Modern man has long been unable to imagine his life without a personal computer and the Internet. Access to the World Wide Web is carried out, as a rule, through a special program, a browser (Internet browser). There are many browser applications that differ in various "chips" and features.
In the article below, we will talk about Yandex.browser, reviews of which on the vast expanses of the network are mostly positive. What is so popular with this Internet browser for users? Does he have any flaws? Let's try to figure it out.
general description
The history of the Yandex search service dates back to 1997. Since 2000, Yandex has become an independent corporation. At the dawn of its activities, the company mainly provided search services on the global Internet.
The development of the young service was rapid. In just a decade and a half, the company came in fourth in the ranking of global search engines.
Currently, Yandex is headquartered in the Netherlands. Moreover, the company has its representative offices in some countries of the world and the CIS.
In 2012, the corporation announced the Yandex browser. User reviews about it at first were not always flattering, but with the development of functionality and improved stability, the attitude towards the web browser has changed. Consider its main features.
Main functions
Let's analyze the Yandex.Browser toolkit and list its main “features” in a list:
- Speed of work. The "Turbo" module is built into the Internet browser, designed to increase the speed of opening pages. Also, video compression compression tools are used directly during viewing.
- Protect Connection Protection System. This module is responsible for the security of Internet connections in public places using public Wi-Fi access points. In this case, all outgoing traffic is automatically encrypted and incoming traffic is checked. Assistance is provided for making online payments. The Protect system of the new Yandex.browser, according to reviews, works stably and reliably. You can also turn it off.
- Built-in online translator.
- Using extensions - special software modules, lotions.
- The Yandex browser’s scoreboard is the start page with the ability to add image links to frequently used resources.
- Yandex.Zen is a news feed.
- Smart address bar. If you need to go to the required web page, you do not need to type a web address (especially if it is out of my head). It is enough to type the name of the resource, and an automatic search for a link to the site will be performed.
- Using peculiar combinations of mouse movements (with holding its right button) to perform various actions.
Many of the Yandex.Browser options above, according to reviews on the net, appealed to users. Below will be considered in detail some of them.
Web browser scoreboard
The scoreboard of the Yandex Internet browser is a screen form containing links to resources often used by a user of a personal computer. In addition to automatically added addresses of popular pages, there are web links specified by the user. The display of the scoreboard occurs every time the user wants to add a new page in a web browser.
In total, on the scoreboard page, you can add 20 link pictures displayed in the form of rectangular tiles.
You can change the background of the substrate form. You can use static or animated drawings.
Protect Connection Protection
The Protect system is a firewall built into the Yandex browser. Reviews about his work are contradictory. Some users do not like the excessive initiative of the module and reinsurance when opening various resources.
Despite some nuances, the browser protection mode helps to protect the user's personal data when accessing the Internet through public wireless Wi-Fi access points. When working in protection mode, all outgoing traffic is automatically encrypted, and outgoing traffic is scrupulously checked, while all suspicious (or proven from a bad side) sites are blocked (the user may decide to open such a web page, regardless of the Protect system).
Separately, it should be noted that the system monitors the user's online payments. If there is a payment for goods or services via the Internet, the Protect system requires the additional consent of a person to conduct such operations.
Addition "Yandex.Zen"
Yandex.Zen is a built-in news module of the Yandex browser. Reviews about his work on the network are positive. This module is responsible for issuing a list of news links at the bottom of the scoreboard of a web browser. The subject of the issued links is formed based on the user's search preferences. Additionally, a person can make a choice regarding automatically selected pages by prohibiting their display.
Yandex translation system
The web browser has powerful built-in text translation tools. Now 94 languages are available in the system.
According to reviews, the built-in translator of the Yandex browser itself offers to translate any open web page into the language of the user's country of residence. It is also possible to translate any text or word upon request.
In 2017, Yandex specialists significantly improved the algorithm of the browser’s translation machine.
User reviews
For convenience, we divide the result of the analysis of reviews into two groups. One will contain advantages, and the second - the disadvantages of a web browser.
Advantages of the Yandex browser, according to experts and users:
- Excellent speed of opening web pages.
- Protect protection system.
- Modern, pleasant and ergonomic design.
- Powerful built-in tools for translating text.
- Intelligent search engine.
- Ease of use.
- Import bookmarks to selected resources from other Internet browsers.
- The ability to install various extension applications that increase the overall functionality.
- Undemanding to computer resources.
Cons of Yandex.browser (by reviews):
- Often installed along the way with various applications.
- It contains a lot of pretty intrusive advertising.
- Together with the browser, third-party applications are installed.
- Sometimes there are problems updating the browser version.
- Incorrect operation of the Zen service - news is updated in the feed late.
- It is difficult to remove the installed browser application to an inexperienced user - it leaves a lot of software junk.
- In the version of Android, it’s impossible to deactivate Protect mode.
- Difficulties with disabling ads using the browser itself.
- Sometimes the Internet channel clogs.
- A sharp slowdown in speed when opening a large number of tabs.
- Inability to remove (disable) some extensions of the web browser.
- Application freezes sometimes occur.
Summarizing
The Yandex browser (according to reviews) is fast, but its dignity looks pale against the background of some significant shortcomings. Especially unpleasant is the fact of the ubiquitous introduction of a half-hidden browser installation on user personal computers (when downloading on the network, you can run into many applications that distribute installation packages of a web browser).
Despite the above nuances, many users have made their choice in favor of the Yandex browser.