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01 · android application

yue browser

a privacy-first android browser, dark by default

mobile application · kotlin · open source

artist
fazza abiyyu
date
2026
role
design & android development
medium
Kotlin · Jetpack Compose · Android WebView
status
in development
location
fazza-abiyyu.github.io/Yue-Browser/ ↗
yue-adblock
github

statement

A premium, high-performance Android web browser built with Jetpack Compose on the Android System WebView engine. Privacy-first and feature-rich — anti-tracking, background media playback, biometric locks, and encrypted backups in a visually elegant shell.

  • privacy tracker & third-party cookie blocking, fingerprint masking, https-only, safe browsing.
  • comfort universal dark mode; background video & audio playback, even on a locked device.
  • adblock remote policy server with 4 filter profiles, anti-judol gambling filter, rules cached offline.
  • open source full source and documentation published on github.
AES-256 encrypted backups
2x hold-to-speedup
FOSS open source
0 trackers tolerated

the problem

mobile browsers trade you for speed

Most Android browsers either respect your attention or perform well — rarely both. Trackers follow you across sites, videos stop the moment the screen locks, and private tabs are one curious glance away from exposure.

the answer

control as a feature, not a settings dump

Yue treats privacy and comfort as first-class features: an anti-tracking core, per-site settings, biometric locks for private tabs and domains, a parallel-chunk downloader, and AES-256-GCM backups — wrapped in a compose-built interface that stays out of the way.

exhibited artifact

fig. i — the facade · homepage · dark
fig. i — the facade · homepage · dark
fig. ii — daylight variant · homepage · light
fig. ii — daylight variant · homepage · light
fig. iii — the cargo hold · multi-thread download manager
fig. iii — the cargo hold · multi-thread download manager

notable installations

features & integrations

privacy core

Anti-Tracking & Security

Blocks trackers and third-party cookies, masks browser fingerprints, enforces HTTPS-Only mode, enables Safe Browsing, and exposes detailed SSL certificates per site.

comfort

Background Media Playback

Video and audio keep playing in the background — even with the device locked — in both normal and private tabs.

interaction

Hold to Speedup

Press and hold anywhere on a playing video to instantly push playback to 2x. Release to return to normal speed.

biometrics

Website & Incognito Lock

Guard private tabs with biometrics or device PIN, and lock specific domains behind a custom PIN.

performance

Multi-Thread Downloader

Splits downloads into parallel byte-range chunks for faster transfer rates, with a dedicated manager.

durability

Encrypted Backups

Settings, bookmarks, and passwords back up with AES-256-GCM encryption using PBKDF2-derived keys.

yue-adblock

Remote AdBlock Engine

A standalone adblock policy server (Elysia on Bun, deployed on Vercel) that serves filter rules and policy profiles to the browser. Four profiles available: balanced, aggressive, minimal, and anti-judol (Indonesian gambling filter). Rules cached locally for offline use.

source code ↗