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Amazon silently launches 'Internet', a private web browser in India
Posted on 19th April 2018
E-commerce giant Amazon has silently launched a web browser for Android devices in India called ‘Internet’ which it claims is fast, doesn’t occupy much storage space on a user’s device and does not collect private data like other browsers.

The browser, which has been available on the Google Play Store since March, has just over a hundred installs so far. Amazon has not officially announced the launch of the browser and its existence was first reported about by TechCrunch on Wednesday.

“Internet browser is lighter than the competition. This means more storage to download the latest videos and music from your favourite sites. Get new features regularly, with updates so small you may even decide to download them with your data plan,” reads the description for the browser on the Play Store.

Amazon did not respond to queries regarding the Internet browser until the time of writing this story.

The size of ‘Internet’ is just 2MB, making it similar to the lite apps Google and Facebook have been launching in India. The feature stricken apps are built to appeal to users of low-end devices who encounter slow internet speeds and buy smaller sachets of data from providers.

One of the big features Amazon is trying to highlight with its browser is that it is private, claiming that it does not ask for any permissions like other browsers and does not collect private data. Like many other browsers, Internet also has private browsing which will not save web pages visited in their history.

While TechCrunch notes that the browser is available only in India currently, it seems that the product could have been built exclusively for users in the country. The description of the app shows that the homepage of the browser will be populated by cricket, entertainment and news from top sources.

However, this isn’t Amazon’s first browser for the Android platform. The company has its Silk browser that runs on its Kindle tablets, but that app isn’t available on the Amazon app store in India. Internet could be part of Amazon’s larger strategy to customise its offerings for its users in the country.

Even the Amazon Echo, which was launched in India a few months ago, has been heavily customised to solve the needs of Indian users. The company also launched Prime Music as an add-on service for Prime customers here, but tied up extensively with regional music producers to bring the right content on its platform.

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