Blinker Fluid v.0.3

(v.0.3)

Version v.0.3 is a major update that focuses on stability, performance, and JIT. This release also introduces a new JIT build, should be compatible with more iOS versions, and includes some performance updates to the JITless version, but is more focused on the JIT version.

IMPORTANT:
Blinker Fluid once again supports iOS 14 and newer. While the project now builds successfully for iOS 14, it has not yet been tested on iOS 14 yet. I have only managed to test my iPhone 13 Pro running iOS 15.4, iOS 15.2, and iOS 16.0.2.

0.3.x Updates:
Future v0.3.x releases will focus on performance, JIT improvements, and iOS compatibility.

Support/Issues:
If you experience any issues on iOS 14, iOS 15, and iOS 16+, please create an issue with your crash log(s) or contact me through X for quicker support.

New Features, fixes, and improvements:

• Restored support for iOS 14 and fixed newer versions.
• Added a new dual-mapped W^X JIT build alongside the stable JITless version.
• Small improvements to tab manager.
• Added tab titles and cached previews to the tab manager.
• Added swipe gestures on the address bar to quickly switch between tabs.
• Improved double-tap and normal tap responsiveness on websites while preventing random page zooming.
• Added scroll-aware keyboard presentation for a smoother and less buggy browsing experience.
• (Untested) Added a restart option to the main menu.
• Added page zoom controls.
• Added preferred language selection for websites. More languages will be added with each release.
• Added built-in ad and tracker blocking.
• (Untested) Added proper fullscreen video fix.
• Continued stability, performance, UI, and memory improvements throughout the browser.
• TIPAs available now.
• Many bug fixes.

Blinker Fluid v.0.2.1

(v.0.2.1)

Version v.0.2.1 includes major improvements and introduces an experimental JIT edition alongside the stable JITless version. This release is heavily improved compared with Blinker Fluid v.0.2.

IMPORTANT:
After some consideration, I have decided to continue developing Blinker Fluid for iOS 15 and newer because of the difficulty of testing builds for iOS 14 and earlier.

This decision may change later on if I ever get any testing phones or find people willing to test those versions. If you use iOS 14 or earlier, consider Reynard Browser by Minh Ton, as it is currently more polished and functional than Blinker Fluid is in its current state.

New Features, fixes, and improvements:

• Experimental TrollStore JIT build alongside stable JITless.
• Fixed and heavily improved custom Blinker Fluid start page.
• Added editable website shortcuts for the Blinker Fluid start page.
• Added some haptic feedback.
• Fixed and heavily improved the tab manager, with a max of 12 tabs and memory aware tab handling.
• Fixed and fully functional bookmarks and bookmark folders.
• Fixed and fully functional downloads tab.
• Added browsing history.
• Added app lock option using Face ID or device authentication.
• Added website permission management tab.
• Added clear browsing data tab.
• (Not tested) Added new update checker with changelogs and TrollStore installation links.
• Added about and donations sections.
• Added website loading progress bar.
• Added WebAssembly interpreter support for certain sites.
• (Semi-functional) Fixed desktop/mobile-site switching.
• (Untested) Fixed SOCKS5/Tor proxy configuration.
• Added a heavily improved pop-up keyboard and fixed keyboard dropping the text box after typing one character.
• Added new categorized settings and privacy sections inside the main menu
• Added crash-loop recovery to avoid repeatedly restoring a crashing page.
• (JIT only) Added a 256 MB V8 CodeRange, reserves controlled space for generated code.
• Added proactive memory watchdog, reacts before iOS terminates the app.
• Added unified memory policy, keeps memory limits consistent.
• Added background-tab discarding, attempt to unload inactive pages while preserving tabs.
• Removed dedicated Reddit-only emergency memory guard.
• Removed broken GitHub-only memory purge behavior.
• Added many additional stability, privacy, performance and UI improvements.

Blinker Fluid v.0.2

(v.0.2)

• Should work on iOS 14, 15, 16, and some iOS 26 versions. (Some other iOS version can work, though I cannot confirm myself)
• chatgpt.com should technically work, but will crash when trying to login.
• claude.ai works well, still experiences crashes often.
• Some other sites performance have been improved.
• Cookies/Logins save when closing and reopening the app (Crashes can break this)
• Slight performance improvements.
• Keyboard is improved, though still needs work.
• TAB MANAGER IS CURRENTLY BROKEN! (Will be fixed next update)

What was attempted:

• JIT support (Way too complicated and time consuming, will continue working on JIT)
• A complete keyboard fix (Too many issues, will try to improve this later on)
• Request desktop/mobile site (Can't get this working properly for some reason)

Blinker Fluid (v.0.1)

First version: (v.0.1)
Be prepared for many bugs and crashes...