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Add to SafariWhen comparing Flynx vs Bromite, the Slant community recommends Bromite for most people. In the question“What are the best Android web browsers?” Bromite is ranked 6th while Flynx is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose Bromite is:
Installation size 88 to 105 MB (depends upon OEM manufacturer & usage by user).
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Articles can be saved for offline reading
A simple double-tap will save an article that can be pulled up at any time. All this is done in the background as to not interfere browsing.
Pro Built-in reading mode
Blogs and articles can be opened in a distraction-free mode that even removes ads, saves memory and uses up less data.
Pro Loads links in the background
Flynx can open up to 4 links simultaneously in the background. This can eliminate having to wait for each page to load.
Pro App optimization
Installation size 88 to 105 MB (depends upon OEM manufacturer & usage by user).
Pro Respects your privacy better than all other Chromium based browsers
DNS over https (require more flexibility if possible).
Pro Optimizated RAM usage
Average (depends upon web page complexity).
Pro Excellent bookmarks management
Import & Export Bookmarks, very few browsers have this rare functionality.
Pro Up to date with the Chromium releases
Pro Developer options
Can be enabled.
Pro Browser aside app
Browser has “optional (additional app)” functionality of acting as SYSTEM WEBVIEW support (but requires rooting Android).
Pro Customizable adblock filters
Pro AV1 codec support
Pro Allows playing videos in background tabs and disable pause on switching tabs
Pro Shows warnings for TLSv1.0/TLSv1.1 pages
Pro Removes click-tracking and AMP from search results
Pro Supports DNS over HTTPS
Help in detail by guide on "Enter a correctly formatted url" (require more flexibility if possible), check clarification for more.
Cons
Con No desktop sync
Although there's a sync option to sync across devices, it has no web client. If you want to view the links on your desktop, there's no feature for that.
Con Messes with any video played full screen
The screen flickers in full screen video mode if any Flynx bubble is open.
Con Asks for unnecessary permissions
Asks for phone state permission which is not required for the app to function.
Con Could be a little buggy sometimes
Slows down your phone occasionally.
Con Doesn't support drop down menus
Con Still contains spyware
Default homepage is spyware and searches are enabled by default.
Con Big target for hackers
Bromite is a big target for hackers because it's a Chromium fork.
Con Not secure
Bromite lacks ad blocking and other privacy protecting features.
Con Eats up battery life
Because it's very fast, which puts pressure on the RAM & hence ultimately on battery.
Con Bromite = Google Chrome
It uses Chrome for the query.
