Free Private Browser
This is the browser I use everyday on my phone and tablet. I wanted to a browser that was easy to clear everything, wouldn't make a bunch of sounds at embarrassing times, was full screen, and didn't have the annoying habit of running out of windows. It uses the built in Webkit or Chromium rendering engine, so the app is super small. I make several optimization, so its much faster then the stock android browser and consumes less memory.
Note: Private Browser is designed to be super fast, so it uses caching. To clear the cache and everything but any file downloads, press the shredder button, or press the search key if your device has one. You can also use the two finger down, up, down gesture to clear everything.
Features of Private Browser:Switch User Agent (lets you tell servers your a Normal Computer (IE), iPhone, iPad, Mac, Etc.)High Speed Render mode, beats the stock browser in the sun spider JavaScript test by 10%Option to Mute Media Volume on startupFlash Support (Requires Plug-in)Full Screen Browsing Including Immersive modeSearch Button clears everything, and asks if you want to unload from memory.Background Downloads.Separate Bookmarks;HTML5 streaming video supportBlocks most PopupsWon't respond to location requestsAnd Lots Lots More.
The browser is now designed to be used with gestures. If you put two fingers together and slide them down, it will reveal the url bar.
The complete list of gestures are:Up: toggle url barDown: toggle url barLeft: go backRight: go forwardDown then Up then Down: close down browser and clear out everything.
This is the free version, there is one ad on the url bar, it goes away when your url bar isn't open. There is a paid version (Private Browser) that doesn't contain any ads.
If you find a bug or want a feature, please email me. I love hearing from users!
Thanks for looking at my browser.-James
Category : Communication
Reviews (26)
Not a very good browser. It won't cycle back properly so can easily loose a page you were on when navigating to a new page then trying to backtrack. Doesn't appear to have an exit/shut down application menu option, Plus other functionality issues, so I'd avoid using it.
Why has the back button suddenly stopped working? This has been my primary browser for years, but now the back button has almost completely stopped working. It is not my phone's issue since it works with every other app. It's very frustrating that a misclick forces me to restart the whole app since I cant go back at all. Please fix or I may be forced to jump ship.
Positives: Fast, two finger menu drop works, goes back a page without losing pages, (back button in device stops loading), can easily navigate and find what those buttons do in drop down menu. Negatives: can't figure out how to download page for offline viewing, why do we have choice of IE, ANDROID, GOOGLEBOT etc for. Confusing! Someone please explain! In general it is good.
Fast render, displays much more complex pages than other browsers in x category. Category with not too many privileges. However i dont know how to exit the browser so my search is not at the end. Ads only in menu/bar.
What a piece of garbage. You wasted my time downloading it. It isn't a browser it's more like a preset Google launcher. Doesn't even have an address field, just buttons to push for Google search and etc.
It does not cover your physical address using proxies you better use the normal.browser
Been on and off with this browser but no updates in a year. it works good as a immersive mode browser
Two finger swipes aren't working. Only loads to google default page. HTC 10, MARSHMELLO 6.0.1
Rubbish greedy app, very slow to load, dated! And then drained my expensive UK data using a massive 133Mb of my precious expensive UK data for less than 4 minutes browsing! What? Rip off my data for what? Refund my data now, yo! I really Detest greedy slow dated apps! Deleted! Very slow! Uk review
"Nice Little Browser also I Like How it Doesn't need alot Of Permissions."
Snags and force closing! Pls. Fix for 5 stars.
I have an Adroid 2.x phone and couldn't do anything to alter the User Agent String to emulate IE until I tried this browser. Job well done!
Thank u for being around. If we DONT fight for our privacy, we will cease to have it. I had ixquick recommend to me from a friend.... in person.... Thanks again. STAND AND BE COUNTED, people. We DO have the power to protect ourselves, and "resist"....
This is very bad Bad Worst
Its useless as its not working in my phone
Cool it helps if you dont want to ask and search it up pubically
It opens and looks exactly like google and I can finally do my school work without anyone deleting. Or getting rid of my documents and when I search for My report It actually has facts and everything
This app is amazing. I love it more then any other private browser apps
It won't always reload back like it's supposed to..😣
I would give it a five but I can't download anything.
Scary reviews! No thanks.
Its good but itll be better if u can open multiple tabs
Don't bother
Please read the description of the app it tells u how to use it!
mess pop up advertising hard to close it so uninstalled so if fit add tap bar might will do
Does exactly what it says and all of that while only requiring access to your media folder! Normaly, commercials would have made me grumpy, but they are very cleverly and respectfully placed, actualy making me WANT to click them to show the devs some $love! 7stars out of 5