Javelin Browser
Consumer and social
mobile web browser
SHOW HN2014
373points
132comments
#28of 2,272 in 2014
Top 2%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
17 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 20 critical, out of 70 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 5 for, 6 againstDesign: 5 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Slick design and reading mode
From 3 comments
I used it for about 3-4 months when 'Stack' was introduced but went back to Link Bubble + Chrome. I couldn't exactly remember why I went back to LB + Chrome but mostly due to…
blntechie on HNYou had me at "reading mode". I can't believe text wrap, pervasive in smart- and not-so-smart-phones of yore, is today considered a rarity. Thankfully I'm not alone [1]. [1]…
ezequiel-garzon on HNLooks pretty slick!
robinhoodexe on HN
Adblock integration and desktop Chrome sync
From 2 comments
Looks good. Adblock integration is a nice touch, thats pretty much my first line of defence when it comes to anti-malware on the systems I administrate.
cmdrfred on HNDesktop chrome sync and native ad-block! Woooha! I'm sold!
shekhar101 on HN
Objections
Distrust of an unknown developer for privacy
From 2 comments
I've been using your browser for a couple months now (I think I saw it mentioned on Android Police if you're curious) and I've been liking it. It looks slick, and works exactly…
TheCraiggers on HNWhy would I want to use a browser made by a group that is seemingly mostly preoccupied with design judging from your website? You don't even disclose who is really behind this…
this_user on HN
Free pricing questioned as unsustainable
From 1 comment
I think you're making a mistake by offering this for free. The kind of people who care enough about their web experience to install a new browser are the kind of people who won't…
phpnode on HN
Blocking ads on news sites hurts publishers
From 1 comment
I notice that you use www.theverge.com in a number of the screenshots for Javelin. The writers at The Verge, the developers that build the site, the designers that make it…
ClifReeder on HN
Requests
Firefox sync support
From 2 comments
I like it a lot! Any way you could have it sync with Firefox?
ahstilde on HNIt looks very good. It's a pity it only syncs with Chrome and not with Firefox.
shock on HN
iOS version
From 1 comment
Any thoughts of an iOS version as well? This really makes me jealous of Android users
microsby0 on HN
Privacy notice and open source
From 2 comments
I don't really have a great answer myself, personally. That's partly why I made my post to begin with. However, one thing that I think would greatly help is a privacy notice of…
TheCraiggers on HNWhat's stopping clones from replicating your UI right now? Are you concerned with loss of IAP revenue to clones? I would suggest you open source it under a non-commercial…
hackoder on HN
Questions
Which browser engine is used
From 2 comments
Just curious, which browser engine does it use?
shreeshga on HNWhat rendering engine are you using?
Kiro on HN
How readability is implemented
From 2 comments
Just out of curiosity, what are you using to parse the reading view of a webpage. It seems really fast so I doubt you're using Readability; probably some local library?
jonalmeida on HNAdblock and readability feature integration is great! As a developer, could I ask you how you are implementing the readability feature? Is this done client side?
spihn3 on HN
Alternatives named
Chrome
From 1 comment
I used it for about 3-4 months when 'Stack' was introduced but went back to Link Bubble + Chrome. I couldn't exactly remember why I went back to LB + Chrome but mostly due to…
blntechie on HN
Firefox
From 1 comment
I've been using your browser for a couple months now (I think I saw it mentioned on Android Police if you're curious) and I've been liking it. It looks slick, and works exactly…
TheCraiggers on HN
Link Bubble
From 1 comment
I used it for about 3-4 months when 'Stack' was introduced but went back to Link Bubble + Chrome. I couldn't exactly remember why I went back to LB + Chrome but mostly due to…
blntechie on HN
Opera
From 1 comment
If there's a place for browsers like Opera, there's a place for you; probably your focus is on usability and design, and while security is something in the mind of hackers in…
oscargrouch on HN