https://github.com/sileneer/hydrogen-browser
An Android web browser based on WebView.
https://github.com/sileneer/hydrogen-browser
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An Android web browser based on WebView.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sileneer/hydrogen-browser
- Owner: sileneer
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-05-03T15:00:58.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-03-04T21:10:59.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-03-05T03:12:21.205Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: android, java, kotlin, webview
- Language: Kotlin
- Homepage:
- Size: 16.8 MB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Hydrogen Browser
This project is open source under [MIT License](https://github.com/sileneer/Hydrogen-Browser/blob/master/LICENSE)
The release notes are also available in [Simplified Chinese](https://github.com/lzh7522/Hydrogen-Browser/blob/master/README_zh-cn.md)
## What is Hydrogen Browser
Hydrogen Browser is a mobile browser running on Android.
## Release Notes
### v0.4.0_alpha
Release date: 23 February 2026
1. New: Full rewrite with Jetpack Compose and Material 3
2. New: Dynamic color (Material You) support on Android 12+
3. New: Expandable menu in address bar (back, forward, home, settings)
4. New: Tab management with dropdown menu
5. Optimise: Simplified address bar layout
6. Optimise: Redesigned open source dialog with MIT license info
7. Optimise: Edge-to-edge display
8. Remove: Splash screen branding image
### v0.3.0_alpha
Release date: 4 June 2021
1. Optimise: Refactor the settings page by RecyclerView
2. Optimise: Refactor the project into different package
3. Fix: No animation when quiting the app
### v0.2.4_alpha
Release date: 21 May 2021
1. Fix: The inconformity of the back and forward icon
### v0.2.3_alpha
1. Fix: The height of WebView will change when the page finishes loading
2. Fix: Clicking on the address bar when loading the page will lead to the loss of focus after the page finishes loading
### v0.2.2_alpha
Release date: 9 May 2021
1. New: Progress bar when loading
2. Optimise: Immersive status bar
3. Optimise: No action bar for every activity
4. Optimise: The animation when opening the MainActivity
5. Optimise: Some minor UI change
6. Fix: Incorrect display of about page
7. Fix: Incorrect display of hint in the address bar
8. Known issue: Incorrect display in dark mode
### v0.2.1_alpha
Release date: 7 May 2021
1. New: App icon
2. Optimise: The action bar and tab icon
3. Fix: The back icon is not enable when WebView can go back
4. Known issue: Version Name is not updated
### v0.2.0_alpha
Release date: 7 May 2021
1. New: Settings
2. New: Switch search engine
3. New: Homepage settings
4. New: About and open source page
5. Optimise: Refactor the WebView
6. Fix: User will exit the browser when keeping going back from the first page
7. Known issue: When loading some website, like baidu baijiahao, the site cannot be successfully loaded
8. Known issue: Settings > Advanced is not clickable
9. Known issue: When the search engine has changed, display in search bar is not correct
### v0.1.0_alpha
Release date: 3 May 2021
1. New: Basic function of web browsing
2. New: Address bar search
3. New: Popup menus