GApps Browser

Sandbox for web apps

This app started out as a way to view Google News on the author's phone but now
encompasses Google+, Google Maps etc. The idea is to be able to access the
Google web apps without having to log into Google on your browser, so that you
can browse privately. It is a good way to access the Google webapps if you have
an AOSP-based ROM and reject the proprietary GApps. Also the webapps are less
bandwidth and battery-hungry than their native counterparts.

Links to external sites (such as news articles, etc.) will be opened in a
regular browser, thus keeping the Google authentication sandboxed in the app.

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 1.20 (20) suggested Added on May 09, 2019

This version requires Android 2.1 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
Download APK 67 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 1.18 (18) - Added on Jul 14, 2017

This version requires Android 2.1 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
Download APK 70 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 1.17 (17) - Added on Aug 22, 2015

This version requires Android 2.1 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
Download APK 71 KiB PGP Signature | Build Log