Hydrogen Browser
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Hydrogen Browser, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Hydrogen Browser's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser engine
- otherchecked 19 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- mobilechecked 19 Sep 2026
What it does
- Browsing
- The release notes list basic web browsing, address bar search and popup menus.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Design
- Version 0.4.0 alpha was rewritten with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 and supports dynamic color on Android 12 and later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download
- The GitHub Releases page lists v0.4.0_alpha with three assets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The v0.4.0_alpha release is a rewrite using Jetpack Compose and Material 3, with dynamic color support on Android 12 and later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Known issue
- Earlier release notes list incorrect display in dark mode as a known issue.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is open source under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The GitHub profile identifies sileneer (zihao) as the repository owner and describes them as an engineering undergraduate at the University of Cambridge.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Navigation controls
- The address bar menu includes back, forward, home and settings controls.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Product
- Hydrogen Browser is a mobile browser running on Android and based on WebView.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release date
- The v0.4.0_alpha release is dated 23 February 2026.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The latest listed release, v0.4.0_alpha, is marked as a pre-release and cautions that it may be unstable or broken.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search settings
- The release notes list the ability to switch search engines and set the homepage.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tabs
- The v0.4.0_alpha release adds tab management with a dropdown menu.checked 11 Oct 2026
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