Bare 2.0.1

Bare 2.0.1 moves the browser to Chromium 157.0.8103.46. Nothing else changed in how Bare works. The series is now 295 patches.

This is the first stable release of Bare 2.0 on GitHub. The Google Play build of 2.0.0 was the stable release, and the builds here were betas until now. 2.0.1 is the same Bare as 2.0.0-beta.6 on a newer Chromium, and it replaces the beta builds.

Which APK to download

For most phones, download Bare-2.0.1-arm64-v8a.apk. Use Bare-2.0.1-armeabi-v7a.apk only on 32-bit ARM devices. Bare runs on Android 10 or later. There is no x86 build. I have not run either 32-bit build, Bare or CrashLab, on a phone yet.

There are also two Bare-crashlab APKs for finding crashes. You do not need them for normal use. See docs/crashlab.md for what they do and what the log can hold. The CrashLab hashes are in SHA256SUMS-crashlab.txt.

The CrashLab log lists the sites you visited and other app messages. Look through it before you send it to anyone.

Installing and updating

Install over Bare 2.0.0-beta.6 or any earlier 2.0 beta, and do not uninstall first. The package name and signing key are the same and the version number is higher, so Android should treat it as an update that keeps your data.

If you already run a beta from GitHub, Bare's own update check will show 2.0.1 as available, because it ranks a release above a pre-release with the same numbers. The GitHub build checks for updates. The Google Play build does not.

What's new

• Bare now runs on Chromium 157.0.8103.46.

Versions

• Version name: 2.0.1
• Version codes: 802000115 (arm64), 802000110 (32-bit ARM)
• Chromium: 157.0.8103.46

Verifying the download

SHA256SUMS.txt has the SHA-256 of the two Bare APKs. The CrashLab hashes are in SHA256SUMS-crashlab.txt.

8ea34204dd4646fe54014a33d8baf3d7bd7d86197056b8f7c4a5bf792b3abf56  Bare-2.0.1-arm64-v8a.apk
0524b40cec8a9d26ecb9502da007e03837aa4042f364a94c697e01cc0c532b69  Bare-2.0.1-armeabi-v7a.apk

Both are signed with Bare's release key, the same one as the betas. apksigner verify --print-certs should show the certificate SHA-256 ae2a0e7fb7a132ec517d26a8e7c83d275e83747b0a777d4a42225b1d343271a0.

Contact

Problems and questions: support@barebrowser.org. Please include your device, Android version and what you were doing.