RFE: ability to select which compatible browser to use

i have multiple browsers (for options and compatibility testing) with no default selected so i can from varying levels of lockdown plus add-on configurations. all four are compatible, but there is no way to choose which one is used by this app, and seems to be based on most recent install maybe, as it has switched around a bit.

LOS O (webkit) browser fully restricted to https and no javascript, in case of webview usage.
chrome (webkit) does not support add-ons or much customization, but good for quick site test vs others.
icecat (gecko ESR) via f-droid with somewhat aggressive privacy and security settings, using included add-ons.
firefox (gecko) with conservative settings and a few add-ons used on desktop, to keep it light.

depending on where i got a particular link, i would either just open regularly in firefox, or use this to open incognito with icecat (luckily current action).

not sure of an elegant suggestion, besides having an app link in the launcher just for running to specify preferred browser for regular vs incognito usage. the benefit of doing that is you can remove permissions of "run on startup" to check and monitor app install/uninstall.

also, if you just require users to specify preferences from list of detected compatible browsers, then you could use that opportunity to provide suggestions of others which are compatible, maybe promoting open source as well.

bonus inspiration:

i find this to be a handy app to use in combination with f-droid archive listed tiny tools of 26k browser intercept aka share url and 42k flashify aka another browser as well.

with that pair, "browser intercept aka share url" can show the link in text form (instead of just allowing any page to be opened without knowing where it is going), while offering to share it along to things like "easy open link" for incognito mode, or...

this share intent can then be forwarded and redirected by "flashify aka another browser" as being a link for browsers to handle, so back to just choosing any browser.

thanks again for a handy and efficiently 51k sized tool.

Edited Feb 08, 2019 by jmichael2497