Privacy Browser Android

The workaround is to temporarily disable `enableSlowWholeDocumentDraw()`. This breaks the saving of websites as images, but because this is an app-wide setting that must be initialized before any WebViews are populated, there is no way to just enable it for saving webpage images. Hopefully Google is quick to respond to the bug report and fix the issue in a future WebView release.

Implemented in https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowserAndroid.git;a=commitdiff;h=333ec579b52efbfbad89e0150c7c320822ba9ecf and scheduled for the upcoming 3.10.2 release.

Because this bug broke so many apps (and, specifically, because Samsung complained) Google has paused the rollout of the affected WebView and will shortly release a fixed version. As such, I will hold off releasing 3.10.2, although I will not close this bug report until I have verified that a fixed WebView has been rolled out.

Webview update just landed through Play store. Seems to have fixed the issue

I still have the scroll issue with a recent update (3.10) from F-Droid. I cannot get the fix from the Play Store since I have Graphene OS on my Android phone. Would the update for me be through Graphene OS?

I have Vanadium 99.0.4844.48 from https://grapheneos.org/ which is the browser for Graphene OS. Vanadium comes with Graphene OS. I flashed my Android phone with Graphene OS. Graphene OS is a privacy and security oriented version of Android. Privacy Browser worked well with Graphene OS. The Vanadium browser has no way to turn off JavaScript or WebRTC so Privacy Browser is the only browser that can to my knowledge. I downloaded Privacy Browser from F-Droid. Graphene OS does not work with the Google Play Store. I have not compiled any software, I just install it from F-Droid which is enough for my use.

The only version of WebView released to the stable channel that had this bug was 99.0.4844.48. You can either upgrade or downgrade to a different version and it will resolve your problem. For example, WebView 99.0.4844.58 resolves the issue.

For more information, see https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1299753.

It looks like GrapheneOS already has a fixed build. https://grapheneos.org/releases#2022030501

I have the "legacy" Pixel 3 with the "frozen" patch level I just noticed. F-Droid just now auto upgraded my Privacy Browser to 3.10.1 and the scroll issue is still there. I had been thinking about upgrading to a newer Pixel. Do you think this may help things?

If you look at the GrapheneOS changelog link I posted earlier, you will see that the fix is included for the legacy Pixel 3.

The scrolling issue is resolved. My Graphene OS auto update feature updated just now to Build Number SP1A.210812.016.C1.2022030501 and that fixed this issue. Privacy Browser is back to normal. Thanks for the response and thanks for Privacy Browser.

My version of Vanadium shows "Vanadium 99.0.4844.58". I saw the previous post about this version. Thanks again.