Popular third-party Android browser Dolphin makes its way into the App Store

by Zaib on August 30, 2011

Dolphin browser for iPhone and iPod touch is now available in the App Store for download. It is a popular mobile browser that has been downloaded 10 million times by Android users and now it is ready to make its mark in iOS App Store too. Dolphin brings Chrome like tabbed browsing with a twist. It has a unique feature that makes it stand out in the crowd and i.e its customizable gestures.

In Dolphin web browser you can navigate the web and perform certain tasks by performing on screen gestures. The app features a gesture button in its bottom menu bar, this will enable gestures for you. In gesture mode you can draw a sign or add a new gesture for certain tasks within the browser.

Other features of Dolphin browser for iOS include

Webzine
Bring out the beauty of the web and with Dolphin Webzine users can experience the web like never before.

Tabbed browsing
Real tabbed browsing. Feel like you are on a desktop. Add tabs within Dolphin just like you would on a desktop.

Sidebar
We implemented two side bars for you to access Bookmark and Tool Bar without going through complicated clicks; you can access Tool Bar simply by swiping from the right edge of iPhone screen to left. You can access Bookmark simply by swiping from the left edge of iPhone screen to right.

Speed Dial
Put favorite sites on Speed Dial. Stop looking around in your bookmarks. Forget about typing out long URL. Just put your favorite sites on Speed Dial.

Smart Address Bar
Smart and effortless browsing by auto-completing URL and context menus When you type the first few characters of a URL, Dolphin auto-complete the URL by displaying all results from both bookmarked items and your browsing history.

Bookmark Folder
We implemented Folder in Bookmark. Now you can organize your bookmarks into different folders, as you currently are doing with your desktop web browsers!

Desktop Mode
Switch between desktop view and mobile view according to your needs Need to view the full site of facebook sometimes on mobile? Dolphin helps you do that.

iOS version of Dolphin does not feature add-ons like its Android counterpart. But as TechCrunch notes we will soon get JavaScript-based add-ons.

You can download Dolphin app for iPhone and iPod touch from the App Store here

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