TV Bro

2016 – present Active

67

Free Android TV browser designed for the remote control (tabs, bookmarks, voice search, user-agent switching).

Facts

Developer

Fedir Tsapana

Website

github.com

Engines

Blink (WebView)Gecko

Derived from

Android WebView

Platforms

Android

Details

Android TV

Popularity

67/100 — 5M+ Play installs (~5.2M according to AppGoblin)

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)

TV Akhi

Key versions

1. Aug. 6, 2017
   Initial commitFirst public commit of the source code on GitHub.[1]
2. Apr. 3, 2019
   1.3.0-alphaWebViewFirst release published on GitHub: redesigned home page and new icon.[2]
3. May 7, 2019
   1.4.3Experimental auto-update and a new settings screen.[3]
4. Aug. 13, 2020
   1.5.5New tab layout and improved cursor behaviour.[4]
5. Oct. 12, 2020
   1.6.0First built-in ad blocker.[5]
6. Dec. 6, 2021
   1.7.0Redesigned tabs and a dark theme (Android 10+).[6]
7. Apr. 3, 2022
   1.8.0Adds incognito mode.[7]
8. Apr. 28, 2023
   2.0.0GeckoViewAdds the GeckoView (Firefox) engine as an option alongside WebView.[8]
9. Feb. 14, 2024
   2.0.1WebView support is kept and recommended for weaker devices.[9]
10. Oct. 30, 2026
    3.0.2Major redesign: separate GeckoView variant, phone companion app, TV-optimised ad blocker.[10]
11. Nov. 2, 2026
    3.0.3Latest release to date.[11]

Version sources: [1] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [2] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [3] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [4] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [5] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [6] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [7] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [8] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [9] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [10] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub), [11] truefedex/tv-bro (GitHub) · Full history →

Sources

1. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phlox.tvwebbrowser
2. https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro
3. https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro/releases