Split Browser

Appestry

About this app

Cast videos to Chromecast & Nexus Player. Play videos from Split Browser on big screens!

Imagine if you could watch videos and write emails at the same time using your tablet! Or compare two web pages side by side, or take notes alongside a web page. Well, you can do all of that and more!

Split Browser is two browsers in one, working side by side. It lets you browse two web pages independent of each other. You can open links from one half into the other half. It also includes a notepad that allows you to take notes from a web page. You can open multiple tabs and swap them between two halves. You can also resize the two halves to suit your needs. Simply put, it is a powerful tool for multitasking.

Best suited for tablets and "phablets".

1/14/16 - SAMSUNG UPDATE: Split Browser now works in newer Samsung devices in multi-window mode.

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CHROMECAST & NEXUS PLAYER:

Requires Google Play services (4.2 or above) to be enabled. Look under Android Settings > Applications. Not all videos can be cast (Flash videos, YouTube, live streams, etc). Low resolution videos might not look the same on your HD TV as they look in a small screen. Play videos in full view to cast.

UPDATE 7/30/14: YouTube videos will not cast in Android 4.4 devices, please use the YouTube app.

Steps to cast videos: http://www.appestry.biz/sb#cast

See the main demo video for detailed casting instructions: http://youtu.be/fnKnVt6oY4A

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Here's a quick rundown of its important features:

• Resize the two browser halves by dragging the yellow divider line.
• Rotate yellow divider (vertical/horizontal) independent of the screen orientation.
• Watch videos in full view within each half.
• Cast videos to Chromecast using the remote.
• Start new tabs and switch them between the two halves.
• Copy the current page over to the other half.
• Open links and bookmarks in the other half and/or in a new tab.
• Autocomplete address input from bookmarks and history.
• Press and hold back/forward arrows to view history and jump to a page in the list.
• Manage history across all tabs in one place, sorted reverse chronologically showing the time of last visit.
• Search for text in the web page in either halves separately.
• Separate clipboard option to paste the last 10 items copied.
• Open notepads in either halves to take notes and save/share them.
• Select text to copy and paste between two halves and notepads.
• Links to useful tools like calculator, translator, converters... etc.
• Remember form data and passwords.
• Clear cache, history, cookies, form data and passwords.
• View pages in desktop mode.

• Works in dual view in Samsung devices that support multi-window mode.
• Works in both cascade and dual views in Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablets.

Additional features only in full version:
• Option to restore previously open web pages and tabs upon restart.
• Import bookmarks from HTML files generated by Split Browser, Chrome or Firefox.
• Export bookmarks to HTML file for backup and sync with other devices.
• Option to view bookmarks from the device - if shared by the default browser or Chrome.
• When using Chromecast it displays the video playback status on TV screens.

Be sure to check out the trial version to make sure it works in your device before buying this full version.

Video review by @howtomen: http://youtu.be/bm5uoVhghh0

A quick look at multi-window support: http://youtu.be/1Czhk8OXAnM

SWIFTKEY USERS:
You might experience text input issues with SwiftKey keyboard in some websites. We are currently working to resolve this issue. More details in this SwiftKey forum thread: http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/116693-2-bug-reports/suggestions/3749006-nothing-is-written

Ratings and reviews

I used to run Split Browser on my previous Android devices, and it worked well for me. It's sad to see that it's development had stopped for the higher Android OS versions, but I find the app works really well with my MS Surface Duo device. If Split Browser's development ever gets picked up again, then there are two minor bugs that could be fixed, one issue is the Google units link under the 'Tools' menu should be changed, the other is with the Z Flip device not using all of the screen space

Dual browser, that has a great UI that lets you switch windows, open up a selected URL in the first window in the second window, etc... Needs bookmark directory system, and no import of other bookmarks that I can see, though...on a Galaxy S4/JellyBean 4.3, using multi-window, you can open up Chrome or Opera, and this app, and have 3 seperate browser windows open, and it's still fast...impressed...

It crashes ALOT for me. I really only use it to cast to my TV. I know it used to be stable for me...

What's new

3.1:
• Fixes crash when casting videos to newer Chromecast devices
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2.8.4:
• Works in dual and cascade views in Samsung devices that support multi-window mode.
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Thanks y'all for your feedback!