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@luetage I don't install malicious apps, I don't use extensions or blockers, and my other three browsers were Samsung that came with the device, Chrome, and Opera. It's not that I don't see any ads. It's that I don't have popups or anything obtrusive. The browser runs faster and smoother than any other browser on the device (YMMV). Each of these spam pages has had something to do with a sweepstakes, congratulating me for having won something, and was not clearable without pressing on a link in the page which, needless to say, I would not do. Needless to say, I do not click on sweepstakes links. A clue may be that it appears I may have been on a public WiFi in a government building when the first one appeared. Another clue is that in each case, the browser page I had arrived on (before the obstructive popup took over) was linked from the facebook app, since I was killing time while waiting on queue. I have since removed the facebook app from my device, because it runs in the background gobbling battery and reporting on me to facebook, even when it is "closed." Stinking criminals.
In extremis, I still kill time on facebook, but I do so from within Vivaldi Mobile (which runs faster than the app), and so far without incident.
So there you go.
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@luetage For fun, I checked Vivaldi mobile browser's default settings. It blocks pop-ups and redirects, and some ads. It only shows notifications with permission, and the mic and camera are blocked unless I turn them on. So it's not without security.
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It's nice to hear that at least the annoying ads won't be there. However, me and so the ads interfere with the pages and sometimes match the aesthetic appearance of the page. The blockage ads also helps you to load the page much faster so the translation that you just need to block those intrusive and harmful ads doesn't have the power to do so. I would prefer Vivaldi to give the user a choice in this matter as I wrote earlier and to decide for himself how to block the ads and not everything depending on Vivaldi's policy. In case no add-ons or blocking of ads not only sensitive ones are added, it is enough to wait for the modified version of the application.
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@MattSolo45 In the translation strings there is one, Extensions, inherent to Sync, perhaps in later versions will be implemented.
@luetage As it says @Ayespy there's a possibility to block "Popups and redirections" and "Announcements", it's obviously not like uBlock but it makes advertising less invasive. If you really want to delete everything you can try Blokada that works with any browser.
"Non è tanto chi sei quanto quello che fai che ti qualifica" - "Il coraggio non è la mancanza di paura ma bensì la consapevolezza che qualcosa sia più importante della paura stessa" - Vivaldi il browser che si adatta all'utente
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@MattSolo45 Can't really talk about features. All I can say is, if you try it when it comes out, you might find it does what you want - without add-ons.
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@Ayespy Well, this had nothing to do with the browser you used apparently, but it doesn't make any sense to discuss it, since I can't compare.
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@Folgore101 I don't need an adblocker, I am rooted and have an edited hosts file. Blocking popups is standard on many mobile browsers, this isn't innovative by any stretch. Oh well, we will see. But I am willing to predict that the new Firefox mobile will be hard to beat in terms of UI.
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@luetage What's the new Firefox mobile? Firefox Focus, Firefox Preview or none of these?
"Non è tanto chi sei quanto quello che fai che ti qualifica" - "Il coraggio non è la mancanza di paura ma bensì la consapevolezza che qualcosa sia più importante della paura stessa" - Vivaldi il browser che si adatta all'utente
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@Folgore101 said in Mobile Browser Version:
@luetage Firefox Preview
It's still unfinished and missing features, but promising. Almost wish they wouldn't bring back extensions, but it's planned.
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I use the Brave Browser in my smartphone, include adblocker and no track..
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@luetage Okay, i tried it a month ago and i'm actually missing a few things that i think are useful. Not needing Sync, for my use, i still prefer Via Browser but i have high expectations for Vivaldi Mobile.
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Maybe this is the best time to release Vivaldi Mobile? It's been almost 2/3 years now and wait a while longer is not a cool option for users. Anyway, I know you'll say not ready yet this and that but you use this browser so your hunger has been satisfied and it's easier for you to wait for a refined version. But more likely the one who hasn't seen the gift and not the one who's already seen what he'll get but has to wait a little longer for his gift so it's calmer. yes I know better is the surprise but I'd rather not wait for this surprise the next day/month or another year... -
@MattSolo45 you know that insisting on asking for it doesn't make it happen earlier? What if they don't know themselves and don't want to make promises they can't fulfil?
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@iAN-CooG Vivaldi is a product whose slogan is Browser for our friends or Created for the freedom of the user so I can write what I think. So if it's for us, why doesn't Vivaldi inform us about the progress of work, e.g. mobile version, or anything else, until they say it's good. With not one other company or programmer with a similar system of values I can easily learn about how the work goes and what will be done next.
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@MattSolo45 said in Mobile Browser Version:
why doesn't Vivaldi inform us about the progress of work, e.g. mobile version,
Actually, you are informed about progress of work. You were informed when it was in development, you have been informed that it is in testing, you have heard from Jon that he anticipates it will be out this year, but it is impossible to predict what state it will reach by what time.
I can attest from what is now years of experience, that receiving daily changelogs on the progress of a software product can be quite misleading for a user or a tester in estimating how far we have come and how far we have to go. At times, months worth of work has to be discarded and a fresh start taken when it comes to this or that aspect of the product, because although the prior direction of development could lead to a product, it would never be a satisfactory one. And to stick to one path because "we've come too far to change now" is simply short-sighted.
We see evidence of this in the histories of Windows, Chrome, multiple AV products, Quickbooks, MS Office, and software products too numerous to mention. Their management makes a work plan and sticks to it, even when it leads to an inferior result.
So what Vivaldi does is let us know when things are ready, not when they are 66% ready, because today's 66% may turn into tomorrow's 15%, and then imagine the outcry.
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That said, everyone is welcome to express themselves in a friendly and civil fashion. Everyone is free to put in their two cents worth. And no matter what users post, the developers will continue to do their level best to get out each product and each feature as soon as they possibly can, irrespective of the clamor outside the door. Vivaldi is developed "for" our friends, but not "by" our friends.
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In a workshop in my town there is a sign, which says "We have 3 ways of working, fast, good and cheap. The customer can choose 2 of them'. With Vivaldi I also like the result to be of quality, although it takes longer to do so.
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@MattSolo45 I'm sorry to read that you feel angry and disappointed about Vivaldi's latest development. While I understand your frustration, please bear in mind that it takes time to build a good product (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Opera took more than 10 years to be where they are today). We’re still a small team. Sorry for testing your patience but please don’t hurry in dropping us right away. We are extremely close to our android launch. We would not want to loose you. As genuine is your feedback and disappointment, your constructive feedback for our mobile is extremely critical for us. We request you to stay on. There are good times ahead.
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@gaelle This is another answer, which is intended to take the subject further away. I'm more interested in why Vivaldi, although he might not show up a little bit his mobile version. Everyone knows it's not finished yet and it'll take some time before it's okay. What stands in the way of me showing it? Vivaldi's fear of a competition that will copy the solutions? Although they will do it anyway. Fear that a given option will not be available for release or will disappear temporarily? I think we live in times when we see that something was cut out because it wasn't ready or just didn't fit (especially in the game development process). So I don't know and I don't understand why Vivaldi won't do it. It's just stupid. You want users to respect peace of mind and give developers time to work quietly, and at the same time the time they give users is less important to you. For example, I don't want to give time now for something that will be later, so I prefer to put it off and devote time to what is now and thus do not waste time on a great expectation because someone said so. And further translations from @Ayespy or @Catweazle are redundant, because whoever is sitting on the forum already knows their standard formulas for defending Vivaldi and it leads to the same thing all the time.
