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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)[reply]



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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] It is free to download and use for Android and iOS. Puffin Academy allows students to view Flash based media on mobile devices.[7][8][9] School teachers and educational publishers can register their online curriculum in the "Class Portal".[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] 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[13] 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[14].

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.[15]

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

References

  1. ^ Andy, The Tech Bulletin. "Use the Puffin Browser to Play Flash Games on Android." August 20, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Mark Jansen, Digital Trends. "Keep on clicking with the 10 best browsers for Android." November 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Puffin Browser - Compare apps". www.puffin.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  4. ^ "Puffin Browser Lite". www.puffin.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. ^ "Puffin Secure Browser - The cloud is the most powerful safeguard".
  6. ^ "Puffin Academy - Flash for education". www.puffin.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  7. ^ "Puffin Academy Teacher Review". Common Sense Education. 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  8. ^ "K12 School Support". pearsonnacommunity.force.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  9. ^ "Puffin Academy Best Practices and FAQ". Compass Learning MT 4. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  10. ^ "Puffin Academy Class Portal". Puffin Academy.
  11. ^ "Puffin Web Browser and Puffin Academy will be discontinued on the iOS platform on July 1, 2019". Medium.
  12. ^ Bhatt, Neerav (2018-09-29). "How To: Use Hotel / University WiFi With Android TV Boxes Like NVIDIA Shield and Mi Box". Ausdroid. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  13. ^ engineering, Ryan Dube Ryan has a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering He's worked 13 years in automation; IT, 5 years in; Visualization, now is an Apps Engineer He's spoken at national conferences on Data; TV, has been featured on national; radio. "Forget the Facebook App! These Apps Are Better". Lifewire. Retrieved 2019-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Puffin for Youtube - Another way for watching Youtube on Android TV". www.puffin.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  15. ^ "Puffin OS - Puffin OS for Smartphones".

Reply 25-MAY-2019

  Unable to review  

  • 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.

Regards,  Spintendo  18:52, 25 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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!

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