I’ve been using Samsung Internet for a very long time, knowing it isn’t the best one for privacy. However, the user experience with it is, for me, unmatched by any other browser, including Vivaldi, Brave, and any Firefox forks.

So here’s what I’m looking for in a browser:

  • preferably FOSS

  • some control on privacy setting, less trackers/fingerprinting, etc. Doesn’t have to be the most hardened.

  • decent dark mode for web pages (Dark Reader is OK)

  • bottom search bar

  • bottom tabs bar rather than tab switcher

  • a quit button I don’t have to tap and scroll 2 times to find. Ideally it’d be placed on the main bottom bar

  • the quit button must clear cache and close all tabs, so I think it should be native and not an extension, but maybe I’m wrong?

Is there any browser that can give me that?

I’d love using Fennec as my main - and God knows I’ve tried multiple times to - but missing some of those feature mad it hard for me to leave Samsung Internet behind. ATM I’m using both browsers BTW.

Any suggestion is appreciated!

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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    15 days ago

    What is a “quit button”?

    Firefox (or their forks) should satisfy everything else.

    • char_stats@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      15 days ago

      What is a “quit button”?

      Not sure if that’s sarcastic, but it’s a button you tap so the browser will quit/close/exit. Most browsers (including FF and its forks) have it, and it can be configured so that it clears personal browsing data (such as history, tabs, cookies, cache) upon quitting the session.

      • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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        15 days ago

        I’ve never seen a quit button in an app. When you want to close it, you just swipe up from the bottom of the screen…

  • Zoldyck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 days ago

    Both Firefox and Vivaldi are far superior to “Samsung Internet”. Nobody should use that crap, ever.

  • Ilandar@lemm.eeEnglish
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    15 days ago

    It depends how important the tab bar feature is to you. Firefox has pretty much every other feature you’ve listed there and would be my recommendation. Otherwise, Vivaldi has all of the functionality but isn’t FOSS and is potentially less private. It would still be a lot better than Samsung Internet in those areas, though.

  • Terevos@lemm.eeEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I think the best you’re gonna get is Firefox. It has the vast majority of the features you list.

  • Stomata@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I would say keep two browser. For me I have Ironfox as main. And Cromite as secondary browser. Both are open source. Cromite fulfills some of your requirements like dark mode for web,bottom search, ad and tracker blocker and that clear browsing data on exit