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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by 482794793792894 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @04:12AM (#14898690)
Personally, I have it set as my default browser, so that any links that I click on in other applications open up in it and then I also have my full-blown Firefox installed for when I need to do actual browsing.

Works out really well, as Focus starts up extremely quickly (uses the native Android Webview), and I usually don't need each and every link in my browsing history, and it also means that my proper Firefox doesn't get filled up with random tabs that I didn't close out of properly.

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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by goutham2688 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @09:21AM (#14900324)
Dumb question, if Focus uses Android webview, Can google still track the webpages visited using focus. (i have clue on how the webview works)
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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by zensavona on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @09:34AM (#14900408)
No :)
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Re:Google’s native ad blocker for Chrome shows up in Android... by moosingin3space on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:38AM (#14901067)
Just did a scan of the Focus source and I don't see it using the native Android webview -- it appears to use Gecko.
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