bromite VS ungoogled-chromium-android

Our goal with the Chromium provided in CalyxOS has been to provide a browser with a solid base of privacy and security enhancements vs Chromium (and by extension, vs Chrome) while still allowing most sites and WebView-based apps to function as expected out of the box. We do this by using select changes from Cromite (and prior to that, Bromite). Some of these include the under-the-hood deactivation of intrusive features and analytics, while others provide additional site settings to adjust features like WebGL and WebRTC, features which are sometimes necessary but which can aid in fingerprinting or identification when turned on. We also bring in the legacy ad blocker from Bromite/Cromite to offer some reasonable protection from the worst kinds of ads. You can find and adjust these features in Settings.

https://github.com/bromite/bromite Browser (based on Chrome)

Normally, I'd recommend Bromite as a lightweight Chromium-based browser with built-in adblocking, but the project appears to be asleep right now. It might be worth checking it in a few weeks, though.

Bromite via either its site/Fdroid, GitHub or Woolyss site has a bottom bar available in accessibility settings. (The first one has been unmaintained for a while, but has auto updates available if they ever drop. The other two are up to date but must be updated manually.)

Bromite hasn't been updated since December: https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases

context: https://github.com/bromite/bromite/issues/2141

From the project head wchen342: "I won't be able to update the versions for some time. If possible please use one of the browsers listed here in the meantime." https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium-android/issues/123

It hasn't been updated in more than a year

Official Bromite and the original Ungoogled Chromium for Android are both no longer maintained: - https://github.com/bromite/bromite - https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium-android

Here is the patch Ungoogled uses (from Bromite), but it is 13 versions outdated: https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium-android/blob/master/patches/Bromite/Add-bookmark-import-export-actions.patch

First off, Ungoogled Chromium is not being actively maintained so it's a security risk.

Ungoogled Chromium is no longer maintained the Dev recommends using something else.

Add Ungoogled Chromium

Kiwi Browser and Ungoogled Chromium for Android support chrome extensions on mobile. I'm pretty sure Samsung Browser does as well? If not try those.

Browser: It might sound surprising but this is the easiest part. If you're using Chrome, install Bromite or Ungoogled Chromium. If you're using Firefox, install Mull. There are some simpler browsers, you can test them out if you want. For syncing bookmarks, use xBrowserSync.