Re:Link Bubble - A new browser for Android
by chris_lacy on Sunday March 23, 2014 @05:40PM
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Link Bubble won't throw out those resources, so the page(s) will still be there.
Re:Link Bubble - A new browser for Android
by billynomates1 on Monday March 24, 2014 @01:55PM
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Hey Chris. Sorry to hijack this thread. Just to say I'm loving Link Bubble and think it's a great idea. However the other day I was listening to a song in the background, using youtube.com in a link bubble, as the youtube app doesn't play in the background. But the bubble closed halfway through the song and it stopped playing. It might be a good idea to somehow detect if music was playing (like Chrome does, not sure how hard that would be) and not kill the bubble. Or maybe not kill youtube/soundcloud/whatever bubbles until the user does it manually. Just a suggestion! Cheers.
Quick question for chris_lacy:
Sometimes I open links on my phone to read them on the subway when I'm offline. However, Android Chrome often decides that the 3 tabs I opened yesterday are too much for it to handle and throws them away. I try to open them on the train, it shows me a greyed screenshot of the page and a "loading" bar, then replaces the page with "You are offline." Then I scream inside my head, "No shit! That's why I opened them earlier!"
Will Link Bubble have the same problem? If so, would it be hard to address, or worth it for most users?
Edit: Also, if someone is going to link me an offline article reader, that's okay and maybe appreciated, but understand that I know those are out there and don't think my browser should be throwing loaded websites away.