3683.107

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# 73.0.3683.107
+* removed patch to disable smooth scrolling
+* fixed custom tab intents issue (fixes https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/279)
+
+# 73.0.3683.105
+* removed Fanboy's Annoyance List and Peter Lowe's adservers list from filters
+
+# 73.0.3683.97 
+* remove patch to hide NTP tiles
+
 # 73.0.3683.88
 * add option to use home page as NTP
 

README.md

@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ Yes, since version 69. While the desktop version of Chromium has an option to di
 
 You can inspect all functionality/privacy changes by reading the patches: https://github.com/bromite/bromite/tree/master/build/patches
 
+# Privacy limitations
+
+Bromite's privacy features, including anti-fingerprinting mitigations (which can be easily circumvented), **are not to be considered useful for journalists and people living in countries with freedom limitations**, please look at [Tor Browser](https://2019.www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en) in such cases.
+
 # 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 (or none otherwise).
@@ -155,9 +159,7 @@ The patches are to be applied second the order specified in the `patches_list.tx
 # Filters credits
 * [EasyList](https://easylist.to/#easylist)
 * [EasyPrivacy](https://easylist.to/#easyprivacy)
-* [Fanboy's Annoyance List](https://easylist.to/#fanboy-s-annoyance-list)
 * [uBlock Origin](https://github.com/uBlockOrigin)
-* [Peter Lowe's adservers list](https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/)
 
 # License
 

build/patches/Add-flag-to-show-hide-NTP-tiles.patch

@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-From: csagan5 <32685696+csagan5@users.noreply.github.com>
-Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 20:12:19 +0200
-Subject: Add flag to show/hide NTP tiles
-
----
- chrome/browser/about_flags.cc                           | 4 ++++
- chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc | 8 ++++++++
- chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc                     | 4 ++++
- chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.h                      | 3 +++
- chrome/common/chrome_switches.cc                        | 3 +++
- chrome/common/chrome_switches.h                         | 1 +
- 6 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/chrome/browser/about_flags.cc b/chrome/browser/about_flags.cc
---- a/chrome/browser/about_flags.cc
-+++ b/chrome/browser/about_flags.cc
-@@ -1866,6 +1866,10 @@ const FeatureEntry kFeatureEntries[] = {
-      SINGLE_VALUE_TYPE(switches::kHostedAppQuitNotification)},
- #endif  // OS_MACOSX
- #if defined(OS_ANDROID)
-+    {"hide-ntp-tiles",
-+     flag_descriptions::kHideNTPTilesName,
-+     flag_descriptions::kHideNTPTilesDescription, kOsAndroid,
-+     SINGLE_VALUE_TYPE(switches::kHideNTPTiles)},
-     {"disable-pull-to-refresh-effect",
-      flag_descriptions::kPullToRefreshEffectName,
-      flag_descriptions::kPullToRefreshEffectDescription, kOsAndroid,
-diff --git a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc b/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc
---- a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc
-+++ b/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc
-@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
- #include "base/android/jni_array.h"
- #include "base/android/jni_string.h"
- #include "base/android/scoped_java_ref.h"
-+#include "base/command_line.h"
- #include "base/strings/string16.h"
- #include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
- #include "chrome/browser/browser_process.h"
-+#include "chrome/common/chrome_switches.h"
- #include "chrome/browser/history/history_service_factory.h"
- #include "chrome/browser/ntp_tiles/chrome_most_visited_sites_factory.h"
- #include "chrome/browser/profiles/profile.h"
-@@ -161,6 +163,10 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::JavaObserver::OnURLsAvailable(
-   std::vector<int> sources;
-   std::vector<int> section_types;
-   std::vector<int64_t> data_generation_times;
-+
-+  // do not source any tile if NTP is disabled
-+  if (!base::CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess()->HasSwitch(
-+      switches::kHideNTPTiles)) {
-   for (const auto& section : sections) {
-     const NTPTilesVector& tiles = section.second;
-     section_types.resize(section_types.size() + tiles.size(),
-@@ -175,6 +181,8 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::JavaObserver::OnURLsAvailable(
-           tile.data_generation_time.ToJavaTime());
-     }
-   }
-+  }
-+
-   Java_MostVisitedSitesBridge_onURLsAvailable(
-       env, observer_, ToJavaArrayOfStrings(env, titles),
-       ToJavaArrayOfStrings(env, urls), ToJavaIntArray(env, section_types),
-diff --git a/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc b/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc
---- a/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc
-+++ b/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.cc
-@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ const char kAwaitOptimizationName[] = "Await optimization";
- const char kAwaitOptimizationDescription[] =
-     "Enables await taking 1 tick on the microtask queue.";
- 
-+const char kHideNTPTilesName[] = "Hide NTP tiles";
-+const char kHideNTPTilesDescription[] =
-+    "Hide all tiles on the New Tab Page, making it effectively empty all the time.";
-+
- const char kBleAdvertisingInExtensionsName[] = "BLE Advertising in Chrome Apps";
- const char kBleAdvertisingInExtensionsDescription[] =
-     "Enables BLE Advertising in Chrome Apps. BLE Advertising might interfere "
-diff --git a/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.h b/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.h
---- a/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.h
-+++ b/chrome/browser/flag_descriptions.h
-@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ extern const char kAutoplayPolicyDocumentUserActivation[];
- extern const char kAwaitOptimizationName[];
- extern const char kAwaitOptimizationDescription[];
- 
-+extern const char kHideNTPTilesName[];
-+extern const char kHideNTPTilesDescription[];
-+
- extern const char kBleAdvertisingInExtensionsName[];
- extern const char kBleAdvertisingInExtensionsDescription[];
- 
-diff --git a/chrome/common/chrome_switches.cc b/chrome/common/chrome_switches.cc
---- a/chrome/common/chrome_switches.cc
-+++ b/chrome/common/chrome_switches.cc
-@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ const char kAutoSelectDesktopCaptureSource[] =
- const char kBypassAppBannerEngagementChecks[] =
-     "bypass-app-banner-engagement-checks";
- 
-+// Hide all New Tab Page tiles, making it effectively empty all the time.
-+const char kHideNTPTiles[] = "hide-ntp-tiles";
-+
- // How often (in seconds) to check for updates. Should only be used for testing
- // purposes.
- const char kCheckForUpdateIntervalSec[]     = "check-for-update-interval";
-diff --git a/chrome/common/chrome_switches.h b/chrome/common/chrome_switches.h
---- a/chrome/common/chrome_switches.h
-+++ b/chrome/common/chrome_switches.h
-@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ extern const char kAuthServerWhitelist[];
- extern const char kAutoOpenDevToolsForTabs[];
- extern const char kAutoSelectDesktopCaptureSource[];
- extern const char kBypassAppBannerEngagementChecks[];
-+extern const char kHideNTPTiles[];
- extern const char kCheckForUpdateIntervalSec[];
- extern const char kCipherSuiteBlacklist[];
- extern const char kCloudPrintFile[];
--- 
-2.11.0
-

build/patches/Disable-metrics-collection-for-NTP-tiles.patch

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Subject: Disable metrics collection for NTP tiles
 diff --git a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc b/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc
 --- a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc
 +++ b/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc
-@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
+@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  #include "chrome/browser/profiles/profile_android.h"
  #include "components/favicon_base/favicon_types.h"
  #include "components/history/core/browser/history_service.h"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ diff --git a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc b/chrome/br
  #include "components/ntp_tiles/most_visited_sites.h"
  #include "components/ntp_tiles/section_type.h"
  #include "components/rappor/rappor_service_impl.h"
-@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ using ntp_tiles::NTPTilesVector;
+@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ using ntp_tiles::NTPTilesVector;
  using ntp_tiles::SectionType;
  using ntp_tiles::TileTitleSource;
  using ntp_tiles::TileSource;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ diff --git a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc b/chrome/br
  
  namespace {
  
-@@ -247,7 +245,6 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordPageImpression(
+@@ -239,7 +237,6 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordPageImpression(
      JNIEnv* env,
      const JavaParamRef<jobject>& obj,
      jint jtiles_count) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ diff --git a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc b/chrome/br
  }
  
  void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordTileImpression(
-@@ -260,18 +257,6 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordTileImpression(
+@@ -252,18 +249,6 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordTileImpression(
      jint jsource,
      jlong jdata_generation_time_ms,
      const JavaParamRef<jstring>& jurl) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ diff --git a/chrome/browser/android/ntp/most_visited_sites_bridge.cc b/chrome/br
  }
  
  void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordOpenedMostVisitedItem(
-@@ -282,12 +267,6 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordOpenedMostVisitedItem(
+@@ -274,12 +259,6 @@ void MostVisitedSitesBridge::RecordOpenedMostVisitedItem(
      jint title_source,
      jint source,
      jlong jdata_generation_time_ms) {

build/patches/Disable-smooth-scrolling-on-Linux.patch

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
-Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:11:53 +0200
-Subject: Disable smooth scrolling on Linux
-
-Smooth scrolling (while using mousewheel or arrow keys) is a really
-dumb idea. Text naturally appears as a blur while it moves, and the
-animation takes that-many milliseconds to finish, so it's a time
-waster too.
-
-Only the fallback setting, which is used on Linux, is changed; on
-Windows/MacOS, smooth scrolling remains controlled by a system
-setting.
----
- ui/gfx/animation/animation.cc | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/ui/gfx/animation/animation.cc b/ui/gfx/animation/animation.cc
---- a/ui/gfx/animation/animation.cc
-+++ b/ui/gfx/animation/animation.cc
-@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool Animation::ShouldRenderRichAnimationImpl() {
- // static
- bool Animation::ScrollAnimationsEnabledBySystem() {
-   // Defined in platform specific files for Windows and OSX.
--  return true;
-+  return false;
- }
- 
- bool Animation::PrefersReducedMotion() {
--- 
-2.11.0
-

build/patches_list.txt

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ Add-option-to-not-persist-tabs-across-sessions.patch
 Add-an-always-incognito-mode.patch
 Disable-fetching-of-all-field-trials.patch
 Disable-seed-based-field-trials.patch
-Disable-smooth-scrolling-on-Linux.patch
 Disable-plugins-enumeration.patch
 Remove-request-for-account-access-permission-on-reboot.patch
 net-cert-increase-default-key-length-for-newly-generated-RSA-keys.patch
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ Add-a-proxy-configuration-page.patch
 Do-not-ignore-download-location-prompt-setting.patch
 Disable-previews-by-default.patch
 Rollback-android-minSdkVersion-from-19-KitKat-to-16-JellyBean.patch
-Add-flag-to-show-hide-NTP-tiles.patch
 Use-4-tile-rows-never-show-logo.patch
 Disable-metrics-collection-for-NTP-tiles.patch
 Enable-site-per-process-isolation-for-devices-with-enough-memory.patch