Bare 2.0.2

Bare 2.0.2 fixes crashes found in 2.0.1 and 2.0.0. Chromium is unchanged at 157.0.8103.46.

If 2.0.1 closed right after you opened it, install 2.0.2. It updates over 2.0.1 and keeps your data.

Which APK to download

For most phones, download Bare-2.0.2-arm64-v8a.apk. Use Bare-2.0.2-armeabi-v7a.apk only on 32-bit ARM devices. Bare runs on Android 10 or later. There is no x86 build.

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 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 or 2.0.1 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.

The GitHub build checks for updates, so Bare's own update check will offer 2.0.2. After you update, a card says "Updated 2.0.2" with "See what's new". The Google Play build does not check for updates.

What's new

• Fixed a crash at launch on some older phones. 2.0.1 could not start on phones where Vulkan fails to start. Bare now falls back to OpenGL there.
• Clear all data in Android's storage settings works again (App info, Storage, Manage space). Before, the app crashed when you tapped it and nothing was cleared.
• Fixed a crash when opening Bare after it cleared data on exit.
• Fixed crashes in the extensions menu and in Extensions settings.

Versions

• Version name: 2.0.2
• Version codes: 802000215 (arm64), 802000210 (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.

acbde7e1762ffe9b22132b304fdbeccacb41f9feaa1f11e708884a211f40b598  Bare-2.0.2-arm64-v8a.apk
91ebb59ac69380137877c753bbd84953165b83cfe67dc7ada4e3f292ad6b0c92  Bare-2.0.2-armeabi-v7a.apk

Both are signed with Bare's release key, the same one as earlier releases. 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.