Brandsonic Web mobile (iOS)
Brandsonic Web mobile is a mobile version of the Mac web browser Brandsonic Web.
Available on Cydia and Sileo on the Packix repo. Search for it.
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Current Version: 0.11 (Released 6/3/2021)
This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad.
Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with jailbroken iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
If you find the app does not run after installing, run the bwebfix script found below.
Features:
Universal App (For iPhone, iPod touch and iPad)
Simple interface
Pinch to zoom
Multitasking
Quick Sites
Dark mode support on iOS 13 and later
Sharing features
Planned features:
Tabs
Ability to add custom quick sites
bwebfix script
If you find that Brandsonic Web mobile crashes instantly on start up after installing the app, run the bwebfix script on your Windows PC, Linux PC or Mac. bwebfix is a small script for that will fix the permission error that prevents the app from running. Download from the links below. Be sure to read the Read me first files before you try to use the script, especially with the Windows version.
Changelog
0.1 (Released August 18th, 2010)
Initial release
0.2 (Released August 25th, 2010)
Completely rewritten
New Quick Sites feature. Allows access to the most popular sites on the web
A message is displayed when your are not connected to the internet
The New B-Web portal is now the homepage
0.3 (Released August 27th, 2010)
Fixed Quick Sites keyboard bug
Opening of the Quick Sites pane is now animated
0.4/0.5 (Released August 29th/30th, 2010)
There is now an address bar
0.6 (Released October 5th, 2010)
Support for iOS 4.1
Landscape browsing support
Quick sites now closes when you touch a site
0.7 (Released January 1st, 2011)
Support for iOS 4.2
Quick Sites is implemented in a new way
0.8 (Released April 7th, 2011)
Support for iOS 4.3/4.3.1
You can now change the color of the bottom and top bars
0.9 (Released January 7th, 2012)
Current URL is now displayed in the address bar
Page title is now displayed
Progress indicator has been changed to grey so it will show up on pages with white backgrounds.
Added two new UI Colors
Refresh and stop buttons are no longer bordered
Fixed broken wikipedia link in quick sites.
0.9.1 (Released March 17th, 2012)
Working version of 0.9. There are no other changes in this release. (see 0.9)
0.9.2 (Release August 4th, 2012)
Fixed iOS 5.1 instant crash bug. There are no new features in this release (see 0.9)
0.9.3 (Released October 13, 2012)
iOS 6 support
Support for the iPhone 5's and iPod Touch 5's taller retina screen
0.9.4 (Released February 2nd, 2013)
iOS 6.1 support
Implemented proper Reachability
New icon
New background on settings screen
0.9.5 (Released March 12th, 2014)
Support for iOS 7/7.1
Redesigned interface for iOS 7
Changed title text color to black so it would show up better in iOS 7
The network activity indicator now appears in the status bar when a page is loading
Implemented a new, more reliable way to get the page title
Now checks for internet connection at the start of every page load instead of only when app first starts
0.9.6 (Released September 28th, 2014)
iOS 8 support
Support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Picked UI color is now saved and loaded on startup
"http://" is now automatically added if it's not already there
Address bar now has clear button
Address bar now uses URL keyboard
New iOS 7 icon
0.9.7 (Released October 17th, 2015)
iOS 9 support
Fixed rotation bug on iOS 6 or later
Page load error now shows the actual error that occurred instead of the generic error message
0.9.8 (Released April 11th, 2016)
Dropped support for iOS 5.1 and earlier
iPad split screen support for iOS 9
Various UI improvements
0.9.9 (Released May 31st, 2017)
iOS 10 support
App is now 64-bit
Dropped support for iOS 7.1 and earlier
0.9.9.1 (Released February 28th, 2020)
iOS 12 support
Fix for the "Page load error The operation couldn't be completed" bug
0.10 (Released February 8th, 2021)
Completely rewritten in Swift
Now uses WKWebView instead of UIWebView
Added back and forward gestures
Added iOS 13 and dark mode support
Dropped support for iOS 8.4 and earlier
0.10.1 (Released March 23rd, 2021)
Updated URL for default homepage
0.11 (Released June 3rd, 2021)
Added sharing features
Fixed the Quick Sites popover being on the wrong side of the screen on iPad
Known Issues
Current:
Certain websites will stretch the web view above and below the top and bottom of the screen. (0.10/0.10.1 only)
App crashes when submitting something in the address bar with a space (0.10/0.10.1 only)
Fixed:
When you select a site in Quick Sites the keyboard no longer appears. (0.2 only) (Fixed in 0.3)
Screen rotation doesn't work on devices running iOS 6 or later (since 0.9.3?) (Fixed in 0.9.7)
When the app is started for the first time after being installed, the default iOS UI color is used instead of the app's default Red color (0.9.6, 0.9.7) (Fixed in 0.9.8)
When the app is first started, the address bar is small and doesn't take up all the space. To fix this, tap the address bar and it will expand to full size. (0.9.9, 0.9.9.1) (Fixed in 0.10)
*: Currently being worked on.