[lucas580]

Hello people, this is my first ever post on the crackberry forums and it is happily about developing a blackberry 10 app.

I have an on going project from windows I would like to now push across platforms and the first platform I have chose is Blackberry 10, My project is a web browser and I know blackberry already has an amazing web browser (I use it everyday) But I would like to give people a choice and also I would like to add as much as possible to my browser, hence why I am here! I would like to know what you would like to have from a blackberry 10 browser, if you had control of features?

If you could leave ideas bellow it would be very nice and I might be able to apply your idea to my browser.

Thank you for your time crackberry community.

Update 1: 27/06/13

I have chosen to create the app in native code but create a custom UI as the blackberry UI however pretty it is has restrictions which mean the app would be less responsive, I am currently toying with different UI designs. I will try update is as much as possible to keep you up to date!

I have found a program that makes creating the browser very easy, it also will create the browser in native code, It is called Qt Creator



Hopefully I will have something for testing within the next few weeks

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[Renaudo Waite1]

Id like the browser have a way to hide the search bar after the page has loaded kind the only thing missing from the stock one
and a cool tab viewer .

[zeeten]

I would love to be able to filter content by category. For example ; to block adult content or gambling sites etc.

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[Pallavgarg10]

Ability to download streaming media


Built in torrent download support


An integrated download manager

BLAZING FAST

[lucas580]

That could be a difficult one, maybe in later updates after I have a basic browser running

[Bla1ze]

Ability to change user agents.

[Pete The Penguin]

* Compatibility with Firefox add-ons
* DuckDuckGo as the default search engine
* A "do not track" option
* The ability to block ads and pop-ups
* Private browsing
* Tabbed browsing

[dannykavs]

A browser that has text reflow so that when I double tap to zoom I can actually read the damn font.

[AnimalPak200]

I find myself browsing and reading articles at night. I try to turn the lights off to prevent from keeping my wife up, but the all-white empty page that shows while a URL is loading kills my eyes in the dark.

So... maybe an option to set a dark 'empty/loading' page? Also an inverted contrast 'reader mode' with dark background and light text would be awesome.

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[Pallavgarg10]

That could be a difficult one, maybe in later updates after I have a basic browser running

at least gimme streaming media downloads

oh n user agents

[bobo616]

Ability to change the search engines to something like startpage.com and user agent . Clearing cookies and history when you close it,hiding of the address bar. Swiping to go back and forward pages and a quick way to scroll to the top or bottom of a page.

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[lucas580]

I am very happy with the feedback I am getting from this post, I have started pulling together a list of user agent and also started looking into what code type to use, currently im stuck between Native or Air.

[rider997]

I am very happy with the feedback I am getting from this post, I have started pulling together a list of user agent and also started looking into what code type to use, currently im stuck between Native or Air.

I'm not sure that there's a single Air app out there with decent performance, making it a very poor candidate for a web browser, which needs every bit of speed possible.


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[Pete The Penguin]

I am very happy with the feedback I am getting from this post, I have started pulling together a list of user agent and also started looking into what code type to use, currently im stuck between Native or Air.

Go Native, preferably C - Air isn't a good solution for a browser due to the performance overheads.

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[lucas580]

Ok fair enough, I will look closer into the native side, thank you for the advice

[jayzinho]

Private browsing

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[Wolfgan]

I you look a previous threads related to PlayBook alternate browsers (ie http://forums.crackberry.com/playboo...thread-682421/ , http://forums.crackberry.com/playboo...elease-809048/) you may see the main requests are usually around:

* Basic customization (home page, search engine, flash / javascript / popup blocking, private mode, tabs, etc)
* Bookmarks management (from simple import/export to cloud sync)
* Adblocking
* Reader mode (simplified view), also related: offline reading mode
* Downloads manager (also related: media discovery for download -ie youtube videos-)
* User Agent String configuration (global or it it may be also included as an advanced option for bookmarks, as per site settings)

I agree with others commenting before, if you need to decide on language better go native C++, Cascades; as that's the primary platform for BB10, and where all new features/APIs are made available.
Looking forward your first release! Wolf

[Pete The Penguin]

I you look a previous threads related to PlayBook alternate browsers (ie http://forums.crackberry.com/playboo...thread-682421/ , http://forums.crackberry.com/playboo...elease-809048/) you may see the main requests are usually around:

* Basic customization (home page, search engine, flash / javascript / popup blocking, private mode, tabs, etc)
* Bookmarks management (from simple import/export to cloud sync)
* Adblocking
* Reader mode (simplified view), also related: offline reading mode
* Downloads manager (also related: media discovery for download -ie youtube videos-)
* User Agent String configuration (global or it it may be also included as an advanced option for bookmarks, as per site settings)

I agree with others commenting before, if you need to decide on language better go native C++, Cascades; as that's the primary platform for BB10, and where all new features/APIs are made available.
Looking forward your first release! Wolf

I totally forgot about C++ for Native apps, this make it easier for using the Cascades UI too.

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[dynot]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but what is a user agent and what benefits does it provide the average user?

As for my suggestions, they've already been mentioned above: bookmark management, text reflow, ad blocking, and clearing history on close.

[lucas580]

I did underestimate the amount of people who want a new browser on BB10, Just thought I would warn this could take awhile to develop, but I will give it my all and try my best to impress the crackberry community, Any help in development or testing would be greatly appreciated

[Pete The Penguin]

Don't mean to hijack this thread but what is a user agent and what benefits does it provide the average user?

As for my suggestions, they've already been mentioned above: bookmark management, text reflow, ad blocking, and clearing history on close.

A user agent is what your browser appears as to websites - with some browsers you can change this to make sites designed for one browser work with yours (or work better).

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[the_igg]

No Adobe Air please As everyone else already mentioned, I have not seen an app with decent performance when written in Air. So Cascades will be the way to go I would love to be able to peek between pages.

[lucas580]

No Adobe Air please As everyone else already mentioned, I have not seen an app with decent performance when written in Air. So Cascades will be the way to go I would love to be able to peek between pages.

Excellent idea for going through pages, not so easy to create

[bobo616]

Any update on this?

[lucas580]

Any update on this?

Hello all,

I have currently been working on our desktop version of the browser because it needed some serious updates, That doesn't mean mobile has been out of mind. I have been doing research on all the functionality the browser needs to have. I don't want to dive in and make a browser then update all the features in. I am working on it and I will give you all a proper update ASAP.