Link Bubble - A new browser for Android

Re:Link Bubble - A new browser for Android by e15ctr0n on Sunday March 23, 2014 @04:00PM (#7454841)

Is this app just a wrapper around the default Android browser? 904k seems to be a bit small for "an all-new browser".

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Re:Link Bubble - A new browser for Android by chris_lacy on Sunday March 23, 2014 @04:06PM (#7454871)

Link Bubble uses the Android WebView for rendering, yes. But the API is pretty deficient in a few key areas, and I will likely have to switch to a custom modified version of Android 4.4's WebView at some point.

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Re:Link Bubble - A new browser for Android by e15ctr0n on Sunday March 23, 2014 @04:11PM (#7454903)

If the app uses Android WebView for rendering, then its description on the Play Store as an "all-new browser" is a little disingenuous. The article by The Next Web[1] that is quoted in the description on the Play Store starts off by comparing the app with Chrome, Firefox, Dolphin and Opera, which seems to reinforce the wrong impression.

[1] http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/03/21/link-bubble-reimagines...

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Re:Link Bubble - A new browser for Android by chris_lacy on Sunday March 23, 2014 @05:48PM (#7455350)

I'm talking about the interface that presents the web to the user, not the underlying method of rendering the web.

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