Dazzle
Productivity
mobile web browser
SHOW HN2017
57points
34comments
#730of 2,242 in 2017
Top 33%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 6 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Feels fast and light
From 2 comments
Nice work on this. I actually like the simplicity of it. Feels light weight and fast. We live in an era of distrust so without seeing your terms / privacy policy I was not…
lefstathiou on HNjust installed it, i'm loving it. Most important to me is that it's FAST. Feels much faster than iOS Safari and iOS Chrome. I tried to like Brendan Eich's Brave browser for about…
untilHellbanned on HN
Shared history/tabs concept is smart
From 1 comment
Tried Dazzle few times this afternoon and this browser is just brilliant. Why: Currently, user interaction with tabs on mobile browsers is totally broken and super cumbersome.…
cupcakestand on HN
Minimalist design and polish
From 2 comments
Tried Dazzle few times this afternoon and this browser is just brilliant. Why: Currently, user interaction with tabs on mobile browsers is totally broken and super cumbersome.…
cupcakestand on HNNice job! Of all the third party browsers I've tried on iOS, this is the only one that feels as nice as mobile Safari, and the only one I'd consider using full time. Do you have…
w33ble on HN
Objections
Privacy and security concerns; no terms or privacy policy
From 2 comments
What security promises can you make? How do I know that you're not hijacking my cookies and passwords? I atleast trust apple and Google with my data before even opening their…
snissn on HNNice work on this. I actually like the simplicity of it. Feels light weight and fast. We live in an era of distrust so without seeing your terms / privacy policy I was not…
lefstathiou on HN
Landing page lacks screenshots and clear messaging
From 2 comments
As a product page visitor using mobile your page is useless to me. No screenshots, no intro video. I'm not going to make a commitment to using something without either of those…
deanclatworthy on HNTried Dazzle few times this afternoon and this browser is just brilliant. Why: Currently, user interaction with tabs on mobile browsers is totally broken and super cumbersome.…
cupcakestand on HN
Unclear 'first principles' claim
From 2 comments
So is the main value prop a browser that can be controlled with one hand? I don't want to sound like a hater, but don't call it "designed from first principles" if it really…
echan00 on HNWhat does first principle mean here? Is it a from-scratch engine or is it a redesign of the chrome, or both?
fulafel on HN
Confusing X button in URL field
From 2 comments
This looks very promising. A few things: I couldn't find a gesture to bring up sharing/action extensions [1]. This is super important. For example, I use 1Password for logins all…
lobster_johnson on HNJust tried this a bit, I like the idea of a simple browser, have tried lots. Like having the address at the bottom, hate that Safari has this and tabs at opposite ends of tge…
improbable22 on HN
Requests
Bookmarks or pinning
From 2 comments
Nice job! Of all the third party browsers I've tried on iOS, this is the only one that feels as nice as mobile Safari, and the only one I'd consider using full time. Do you have…
w33ble on HNThank you! Spot on, we'd like to add a pinning functionality in the future, to keep track of to-dos for instance. We haven't gotten to it just yet.
llorca on HN
Ad blocking and content blocker support
From 2 comments
If it had options to block ads, I would be very interested.
kup0 on HNJust tried this a bit, I like the idea of a simple browser, have tried lots. Like having the address at the bottom, hate that Safari has this and tabs at opposite ends of tge…
improbable22 on HN
Share and action extension support
From 1 comment
This looks very promising. A few things: I couldn't find a gesture to bring up sharing/action extensions [1]. This is super important. For example, I use 1Password for logins all…
lobster_johnson on HN
Searchable full history
From 1 comment
This looks very promising. A few things: I couldn't find a gesture to bring up sharing/action extensions [1]. This is super important. For example, I use 1Password for logins all…
lobster_johnson on HN
Android version
From 1 comment
How hard would it be to compile a version for Android?
qmarchi on HN
Questions
What security promises are made about cookies and passwords
From 1 comment
What security promises can you make? How do I know that you're not hijacking my cookies and passwords? I atleast trust apple and Google with my data before even opening their…
snissn on HN
Can pages navigate to file:// URLs
From 1 comment
From the code it seems like pages can navigate to `file://` URLs? I don't have a bin handy or I would check myself.
hRrrm1 on HN
How to clear cookies
From 1 comment
Just tried this a bit, I like the idea of a simple browser, have tried lots. Like having the address at the bottom, hate that Safari has this and tabs at opposite ends of tge…
improbable22 on HN
Alternatives named
Mobile Safari
From 2 comments
Nice job! Of all the third party browsers I've tried on iOS, this is the only one that feels as nice as mobile Safari, and the only one I'd consider using full time. Do you have…
w33ble on HNWhat is the point of having a third party browser on iOS when you can't change the default from Safari?
symlinkk on HN
Chrome for iOS
From 1 comment
> t offers a bigger viewport than Safari does But smaller than Chrome. Which has also nailed tabs IMHO.
scoot on HN
Brave
From 1 comment
just installed it, i'm loving it. Most important to me is that it's FAST. Feels much faster than iOS Safari and iOS Chrome. I tried to like Brendan Eich's Brave browser for about…
untilHellbanned on HN