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Denys Séguret
Denys Séguret

Reputation: 382414

Is there a browser on android accepting extensions?

I know how to make java programs on android, and I've yet included Browsers in my programs, but I'm more looking for the kind of extension system (with code in javascript) that we have on our desktop versions of Firefox and Chrome.

Is there something similar on Android ?

My goal would be to port one of my Chrome extensions to Android. Do the Chrome team make something for Android ?

Upvotes: 14

Views: 24451

Answers (8)

k8C
k8C

Reputation: 424

Kiwi is a Chrome-based browser that allows extensions. I don't know why no one mentions it. Dolphin and Yandex are from China and Russia

Upvotes: 2

Sâsī
Sâsī

Reputation: 1

Yandex browser supports extensions.But it becomes a bit slow if you add extensions.But it works best when compared with Firefox browser or other stuff.

Upvotes: 0

SwordSoft Network Official
SwordSoft Network Official

Reputation: 11

Yandex Browser supports Chrome Extensions.

Upvotes: 1

Stan
Stan

Reputation: 8768

Russian company has released Yandex Browser Alpha, based on Chromium, and it accepts desktop Chrome extensions. Opera addons also should work.

Also FireFox for Android supports WebExtensions, which are somewhat compatible with Chrome extensions API.

Upvotes: 2

rogerdpack
rogerdpack

Reputation: 66891

Chrome Android doesn't support them. The common workarounds (if you want to still use chrome) are to add a WebView and then inject javascript into that (in branding terms, it "looks" like your own browser but you're just leveraging WebView). Another theoretical possibility is instructing users to create and use a bookmarklet that "does something they want" those do work on chrome, though only if you type their name into the omnibox and run from there. FWIW, that's about all I've found. I suppose if you were truly desperate you might be able to build your own full copy of Chromium and use that, as well (though it would be tricky to include all parts of it like DRM...)

Upvotes: 0

Rui Vieira
Rui Vieira

Reputation: 5338

You can try Firefox for Android. You can write extensions for it.

Upvotes: 8

Marino Linaje
Marino Linaje

Reputation: 612

There are not many mobile browsers supporting extension.

Indeed, I have been interested in this question for the last year and I only found Dolphin (as @vvieux wrote) supporting add-ons and other cool features announced few days ago. Firefox Mobile ones look very "simple" for me.

The Dolphin API can be found here with two different approaches as you can see:

  • Add-on (quite simple):

    A Dolphin Add-on is an Android application that interacts with the Dolphin browser to create new functionality. An Add-on can interact with web pages or with browser features such as bookmarks, history, and tabs.

  • Web App accessing "native" features:

    Dolphin gives developers the option of publishing an app, not as a package, but as a thin-client web app for Dolphin users.

As a personal note: I hope to go with the second ones soon.

Upvotes: 5

vieux
vieux

Reputation: 24427

There are several extensions in Dolphin Browser

Upvotes: 0

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