Andy Walker / Android Authority
It’s become so easy to accumulate hundreds of active tabs on mobile web browsers. Hours of mindless browsing, fervent link-hopping, and rabbit hole-diving can easily result in tens, if not hundreds, of open tabs. While this is largely a thing of the past for me — I have built up some degree of self-control — some users undoubtedly still struggle with this.
More browser developers have caught on to this in recent years. Google Chrome supports Tab Groups, allowing users to easily organize their tabs into overarching categories or themes. While I do regard this as one of my favorite Chrome features, it feels half-baked compared to another browser I recently discovered.
Do you use browser tab management features on your Android phone? 22 votes Yes I do. 18 % No I don't. 68 % I'm not sure if my browser has any. 14 %
Fulguris Browser seems rather underrated in the Android browser world. The open-source product launched in 2020, and although it feels particularly humble in some aspects, it includes a host of nifty features that more established browsers lack. Some quirky examples include dedicated user-customizable settings for adjusting screen orientations, allowing for specific layouts for portrait and landscape modes, and beyond. It also supports global dark mode, built-in ad blocking, user script support, and a theming system that draws colors from the site in focus. If you browse Android Authority using Fulguris, it’ll change its tab bar to our punchy green!
All these features are pretty stellar, but one caught my attention: it packs a robust session management system.
Manage your browser tabs like books on a shelf
Andy Walker / Android Authority
I’ll admit, it took me quite a while to spot the differences between Google Chrome’s Tab Group feature and Fulguris’ Sessions feature. After all, both features let users organize tabs effectively, which cleans up browsing sessions and enables more focused research. But the minor differences do make Fulguris a better product in this regard.
While I love the Tab Group aesthetic — I think Google did a great job with the color use for this feature — it isn’t very usable on mobile. Sure, once you’re in a tab group of your choosing, it’s easy to dart between various tabs within it. Chrome adds a nifty secondary tab bar to the browser. However, moving from one tab to another within a group is a different story.
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