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It’s usually difficult to get excited about a new Android browser. Unlike the launcher space, which includes a puzzle piece for almost every conceivable niche, browsers are mostly limited to two major schools of thought: you can go with a browser based on Firefox’s underpinnings, or one based on Chromium, the underlying technology that powers Google Chrome.
Since these platforms on which browsers are built are largely immutable, any new browser release must innovate in other core areas that matter — aesthetics, usability, and customizability.
I recently stumbled across a new Android browser that accomplishes all three, and then some. And when I say that Solipsism Browser excites me like a kid on Christmas morning, it certainly makes the browser it’s based on, and its closest rival, look and feel decidedly drab.
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What makes Solipsism so unique
Andy Walker / Android Authority
So, what is Solipsism Browser? It’s a third-party open-source browser based on Chromium, but it offers so much more than Google Chrome ever could. I should mention that it’s by no means a mature product — it launched just over three months ago and has some big plans — but the shine it exudes is testament to just how polished it already is.
Given that it’s a Chromium-based browser, you might expect it to lack several creature comforts and customization options akin to Google’s browser, but that isn’t the case. The suite of tweaks on tap is not unlike Firefox, while it loses none of the performance that makes Chrome feel so zippy on Android.
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