Privacy Browser Android

Hmm... it seems that neither the debug free app nor the normal free app that I just downloaded using Yalp Store crash.

They don't crash, because they don't load the webpages in the background for some reason.

I've also updated my WebView to the Bromite-privacy-enhanced webview, but it didn't change a thing in how PB behaves. (Before you create privacy WebView, what about using Bromite's?)

I'll just wait until the next release to see if it'll magicaly fix itself, seen as I seem to be the only one experiencing the issue.

I've also got a question. If the Librem 5 becomes a successful libre phone, would you consider making a version of PB for it?

I don't think the problem has to do with loading the web pages in the background. When switching away from Privacy Browser all WebView activity is paused. When switching back to the app the activity is resumed. The crash is caused because of some unspecified command that is run when the page finishes loading says it can't run after the app has been paused (`onSaveInstanceState`). It isn't clear to me which command this could be. I have reviewed the code that runs in `onPageFinished` and it all looks fine to me.

Could you try resetting all your settings to default by clearing Privacy Browser's data and see if you can still replicate the problem? There might be some combination of settings that cause this bug to appear. If using the default settings work, you could slowly re-enable your custom settings and see if you can duplicate the issue. (You might want to backup your settings/bookmarks first if you have a lot of them.)

There is also some possibility that there is a problem with the APK hosted by F-Droid. But I downloaded it onto one of my testing devices and was not able to replicate the bug. If nothing else works, try downloading the APK hosted at https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser/changelog/.

Bromite's SystemWebView is interesting. I will take a look.

https://redmine.stoutner.com/issues/322

I am planning to begin working on other platforms once the 4.x series is well established. The Librem 5 phone is on my radar. If it gets enough market share I am planning on developing Privacy Browser for it.

And now I've become even more confused.

The browser stopped crashing, but I haven't done anything at all, except for uninstaling Brevent, linstalling Greenify and enablng it as an Xposed module, but this should all be unrelated.

On one side, I am glad it has fixed itself, but I'd still like to know what caused this bug.

My hypothesises are:

1. Brevent stopped working for me and maybe it was causing some conflict on the system level, as it had root access

2. Installing another Xposed module changed something during the loading of Xposed which was causing this random bug

3. It might have also been related to the fact that I've been internationally roaming for the whole time.

Either way, I'm glad this has fixed itself and I'm also glad I could bring your attention to Bromite's WebView.

Nevermind!¶

A wild thought has crossed my mind connected with the fact I was roaming and I've found the root of the problem!

The bug occurs when data saver is enabled and PB tries to load websites from the start in the background!