Full Screen Web Browser

On every digital device, some piece of the screen is almost always lost to toolbars. Windows has its Task Bar. Each individual software has its title bar up top, usually following by the main menu bar. The iPhone’s browser has the same issues. As you can see on the right, a portion of the top and bottom of the small iPhone. The problem is exacerbated by using the iPhone in landscape mode, which is a key mode for iPhone accessibility.

There is a nifty little app, simply called Full Screen Web Browser, which addresses this issue for $0.99. Simply put, this device saves space. For a visually impaired user zooming into the text while in landscape mode, this makes a big difference. According the developers, forty percent of the screen’s space is saved.

Browse the web free from clutter! The Full Screen Web Browser from SOPODS is a true full-screen web browser available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This app gives you up to 40% of your screen’s real estate back by hiding the buttons, address and even the status bar when you don’t need them. Now you can take full advantage of the ample screen on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Take a look at the screen shot below to see the difference Full Browser makes.

Give your iPhone or iPod Touch a shake to bring the buttons and address bar into view, then enter a URL and the control bars will slide out of view for a true full-screen experience. Surf the web exactly like you do in Safari: tap on links, swipe to scroll, double-tap or even pinch and spread your fingers to zoom in or out.

The coolest feature is the shake that you use that pops out the address bar at the top and the tool bar at the bottom. Taking advantage of the iPhone’s accelerometer in this way is simple genius.

I am surprised Apple has not implemented a full-screen mode in its Safari browser. Perhaps, they will eventually add this feature. Full Screen Web Browser has a similarly priced competitor, Full Browser. I reviewed Full Browser earlier. Unsurprisingly with the similar names, I mixed the two apps up. Fortunately I caught the error and clarified the other reveiw. Until Apple absorbs these features,, a full screen browser is the way to go.

Full Screen Web Browser is available on the iPhone or through the iTunes App Store. Read more iPhone accessibility reviews here.

Tags: accessibility, app, full screen, iphone, iPhone app, mobile browser, safari

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