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Browse the web without an internet connection with Cosmos Browser app! [updated]

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© Cosmos Browser

Remember we told you about the awesome new Cosmos Browser app last week, that lets you browse the internet without a connection to Wi-Fi or your data plan? Well, the pioneering new app, which is still currently in its beta stage, is now available for free in the Play Store. As you may recall, it relies on SMS messages to send online content without the need for a web connection, so as long as you can send an SMS, you should be able to go online...offline. Update: The team behind Cosmos Browser has had to suspend server activity and temporarily pull the app from the Play Store. More details at the bottom of the article.

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Cosmos Browser is now available from the Play Store! © Cosmos Browser

The way Cosmos Browser works is simple in principle: after downloading the app, enter the URL of any site you wish to visit and the application will automatically send a request to the server. Once Cosmos has removed any images and compressed the pages, it sends the content back to the user in the form of an SMS. The application then decompresses the incoming SMS and displays it as something similar to a normal webpage.

Or this is the theory. As with any project in its beta stage, the app still has problems, and we are still unable to get it to work consistently. The developers have stated that this is the reason for its early release, with the team hoping that users will "break [the app] as much as possible" and report bugs when they do. 

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The Cosmos Browser enables you to access the internet without a Wi-Fi connection or data plan. / © ANDROIDPIT

The Cosmos Browser app is certainly an intriguing concept and we'll be interested to see what it looks like upon its full release. If you want to try it out in its current state, and support the development, you can download from the Play Store via the link below.

Update: Cosmos Broswer's team sent out a press release stating that they have had to mute the server and temporarily remove the Cosmos Browser app from the Play Store until they gather enough funds to keep their awesome project going. Keep an eye on the Cosmos Browser Facebook page for updates, and we'll be sure to let you know when everything is operational again. We'll keep the install link below for when everything returns to normal though, so stay tuned.

  • Download Cosmos Browser app

What do you think of Cosmos Browser? Will it catch on?

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  • 7
    Wallambok K D. Oct 3, 2014 Link to comment

    Not available in India, yet.


  • 2
    Cassim Kadwa Oct 2, 2014 Link to comment

    Lookin forward to the new app


  • 2
    Cassim Kadwa Oct 2, 2014 Link to comment

    Amazing if it works


  • 2
    Cassim Kadwa Oct 2, 2014 Link to comment

    Latest news


  • 1
    Dianne Clanton Oct 2, 2014 Link to comment

    I'm confused. Is is working or not?


  • 1
    Trần Tài Sep 30, 2014 Link to comment

    Hello ! Im in Viet Nam & it's not availble in my country ! Please add my country - Viet Nam
    Im waiting for your reply !


    • Scott Adam Gordon 31
      Scott Adam Gordon Sep 30, 2014 Link to comment

      I know we here at AndroidPIT seem all-powerful, but I'm afraid this is out of our hands. :/

      Try emailing the developer instead ;)

      Stephen AllenMary Mod


  • 9
    Yusuf Fishir Sep 29, 2014 Link to comment

    Does anyone know if this charges you for using SMS? Cuz I use my mobile phone with Credits, not contract. So I buy about 10 Riyals of Credits every now and then, just wondering if it would use my credits for every SMS, which is 0.25 Riyals for every SMS.


    • Scott Adam Gordon 31
      Scott Adam Gordon Sep 29, 2014 Link to comment

      It will cost to send the initial SMS yes but it doesn't charge you to receive the ones they send back, even if they have to send a few of them for large websites.

      Yusuf Fishir


  • 3
    Richard Lapthorn Sep 29, 2014 Link to comment

    That's a shame. It's not available in the UK yet :(


    • Lee 16
      Lee Sep 29, 2014 Link to comment

      I'm in the UK and here's the Cosmos Browser v1.2 apk file link in my Dropbox if you want to install it manually https://www.dropbox.com/s/lypn0wxa0wk79we/Cosmos-Browser-1.2.apk?dl=0

      Alija VarupaGareth NeroMuhammed GültekinmehulpatelRichard LapthornScott Adam Gordon


      • Scott Adam Gordon 31
        Scott Adam Gordon Sep 29, 2014 Link to comment

        Good job, Lee!

        Lee


      • My1 37
        My1 Sep 29, 2014 Link to comment

        nice. I shall try it out. a pretty nice way to circumvent your traffic to get more time before the internet goes slow...


      • 3
        Richard Lapthorn Sep 29, 2014 Link to comment

        Cheers Lee, good find :)

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