[GH-ISSUE #222] Peel: A Simplified and Improved Fork of NativeAlpha #202

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opened 2026-10-29 12:16:59 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 3 comments

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2026-10-29 12:16:59 +00:00

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Originally created by @mazzz1y on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/cylonid/NativeAlphaForAndroid/issues/222

Hi everyone using NativeAlpha, or anyone interested in similar projects.

First, I want to say thank you to the NativeAlpha developers for their work, and I apologize if this post is not appropriate here.
I'd like to share a hard fork of NativeAlpha. It has the same overall goal, but it's simpler, more polished, and includes many improvements.

If you'd like to try it, you can find it here: https://github.com/mazzz1y/peel

Here's a list of differences compared to NativeAlpha

Removed Features

Ad blocking
Multi-touch gestures (2-finger navigation, 3-finger app switching, 2-finger reload)
Custom WebView context menu pop-up
Automatic creation of desktop icons for apps

Added Features

Material Design 3 dynamic color support
More reliable UUID-based app storage
Web-app reordering
Backups now include webapp positions in the list and images
Persistent notification with Home/Share/Reload actions
Optional pull-to-refresh
More reliable icon fetching
Letter icon generator
Per-webapp setting overrides
Custom HTTP header map (replaces the dedicated user-agent setting)
Always-use-HTTPS upgrade setting
Disable screenshots setting (FLAG_SECURE)
Long-press link sharing
Sandbox data clearing

Originally created by @mazzz1y on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/cylonid/NativeAlphaForAndroid/issues/222 Hi everyone using NativeAlpha, or anyone interested in similar projects. First, I want to say thank you to the NativeAlpha developers for their work, and I apologize if this post is not appropriate here. I'd like to share a hard fork of NativeAlpha. It has the same overall goal, but it's simpler, more polished, and includes many improvements. If you'd like to try it, you can find it here: https://github.com/mazzz1y/peel <details> <summary>Here's a list of differences compared to NativeAlpha</summary> #### Removed Features - Ad blocking - Multi-touch gestures (2-finger navigation, 3-finger app switching, 2-finger reload) - Custom WebView context menu pop-up - Automatic creation of desktop icons for apps #### Added Features - Material Design 3 dynamic color support - More reliable UUID-based app storage - Web-app reordering - Backups now include webapp positions in the list and images - Persistent notification with Home/Share/Reload actions - Optional pull-to-refresh - More reliable icon fetching - Letter icon generator - Per-webapp setting overrides - Custom HTTP header map (replaces the dedicated user-agent setting) - Always-use-HTTPS upgrade setting - Disable screenshots setting (`FLAG_SECURE`) - Long-press link sharing - Sandbox data clearing </details>

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@TheTechRun commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2026):

No "find on page" though?

@TheTechRun commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2026): No "find on page" though?

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@mazzz1y commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2026):

No "find on page" though?

Not yet, but it's planned

@mazzz1y commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2026): > No "find on page" though? Not yet, but it's planned

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@mazzz1y commented on GitHub (May 16, 2026):

No "find on page" though?

Added in v0.39.0

@mazzz1y commented on GitHub (May 16, 2026): > No "find on page" though? Added in [v0.39.0](https://github.com/mazzz1y/peel/releases/tag/v0.39.0)