Android: Lightning Browser

I use the Lightening Browser on both my phone and my tablets. I've tried about 10 different Android browsers, and I've been using this exclusively for about 4 months. I just can't make myself use another one. Why? It is simply the best, at least for me.

I explained here why you must not use stock browser.

So the question becomes, which of the many alternative browsers should you use? After much experimenting I chose Lightning.

Why is it better?

Crashes less than any other!
Is faster than Chrome, Firefox and most others I've tried.
Is safer and more secure (it includes both StartPage search engine and DuckDuckGo for private searches
Open Source
Very configurable and has text reflow that works well and a reader mode
Very small
Very few permissions needed, only those that are obviously necessary
Easy to use. Intuitive interface
Paid mode ($1.50) adds unlimited tabs and Adblock. I recommend this. The author is a college student.

Tabs are listed on the left pulled out by the hamburger menu above on the left.

Pressing the X closes the tab. Closing all tabs closes the browser.

Settings and bookmarks are accessed on the right from the 3 dot menu.

You can try it and use it for free, so go ahead, experiment a little.

Date: September 2015

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Home Forms About Current Newsletter subscribe Search All Articles Browse by Category Security Internet Mobile Business Hardware Fun		Android: Lightning Browser I use the Lightening Browser on both my phone and my tablets. I've tried about 10 different Android browsers, and I've been using this exclusively for about 4 months. I just can't make myself use another one. Why? It is simply the best, at least for me. I explained here why you must not use stock browser. So the question becomes, which of the many alternative browsers should you use? After much experimenting I chose Lightning. Why is it better? Crashes less than any other! Is faster than Chrome, Firefox and most others I've tried. Is safer and more secure (it includes both StartPage search engine and DuckDuckGo for private searches Open Source Very configurable and has text reflow that works well and a reader mode Very small Very few permissions needed, only those that are obviously necessary Easy to use. Intuitive interface Paid mode ($1.50) adds unlimited tabs and Adblock. I recommend this. The author is a college student. Tabs are listed on the left pulled out by the hamburger menu above on the left. Pressing the X closes the tab. Closing all tabs closes the browser. Settings and bookmarks are accessed on the right from the 3 dot menu. You can try it and use it for free, so go ahead, experiment a little. Date: September 2015 This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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