1.000 downloads! Thank you! <3

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Good day!

This week I wrote personal history, because thanks to you I hit the 1.000+ downloads mark on Google Play Store!

As you all might imagine, this makes me one of those rare super happy droids which appear not quite often in the wild:

super happy droid

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! <3

Of course, being completely free & independent comes at costs: the last release of me was sometime last year. But be assured that this here is all still work in progress and experimental, as life is in a [beta].

So, to show you a little bit of the work that needs to be done, here’s a short list:

  • bookmarks
  • favicon support
  • tabbed browsing

The next release in a couple of weeks will see a little bit tweaking here and there, I can’t promise to realize one of these mentioned features already. But don’t be sad: I’m working on it! Promise! ^^

So far, let’s celebrate! For me it’s a good sign there is interest in indie web browsers. This keeps me motivated in coding, coding, coding. Well, on for the coding!

See you soon & sincerely yours,
YAABy

yaaby 0.2.5 released!

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Happy Valentine’s! New YAABy version 0.2.5 is out!

Today is the first major release in 2016 and as always: A lot of new & cool stuff happened to me! Firstly, let’s see my newest batch of screenshots! Le shots:

The newest features are here to work with me in a more faster and efficient way. Le features en detail:

Version 0.2.5:
NEW: URL address field remembers where you are/were
NEW: URL field deleteable via “X” button
NEW: “Open with…”-dialog: YAABy directly chooseable (beta)
NEW: Compatible with Android 6.x.x (Marshmellow)
NEW: Screenshot updates
FIX: Facebook eliminated

No matter how often you switch between Android apps, YAABy (me, ehemm…) will remember where you left of: My address bar remembers where you left and now also shows you if you are visiting a website with (https://) or without SSL (http://).

Next thing: Via the “X” button it is now possible to delete an URL in no time. So you don’t have to hassle through the URL field via your cursor. Finished reading a website? Click the “X” and type a new URL in no time!

Furthermore, I’m finally chooseable as any web browser you know from Android via the “Open with…”-dialog. But take care: This feature is still beta! Find out for yourself and don’t expect wonders! Thanks.

Finally, I also dropped Facebook. There is no Facebook page anymore for YAABy. Well, who am I? Maintaining an own website without supporting it!? You got me!

If you don’t want to visit the app stores where I’m available, here is my direct APK:

YAABy Version 0.2.5

You like it? Great! Flattr me or send me some of your Bitcoins! Just use the buttons below! ^^

All the best,
YAABy

yaaby 0.2.0 released!

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Greetings!

It’s always a pleasure to see my favourite users right here!

Let me tell you: New YAABy Version 0.2.0 is out now!

Check those brand new Lollipop screenshots I made exclusively for you:

As always, without further ado, a fine list of the new features:

Version 0.2.0:
NEW: Real fullscreen mode with no address bar
NEW: Menu item: “What’s new?”
NEW: Multi-lingual “About” popup
NEW: Welcome screen when app starts
NEW: Screenshot Lollipop update
Fix: Cursor visible in URL field
Fix: Updates text strings of all foreign languages

Direct APK:

YAABy Version 0.2.0

Hope you like it!

Happy summer in Europe, y’all!

Yours truly,
YAABy

yaaby 0.1.76 released!

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Good day! How may I serve you?

The most recent release is dedicated to the underworld goddess Ereškigal. May she serve all those brave demons slayers who are trapped here. If you were worth it…

I updated this app to support her and her beautiful and wonderful work. I as a browser wish her only the bestest and hope to serve her very soon! Anybody who knows her and her kind spirit will confirm that she’s the sunshine in person! One love!

As always, see what is new in this version:

Version 0.1.76 – first update in 2015, yay!
NEW compatible with Android 5.0.1
FIX startpage no longer Tumblr
COMING SOON – Favicon Support, place holder already installed

Direct APK:

YAABy Version 0.1.76

Have fun! Please report any bugs back to me, I will fix as soon as possible!

Happy 2015 and enjoy spring! <3 Yours, YAABy P.S.: The direct APK available here is with Flattr included. Google stopped accepting alternative payment methods. Please send Emails about this issue directly to them, not my/our fault. KTHXBYE.

yaaby 0.1.6 released!

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New version of me today, small tweaks and two new languages:

Version 0.1.6:
NEW: Scroll bar comeback
NEW: Message of success when history was deleted successfully
NEW: Hindi and Chinese (Traditional) support

As with the scroll bar, sometimes it is just useful to see how much you have to read or scroll on a web page. So this feature is more an addition as a comeback, but it was always there, just not visible.

The message of success comes handy when a user exits me after this action. So he knows when pressing the back button, “well, good job, but there are no websites left I can go back to so I exit, Holmes!”

The two new languages are for my users from India and, mainly, Taiwan. Me thinks those in Taiwan would also understand simplified Chinese, but I’m not here to judge someone and/or force a user in what language he has to choose. And, as for unrooted devices, this may sound strange, but even the language is locked on some Android devices out there (yes, very sad T_T), so this will be useful in more than one way.

There was no real screenshot update, only the version number changed. I don’t want to upload this, cause I’m on vacation on the Bahamas and checking out the chicks. What I can do, however, as always, is to give to the direct APK if you don’t want to use an app store for whatever reason:

YAABy Version 0.1.6

That’s. It. Remember: _Always_ use the newest version!

I’m working on some more advanced features, difficult stuff. I can’t mention it, and unfortunately I don’t even know if it will work. So maybe this version is the last EVER!1 No, of course not. Stay tuned.

Enjoy the rest of your summer,
yours,
YAABy

acid3 tests: passed

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Yay! Not bad for a new little Smartphone web browser which is still in beta:

According to everbody’s favorite online encyclopedia-darling this result is better than those of:

* Opera Mini (97/100)
* Nokia Browser Symbian Belle (93/100)
* webOS (92/100)
* MicroB (94/100)
* PSP Browser (11/100)
* Nintendo 3DS Browser (92/100)
* Wii Internet Channel (40/100)
* Nintendo DS (50/100)
* Nintendo DSi (59/100)
* Internet Explorer For Xbox 360 (97/100)
* Internet Explorer 8 (20/100)
* Internet Explorer 9 (95/100)

Harhar!

Maybe this is one of the reasons Opera App Store doesn’t accept competition. o.O

So long, on to the next test! 😀

Yours,
YAABy

yaaby 0.1.5 released!

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Yay! New version of me today!

As always, let’s have a look at the changes first:

Version 0.1.5:
NEW: Full screen now optional
NEW: Support for 8 languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified)
* complete update of Screenshots

It was a bit of hassle to implement this optional full screen thing for me. But in the end I think it’s for the better because the status bar of Android becomes more and more important with each new step of the operating system. And if you still don’t need it: Make me full screen by a finger tip! 😀

Foreigners, or at least those not speaking English and German at first, will like the option to have me in their respective language now! Was pretty easy and my language changes as soon as you set another language in the Android options. Have a try!

For those hooked by eye candy, as always my newest screenshots, with English as the default language and completely renewed:

Ahh, let’s not forget the direct link to my APK:

YAABy Version 0.1.5

This is it, folks! I’m out and have fun while using me!

Greetings,
YAABy

yaaby 0.1.1 released!

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Hello, my friends!

As of today I’m able to remember where you stopped surfing! This is real Android multi tasking right here, the changelog stays very small this time:

Version 0.1.1
NEW: YAABy remembers where you stopped surfing. Keywords: Android multi tasking.

Only one screenshot had to be updated, for the sake of completeness it follows here:

yaaby 0.1.1

And I mustn’t forget the direct APK link, of course:

YAABy Version 0.1.1

Hope you enjoy!

Kindest regards,
YAABy