Frost Browser Release Notes

4.6.51

Fixed option to auto hide tab bar on scroll
Fixed downloads on sites requiring authentication (Thanks A!)
Fixed a couple crashes

4.6.50

Added option to switch between top and bottom tab bar

4.6.49

Moved tab bar to the bottom of the screen
Updated the sliding menu layout
Added support for Android 15
Added support for blob downloads
Added back button to image viewer
Added option in bookmark vault to open bookmarks in new tab
Improved ad blocking
Improved website state saving when reopening closed tabs
Fixed duplicate tabs sometimes being restored
Fixed find in page dialog sometimes not showing keyboard
Fixed issue with download filenames
Fixed permissions when uploading files to a website
Fixed several crashes

4.5.47

Fixed dark mode support on some devices running Android 10 or 11

4.5.46

Added support for Android 13 and 14
Added vault backup and restore feature. Available in the settings menu when vaults are unlocked
Users on Android 13 or higher now need to accept notification permissions in order to see the vault unlocked notification and download progress notifications
Image export no longer relies on accessing the Android/data folder. Users can select which folder images will be exported to
Image import no longer relies on accessing the Android/data folder. Users can select which folder images will be imported from
Removed tab limit. The tab limit is now based on how much memory is free on your device. More memory means more tabs. App performance will still degrade if too many tabs are open
Fixed the vault unlocked notification not being dismissed in some situations
Bookmarks now open in the current tab
Added support for foldable devices
Fixed several bugs and crashes

4.4.45

Added support for newer versions of Android
Added new dark mode support for web content
Added new improved ad blocker
Added new shortcut, long pressing on the current tab will jump to the top of the page
Fixed some crashes

4.4.44

Updated security to address vulnerabilities. You will be asked to reset your vault password the next time you open the app. Your protected images and bookmarks will not be affected.

4.4.42

Added dark theme support
Added Android 10 support
Added Android 10 gesture support. To open the sliding menu, either swipe from the edge of your screen at a 45 degree angle, or hold and swipe from the edge of your screen
Added privacy setting to control certificate warnings
Fixed search provider sometimes resetting after update
Updated ad filter definitions

4.3.41

Fixed crash affecting Android Pie

4.3.40

Optimized Frost+ to remove unnecessary libraries, reduce app size, and improve startup speed

4.3.39

Fixed crash when moving bookmarks

4.3.38

Fixed several crashes

4.3.37

Added search suggestions when typing into the address bar
Added browser setting to turn search suggestions on or off
Added bookmark search to address bar when vaults are unlocked
Improved address bar suggestions for URLs that were typed in when vaults are unlocked
Improved image and bookmark vault icons
Improved button touch feedback on the top row of the sliding menu
Improved positioning of the clear button in the address bar
Improved undo close tab to remember useragent
Fixes to saving previous tab session
Fixed some rare crashes

4.2.36

Added new controls when using the find on page feature
Added material ripple effects to buttons across the app
Added support for keyboards to not remember any text typed into web pages (works with GBoard, SwiftKey, and more, see FAQ for details)
Added material thumbnails to image vault folders
Improved battery efficiency
Improved layout of settings menu
Improved background color response on tabs
Improved tab width for tablets
Fixed crash during or shortly after an android webview update
Fixed several crashes

4.1.35

Fixed crash when trying to open the sliding menu on a blank page on some devices
Improved handling of blank home pages
Fixed rare crash when switching tabs
Fixed crash that may happen if Frost is opened during or shortly after an android webview update
Fixed incorrect tabs sometimes being restored on session restore

4.1.34

Added full incognito keyboard support (currently available with GBoard)
Added file size details to download progress notification
Added support for uploading files from your device to web sites
Added support for decimals when specifying slideshow delay time
Added experimental support for storing vault files on the SD card, see the FAQ for details
Added new button to the sliding menu named “open in app” that appears when you have an app installed on your device that can handle the web site you are viewing
Added more search providers (Frost+ only)
Improved support for handling intents and other non-standard URLs
Improved how the application restores state after being purged from memory
Improved how download progress notifications are cleaned up on exit
Improved how app permissions are managed
Improved main thread performance
Improved how Frost opens URLs from other apps
Improved how URLs are presented in the sliding menu
Improved position of “add to bookmark vault” button by moving it next to the existing bookmark vault button
Fixed memory leaks
Fixed rare crash when saving image to vault
Fixed web page horizontal scrolling not working properly when swipe to change tab setting is enabled
Fixed some full screen videos not always closing automatically when completed
Fixed some full screen videos not closing properly when the back button is pressed
Fixed keyboard sometimes not appearing after closing full screen videos
Fixed sharing a link sometimes shutting down the app when exit on home key pressed setting is enabled
Fixed some keyboards saving the vault password into the personal dictionary (Samsung keyboards will still be affected by this due to a bug in Samsung keyboards, see FAQ for more details)

4.0.33

Fixed crash caused by GDPR confirmation dialog

4.0.32

Added new “Stealth” setting that hides recent apps thumbnail and blocks screenshots
Added adaptive icon support
Added notification instead of a popup dialog for image download progress
Added support for multiple concurrent image downloads
Fixed integrated search
Fixed tab bar not appearing properly sometimes
Fixed tab bar scroll position being reset when using auto address bar
Fixed serious crash with links that may open a new tab
Fixed several crashes
Improved restored tabs, they will now remember if they were in desktop or mobile mode
Improved Oreo support
Improved Pie support
Improved SSL certificate warning messages to be less spammy
Updated ad filter definitions
Removed video ads (free version only)
Added GDPR ad compliance – if you are in a country affected by GDPR you will be asked to confirm your ad privacy settings (free version only)

4.0.31

Updated ad filter definitions
Fixed several crashes

4.0.30

Reorganized settings screen
Added a bit of spit and polish to the sliding menu
Added options for enabling wide viewport and overview mode. These are primarily meant to control the scale pages load at
Added text reflow support, can be enabled in the browser settings
Added option to prevent sites from opening new tabs. This is useful when browsing sites with aggressive popups
Added option to hide status bar
Removed status bar toggle button from the sliding menu, you can use the new option to hide the status bar

4.0.29

When viewing a GIF in a slideshow, the next image won’t appear until the GIF has played fully at least once
Reduced application footprint by about 25%
Added support for large aspect ratio devices (eg: Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G6)
Updated dialog button names and positions to match Material design guidelines
Updated desktop user agent string
Updated ad filter definitions
Fixed issue with session restore dialog being accidentally dismissable
Fixed file downloads on Android Marshmallow and up (requires storage permission)
Fixed several crashes (including a nasty Nougat-only crash)

4.0.28

[Android 5.0 Lollipop or higher] Exiting Frost will now remove it from the recent app list
Web searches made from the address bar or Frost start page are now encrypted through HTTPS (DuckDuckGo only)
Improved support for Android 7.1 Nougat
Updated ad filter definitions
Fixed several crashes

4.0.27

Frost is now called Frost+. This is just a name change. Frost+ provides the same exclusive features and ad free experience that the paid version of Frost did
Frost Lite is now called Frost. Users will be able to enjoy unlimited images and bookmarks in their vaults. This version will continue to be free for everybody
Updated ad filter definitions
Fixed several crashes

4.0.26

Download dialog will no longer appear for JPG/GIF/PNG files, they will appear inside the tab the download was triggered from. This should make it easier to add those files to the image vault
Optimized GIF thumbnail generation
Updated ad filter definitions
Fixed several crashes

4.0.25

Updated some icons
Fixed several crashes

4.0.24

Material UI
Android 7.0 Nougat support
Updated icons
New tabs will now be positioned relative to the tab it opened from
Improved longpress menu responsiveness
Improved ad blocker
Updated ad filter definitions
The navigation bar will hide when playing videos full-screen
Cleaned up settings screens
Added notification to quickly close tabs and lock vaults
Added image sorting to image vault
Added option to disable swiping between tabs
Added option to disable 3rd party cookies
Added option to disable cookies
Fixed bug in popup filter causing browser intent selection to appear
Fixed some sites not showing mixed content (eg. some images on craigslist)
Fixed several crashes

3.1.23

Updated desktop user agent string
Fixed tutorial window not hiding properly when viewing a video full-screen
Updated filter definitions for ads
Improved popup filter
Fixed crash when importing or exporting images
Auto-hide tab bar option is back

3.1.22

Simplified switching between mobile and desktop views
Fixed picture download problems with some image hosts
[Lollipop] Fixed GIF thumbnails appearing blank
Updated ad block definitions
Improved SSL certificate validation

3.1.21

Updated ad block definitions
GIFs should load faster and playback smoother on supported devices
Fixed hotlinking issues when saving images from certain image hosts
[Lollipop] Fixed GIF saving and viewing
[Lollipop] Fixed address bar suggestions
[Lollipop] Fixed recent app cards
[Lollipop] Fixed full-screen videos

3.1.20

Fixed address bar not recognizing the Enter/Go button on some keyboards
Fixed a frequent crash when loading some sites. Thanks Y!

3.1.19

New sliding menu to improve performance and reduce crashiness
New address bar
Streaming video in external apps is more reliable
HTML5 local storage will now clear correctly on exit if the “Clear cookies on exit” option is checked
Frost will now remember if you were in full-screen mode the last time you used the app
Updated the image viewer to be smoother
Fixed save linked image button not working for GIFs
Save option will now appear for text links to images
Reduced overall size of application

3.1.18

Fixed image link behavior settings not working with GIFs
Fixed tabs from previous session not being restored in correct order
Fixed nasty bug that prevents vaults from getting unlocked. Thanks Paul!
Fixed crash in image viewer
Fixed crash when saving images without a content type
Fixed rare crash when a popup is closed by the ad blocker
Opening non-text links in a new tab is now fixed in Android Kitkat – requires update to Android 4.4.3
Save image link button is now fixed in Android Kitkat – requires update to Android 4.4.3
Made javascript alert and confirm dialogs called by a website have a less confusing title since users thought Frost was the source of them
Minor fixes and optimizations

3.1.17

Added native GIF support to image vault. You can now save GIF images from the web into your image vault and play them. Only GIF images saved since this update will work properly
GIF files can now be imported into the image vault from your device storage
GIF files can now be exported from the image vault to your device storage
Added experimental ad block (disabled by default)
Do you know more than one language? Help us translate Frost – see the new button in the options menu
Changed the look of tab loading progress icon
Tab bar will disappear when you scroll down, and reappear when scrolling up (with option to enable or disable)
Tab bar will adjust height based on device form factor and screen orientation if necessary
[Android 4.4+] Viewing images in the image vault will now use entire screen on devices with an onscreen navigation bar
Image saving dialog will now show progress in kilobytes
Fixed text selection context menu causing screen shift
Fixed missing xx-hdpi icon asset
Minor code base optimizations
Performance tweaks – browser scrolling should be slightly smoother
[Lite Version] Repositioned ads to be slightly less intrusive

3.0.16

New browser options to select which side of the screen the browser menu can be swiped in from when in portrait or landscape mode
New browser option to control the width of the margin that detects finger swipes to open the browser menu
Introduced additional step to welcome wizard to inform new users about the exit on home key pressed feature
Fixed several crash bugs

3.0.15

Fixed bug with exit on home key press not properly closing some screens
Fixed rare bug where external intents were reused after reopening the app from the recent app screen
Crash fixes

3.0.14

Frost will now always show a blank thumbnail in the recent apps window. Note that Frost may still appear in the recent apps screen even after exiting, but will appear blank. This is normal, Frost will only restore what you were doing if you didn’t push the exit button (or home key if you have the “exit when home key pressed” option enabled).
Several crash fixes

3.0.13

Rewritten from scratch for Android 4.0 and up
Redesigned holofied interface
Added bookmark folders
Can now be used as default browser
[KitKat] Built in video player with improved support
Reworked exit functionality
Stashes are now called vaults
Improved image vault performance
Many stability improvements
Support for ART runtime
Support for file downloads
Improved image quality in image vault
And much more…

2.7.0

Frost will exit if the power button is pressed or if the device goes to sleep
Updated browser menu interface
Fixed image downloading on 4chan and other sites
Removed options menu in browser – options available in browser menu
Removed options menu in image gallery – long press an image to view action bar
Removed options menu in image viewer – options available when image is tapped
Removed options menu in folder view – options available in action bar
DuckDuckGo available as search provider
Added option to change default search provider
Optimized data access in bookmark stash
Updated useragent strings
Added ‘About’ section in settings
Further stability and usability improvements to importing images from the SD card

2.61

[Android 4.2] Fixed AES encryption. Stash passwords should now work again

2.6

Improved image stash folder loading performance
Added support for tel: links
Added image stash folder sorting option
Added quick scrolling to all lists
Added Google support libraries to improve compatibility
Moved change password dialog to settings menu
Imported files are now sorted in natural order of their filenames
Fixed image ordering when slideshow cancelled
Fixed bug causing decode errors when saving images
Fixed video player history not being cleaned up properly
Code optimization and bug fixes

2.5

New browser interface
Added tab sessions. When logging into your stash you will be prompted to restore tabs from your previous private session
Added DOM storage support
Added password mask
Added support for new devices without menu buttons
Updated Import to SD interface
Improved batch data operations
View Image option will now open a new tab (Thanks John!)
Fixed tab cutoff bug
Fixed several site loading issues: Gmail, Twitter, etc. (Thanks V!)
Fixed crash on rotation
Fixed several rare crashes
A lot of code cleanup & optimization

2.41

Fixed flash compatibility on android 3.0 to 4.0.3 devices
Improved hardware acceleration compatibility
Added holo theme UI support
Fixed bug deleting files and folders after import from SD
Known bug: tabs may get slightly cutoff on android 4.0+

2.4

Renamed the application to “Frost”
Updated icon
Added JellyBean support
Slideshow shuffle fixed – will not repeat an image until all other images have been shown
Folders with pictures can now be imported from the SD card – folders will be created automatically for them in your stash
Relocated navigation bar. Open the navigation bar by pressing the globe button to the left of the tabs
Deprecated support for Android 2.1
Bug fixes – thanks for all the bug reports!

2.3

Added bookmark sorting
Added option to mute sound on startup
Added additional privacy options
Added HTTP Authentication support
Performance & security improvements
Updated user agent strings
[Android 3.0+] Fixed image decoding issues
[Android 3.0+] Fixed zoom button hiding
Reorganized settings menu
Importing images from SD is now done in alphabetical order
Improved support for 3.0+ devices including ICS

2.2

Added option in the picture viewer to permanently rotate images
Added delete image option to picture viewer
Added text select, copy and paste support for browser
Added HTML5 video support (YouTube Mobile) for some devices
Important improvements + fixes to privacy & security
Improved popup blocker
Extended & improved support for Honeycomb
Fixed Flash video playback on certain Honeycomb devices
Fixed slideshow shuffle, should now be truly random
Updated app icon