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Chrome for UBports?

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      AppLee @mbzadegan
      last edited by 2 Sept 2019, 09:11

      @mbzadegan
      Why bother ?
      What is wrong with Morph Browser ?
      Firefox and Chrome despite all their qualities have both many flows and one of many is memory usage, I'm happy with morph and don't need an alternative right now.
      Plus all webApp are based on morph allowing light weight and efficient apps

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        dobey @mbzadegan
        last edited by 2 Sept 2019, 13:46

        @mbzadegan Google owns Chrome, so we don't get to choose what platforms it supports.

        For Chromium, the Morph browser is based on the open source engine used in Chromium, via QtWebEngine.

        Neither Chromium nor Firefox support Mir as a rendering back-end, therefore they cannot run natively. Also, neither browser has a responsive UI by default, so they are not friendly on phone/tablet devices.

        Even with QtWebEngine, with upstream Qt maintaining and doing the work, there are still many missing points of integration between the Chromium engine and Qt, which result in lack of WebGL, video acceleration, and camera support in our environment. Getting those solved would be far more beneficial than having Google ship a version of Chrome for UT, or other "alternate" browsers which are not installed by default. Firefox would also have many of these same issues even when it becomes possible to build a native version of it.

        Once we are able to switch to using the Wayland client protocols, it will be possible to get a native build of Firefox working. However, there will still be many integration points required so that Firefox properly requests access to microphone, camera, location, etc… None of these things are trivial tasks.

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          TotalSonic @mbzadegan
          last edited by TotalSonic 9 Feb 2019, 20:54 2 Sept 2019, 15:38

          @mbzadegan - Chromium is available in the default Libertine repos but it crashes on launch due to it being incompatible with UT currently.
          You can run Firefox in Libertine but it runs very slowly and is prone to crashing. If you want to try this for yourself, instructions on how to install it are at
          https://blog.arubislander.nl/2018/10/running-firefox-in-1604-libertine.html?m=1
          and
          https://github.com/jdonald/firefox-armhf/releases

          There is a native UT web browser that is an alternative to Morph that works well in the Open Store called "Demo Browser" - https://open-store.io/app/demobr.mateo-salta

          Best regards,
          Steve Berson

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            Peter Gamma @TotalSonic
            last edited by 10 Jun 2022, 19:42

            We are currently struggeling to get to connect a Linux (Pine) phone to a HDMI monitor. Very bad experience with micro-usb to HDMI adapter. We tested three of those, not all on the PinePhone, none of them worked.

            Only one worked a long time ago, and was gone then and not replaceable. We bought a Google Chromecast 3, which worked right away with the Google apps from the Google play store. Unfortunately, big brother Google is always watching what you are watching on the screen.

            But what are the alternatives? A Chrome browser installed on a Windows PC could stream to a Google Chromecast 3 without additional plugins. Unfortunately, whe could not find an installation instruction for Chrome for the PinePhone PostmarketOS. (We only go back to Ubuntu Touch for the PinePhone, if LibreOffice works on it.) But a Chrome browser could be an easy way to mirror your phone to a HDMI monitor when connected to a Google Chromecast.

            PETER GAMMA (Physiologist), MEDITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE SWITZERLAND

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              Emphrath @Peter Gamma
              last edited by 11 Jun 2022, 14:07

              @peter-gamma if you want a reliable casting experience on UT, you need a Microsoft Miracast

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                Emphrath @Peter Gamma
                last edited by 11 Jun 2022, 14:07

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                  Peter Gamma @Emphrath
                  last edited by 11 Jun 2022, 22:09

                  @emphrath said in Chrome for UBports?:

                  Microsoft Miracast

                  We have read that someone tried to hack the Google Chromecast, but he was nt successful, altough there are instructions available. Is there no open cast stick?

                  PETER GAMMA (Physiologist), MEDITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE SWITZERLAND

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                    Keneda @Peter Gamma
                    last edited by 11 Jun 2022, 22:48

                    @peter-gamma
                    Microsoft miracast works with UT, he says.

                    2015-2023 : Meizu MX4 ☠️⚰️✝️
                    2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ☠️⚰️✝️
                    2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5 waiting UT for freedom 😉
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                      Peter Gamma @Keneda
                      last edited by 12 Jun 2022, 03:28

                      @keneda Privacy Guys have a problem with Chrome Cast, we don t know how it is with Microsoft Miracast as fas as privacy is concerned, an open device would be better.

                      PETER GAMMA (Physiologist), MEDITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE SWITZERLAND

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                        Emphrath @Peter Gamma
                        last edited by 12 Jun 2022, 09:48

                        @peter-gamma There is NO such thing at the moment. The only two ways to use a transparent solution is whether to use the slimport cable and a Nexus 5, or to use Miraclecast, as discussed in the thread where you decided to start that one. Sadly, it seems miraclecast uses a protocol that is not fully recognized by UT. Last thoughts: if privacy is what you're looking for, I wouldn't be too scared of the Miracast dongle. While Google likes to be perpetually online, and usually stores voice and other data, the Miracast is actually an old thing by industry standards, from a time where sharing your whole life with the www for money was really not a thing (that is, before Windows 10). I think it's pretty safe to use, especially offline

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