WebApps Sandboxed Browser
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About WebApps Sandboxed Browser
WebApps is an open-source, secure, sandboxed browser for mobi/web app sites. What this means is that you can browse mobile websites/web apps securely within the app, but any external links will open in your default browser or other app. With the ability to create homescreen shortcuts, WebApps turns your favourite mobi/web apps into secure apps!
WebApps automatically uses HTTPS for all requests, and by default actually blocks any 3rd party requests (e.g. analytics, ad trackers, etc) and any insecure requests (i.e. requests that are not using HTTPS).
The main use for WebApps is that you can disable cookies, password saving, and flash/local storage on your default browser. This way, you cannot easily be tracked or have your session hijacked when on public Wifi. You can safely opt to use the mobile versions of some popular apps (like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.) instead of using their Android app counterparts, since the Android apps can leak a lot of private data (e.g. automatic photo uploads, location, your contact list, etc.).
Features:
- Works like Mozilla Prism on the desktop. This is a mostly chrome-less browser that gets out of your way.
- Much like FirefoxOS did, WebApps turns websites into secure apps on your phone (you can create shortcuts on your homescreen)
- Completely full-screen browsing (auto-hiding action bar)
- Securely browse mobile sites (uses HTTPS and rejects HTTP connections to avoid wire-tapping)
- Blocks 3rd party requests (images/scripts/iframes) like the NoScript and NotScripts plugins on the desktop
- Allows self-signed SSL certificates to be accepted and saved
- Saves website certificates and warns if the certificate changes (can detect man-in-the-middle attack)
- User agent setting allows more rich mobile experience (depending on site)
- Uses much less bandwidth than native apps (like Google+ app). No background sync'ing.
- Features local data storage and caching for reduced bandwidth usage and better speed.
- Fully open source software.
For using Google's suite of apps, try the GApps Sandboxed Browser app, which works the same as this app but contains specific handling for Google's web apps.
WebApps is open source. Visit the app's website for more information and source code. Contributions are welcome.
WebApps automatically uses HTTPS for all requests, and by default actually blocks any 3rd party requests (e.g. analytics, ad trackers, etc) and any insecure requests (i.e. requests that are not using HTTPS).
The main use for WebApps is that you can disable cookies, password saving, and flash/local storage on your default browser. This way, you cannot easily be tracked or have your session hijacked when on public Wifi. You can safely opt to use the mobile versions of some popular apps (like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.) instead of using their Android app counterparts, since the Android apps can leak a lot of private data (e.g. automatic photo uploads, location, your contact list, etc.).
Features:
- Works like Mozilla Prism on the desktop. This is a mostly chrome-less browser that gets out of your way.
- Much like FirefoxOS did, WebApps turns websites into secure apps on your phone (you can create shortcuts on your homescreen)
- Completely full-screen browsing (auto-hiding action bar)
- Securely browse mobile sites (uses HTTPS and rejects HTTP connections to avoid wire-tapping)
- Blocks 3rd party requests (images/scripts/iframes) like the NoScript and NotScripts plugins on the desktop
- Allows self-signed SSL certificates to be accepted and saved
- Saves website certificates and warns if the certificate changes (can detect man-in-the-middle attack)
- User agent setting allows more rich mobile experience (depending on site)
- Uses much less bandwidth than native apps (like Google+ app). No background sync'ing.
- Features local data storage and caching for reduced bandwidth usage and better speed.
- Fully open source software.
For using Google's suite of apps, try the GApps Sandboxed Browser app, which works the same as this app but contains specific handling for Google's web apps.
WebApps is open source. Visit the app's website for more information and source code. Contributions are welcome.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
- now handles redirects better when opening a new web app
- forces http content within the sandbox to be fetched over https rather than just blocking it
- added a "recommended web apps" wiki page for sharing web app links
- UI tweaks and bug fixes
- now handles redirects better when opening a new web app
- forces http content within the sandbox to be fetched over https rather than just blocking it
- added a "recommended web apps" wiki page for sharing web app links
- UI tweaks and bug fixes
Version update WebApps Sandboxed Browser was updated to version v2.12.1
More downloads WebApps Sandboxed Browser reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update WebApps Sandboxed Browser was updated to version v2.4
Version update WebApps Sandboxed Browser was updated to version v2.2
What are users saying about WebApps Sandboxed Browser
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One of the best FOSS apps. Tiny sacrifices in exchange for massive improvements in terms of privacy and security.
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Need improvement.
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Excellence! Thank you Toby!
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But i have a problem. Using webapps for fb and when try to open messages the app crashes. Everything else works fine. Whats goin on?
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This is one of the best I have found. I like how it always creates an icon and there are a lot of settings... However I wish it would let me use http addresses to make web apps as well. Its a pretty big inconvenience. Maybe I am misunderstanding the purpose of this app, I am not sure.
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Also, it crashed when I tried to create a homepage shortcut for OSM. But it works fine with other sites.
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I can't make the action bar go away permanently. That's kinda a huge detraction from a webapp.
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I love it but please for the love of open source get it updated on fdroid.
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Excellence! Thank you Toby!
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Nothing better than Open Source. Loving this app. Great implementation. **@dev It seriously needs a option to change that yellow bar (material design crap). Not picking on you, but it's really ugly. Since the text and menu items are white, then any solid color would work (preferably black). Still 5*'s.
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The only other things I could ask for is that this app makes shortcuts that would show on the home screen and in the app tray for every webapp it creates and that webapps could use the notification system on Android. If those two features were added, they would be even closer to their natively coded cousins. Now I can get an app experience using Facebook without being unable to edit my comments. Also, now I won't have to deal with the Facebook app's funky scrolling bug.
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Can't access whatsapp Web on my tablet in this app because of outdated desktop user agent
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Great sandbox. Dev was very helpful to answer my questions. I recommend it. Thx toby
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But how to use with fb?? It always opens in external browser? I thought i can use within webapp! How does it work? The usage faq didn't helped me. Pls help :)
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Alrite
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چرنده
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The only other things I could ask for is that this app makes shortcuts that would show on the home screen and in the app tray for every webapp it creates and that webapps could use the notification system on Android. If those two features were added, they would be even closer to their natively coded cousins. Now I can get an app experience using Facebook without being unable to edit my comments. Also, now I won't have to deal with the Facebook app's funky scrolling bug.
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Great app upto now just hope and pray that its a trusted application
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No ads, strong privacy and security, simple to use
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It's so fast...
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The only other things I could ask for is that this app makes shortcuts that would show on the home screen and in the app tray for every webapp it creates and that webapps could use the notification system on Android. If those two features were added, they would be even closer to their natively coded cousins. Now I can get an app experience using Facebook without being unable to edit my comments. Also, now I won't have to deal with the Facebook app's funky scrolling bug.
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Great app upto now just hope and pray that its a trusted application
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No ads, strong privacy and security, simple to use
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It's so fast...
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One of the best apps for this purpose.