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@@davidinchcliff4560 Hello David! Sorry if it came off as rambling, I definitely try to be concise. I have slowed my pace down though. Hope you were still able to find some useful information from the video!
I have a question but first of all fantastic vid and amazing channel... First video I saw without looking I assumed this channel has over 1 million subs (keep up the good work and channel will get there) I wanted to ask while using Kiwi when watching a full screen video in landscape for me the video shifts to the left and gets cut of on the left every time even RUclips on the browser when I tested it. Have you came across this issue and maybe find a fix?
Hello W-W 18! Thank you very much, and I'm so glad you like the videos! I haven't seen that issue yet, I always use the RUclips app though. I just tried out a RUclips video in Kiwi and everything rotated to landscape just fine--both fullscreen and not. I'm on a Samsung phone at the moment, I'll try it on a Poco device tonight and see if there's a difference. That's a weird one though. Can I ask what phone you're using or OS?
Sadly, this is the only normal browser for Android, it is not ideal, there is no synchronization, and the ability to transfer settings between devices, Every time you have to set everything up again, to be honest it infuriates me a little, but the opportunity to install extensions and use the Internet without annoying garbage is attractive.
Hello PiZZa! Thank you! I almost made this video a comparison between the two browsers. I like Brave, and I've used Brave, I'm just not sold on the Brave rewards program. I don't particularly want to give any additional companies more information about myself and to get the most out of the rewards program -you really have to. But if you don't do that (or don't mind that), then it's a good choice. Kiwi is very simple and customizable, and that is very appealing to me for a mobile browser. I actually use Vivaldi for my desktop browser and it is the opposite of simple, but it suits my heavy work use. I thought about reviewing the mobile Vivaldi, but there's not much interest in it at the moment.
Hello Nikhil! Go into settings within Kiwi and scroll down to "Add to Homescreen." It's between "Translate" and "Desktop Site" options. Let me know if that doesn't work for you!
@@phonecomp no no sir you don't understand my problem I am saying....i just want to add website shortcuts on kiwi broswers homepage?? Not my mobile homepage..
@@nikhilmhatre3329 Oh! Sorry about that. At your homepage hold down one of the shortcuts that already exists, then on the menu that pops up--select "Add New Website." How about that?
@@starboy7151 I've never heard that before to be honest. I mean, Firefox, the Lawn chair launcher, and a lot of other open source apps are on the play store. www.androidpolice.com/best-free-open-source-apps-for-android/
One MAJOR flaw is the "Exit" button on the 3 dot menu. It literally deletes all your tabs. No "are you sure?" popup. So always one misclick away from deleting everything.
Hello User! I've never actually used that button, but I just tried and when I relaunch Kiwi, my tabs reload. Are you using an older version of the app?
That is so strange. I just tried on a different phone and you're right! For some reason it is clearing the tabs on this device. I'll compare settings, and report back if I can figure it out. Thanks for letting me know!
Hello Salim! I've never used UC browser, but there are multiple chrome extensions that can be used to download videos, and since Kiwi supports chrome extensions--i would check out some of those. I hope that helps!
I don't know if it's worth swapping I'm just so used to Firefox browser really the only reason why I would swap is because there's more extensions like RUclips 4K
Hello Cough Cough! If you're happy with Firefox, by all means, don't switch! I like Firefox, it has features that Kiwi doesn't support without extensions. You could always keep Kiwi around for a few things, I generally use Kiwi for everything, but I still use Chrome occasionally on my devices.
Hello Amaranth! To switch to night mode there's a button in the regular kiwi menu (3 vertical dots), but for homepage options and themes you have to go into "settings" from that 3 dot kiwi menu. Is that what you're asking about, or am I way off?
Hello Angel, no-that doesn't sound normal. I rarely sign in to Kiwi, and it doesn't continually ask me to sign in. Is it just asking on Google and RUclips? It could be popups from those specific sites instead of Kiwi?
Hello CameraMan! Android only I'm afraid. So I guess technically you could run it on a Chromebook too. Or use an emulator on your PC to run APK's. But that's definitely not worth the trouble.
Hello Paul! Yes, I edit for speed--and that doesn't always work out. I try different approaches for how to maintain intelligibility, but I certainly understand that some viewers will not tolerate it. I think my timing is a bit better nowadays, but I don't want to waste any viewers time so i try to keep the content tight. I'm sorry if this ruined the video for you, but I hope you were still able to glean some helpful information from it!
Wolfcub, I haven't used Bromite regularly--so I can't help in that debate. But I am always happy with Kiwi and I install it on every phone I test. Eventually I will put out a comparison between the two browsers, I just haven't had time yet. I'll install Bromite now and begin testing! Thanks for the reminder, and sorry I can't really help yet!
@@phonecomp Don't worry it's fine, thank you for replying tho. I like how bromite is simplistic and basically Chrome but more privacy focused. I like kiwi however because of all the great features. For some reason bromites adblock isn't the best, yes it blocks ads but websites can still redirect me to a page (yk like when you press something and it takes you to a separate page which is a ad) even tho I have it set to block them. I think I am leaning more towards bromite because of how similar it is to chrome. It is harder to make the change to kiwi with a different design. But I think I'm going to use both for a bit and I'll most probably stick with kiwi for its features. Thank you so much for the reply tho
Happy to at least help a tiny bit! I'm looking through Bromite now, it feels pretty familiar to Kiwi since they are both chromium based. I'll check it out more thoroughly tonight
Hello Loki! Both browsers are pretty secure, but Brave is more specifically focused on privacy than Kiwi. Good question. I thought about making a video on the most secure browser (that was still easy to use for most people) and Brave and Duck Duck Go were at the top of my list.
Hello Ondra, in the password manager you can export your passwords, but I actually don't save any of mine--so I've never tried it! If that doesn't work however, you could always use a Chrome extension to do that within Kiwi. I hope that helps!
Hello again Chennai! I almost made this video a comparison to Brave, but I decided against it. Out of those three, I've had the most experience with Puffin. Those are all good options, maybe I should do a big comparison?
Hello X_nick137! I saw an article about that, I'm guessing another similar alternative will pop up soon, but you're right--it does make Kiwi even more attractive for many potential users!
Hello Rogaty! I'm sure there are some good alternatives for iOS, I just haven't tested any out. I'm an Android user, but I do hope to add iPhone content in the future! Sorry, I know that's not a helpful answer, I just don't want to share any information that I haven't tested myself.
@@phonecomp Ok, no problem i want switch to the iPhone this year and I have time, but also YT Vanced dying and I want find something what replace this and working on iPhone, so browser with extensions like on desktop look like good replacement.
Kiwi has no synchronization function with his gmail account, so no synchronization of bookmarks ....ect , it will be the best when it will have this synchronization function, for the moment it is not !!!
Hello TheThingKing! I just tried installing both and testing them out and both installed and they seem to work--i've never used either extension before, but only one video displayed the amount of dislikes, but the sponsor block worked on three videos I tested.
@@phonecomp Thanks man. How about PiP (picture-in-picture) mode. Does that work when opening the player in full screen, by holding your phone in landscape, followed by then pressing the home button?
@@phonecomp Oh Okay, so PiP doesn't work on Kiwi natively. Do you know of a PiP add-on that could activate PiP? I think Chrome has a PiP add-on. I wonder if that would work for Kiwi?
I just tried a PiP extension from Google and it did not work, but there are definitely others out there that might. You should try! There could be other OS features that might assist with that as well.
Thank you so much for watching! If this Kiwi review was helpful, please give it a like and if you want to see more content like this, please subscribe!
Dude slow down. You are just rambling
@@davidinchcliff4560 Hello David! Sorry if it came off as rambling, I definitely try to be concise. I have slowed my pace down though. Hope you were still able to find some useful information from the video!
Hey Cube! I still install Kiwi on all the new phones I review. Definitely a must have app (even in 2024) So glad you like it too!
@cube_nothing hmmm. I just double checked and that message disappears after about 3 seconds for me. I'm not even sure what would cause that???
Great content. Is there an ability to import anything from Chrome like bookmarks/extensions?
Thank you CameosisJ! You can import bookmarks from Chrome, but I'm pretty sure you can't import extensions.
Been using it for over a year now. Dope browser.
I agree Goodluck! Using most other browsers is just disappointing now.
Too bad you can't sync the tabs when you buy a new phone though, have to open it all manually again.
Hello Bryan! I never noticed that. That would be a nice feature to have though.
For me it is the best. It's fast, has all chrome extensions plus you can watch youtube with screen turned off without YT premium.
I agree Chriss! It’s the first or second app I download every time I set up a new phone to test.
how you do it bro?
you watch yt thru your browser and not app? lol
Thx for the review! Gonna go install Kiwi Browser and give it a try
My pleasure Brutalizer! I hope you like it!
How can we stop auto refresh in kwi
Same kiwi to me is the best browser, one handed mode, extensions. Sign me up
Checking Kiwi browser now, will report my experience in the future.
Thanks for watching another video Daniel! Please let me know what you think of it!
Kiwi browser+ublock origin is the best browser combination on Android.
I haven't tried Ublock origin, but I will now! Thanks Deniz! And I agree of course.
@@denizkasap5087 Ah yes, I have noticed that. I will definitely test it out!
I have a question but first of all fantastic vid and amazing channel... First video I saw without looking I assumed this channel has over 1 million subs (keep up the good work and channel will get there)
I wanted to ask while using Kiwi when watching a full screen video in landscape for me the video shifts to the left and gets cut of on the left every time even RUclips on the browser when I tested it.
Have you came across this issue and maybe find a fix?
Hello W-W 18! Thank you very much, and I'm so glad you like the videos! I haven't seen that issue yet, I always use the RUclips app though. I just tried out a RUclips video in Kiwi and everything rotated to landscape just fine--both fullscreen and not. I'm on a Samsung phone at the moment, I'll try it on a Poco device tonight and see if there's a difference. That's a weird one though. Can I ask what phone you're using or OS?
I just tried with Kiwi on the POCO F3, still no sizing issues with RUclips. I'm not sure what would cause that?
@@phonecomp Wow that is very interesting. Have you seen the reddit video?
P.S sometimes the shift to the left happens after a few seconds.
Hmmm, I see a bunch of Kiwi threads on Reddit, but not any that specifically address this issue (most are of birds, haha!).
@@phonecomp I am trying to send a link to the exact reddit video but I guess it keeps getting deleted... Is there any other way I can send it to you?
Sounds nice! Is it possible to group tabs like in chrome? :)
Hello Framo! Yes it is! Just go into settings in Kiwi, then tab switcher
Sadly, this is the only normal browser for Android,
it is not ideal, there is no synchronization,
and the ability to transfer settings between devices,
Every time you have to set everything up again, to be honest it infuriates me a little,
but the opportunity to install extensions and use the Internet without annoying garbage is attractive.
great content bro😇, how is it compare to brave? What are your thoughts about Kiwi (without the extension feature) vs Brave?
Hello PiZZa! Thank you! I almost made this video a comparison between the two browsers. I like Brave, and I've used Brave, I'm just not sold on the Brave rewards program. I don't particularly want to give any additional companies more information about myself and to get the most out of the rewards program -you really have to. But if you don't do that (or don't mind that), then it's a good choice. Kiwi is very simple and customizable, and that is very appealing to me for a mobile browser. I actually use Vivaldi for my desktop browser and it is the opposite of simple, but it suits my heavy work use. I thought about reviewing the mobile Vivaldi, but there's not much interest in it at the moment.
Forget brave man, they were in the news - and vivaldi is better. the desktop for vivaldi sh*ts over brave. Brave isn't apparently so private
How to add website shortcuts on kiwi broswer homepage??
Hello Nikhil! Go into settings within Kiwi and scroll down to "Add to Homescreen." It's between "Translate" and "Desktop Site" options. Let me know if that doesn't work for you!
@@phonecomp no no sir you don't understand my problem I am saying....i just want to add website shortcuts on kiwi broswers homepage?? Not my mobile homepage..
@@nikhilmhatre3329 Oh! Sorry about that. At your homepage hold down one of the shortcuts that already exists, then on the menu that pops up--select "Add New Website." How about that?
@@phonecomp👍
this channel deserve up to 50k+ Lemur is great also
wait no way kiwi is opensource cuz i dont Think google allows opensource apps in playstore at all what so ever
@@starboy7151 Thank you Starboyrich! I wouldn't complain about 50k subs! Here is the GitHub for Kiwi Browser github.com/kiwibrowser/src
@@phonecomp but how cuz ppl are complaining how google dont want an app that is open source on the playstore
@@starboy7151 I've never heard that before to be honest. I mean, Firefox, the Lawn chair launcher, and a lot of other open source apps are on the play store. www.androidpolice.com/best-free-open-source-apps-for-android/
I am Using kiwi browser for a long time now ..kiwi is a underrated browser ,
Hello Kamal! I totally agree!
One MAJOR flaw is the "Exit" button on the 3 dot menu. It literally deletes all your tabs. No "are you sure?" popup. So always one misclick away from deleting everything.
Hello User! I've never actually used that button, but I just tried and when I relaunch Kiwi, my tabs reload. Are you using an older version of the app?
@@phonecomp I'm using the most up to date version.
@@phonecomp I've searched the settings multiple times and can't find an option to "keep session data."
That is so strange. I just tried on a different phone and you're right! For some reason it is clearing the tabs on this device. I'll compare settings, and report back if I can figure it out. Thanks for letting me know!
@@phonecomp No problem, really hope the dev fixes it or gives an option to disable it, etc.
Hi friend. How to download movies in kiwi browser like uC browser.
Hello Salim! I've never used UC browser, but there are multiple chrome extensions that can be used to download videos, and since Kiwi supports chrome extensions--i would check out some of those. I hope that helps!
@@phonecomp thks for your msgs friend i will check it soon.
if u log into anything with kiwi browser does it take cookies
Hello Lovem4dd1e! Kiwi does save cookies for passwords, etc. They can be cleared out if you head into the settings menu. Thanks for asking!
@@phonecomp no problem! thanks!!
@@phonecompis kiwi COMPLETELY safe? Like can I trust it with my main account on web sites?
very informative sir thank you.😉👍
I'm so glad it is! Thank you Gel!
This is an affiliate add lol, im looking of an honest unbiased review
I don't know if it's worth swapping I'm just so used to Firefox browser really the only reason why I would swap is because there's more extensions like RUclips 4K
Hello Cough Cough! If you're happy with Firefox, by all means, don't switch! I like Firefox, it has features that Kiwi doesn't support without extensions. You could always keep Kiwi around for a few things, I generally use Kiwi for everything, but I still use Chrome occasionally on my devices.
Hello, I'm just curious how do you change the background?
Hello Amaranth! To switch to night mode there's a button in the regular kiwi menu (3 vertical dots), but for homepage options and themes you have to go into "settings" from that 3 dot kiwi menu. Is that what you're asking about, or am I way off?
why i have to sin in on google account or youtube account every time i open de browser? is this normal?
Hello Angel, no-that doesn't sound normal. I rarely sign in to Kiwi, and it doesn't continually ask me to sign in. Is it just asking on Google and RUclips? It could be popups from those specific sites instead of Kiwi?
Can you sync kiwi to chrome on your desktop? (history, send pages and numbers, etc)
Hello Ignacio! Not natively (that I know of), but I believe there are some extensions you can install to allow that functionality.
@@phonecompWhat extension would that be? 🙏
So i wanted to ask if the Kiwi Browser is compatible with PCs because none of the comments seem to addres that.
Hello CameraMan! Android only I'm afraid. So I guess technically you could run it on a Chromebook too. Or use an emulator on your PC to run APK's. But that's definitely not worth the trouble.
@@phonecomp thats sad to hear, but thanks for the answer anyways!
Happy to help, but I agree. It would be a good desktop option.
kiwi is the best browser
How can add themes or is there other themes at kiwi browser?
Hello McCloud! There are just the light and dark themes that I know of. You may be able to theme through extensions though. Worth a look at least!
Thank you! Bro. More power to your channel.
how do u do it in iphone
Hello Maucu! Unfortunately it's not available for iPhone.
Lol Apple really?? Go ask jobs?
very informative 👌👍
Thank you Gemini! And thanks for watching again!
hello, does kiwi supports sync with chrome(ipc)?
Hello Paris! I never sync anything with Kiwi, so unfortunately I'm not sure. Definitely worth a try though!
@@phonecomp yes.. as web store is there i can sync with add on, right..! like e.g. tab sync.. Thanks!
#KiwiBrowser lifetime fan♥︎
I'm still using it Grabovo! It's a great browser, I completely agree!
Ever hear of white space. Or full stops?
Hello Paul! Yes, I edit for speed--and that doesn't always work out. I try different approaches for how to maintain intelligibility, but I certainly understand that some viewers will not tolerate it. I think my timing is a bit better nowadays, but I don't want to waste any viewers time so i try to keep the content tight. I'm sorry if this ruined the video for you, but I hope you were still able to glean some helpful information from it!
chrome with chrome.
benchmarks for chrome on the same device are mainly meaningless.
I'm stuck between using kiwi or bromite as my browser
Wolfcub, I haven't used Bromite regularly--so I can't help in that debate. But I am always happy with Kiwi and I install it on every phone I test. Eventually I will put out a comparison between the two browsers, I just haven't had time yet. I'll install Bromite now and begin testing! Thanks for the reminder, and sorry I can't really help yet!
@@phonecomp Don't worry it's fine, thank you for replying tho. I like how bromite is simplistic and basically Chrome but more privacy focused. I like kiwi however because of all the great features. For some reason bromites adblock isn't the best, yes it blocks ads but websites can still redirect me to a page (yk like when you press something and it takes you to a separate page which is a ad) even tho I have it set to block them. I think I am leaning more towards bromite because of how similar it is to chrome. It is harder to make the change to kiwi with a different design. But I think I'm going to use both for a bit and I'll most probably stick with kiwi for its features. Thank you so much for the reply tho
Happy to at least help a tiny bit! I'm looking through Bromite now, it feels pretty familiar to Kiwi since they are both chromium based. I'll check it out more thoroughly tonight
@@phonecomp alright, thank you
How does kiwi compare to brave in terms of privacy?? I kinda could care less about the rest of the stuff
Hello Loki! Both browsers are pretty secure, but Brave is more specifically focused on privacy than Kiwi. Good question. I thought about making a video on the most secure browser (that was still easy to use for most people) and Brave and Duck Duck Go were at the top of my list.
@@phonecomp Thank you for taking the time to respond. I am currently using brave, so that's good to know. I gave you a subscribe btw
@@loki-of-asgard7877 I really appreciate that Loki! Happy to respond, even when I can't help that much.
@@phonecomp Na it helped. You saved me time researching which one was more private
is there no sync? not even passwords? thats actually all I need
Hello Ondra, in the password manager you can export your passwords, but I actually don't save any of mine--so I've never tried it! If that doesn't work however, you could always use a Chrome extension to do that within Kiwi. I hope that helps!
My favourite puffin and brave opera
Hello again Chennai! I almost made this video a comparison to Brave, but I decided against it. Out of those three, I've had the most experience with Puffin. Those are all good options, maybe I should do a big comparison?
@@phonecomp yes definitely bro
@@phonecomp brave is good but the inability to not add extensions is a killer now with RUclips vanced being shutdown.
Hello X_nick137! I saw an article about that, I'm guessing another similar alternative will pop up soon, but you're right--it does make Kiwi even more attractive for many potential users!
I like to use kiwi browser ,many feature
I agree Fauzan! Very feature rich!
There are some alternatives for iOS?
Hello Rogaty! I'm sure there are some good alternatives for iOS, I just haven't tested any out. I'm an Android user, but I do hope to add iPhone content in the future! Sorry, I know that's not a helpful answer, I just don't want to share any information that I haven't tested myself.
@@phonecomp Ok, no problem i want switch to the iPhone this year and I have time, but also YT Vanced dying and I want find something what replace this and working on iPhone, so browser with extensions like on desktop look like good replacement.
You talk too fast with no pause, can't listen
Kiwi has no synchronization function with his gmail account, so no synchronization of bookmarks ....ect , it will be the best when it will have this synchronization function, for the moment it is not !!!
Hey Caloune! You can login with a Google account, and import bookmarks. Is that what you're talking about?
Can’t get it on iPhone 😭
I'm sorry Hector! I hope they will make an iPhone compatible version one day.
@@phonecomp me too
please reduce margarin consumption globally.
Noiceeee
Hello *Paimon*! Thank you, and I'm glad you liked the video!
Check Bromite
Hello Vishal! I've used Bromite in the past. That might make for a good video, thank you for the suggestion!
Does Kiwi Browser support the 'SponsorBlock' add-on and the 'Return RUclips Dislikes' add-on with Android?
Hello TheThingKing! I just tried installing both and testing them out and both installed and they seem to work--i've never used either extension before, but only one video displayed the amount of dislikes, but the sponsor block worked on three videos I tested.
@@phonecomp Thanks man. How about PiP (picture-in-picture) mode. Does that work when opening the player in full screen, by holding your phone in landscape, followed by then pressing the home button?
Happy to help! Seems like PiP is not working--but I'm not sure if that's dependent on OS and OS version.
@@phonecomp Oh Okay, so PiP doesn't work on Kiwi natively. Do you know of a PiP add-on that could activate PiP? I think Chrome has a PiP add-on. I wonder if that would work for Kiwi?
I just tried a PiP extension from Google and it did not work, but there are definitely others out there that might. You should try! There could be other OS features that might assist with that as well.
If mozilla does not participate in the comparisons, it is clear why ;) . it is faster than kiwi.