Challenger Comics Viewer is an app by The Challenger in the Comics category. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit, so it won't install on ordinary ARM phones (only on x86 devices such as emulators and some Chromebooks).
Since version 2.01.09, the minimum Android version rose from 2.2 to 3.0. It asks for 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: find accounts on the device and modify shared storage.
What's new in v2.01.28.x86.free
Version 2.1.28:
• Added support of DjVu file format
• Added Share cover action
• Added Collection cover management (using folder.jpg file or using Set collection cover action)
• Added button to send log file to developer by email (in Options => System => About => Send logs to developer)
• Added new library sort mode (display Last read first)
• Improved overall performances
• Improved Google Drive access
• Upgraded Dropbox API to v2
• Fixed minor bugs
Description
From the listing uploaded by “india-market”.
Challenger Comics Viewer is a FREE (NO ADS) advanced comics, manga, books and PDF viewer.
It's really simple to use. You just have to scroll ! Pages are automatically loaded and displayed (no need to click to go to next page).
It's FREE and THERE ARE NO ADS.
This version works perfectly on phones AND tablets.
Supported image file formats are JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP (Android 4.0+) and BMP.
Supported book file formats are PDF, CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR, CBT/TAR, CB7/7Z, DjVu and ePUB.
Main features are :
• Automatic page loading
• Zoom using multi-touch
• Vertical/Horizontal scrolling
• 2 display modes (Simple View which displays pages one by one and Multiple Image View which displays all pages one after the other)
• Scale filters: Bilinear, Bicubic, Lanczos4
• Library with covers displayed to quickly open comics (multiple kind of views available)
• Automatically switch to next issue when last page of the comic is displayed
• Border cropping
• Read from left to right or right to left
• Actions can be customized
• Single page and "2 page" display mode
• Filter to improve displayed image quality
• Manual scrolling by moving finger on screen
• Autoscrolling by long pressing on screen
• Tap to go to Next/Previous pages
• Fit to Width/Height/Screen display
• Multiple Image preview type
• Option to direct access to page
• History management
• Support multi-language (for now, english, french, russian, italian)
• Border can be display over Bitmap to easily identify each pages
• Contrast/Brightness/Saturation management
• Screen brightness management
• Application can be moved to SD Card
• Cached data can be stored in internal memory or SD Card
• Supports Samsung "Multi-Window" mode
• Color themes
Files can be accessed on the device or network.
Supported network protocols are :
• Google Drive
• OneDrive/SkyDrive
• Mega
• Ubooquity (http://vaemendis.net/ubooquity)
• DLNA/Upnp (Need Android >= 4.0.3)
• OPDS (beta)
• Windows/SAMBA/CIFS
• DropBox
• Webdav/Cloud (like box.com, 4shared.com, alwaysdata.com, ...)
• FTP
• SFTP
The application needs a phone/tablet with lots of memory and a powerful processor, so don't be disappointed if your phone is quite old and performance is not good.
For instance, it works perfectly on Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7, Galaxy Tab, ...
Documentation is available at : http://challengerviewer.wordpress.com/challenger-comics-viewer-documentation/
An FAQ is available at : http://challengerviewer.wordpress.com/challenger-comics-viewer-faq/
The English forum : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389440
Please add comments if you like this app or if you have some new features idea.
To report bugs, don't hesitate to send me e-mail.
Thanks !
Version history
2 versions are listed, going back to v2.01.09. Since v2.01.28.x86.free it requires Android 3.0+.
Certificate issued to “Olivier Martin”Not the developer's name (“The Challenger”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Uploaded by “india-market”Gold tier · 54,447 followers · uploading since 2017
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Permissions (8)
Challenger Comics Viewer requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
Find accounts on the deviceSensitiveandroid.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Challenger Comics Viewer APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Challenger Comics Viewer APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 4c613c7f8ebac14a5b5bffe109d78dbc.