Many users want to install extensions in the browser of their Android devices, just as they do on the desktop. The mobile version of Firefox has no restrictions in that regard, but for reasons Google does not fully admit, this functionality is not available in the built-in Chrome build for Android. What's the solution? Very simple: replace Chrome with a Chromium variant that enables installing extensions. That variant is called Kiwi Browser, and it works better than we expected.
It is assumed that mobile devices aim to become an extension of our desktops, allowing access to personal data, specific functions, and essential services… but in practice it is not so. Of course, not everything that works on a classic computer can be magically transferred to a mobile environment, and developers must make some compromises; however, there are certain elements that users have expected for a long time. One of them is support for installing Chrome extensions in an Android browser normal, that is, the Chrome build that comes with the device. Mountain View is still in debt, but today we are going to offer an alternative.
How to install Chrome extensions in an Android browser with Kiwi Browser
Kiwi Browser is a Chromium-based browser developed by an XDA user known as arnaud42. The latest update, internally named Phi, enables installing extensions from the Chrome Store, or by manually loading CRX-ZIP files. From a technical standpoint, Kiwi Browser is not the first mobile browser to accept Chrome extensions, since Yandex Browser included that support last year, but Kiwi Browser maintains a profile closer to the original Chromium. Extensions will work as long as they do not depend on x86 code. That means some errors will be inevitable, although most of the popular options should load without problems.
Another very positive aspect of Kiwi Browser is access to the browser's flags section. If you want to activate experimental features, you can do so without restrictions, but remember it is a minefield. Try one option, restart, and try the next. If Kiwi Browser 'breaks' after changing something in chrome://flags (it happened two or three times on our side), clear the app cache to restore it to its factory state. Kiwi Browser can be downloaded via Play Store, or as a standalone APK on GitHub (there are builds signed with Google keys, and development editions).
Download Kiwi Browser: Google Play Store
Download Kiwi as APK: GitHub
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