Privacy Browser Android 3.20.1 was released on 30 March 2026. It fixes a build problem on F-Droid caused by manually specifying the version of Java to use for the build. These version constraints were vestigial. They were added when the default Java version was less than 17 and I needed to force newer features. Now that the default…
Privacy Browser Android 3.20 was release on 11 March 2026. This release includes a major refactoring of the filter list system to make it more like the one implemented in Privacy Browser PC. This work took a lot of time and resulted in the release being delayed. The description of the filter lists in the…
REVENUE Total Revenue: $42,864.07 Crypto currency is a combination of Bitcoin and Monero donations. Google Play revenue comes from selling the standard flavor on Google Play. Stripe revenue comes from Liberapay donations. PayPal comes from Liberapay, sales on Samsung’s Galaxy App Store, and from direct donations. Amazon revenue comes from selling the standard flavor on the Amazon AppStore. Patreon revenue comes from Patreon donations. The majority…
BACKDOORS During 2025, Stoutner received 0 requests from governments, organizations, or individuals to insert backdoors into Privacy Browser Android, Privacy Browser PC, or Privacy Cell. During 2025, Stoutner inserted 0 backdoors into Privacy Browser Android, Privacy Browser PC, or Privacy Cell. PRIVACY During 2025, Stoutner received 0 secret requests from governments, organizations, or individuals to…
Privacy Browser Android 3.19.3 was released on 31 January 2025. A crash was fixed that manifested on certain devices and configurations when the bottom app bar was used and the keyboard was displayed when the Navigation Drawer was opened for the first time. Something about the animation of these three things caused a race condition…
Privacy Browser Android 3.19.2 was released on 10 January 2025. It fixes a layout problem with the bookmarks drawer on Android <= 10 (API <= 29). On Android <= 9 (API <= 28) there is an odd glitch (at least on my emulators) that causes the layout of the drawer to have issues when the…
REVENUE Total Revenue: $1,771.73 Google Play revenue comes from selling the standard flavor on Google Play. Stripe revenue comes from Liberapay donations. Crypto currency is a combination of Bitcoin and Monero donations. Patreon revenue comes from Patreon donations. Amazon revenue comes from selling the standard flavor on the Amazon AppStore. I have a small amount of PayPal donations, which I forgot…
Privacy Browser Android 3.19.1 was released on 2 January 2025. It fixes a crash when loading the About or Import/Export activities if OpenKeychain (both About and Import/Export) or Orbot (just About) is not installed. The cause appears to be a change in how installed packages are queried when targeting API 35 (Android 15). These activities…
BACKDOORS During 2024, Stoutner received 0 requests from governments, organizations, or individuals to insert backdoors into Privacy Browser Android, Privacy Browser PC, or Privacy Cell. During 2024, Stoutner inserted 0 backdoors into Privacy Browser Android, Privacy Browser PC, or Privacy Cell. PRIVACY During 2024, Stoutner received 0 secret requests from governments, organizations, or individuals to…
Privacy Browser Android 3.19 was released on 31 December 2024. Users can now choose to sort bookmarks alphabetically, with folders before bookmarks. When doing so, manually adjusting the sort order is disabled. When not sorting bookmarks alphabetically, there are now options to move a bookmark to the top or the bottom, instead of just the…