Dolphin Browser facts for kids
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Screenshot of Dolphin Browser on an Android phone
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| Developer(s) | MoboTap Inc. (subsidiary of Changyou.com Limited) |
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| Stable release(s) [±] | |
10.0.6 (November 24, 2020 )
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| Operating system | Android, iOS |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary Freeware |
The Dolphin Browser is a web browser for the Android and iOS operating systems developed by MoboTap Inc. It was one of the first alternative browsers for the Android platform that introduced support for multi-touch gestures. Dolphin Browser uses its native platform's default browser engine.
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Features
Dolphin Browser supports most web standards. The browser also supports tabbed browsing, voice controls, and touch gestures. It can cache web content for offline use and synchronize data across devices. It supports browser add-ons on Android only.
Versions
Both iOS and Android versions are proprietary software with optional in-app purchases. There was an updated version called Dolphin Browser for Android 2.0 or later. Dolphin Browser Beta was released in May 2012 with the in-house HTML5 engine Jet pack. In December 2013, Dolphin Zero, a version of the app that claims to be private by automatically deleting browser data, was released.
Privacy concerns
In October 2011, privacy concerns were raised about Dolphin browser after it was discovered that all URLs loaded in Dolphin HD were being relayed as plain text to a remote server, a process described by Ars Technica as "an unambiguous breach of privacy". This breach was patched in the next update.
See also
In Spanish: Dolphin (navegador) para niños
