Talk:Puffin Browser

Acting as an open or anonymizing proxy - users blocked from editing Wikipedia and other sites
Could editors with the technical expertise insert a relevant sentence into this article that better explains that Puffin Browser acts as some form of proxy and that some sites, such as Wikipedia itself, prevent logged in users from making edits? The relevant citation appears to be here.

Having just been scared witless by receipt of a 3-year block warning (after logging in to my user account on a device using Puffin browser), it might be helpful if the page on the browser more clearly explained its way of operating. I'm not suggesting this page should give help to users who receive blocking messages, but a little more explanation of how Puffin Browser operates might help some users understand how it affects their user experience on websites.

As an aside, I've left feedback on how Wikipedia leaves blocking messages for users of open or anonymizing proxies here. Nick Moyes (talk) 02:03, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

Products
Dear editor, thanks for your friendly reminder. I have removed the external links. Here is the requested COI info. Kindly let me know if there is still anything missing or incorrect. Thank you!

Puffin Web Browser Puffin Web Browser is a free browser application for Android and iOS. It includes support for Adobe Flash content and features such as mouse cursor emulation and a virtual gamepad. Users are able to choose where to save a downloaded file, either to users' devices or directly to cloud storage services. The web browser can also reduce the amount of data being used by compressing resource-intensive web content through cloud-rendering services and displaying the processed content to users. Puffin Web Browser Pro Puffin Web Browser Pro is the paid version of Puffin Web Browser for Android and iOS. The Ad blocking feature is only available in this version.

Puffin Browser Lite Puffin Web Browser Lite is a free Puffin Browser application for iOS. It is a lightweight browser based on the iOS WebKit. Different from Puffin Web Browser, the Puffin Web Browser Lite has a revamped UI and does not adopt the remote browsing technology.

Puffin Secure Browser Puffin Secure Browser is the Puffin Browser for Windows and macOS. Its license is subscription-based. For enterprise customers, it comes with a web-based admin console for IT managers to configure security policies.

Puffin Academy Puffin Academy is a special version of Puffin Browser designed for education. It is free to download and use for Android and iOS. Puffin Academy allows students to view Flash based media on mobile devices. School teachers and educational publishers can register their online curriculum in the "Class Portal". Students using Puffin Academy can only access the registered web sites on the portal. The iOS version of Puffin Academy will be discontinued on July 1, 2019.

Puffin TV browser Puffin TV browser is a free version of Puffin Browser designed for the Android TV. It can also run on set-top boxes or TV sticks. It supports navigation using the remote control and accessing URLs scanned from QR code or sent from a mobile device.

Puffin for Facebook Puffin for Facebook is a free Puffin Browser application for Android and iOS. It is an alternative to the official Facebook mobile app and only allows users to visit the mobile Facebook website.

Puffin for YouTube Similar to Puffin for Facebook, Puffin for YouTube is a free application which only allows users to visit the customized YouTube web site for the Android TV.

Puffin Internet Terminal Puffin Internet Terminal the Linux version Puffin Browser running on Raspbian for Raspberry Pi. The compatible model is Raspberry 3B+. Puffin OS Puffin OS is Android based mobile OS for smartphones.

61.220.176.205 (talk) 04:13, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Reply 25-MAY-2019
Regards, Spintendo  18:52, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
 * The nature of the editor's COI has not been disclosed.
 * Text within the request uses external links which are not allowed in the prose of articles.

Reply 29-MAY-2019 (Add COI info & remove external links)
Dear editor, thanks for your friendly reminder. I have removed the external links. Here is the requested COI info. Kindly let me know if there is still anything missing or incorrect. Thank you!

14-Jun-2019 (Request to update the 'Products' section)
Dear editor, thanks for your friendly reminder. I have removed the external links, register an user account, and add necessary data to COI info.

The "Products" section of current Puffin Browser wiki page lists only a single item. However, Puffin Browser is a generic name of CloudMosa's product family. The single listed item can't represent the whole product family. To make the content of "Products" section closer to the truth, I propose following update as draft. Please kindly review my update. Thank you!

Products Puffin Web Browser Puffin Web Browser is the free Puffin Browser application for Android and iOS. The Puffin web browser includes support for Adobe Flash content and features such as mouse cursor emulation and a virtual gamepad. Users are able to choose where to save a downloaded file, either to users' devices or directly to their storage drive. The web browser also allows users to reduce the amount of data being used, from sources such as Flash games that often consume a lot of data.

Puffin Web Browser Pro Puffin Web Browser Pro is the paid Puffin Browser application for Android and iOS. Ad blocking features is only available in this version. This version doesn't come with Ads.

Puffin Browser Lite Puffin Web Browser Lite is a free Puffin Browser application for Android and iOS. It's a lightweight browser based on iOS WebKit. Different from Puffin Web Browser, the Puffin Web Browser Lite has a revamped UI and doesn't make use of remote browsing technology.

Puffin Secure Browser Puffin Secure Browser is the Puffin Browser for Windows and macOS. Though it's free to download, users has to subscribe a monthly plan after one month free trial. For enterprise customers, it comes with a web-based admin console for IT staff to manage security policy.

Puffin Academy Puffin Academy is a special version of Puffin Browser designed for education. It's free for Android and iOS. The app allows students to use Flash based media on the iPad. School teachers and educational publishers can register their online curriculum in "Class Portal". Students using Puffin Academy can only access the registered web sites. The iOS version of Puffin Academy will be discontinued on the iOS platform on July 1, 2019.

Puffin TV browser Puffin TV browser is a free version of Puffin Browser designed for Android TV. It's also known to work on set-top box or TV stick. It supports remote control and enable user to go web site by scanning QR code to send URL from their phone to TV.

Puffin for Facebook Puffin for Facebook is a free Puffin Browser application for Android and iOS. It's a Facebook app alternative, allowing users to visit only the m.facebook.com (Facebook mobile version) but not other web sites.

Puffin for YouTube Similar to Puffin for Facebook, Puffin for YouTube is free and only allows users to visit www.youtube.com/TV (The customized YouTube web site for TV). Puffin for YouTube is a YouTube app alternative on TV.

Puffin Internet Terminal Puffin Internet Terminal the linux version Puffin Browser running on Raspbian for Raspberry Pi. The compatible model is Raspberry 3B+.

Puffin OS Puffin OS is Android based mobile OS for smart phone.

PatrickLiu CM (talk) 05:21, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Reply 13-JUN-2019

 * 1) This information would be more suitable being placed in MOS:TABLE format. Please see that page for ideas on how this should be structured. When filled out, the table may be placed here on the talk page for review.
 * 2) The connected contributor template need only be placed once, at the top of the talk page. I have placed it there for you.
 * 3) Please limit the use of headers on the talk page. Using different level headers in the text of your proposal throws off the talk page's table of contents, which is automatically created using the various level heading numbers used in the text. If wanting to signify a new header to be used in the text of the article, please use bolded headings with either a bullet point or no bullet point, like this:
 * Puffin Browser
 * Information about the browser (with a bullet point:, or )
 * Puffin Browser OS
 * Information about the browser's OS (w/o a bullet point; requires the insertion of a breaking space )
 * Regards, Spintendo  05:54, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

14-Jun-2019 (Restructure the content by using MOS_TABLE format)
Dear Mr. Spintendo, thanks to your kind help and professional advise.

I studied the MOS:TABLE format, and found it's really a good idea to use table to present product section. In my previous draft, it's hard for me to show the comparison clearly by only description, and also difficult for readers to grasp the difference between them. Now, with the nicely formatted table, it's very easy to see the difference in visual.

Thanks again!

 Products 

 License, supported hardware, and compatible OS 

PatrickLiu CM (talk) 14:52, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Suggestions 15-JUN-2019
I'm glad to hear that the tables worked out for you. Everything looks fine thus far, but a few suggestions:
 * 1) The first table only contains 2 elements of information: the name of the product and a short description. Simple lists are for pieces of information that number from 1 to 2. Anything over 2 pieces of information becomes eligible for a table. So my suggestion that you use a table was actually only correct for the second table you've made (my apologies for the misunderstanding). I've gone ahead and reformatted the first table you made back into a simple columned list (shown below). An alternative to having one list and one table would be to combine all of these elements from both into one all-encompassing table. Indeed, that was the main idea behind my suggestion for using a table in the first place. I'll leave it to you to decide if you'd like to combine the list and table into one table or leave them separate.
 * 2) This first columned list needs to have more concise descriptions. My proposal for how it should be rephrased is also shown below.
 * 3) As far as the remaining table, the license column gives the generic word freeware when it should contain the actual license users obtain when they use the product (e.g., GNU GPL v3, GNU GPL v2, etc.) Also, Commercial should be changed to Proprietary — and if ad-supported — Proprietary (adware). The programming language should also be listed in that table under its own column (i.e., C++, Objective-C, etc.). Any variants using the same language can have their language columns combined to avoid repetition. Let me know if these suggestions work. Regards,  Spintendo  23:46, 15 June 2019 (UTC)

 Puffin product line