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As per title, Help me choose a browser for android I have non rooted device. After all the researches I found best for me would be 1: Mull but with Some way for knowing which site have saved any data on my device (Maybe by extension or some defined page like about:config type) But as per my research I do not found any such thing. 2:Cromite or like it but with extension support like kiwi. 3:Privacy browser but just give assurance that google will not track me (as I have nonrooted device I have default webview).

I dont think that Vivaldi,Opera or brave stand anywhere when it is about privacy.

Help/advice/correct me!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why not using Firefox, Firefox Focus or Brave?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Because Mull is hardened Firefox without telemetry. Brave is Chromium based and the company is shady.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

U did not readed it well. As firefox on android do not have sandboxing and segregation things It cant give individual websites permissions like js cookie etc. Firefox due to same reason cannot tell about WHICH SITE IS SAVING WHAT DATA ON MY DEVICE.I need to know that info so I am asking for any solution but as per what I know there are no solutions

Sorry for poor english

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

cant give individual websites permissions like js cookie etc.

Don't you think there is a reason why none of browsers provide this feature? Do you seriously want to open a website and be greeted with 30 pop ups asking "do you want to allow javascript on api.example.com website?". Then instantly "do you want to allow loading static images/media on api.example.com website?". Point is - it's not how web works.

WHICH SITE IS SAVING WHAT DATA ON MY DEVICE

Imagine in your perfect world you get a pop up saying "Firefox has detected that example.com has saved 2 cookies on your device and they consume 43 bytes of your storage space. Do you want to delete them?". Again, even if it saves cached data (static images) - why would you care? Firefox has addons that can help you to get rid of tracking cookies.

Please learn on how internet works. There is no such thing as "website", especially in your context. Technically, your requested features could be possible to implement, but that would break like 100℅ of websites. And what you are probably looking for is something like Postman, but for Android. 🙆

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Don’t you think there is a reason why none of browsers provide this feature? Cromite does provide it I am writing this reply from it and only some website have js enabled like lemmy instance I use,masto etc. Rest open without it and if something breaks I change settings for it. But I dont hate js, its fine and I was just explaining how I want things to happen. *Firefox has detected that example.com has saved 2 cookies ... * I was not saying that but as in chromium or in ff desktop u can check which site have saved what data in settings I just want something like that (Nobody wants that much interupping popups) that would break like 100℅ of websites. Chrome does it and everything works

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Noscript does exactly that. Poorly there is no exception to allow x origin only on y domain. But yeah, its supported very well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

But all this is available in desktop Firefox. Partially built-in, partially via add-ons. The mobile version is very limited.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The uMatrix add-on for Firefox seems to do what you want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Thanks, will try

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This makes no sense. Firefox with noscript and "forgetmenot" can selectively allow Javascript per domain, and to save cookies.

This cookie quick manager is probably an extension you want.

https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/collections/17446767/Fenix-Addons/

This is a custom addon collection, I will add cookie quick manager if its missing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks this is exact thing I was looking for. A bit more explanation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Use noscript and ublock to control what gets to your browser and what gets executed there. Noscript is so underrated, its literally the best way to remove tracking. All these superficial blockers cant reach manual opt-in for javascript, selected by origin.

Forgetmenot replaces firefox desktop functionality, but does even more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Out of context but do u use ff sync or not?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yes its great. Biggest reason why Chromium is not an option, apart from UserChrome.css, user.js, many addons and an addon store not by google not requiring an account

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Hmm but as in screenshot U cant remove all types of data as platform limitation.