Sheild: Browser AI Fast & Safe
Private AI Adblock & Dark Mode
Free
The only truly independent non-corporate individual powerhouse web browser.
Massive protection. Your data stays yours. No compromise.
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• Dynamic Actions Active Homepage, with built-in Ads and Tracker Blocker.
• Local Intelligence: Integrated a high-performance, 1-billion parameter LLM Private AI that runs entirely on device.
• Lightning Fast: Optimized for the A14 chip and newer, featuring 4-bit quantization for rapid responses and reduced memory footprint
• Smart Weather: Get real-time local weather and conditions directly on your home screen.
• Cross-Tab Sync: Your weather and settings now stay perfectly in sync across all open tabs and survive page reloads.
• TZLDM:(Experimental New Feature) transforms sites to beautiful theme, saves battery, protects your eyes.
• Easy Search: set default or switch multiple engines instantly to find any result.
• Lightweight & Lightning Fast: optimized for speed, and refined smooth loading engine.
• Effortless Pro-level Management: Tabs, History, Bookmarks, helps you stay organized.
TZLDM New Era Web (Experimental New Feature). Perfectly formatted, years of unsolved dark mode bugs?
Fixed on most sites! No more white flashes, with breakthrough Image and Logo accuracy.
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An independent individual dev. — not a corporations with thousands of employees.Please consider rating! — Thanks for your generous support to improve Sheild!
## What’s New & Improved
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Global Browser Experience
* Full Multilingual Support: The browser interface is now fully localized for 8 additional languages, including Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
* Native Terminology: Menus, settings, and toolbar actions now use standard browser terms in every supported language for a truly native feel.
Advanced Download Management
* Intelligent File Handling: Our new download engine now automatically detects non-web files (like ZIP, APK, and DMG) and prompts you to save them directly to your device.
* Seamless Transfers: Optimized the hand-off between web requests and local storage, ensuring downloads are reliable and secure.
* Quick Look Integration: Once a download is finished, you can now preview the file immediately or open the standard iOS Options menu to share it with other apps.
Navigation & Connectivity Fixes
* Smart Link Management: Refined our "Universal Link" blocker to keep you inside the browser while ensuring essential system links (like tel: for calls or mailto: for emails) still open their respective apps.
* Improved Web Performance: Fixed several edge cases where the address bar spinner would stall during page transitions.
* Authentication Support: Added a new secure login dialog for websites requiring HTTP Basic or Digest authentication. [1]
Platform Optimizations
* Enhanced Layout: Fixed several visual bugs on iPhone 16e and iPhone 17 to ensure the toolbar and AI search elements stay perfectly aligned on all screen sizes.
Please do share: Any comments, suggestions, found bugs, or feature requests.
Thank you for downloading Sheild! and your generous support is appreciated.
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26.6.9 1d ago
## What’s New & Improved
New Feature: Integrated AI Search Box
* Dynamic Homepage Search: You can now ask the AI anything directly from the homepage. Just type your query and hit "Enter" to launch the AI assistant.
* Contextual Handoff: Your search text is automatically passed from the homepage into the AI interface for a seamless start.
Critical Stability & Crash Fixes
* UI Hierarchy Fix: Resolved a major crash caused by the AI button existing in multiple view parents. The button is now properly managed by the Toolbar system.
* Safe Interaction: Implemented a "bridge" function for the AI Toolbar button to prevent Objective-C selector crashes during handoffs.
* Thread Safety: Added Main-Thread enforcement when launching AI screens from the homepage to prevent background-process crashes.
Adaptive Layout Improvements
* iPhone 16e & 17 Compatibility: Fixed "Toolbar Bleeding" where the menu would stretch beyond the screen on smaller devices.
* Dynamic Safe Areas: Switched to Safe Area Layout Guides to ensure the toolbar and AI button sit perfectly above the home indicator on all screen sizes.
* Responsive Spacing: Replaced rigid fixed-width spaces with flexibleSpace to allow the toolbar to fit comfortably on 6.1" and 6.3" displays.
Web Engine Reliability
* Stall Detection: Added background logic to detect and reset the web process if the homepage or a site becomes unresponsive (White Screen fix).
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26.6.8 2d ago
* WebView Recovery – Fixed a long-standing bug where tabs could remain blank after a crash or app restart. Tabs now automatically reload the last URL or dynamic homepage, keeping your browsing smooth and uninterrupted.
* Dynamic Homepage Reliability – The homepage now loads consistently, even if network images or scripts are delayed.
* Improved Dark Mode & Dynamic Homepage Appearance – Dark mode styling and homepage visuals now appear correctly on launch.
* General Stability & Performance Fixes – Various tweaks to prevent stalled pages and maintain spinner behavior.
Your browsing experience should now feel faster, more reliable, and less prone to crashes.
Please do share: found any found bugs, comments, suggestions, or any feature requests!
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26.6.4 5d ago
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1. Private On-Device AI (Beta)
* Local Intelligence: Integrated a high-performance, 1-billion parameter LLM that runs entirely on your device. Your chats never leave your iPhone.
* Lightning Fast: Optimized for the A14 chip and newer, featuring 4-bit quantization for rapid responses and reduced memory footprint.
* Hybrid Fallback: Automatically switches to high-speed cloud inference if the local model is still downloading.
2. All-New Dynamic Homepage
* Smart Weather: Get real-time local weather and conditions directly on your home screen.
* Privacy-First Permissions: We only request your location when you tap the weather widget—no unsolicited pop-ups on startup.
* Cross-Tab Sync: Your weather and settings now stay perfectly in sync across all open tabs and survive page reloads.
3. Performance & Security
* Hardened Security: Advanced internal obfuscation for API keys to protect the app's infrastructure.
* Memory Efficiency: Reduced app overhead by 40% using optimized KV cache management and smarter tab handling.
* Reliability: Fixed "Hostname not found" and "JSON Parse" errors in the weather engine for more stable updates.
Thank you for downloading Sheild, and your generous support helping to improve!
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5.9.5 Apr 3
Live Weather (GPS-based):
• Automatically detects your location using Apple GPS and displays current weather directly on the homepage powered. Minimal, fast, and privacy-friendly.
Smarter Location Handling
• Improved accuracy and fallback behavior for location detection, ensuring weather loads reliably even with intermittent permissions or signal issues.
Local AI Identity Automation:
• Introduced early-stage local AI identity logic—enabling more personalized, on-device behavior without relying on external services.
Performance Improvements:
• Reduced data usage and simplified weather parsing for faster homepage loading.
Stability Fixes
• Better handling of async homepage updates, preventing stuck “Loading…” states.
Thank you for downloading Sheild, and your generous support helping to improve!
5.7.8 Apr 2
No More "Infinite Spin"
• An overhauled loading logic. If the network hits a snag or DNS fails, the loading spinner now stops immediately and no more getting stuck!
Lightning Fast Dynamic Homepage Consistent Custom Themes Stability Improvements:
• Dynamic homepage now stays exact locked in custom colors so they won’t shift or "jump" when your system switches between Light and Dark modes.
• Identified and squashed a deep-rooted performance bug involving background blurs.
The Result: Clicking tabs, bookmarks, quick links now instant and flicker-free.
• Smoother Navigation: Reduced GPU strain means a cooler device and a more responsive browsing experience.
• Improved handling of "Provisional Failures" to get you back to browsing faster.
• Fixed a rare layout issue where backdrop-filter: Glitch could affect the screen.
• Refined "Edit Mode" for Top Sites—smoother animations and more reliable deletion.
Thank you for your using Sheild, and your generous support helping to improve!
5.6.7 Mar 26
• Refactored: Unified logic prevents Universal Links Apps hijacking via interception.
• UI Optimization: Synchronized urlBar reset logic to eliminate layout flickering.
• Navigation: Implemented viewWithTag cleanup for error overlays during Navigation.
• MIME/Extension Support: Integrated NWPath extension checking for decisionHandler(.download) on iOS 14.5+
• Bug Fixes: Resolved an issue where the homepage sometimes hanging wallpaper prevented dynamic content from loading into view correctly.
Thank you for your continued generous support helping improve Sheild!
5.5.6 Mar 24
• Enhanced Dark Mode rendering
• Faster, more stable homepage loading
• Improved loading indicator behavior
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
• More enhanced features on the way!
Thank you for your continued support helping improve Sheild!
5.5.5 Mar 23
New Stability and performance improvements:
• Fixed navigation edge case with mailto: links causing WebView stalls
• Improved handling of non-web URL schemes (mailto, tel, etc.)
• Refined loading state logic to prevent UI blocking and spinner hangs
• Optimized homepage loading flow for instant rendering
• Improved Dark Mode behavior on dynamic and media-heavy content
Thank you for your continued support helping improve Sheild!
5.3.4 Mar 21
• Refined toolbar UI (button sizing, spacing, and layout consistency)
• Enhanced Dark Mode engine with improved handling of dynamic DOM content
• Fixed media overlay issues affecting videos, images, and iframes
• Improved CSS/JS targeting to prevent unintended background application
• Stability and performance improvements
5.2.9 Mar 20
• Improved local AI response handling and completion.
• Fixed WebView layout so page content no longer appears under the URL bar.
• Better inset management in for correct page positioning.
5.0.7 Mar 14
+ Important New Feature Improvements & Major Critical Bug Fixes
+ Intelligent Download Support
• Direct File Handling: You can now download files (ZIP, APK, PDF, and more) directly within the app.
• Privacy-First Downloads: Files are saved to your device's local Documents folder without tracking your download history.
• Quick Preview: Open and view your downloaded files immediately with the new built-in previewer.
+ Smoother Navigation
* Smart Back/Forward: We’ve overhauled the navigation engine to skip over "blank" and invalid pages automatically. No more getting stuck on redirect loops!
* Crash Fixes: Resolved the "Error -999" and "Frame Interrupted" issues that previously caused annoying error popups during site transitions.
+ Polished User Interface
• Central Activity Loader: A new high-visibility central spinner keeps you informed during page loads and downloads, even when your toolbars are hidden.
• Dynamic Toolbar Dimming: Navigation buttons now intelligently dim when there’s no valid history to go back or forward to.
• Enhanced Smart Dark Mode: Improved logic to ensure your dark/light preferences apply instantly and consistently across all tabs.
+ Stability & Privacy
* Ephemeral State: Internal error tracking and temporary URL blacklists now reset automatically to ensure a fresh, private browsing session every time you navigate.
4.9.6 Mar 10
• New Dynamic Home Dashboard Features:
• Persistent Storage: Your top sites are saved in UserDefaults (Swift), so they never disappear.
• Dynamic UI: 4-across grid with automatic wrapping and smart "X" buttons.
• Smarter Private AI: more thorough, accurate, and complete responses.
• Intelligent Communications: JS/Swift Add sites, open AI, or hide toolbars, and render the saved data.
• Performance & Privacy:
• Professional UX: Toolbars that toggle with a tap and a grid that stays sharp on any screen size.
• UI Polish: Show/ Hide Toolbars URLbar for a truly full-screen experience.
• One-Tap Review: Love Shield? Rate directly from the Settings page to help stay independent.
4.8.7 Mar 1
• Dynamic Home Dashboard
• An all-new homepage features a compact Action Grid and Top Sites layout. Access Private AI, Burn History, and your favorite sites in a single tap—all while keeping your open tabs organized below.
• Smarter Private AI
• Long-Press Power: Take control of AI responses with long-press actions to share or copy.
• Persistent Sessions: Your AI conversations now save automatically, so you can pick up right where you left off.
• Precision Browsing
• Find in Page: Search and highlight text instantly on any website.
• Enhanced Selection: Refined text selection—tap individual words for easier copying and privacy-first actions.
• Performance & Privacy
• UI Polish: Fixed the URL bar background "sticking" during auto-hide for a truly full-screen experience.
• One-Tap Review: Love Shield? Rate us directly from the Settings page to help us stay independent.
• Bug Squashing: Smoother navigation, cleaner Settings, and optimized local model loading.
4.5.3 Feb 23
* Critical Bug Fix: URL bar now reliably receives focus on iPhone — typing and search work again.
* Glass/Blur UI improved: Rounded corners restored on URL bar with shadow while keeping transparency effect.
* Touch responsiveness: Tap gestures and AI input now fully tappable even with transparent toolbars.
4.3.01 Feb 21
>> Persistent AI chats with “You:” & “AI:” labels
>> Live AI thinking + local model download with cloud fallback
>> Sleek glass floating toolbar & URL bar, auto-hide with tap-to-reveal
Major AI & UI Upgrade!
• Persistent AI Conversations — Keep your chats alive while switching tabs, with “You:” and “AI:” labels for clarity.
• AI Thinking Indicator — See when the AI is processing, whether using local LLM or cloud fallback.
• Model Download & Cloud Fallback — Private local AI downloads in the background with progress feedback; cloud fallback ensures instant answers.
• Long-press Copy/Share — Press and hold AI answers to copy or share.
• Glass Floating UI — Transparent, floating URL bar and toolbar that look modern while staying readable over any webpage.
• Tap-to-Reveal Toolbar — Bottom toolbar can be revealed easily when hidden, even on pages with no scroll.
* Improved Toolbar & URL Bar Behavior — Auto-hide works smoothly, buttons stay visible and distinct, and UI responds naturally on all devices.
4.3.0 Feb 19
Smarter AI Conversations Our built-in AI assistant just got a massive brain upgrade.
• Persistent Memory: Your AI chats now survive app switching and minimizing. Pick up exactly where you left off.
• Role Labeling: New "You" vs "AI" bubbles for a cleaner, chat-like experience.
• Instant Thinking: A new immediate indicator shows you exactly when the AI is processing.
Model indicator (Private LLM vs Cloud):
• Model Transparency: Easily see if you're chatting with our on-device Private LLM or the Cloud for heavy lifting.
• Power User Shortcuts: Long-press any message to instantly copy or share insights.
Core UX:
The "Glass" Visual Overhaul We’ve redesigned the browser to get out of your way.
• Transparent UI: Experience a stunning, modern look with a transparent URL bar and toolbar that blends seamlessly with the web.
• Edge-to-Edge Browsing: Websites now flow behind the navigation bars, giving you more screen real estate.
• Auto-Hiding Interface: Scroll down to hide the UI entirely; scroll up to bring it back instantly.
Floating AI Trigger: The "Ask AI" button now floats intelligently above the toolbar, ready whenever you need it.
Under the Hood
• Fixed "Ghost Bar" issues where white/red gaps appeared during scrolling.
• Improved tab switching speed and stability.
• Enhanced Private LLM battery optimization for longer browsing sessions.
4.2.8 Feb 15
> Introducing in this Version Local AI
• On-Device Intelligence: Experience our brand-new AI assistant powered by Llama 3.2. Everything stays on your device—no data leaves your phone, and it works even without an internet connection.
• Instant Responses: Optimized for the Apple Neural Engine to give you lightning-fast answers right in your browser.
]Major Bug Fixes
* Fixed the "Infinite Spinner": Resolved a persistent issue where the loading spinner would stay active across different URLs. The progress indicator now accurately reflects page states and resets correctly every time.
* URL Bar Ghosting: Fixed a layout bug where the URL bar and text were visible behind the system clock and notifications. The URL bar now hides fully and correctly respects the top safe-area constraints for a truly immersive full-screen experience.
UI Improvements
* New Iconography: Swapped text buttons for intuitive SF Symbols.
* Clean Slate: Added a "Clear Chat" feature to quickly reset your AI conversations.
4.1.0 Feb 12
• Warp Speed: Performance Boost – Optimized the loading engine to remove unnecessary delays..
• New: Smart History: Private autocomplete suggests sites as you type (all processing stays on-device).
* UI Polish – Ultra-Smooth UI: Resolved a bug where the URL bar text flicker.
• Better IP Support: Improved Navigation: Smarter handling for IP addresses and local network addresses in the URL bar.
* Fixed a bug where direct IP addresses wouldn't load from the suggestion list.
* Improved Error Handling – Enhanced the "Retry" logic to ensure you can get back to browsing instantly after a connection failure.
+ Coming Soon: Adding to Private Autocomplete from bookmarks other sources etc.
4.0.0 Feb 3
* Streamlined the browser engine by removing brittle preflight checks and tightening navigation flow
• Added a clear, inline error message when a page fails to load, making failures more intuitive and less confusing
* Fixed: Improved Light/Dark Mode behavior to resolve conflicts between system appearance and the app’s own settings
3.7.5 Jan 28
New Update Performance, Improvements, Fixes:
• Quick Action Toolbar* – A single tap the new Shield icon to instantly clear all browsing data.
• Fresh New Icons – enjoy a cleaner, sharper, and more consistent look throughout the app.
• Improved Modal UX: Back, Forward, and new Shield icon to clear all browser data button.
* Dark & Light Mode Fix – resolved conflicts between system and app theme settings; now display correctly.
3.7.1 Jan 24
This update Performance, Improvements, Fixes:
• Bugfix History Items: Add history entry only for urls.
• Clickable History Items: Tap any history entry to instantly navigate to that page.
3.5.1 Jan 20
Hello, Mac!
Native Mac Support: Experience the browser you love, now optimized for macOS.
Desktop Browsing: Websites now default to their full desktop layouts, perfect for the big screen.
Window Intelligence: Support for window resizing, full-screen mode, and Split View.
Power User Shortcuts
Master your browsing with familiar Command shortcuts:
Cmd + T: Open a New Tab
Cmd + W: Close current Tab
Cmd + L: Jump to Address Bar
Cmd + R: Refresh Page
Cmd + D: Quick Bookmark
Enhanced Tab & Bookmark Management
Redesigned Tab Overview: A gorgeous, full-screen grid to see all your open sites at a glance (now works seamlessly on Mac!).
Smart Blocking: Improved logic prevents clutter by blocking bookmarks for local files and internal homepages.
Performance Snapshots: Faster, more reliable tab previews using our updated asynchronous snapshot engine.
Under the Hood
Content Blocker 2.0: Updated tracker blocking to keep your browsing private and fast.
State Restoration: The app now remembers your open tabs even if it's closed or restarts.
Haptic Precision: Refined feedback for saves and actions on iOS.
Superior Dark Mode
• Anti-Flash Loading: No more "white flashes" when opening websites at night, now stays dark from the moment you hit "Go."
• Bugfix for handling of dynamic content pages is finally here:
Ultra-light contrast rescue for JS-heavy, inline css, dynamic content, where dark mode no longer risks poor text/background contrast.
3.5.0 Jan 15
Superior Dark Mode
• Anti-Flash Loading: No more "white flashes" when opening websites at night. The browser engine now stays dark from the moment you hit "Go."
Refined Controls
• Enhanced Focus: Tapping the address bar now automatically reveals the full URL for easy editing, while keeping the "clean" domain view while you browse.
• Adaptive Address Bar: A brand-new Indigo-tinted address bar that adapts perfectly to your theme for better legibility and a modern look.
Snappier Browsing
• Instant URL Feedback: The address bar now updates the moment the server responds, so you know exactly where you’re headed without waiting for the full page to load.
• Smart Address Bar: The bar now intelligently hides the reload button on your homepage for a cleaner, more focused search experience.
• Still 1MB: Added power, zero bloat.
Notes for Power Users Next focus: Refined handling for dynamic content pages.
Ultra-light contrast rescue for JS-heavy, inline css, dynamic content, where dark mode still risks poor text/background contrast.
3.1.1 Jan 13
The 1MB Powerhouse just got smarter.
• Smart Dark Mode (TZLDM): No more "invisible" logos, auto detects top-zone images and ensures they stay visible, even on the darkest sites.
• Sticky Style Fix: Improved engine sync ensures that when you turn Dark Mode off, websites actually listen.
• Zero-Flicker Load: New pre-paint protection means no more white flashes when opening tabs at night.
• Still 1MB: Added power, zero bloat.
3.1.0 Jan 10
## What’s New & Improved
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Global Browser Experience
* Full Multilingual Support: The browser interface is now fully localized for 8 additional languages, including Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
* Native Terminology: Menus, settings, and toolbar actions now use standard browser terms in every supported language for a truly native feel.
Advanced Download Management
* Intelligent File Handling: Our new download engine now automatically detects non-web files (like ZIP, APK, and DMG) and prompts you to save them directly to your device.
* Seamless Transfers: Optimized the hand-off between web requests and local storage, ensuring downloads are reliable and secure.
* Quick Look Integration: Once a download is finished, you can now preview the file immediately or open the standard iOS Options menu to share it with other apps.
Navigation & Connectivity Fixes
* Smart Link Management: Refined our "Universal Link" blocker to keep you inside the browser while ensuring essential system links (like tel: for calls or mailto: for emails) still open their respective apps.
* Improved Web Performance: Fixed several edge cases where the address bar spinner would stall during page transitions.
* Authentication Support: Added a new secure login dialog for websites requiring HTTP Basic or Digest authentication. [1]
Platform Optimizations
* Enhanced Layout: Fixed several visual bugs on iPhone 16e and iPhone 17 to ensure the toolbar and AI search elements stay perfectly aligned on all screen sizes.
Please do share: Any comments, suggestions, found bugs, or feature requests.
Thank you for downloading Sheild! and your generous support is appreciated.
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