Native Alpha

Name: Native Alpha
Rating: 4.1489363 (507 reviews)
Author: Cylonid Apps

By: Cylonid Apps

Enjoy your favourite websites full-screen and create homescreen shortcuts

Features & Capabilities

Native Alpha is a powerful Chrome extension that transforms any website into a borderless, full-screen web app using Android System WebView for a seamless PWA-like experience. It allows you to create homescreen shortcuts with appropriately sized icons, minimizing memory use and avoiding intrusive app permissions compared to native applications.

With Native Alpha, you have granular control over individual web apps, including settings for JavaScript, cookies, ad blocking, and location access. Navigation is enhanced with multi-touch gestures, and an optional AdBlock Plus-powered adblock provides a cleaner browsing experience. Additionally, the extension supports dark mode for Android 10 and above, making it a versatile tool for optimizing how you access and interact with your favorite websites.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.5.1 Last updated: 2025-05-19

Version code:

1510

Creation date:

2022-03-10

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk

Size:

16.28MB

Email:

cy*****@gmx.net

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Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 181,698 ▼ 22

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Developed by:

Cylonid Apps

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cylonid.nativealpha

Email:

cy*****@gmx.net

User Reviews

Reviewers praise Native Alpha for fast page loading, fullscreen native-app feel, ad-free experience, and easy shortcuts for pre-configured sites. However, recurring issues appear: reliability and stability problems across updates; home screen shortcuts sometimes fail to create or work, with no warning; and user interface problems on Android 15 where system bars overlay content and hinder interaction. The app is valued as a lightweight launcher for favorites and for DeX use, but ongoing bugs and UI glitches remain concerns.

Pros

Pages open quickly with a clean fullscreen native-app feel.
Can create home screen shortcuts with customizable icons.
No ads and a lightweight launcher for web apps.
Great for pre-configured sites and easy access to favorites.
Works with Samsung DeX; immersive mode in the paid version.

Cons

Stability issues and bugs; app is sometimes flaky, with pages getting stuck and settings resetting between sessions.
Home screen shortcuts can fail to be created or work inconsistently, and the app doesn't always warn when permission checks fail.
UI/navigation bugs on Android 15; system bars overlay content and block interactions.

Recent reviews

very good

vi*****, 2026-05-06

Open web pages quickly. Plus many other features.

C.*****, 2026-03-17

Does what advertised, just what I needed. The only slight problem is that the app does not check whether it has permission to create the home screen shortcut, not warning you if it fails to create one.