It brings several new features including multi-touch and RSS Reader

Apr 1, 2012 22:04 GMT  ·  By

One of the most popular mobile browsers, UC Browser for Android platform has just received a major update, which brings several new features and improvements.

UC Web, the team behind this application is trying to improve their products based on users' feedback, and some of the most requested features have already been included in this version of UC Browser.

It is also worth mentioning that UC Browser 8.2.2 for Android is the first version fully aimed at the U.S. Market, after the company announced its entrance on the North American market last year.

This also means that this iteration has been fully translated into English, in order to meet the requirement of the new market that the application is now targeting.

Firstly, UC Browser 8.2.2 for Android brings an innovative feature that perhaps none of the other mobile browsers are offering now, it's called VOX (voice control).

Chinese users of UC Browser are likely to be acquainted with this feature as the Chinese version of the mobile browser already had voice control implemented.

With the integration of voice control into the international version, UC Browser will be able to recognize user's voice, thus allowing for touch-free web browsing. Voice control can also be used for searches on the Internet.

Secondly, UC Web also implemented multi-touch which make it easier to open, close, switch or go back and forward with just a swipe of a finger.

More importantly, UC Browser now comes with cloud acceleration, as the developers managed to optimize the application's new kernel to work better with this new feature.

Last but not least, the international version of UC Browser for Android comes with integrated RSS reader that allows users to visit their favorite web pages with just one click.

UC Browser 8.2.2 for Android is now available as a free download in the Google Play store and it should be fully compatible with all devices running Android 2.1 and up.