Yandex.Browser

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Yandex.Browser

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Basic data

developer Yandex
Publishing year 2012
Current  version 20.6.1
(June 2020)
operating system Windows , macOS , Linux (deb x64, rpm x64), Android and iOS
programming language C ++
category Web browser
License Freeware
German speaking Yes
browser.yandex.com

The Yandex Browser ( spelling Yandex.Browser , Russian Яндекс.Браузер ) is a web browser developed by the Russian search engine operator Yandex , which was first published in October 2012. It is based on the HTML rendering engine Blink .

Yandex.Browser is available in versions for Windows , macOS , Android and iOS . A Linux version has been available as a beta version since October 2014.

history

Former logo (until 2015)

From summer 2012, the Mozilla Foundation started delivering its Firefox browser in Russia with Google as a preset search page. The move was surprising because Yandex had been cooperating with Mozilla since 2009 and was preset as the Firefox standard search page. Many Yandex employees worked on the Mozilla Foundation project to adapt the Firefox browser for Russian-speaking users. Even if you can set Yandex as the default search page again since Firefox version 14, the Russian company saw the market share of its services threatened, which according to the market research company Comscore served 50.4 million visitors and 185 million searches a day in October 2012.

Yandex was under pressure anyway. When it expanded into Turkey in autumn 2011, Yandex could do little against the market leader Google. Since Google was now aggressively promoting its Google Chrome browser in Russia, Yandex also developed a browser.

The Yandex Browser was on October 1, 2012 for Microsoft Windows and OS X presented. On June 18, 2013, versions for the smartphone and tablet operating systems Apple iOS and Android followed . The beta version was released in May 2015.

A beta version for Linux followed at the end of 2014. The Linux version has remained in this project status ever since.

In February 2016, Yandex acquired the security software "Outpost" for the Yandex browser from the Russian developer Agnitum .

software

The Yandex.Browser is based on WebKit or on the spin-off Blink developed by Google as part of the Chromium project . In addition, the " Opera Turbo " technology, which should enable fast surfing even with slow Internet connections on mobile devices, was licensed by Opera Software . Kaspersky Anti-Virus automatically scans downloads for viruses and malware. If desired, websites can be translated automatically with the help of Yandex Translate .

Visually, the browser is characterized by its "tablo" start page. There is a classic and the new interface. The new minimalist surface should set the browser apart from its competition. Only a few symbols can be seen, the background image and the position of the tab bar are adjustable. The new interface also offers a selection of different animated backgrounds. Otherwise, the browser supports mouse gestures , as known from Opera . In addition, Opera and Google Chrome extensions (sometimes also Chrome apps) can be installed.

reception

When it was first published, the browser was largely positively received by the trade press in the mobile and PC versions. It was criticized that it has so far been strongly geared towards the Russian-speaking market. The first version was further developed and increasingly received recommendations from the German specialist press. In addition to the appearance that is perceived as fresh , the data protection functions are emphasized, especially in stealth mode .

According to Liveinternet.ru, visitors from different countries used the Yandex.Browser to the following extent:

country January 2019 January 2018 January 2017 January 2016 January 2015 January 2014
RussiaRussia Russia 11.2% 9.6% 10.2% 9.2% 7.2% 6.7%
UkraineUkraine Ukraine 6.0% 6.7% 4.9% 5.1% 4.6% 4.7%
BelarusBelarus Belarus 5.2% 4.3% 4.0% 3.8% 3.2% 3.1%
KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 3.6% 2.8% 2.4% 2.6% 2.4% 2.4%
GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 2.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9%
IsraelIsrael Israel 1.4% 0.8% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%

Web links

Commons : Yandex.Browser  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ System requirements. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
  2. ^ Yandex Browser with Protect. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ App Store. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
  4. ↑ License agreement for the use of «Yandex» browser software , on legal.yandex.ru , accessed on August 25, 2016 (Russian)
  5. ↑ Yandex web browser in the test. linux-community.de, September 2019, accessed on April 12, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Mozilla dumps Yandex as default search for Russian Firefox - page 1 . In: Computerwoche , June 10, 2012, accessed on August 26, 2016
  7. ↑ Mozilla dumps Yandex as default search for Russian Firefox - page 3 . In: Computerwoche , June 10, 2012, accessed on August 26, 2016
  8. ↑ Astrid Herbold: Yandex also wants to gain a foothold in Turkey - page 1 . In: Zeit Online , February 5, 2013, accessed August 26, 2016
  9. ↑ Steven Hermans: New Yandex browser escalates Russia's search engine wars . In: netprophet.tol.org on October 10, 2012, accessed on August 25, 2016 (English)
  10. ^ Daniel Berger: Yandex publishes beta version of its privacy browser . On: Heise online , May 22, 2015, accessed on September 25, 2016
  11. ↑ Ronald Eikenberg: l + f: Yandex swallows security software Agnitum Outpost , Auf: Heise Security , February 8, 2016, accessed on September 25, 2016
  12. ^ Ingrid Lunden: Yandex Gives Google A One-Two Punch In Russia . In: TechCrunch on October 1, 2012, accessed on August 25, 2016 (English)
  13. ↑ Johannes Wallat: Yandex.Browser in the test: no frills mobile browser with few extras . In: AndroidPit.de on June 19, 2013, accessed on August 25, 2016
  14. ↑ Claudio Müller: Revolution in surfing: Russian browser makes Firefox look old ( Memento from August 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). In: Chip , November 28, 2014, accessed August 26, 2016
  15. ↑ Customizable Chromium based web browser , In: Softonic , accessed on August 25, 2015 (English)
  16. ↑ Tam Hanna: Yandex.Browser . In: Androidmag.de , June 30, 2013, accessed August 25, 2016
  17. ↑ Yandex.Browser - web browser from Yandex , download page at Winfuture.de , accessed on August 25, 2016
  18. ↑ Number of visitors with different browsers: Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Georgia and Israel . From: liveinternet.ru , accessed September 25, 2016
  19. ↑ Security changelogs. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
  20. ↑ with version history for iOS. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Yandex Browser Change Log. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .