Stage (thalloerupt)

2022 – 2023 Discontinued

12

Chinese Android browser on GeckoView (bookmarks, history, downloads, custom home page, add-ons), written to explore and promote GeckoView.

Facts

Developer

thalloerupt

Website

github.com

Engine

Gecko

Derived from

GeckoView

Platforms

Android

Details

Java version (stage, commits from June 2022 to Jan. 2023) then Kotlin rewrite (stage2, version 2.0.24 in Nov. 2023); no APK published on GitHub

Popularity

12/100 — ≈53 GitHub stars (stage2) + ≈21 (stage)

Key versions

1. July 25, 2022
   —GeckoFirst code of an Android browser on GeckoView.[1]
2. July 28, 2022
   —Confirmation prompt before installing add-ons.[2]
3. Aug. 9, 2022
   —History and bookmarks.[3]
4. Feb. 11, 2023
   —Complete remake in a new repository, Stage2.[4]
5. Mar. 7, 2023
   —First release of the remake.[5]
6. Mar. 29, 2023
   1.1.16Version 1.1.16, after a private mode was added.[6]
7. Apr. 6, 2023
   —History and bookmark sync.[7]
8. Aug. 25, 2023
   2.0Version 2.0.[8]
9. Nov. 15, 2023
   2.0.24Version 2.0.24, last commit.[9]

Version sources: [1] thalloerupt/stage (GitHub), [2] thalloerupt/stage (GitHub), [3] thalloerupt/stage (GitHub), [4] thalloerupt/stage2 (GitHub), [5] thalloerupt/stage2 (GitHub), [6] thalloerupt/stage2 (GitHub), [7] thalloerupt/stage2 (GitHub), [8] thalloerupt/stage2 (GitHub), [9] thalloerupt/stage2 (GitHub)

Sources

1. https://github.com/thalloerupt/stage2
2. https://github.com/thalloerupt/stage