Titanium Browser for Android
A secure and fully open-source, Chromium-based web browser with support for extensions, based on Vanadium by GrapheneOS. This project was formerly known as Helium Browser for Android but was later renamed to avoid branding confusion. To maintain a fast and native experience for everyone, advanced features are modularized into Titanium Extension for Android.
For the latest builds, see Releases. You can also update between GitHub and Google Play releases seamlessly.
Usage
Installing Extensions
You can install extensions from the following sources:
You can also install from local CRX (or ZIP) file in the options page of the built-in Titanium Extension for Android.
Additionally, you can load an unpacked extension manually for testing purposes by navigating to chrome://extensions. Enable Developer mode, select Load unpacked, and choose the folder containing the extension in the Storage Access Framework (SAF) picker. It may take a moment for the extension to load.
Using Extensions
To run an extension in Incognito (OTR) mode, go to Manage extensions, find the extension you want to use in Incognito mode, select Details, and turn on Allow in Incognito.
For advanced features including external download manager, enhanced dark mode, and additional privacy options, you can use the built-in Titanium Extension for Android.
Debug URLs
To view and access the debug URLs, use chrome://chrome-urls. For Experiments, use chrome://flags.
WebRTC IP Policy
The option is available by using the menu button ⋮ in the top right corner, then selecting Settings, Privacy and security. If you experience issues with WebRTC due to IPs being shielded by default (e.g. Discord Voice), try changing it to Default public interface only, or Default.
Implementation
Warning
Titanium Browser for Android only attempts to improve security and privacy where possible. For better protection on Android, you should instead use GrapheneOS with Vanadium, which additionally integrates patches into Android System WebView and provides significant kernel and memory management hardening on the OS level.
---
config:
layout: dagre
---
flowchart TD
subgraph s1["Additional Patches"]
n5["Feature Overrides"]
n6["UI Overrides"]
n7["Manifest V2 + Secure Off Store Install Support"]
n8["Miscellaneous Fixes + Improvements"]
end
subgraph s2["Vanadium"]
n9["Generic Patches<small><br>patches/*.patch</small>"]
n10["Subprojects Patches<small><br>subprojects_patches/**/*.patch</small>"]
end
subgraph s3["Titanium Browser for Android"]
n11["GN Build Configuration<small><br>args.gn</small>"]
n12["Signed Release"]
end
n1["Chromium"] --> s1 & s2
n5 --> n6
n6 --> n7
n7 --> n8
s1 --> s3
s2 --> s3
n11 --> n12
n5@{ shape: subproc}
n6@{ shape: subproc}
n7@{ shape: subproc}
n8@{ shape: subproc}
n9@{ shape: subproc}
n10@{ shape: subproc}
n11@{ shape: subproc}
n12@{ shape: subproc}
n1@{ shape: rounded}
classDef Aqua stroke-width:1px, stroke-dasharray:none, stroke:#46EDC8, fill:#DEFFF8, color:#378E7A
style n5 stroke:#FF6D00
style n7 stroke:#FF6D00
Building
All releases are built using Actions. Current releases can also be attested using GitHub CLI.
gh attestation verify *.apk -R jqssun/android-titanium-browserThis repository provides the build script to compile on the latest Ubuntu, and may also work with other Linux distributions.
To build these releases yourself via CI (e.g. GitHub Actions), fork this repository. Supply your base64 encoded keystore.jks and local.properties (containing keyAlias, keyPassword and storePassword) to Repository secrets under Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions. To generate a release, go to Actions, select Build, and select Run workflow. Under Runner, you can either use a GitHub-hosted runner by entering ubuntu-latest, or self-hosted for your own hardware.
Credits
This project would not have been possible without the huge community contributions from Vanadium, and without the privacy-focused, open-source approach shared by various other Chromium projects. All credit goes to the original authors and contributors. This project started around the same time as Helium Browser for Linux but it is not affiliated with the desktop Helium project.