einkbro

A small, fast web browser based on Android WebView. It's tailored for E-Ink devices but also works great on normal android devices.

License

Other

It's a lightweight browser to provide powerful features designed for Eink devices.

E-Ink specific features

* pageUp / pageDown / Back button on toolbar

* Physical volume keys for pageUp/pageDown

* Tapping on screen left/right edge for pageUp/Down (finger button on toolbar)

* Desktop mode feature

* All icons in high contrast colors

* Tab count count toolbar

* Font size change button

* Bold font button

* Reader mode

* Vertical Read mode

Basic UI/Handling:

* optimized for one hand handling (toolbar at bottom)

* tab control (switch, open, close unlimited tabs)

* full material design

* fullscreen browsing (optional)

* navigation button in fullscreen mode

* fast toggle for most important settings

* advanced gesture control for toolbar and navigation button

Some nice extra features:

* small size

* search on site

* open links in background

* Websearch (from marked text context menu)

* screenshots of the whole website

* share/save as PDF

* open links in other apps (for example YouTube)

Permissions that may be used

* INTERNET: it's a browser, so it's expected.

* READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: for saving web page as PDF or epub file, and for downloading files.

* INSTALL_SHORTCUT: to install web shortcuts on Home.

* ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: when using some navigation web site, or some web service that needs location, these permissions are needed.

Creator

plateaukao

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