Before Chrome appeared, Dolphin Browser was the choice of every power user. It has a tabbed browser, add-ons, gestures, and more desktop-like features. But with each update, it gets bigger and bigger. The time has come for it to be too cumbersome for its own sake.
At that time, Chrome finally came to Android. And for a change it is good. It doesn’t have the powerful features of Dolphin or other browsers but hey, it’s Chrome – fast and reliable. A lot of users, myself included, have switched to Chrome as the default.
Until recently I had no problems with Chrome but now I can’t go back. Reason? I have installed Javelin Browser.
Javelin Browser is the Dolphin Browser of 2014.
How is it better?
Javelin is a third-party browser for Android created by a developer passionate about solving real-world problems faced by Android users. That gives me hope that Javelin will stand firm for many years to come and not yield to Dolphin’s fate.
So how exactly is it better than Chrome? Let me tell you.
1. It’s fast and ad-free
Javelin is really fast. Both when navigating the UI and opening the page. You have the option to enable ad blocking at launch. I told you how to make your rooted Android phone ad-free when I concluded that there is no similar option for those who are not rooted. Now, at least when browsing the web, that’s no longer true.
Javelin has real ad blocking. It will block everything from banners to pop-up ads in web pages.
The already fast loading times in Javelin are added with an ad-blocking feature that makes the app fun to use.
2. PopUp Browser
Imagine browsing your feed in a Google+ or Facebook app. You find an interesting article that you want to read. What happens when you click on it? During a swoop, you’re kicked out of Facebook and taken to your default browser (in my case Chrome) where you have to wait while the page loads. Then you need to press the back button to exit the browser and return to Facebook.
In terms of user experience, this doesn’t rank highly.
Javelin has a pop-up browser that the developers call Ridge appears when you click a link. And not only that, the app takes it to the next level.
When you click on a link, you will see an animated floating button while the page loads. When the page is loaded, the animation will change. Tap the floating button and a pop-up with the loaded web page will open just above your current app. Read the web page right there, swipe down to go back to your app.
Oh and you can open multiple stack windows at once and switch between them by dragging up from the title bar.
If not for anything else, you should download Javelin Browser just for this floating browser stack functionality.
3. Reading mode
If you’re familiar with Safari, you’ll know it has a read function that removes all formatting and presents the page in a read-later fashion. The Javelin browser does this too, essentially Pocket/Instapaper style reading directly in the browser.
And it also works in floating window.
The only catch is that the free account only gets you 10 views in reading mode. You will need to upgrade to the pro version for $2.99 for unlimited use.
Swiping left or right with two fingers will let you switch to the previous or next tab. Swiping up with two fingers closes the current tab and swiping down with two fingers brings up a tab switcher with a preview of all open tabs (this makes switching between tabs really easy). easy).
Swiping in from the right edge brings you a smartly organized bookmarks bar that prioritizes pages by use. The left sidebar contains options, incognito mode, and settings.
5. Professional and VPN
Upgrading to Javelin Pro for $2.99 will show your support to the developer and will get you unlimited tab browsing and full read mode support in the stack.
This app offers Premium Spirit Mode which costs $1.99 a month. This includes private browsing, US-hosted private proxy servers (VPNs), and the ability to bypass websites blocked in your home country.
So selling on Javelin already? Let us know.
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