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As the CPU power is getting stronger, and screen refresh speed keeps improving for E-Ink devices, more and more people start to use E-Ink devices to browse the internet. It’s working; however the experience is not good enough. Existing browsers are not designed for E-Ink devices. So many UI elements are designed for normal Android devices: fancy animations, dimming background when dialogs pop up, etc.

To make a browser suitable for E-Ink devices, two principles should be followed while designing UI interactions:

• Fewer repaint counts
• Make repaint area as small as possible

So far, I haven’t seen a dedicated browser for E-Ink devices yet. I decided to make one, based on a Github project written by Gaukler Faun. FOSS Browser is a lightweight browser that supports many features, including ad blocking, tab control, gesture control, etc. I took some time to refactor the codes and make necessary modifications to make it more appealing for E-Ink devices. Now it has a lot of useful features for E Ink devices.