Mercury Browser Explained

Mercury Browser
Screenshot Size:	237px
Developer:	iLegendSoft, Inc.
Latest Release Version:	3.2.3
Operating System:	Android
Engine:	Webkit
Genre:	Mobile browser
License:	Freeware

Mercury Browser is a discontinued freeware mobile browser for Android, developed by iLegendSoft. Mercury Browser uses the Webkit engine. It was formerly available for iOS,^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] but in 2017, it was removed from the App Store.

Features

Mercury Browser supports tabbed browsing, where users can open and switch between web pages with multiple tabs either at the top of the display or a thumbnail at the bottom. The browser also supports over ten gestures for ten functions, a browser synchronization allowing the user to sync Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome desktop bookmarks across devices, a private mode that stops the browser from recording the user's search history and cookies, integrated ad blocking, a night mode that dims the screen, and a reading view.

Adobe Flash is only supported in the Android version of the browser.

External links

Official website

Notes and References

News: 3 alternative mobile browsers you'll like better than the one on your smartphone. Cassavoy. Liane. April 21, 2015. PC World. December 30, 2018.
News: Mercury Browser Comes to Android With Gestures, Passcode and Plugins. Patkar. Mihir. October 13, 2013. Lifehacker. December 30, 2018.
News: Mercury Web Browser Pro (for iPad). Muchmore. Michael. September 14, 2012. PC Magazine. December 30, 2018.
Web site: Mercury Browser for Android. Google Play. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506053641/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilegendsoft.mercury. May 6, 2016.