From Extension to Full Browser Experience
Hive Keychain began as a browser extension back in the old chain days, designed to make transactions and interactions on Hive secure and simple. Over time, a new product was created, a powerful mobile app on Android and iOS with many new features like the in-app browser, which transforms the way users interact with the Hive ecosystem. Instead of jumping between apps or relying only on external browsers, Hive Keychain offers a smooth, built-in browsing experience on your phone.
Have you explored all it has to offer? Just switch from wallet to browser and take a look.
Exploring the In-App Browser Features
1. The Ecosystem Tab
The Ecosystem tab is your entry point to Hive’s world of dApps. For a new user, it is a direct way to discover the Hive ecosystem with all the dapps where Keychain is integrated. You can simply explore everything at your fingertips. Our ecosystem tab is there whether you want to blog, play games, trade tokens, or join communities.
As a plus, all dApps you can see there can be accessed using Hive Keychain.
2. Switch Between Mobile and Desktop Views
Sometimes, websites have a different appearance on mobile than on a desktop device. That’s why the in-app browser offers a toggle to switch between mobile and desktop views. With a single click, you can instantly change the display to either a compact navigation or a complete web experience.
3. Easy Navigation with Gestures
The in-app browser recently added modern usability standards by integrating intuitive gestures:
- Swipe down to reload the page
- Swipe left to go back
- Swipe right to move forward
This fluid navigation gives you a bigger screen, letting you browse and interact without unnecessary buttons.
4. Fast and Secure Transactions
Since you’re browsing directly inside Keychain, any Hive-related action, whether it’s voting, posting, or transferring; is signed and confirmed seamlessly within the app. Just as with the extension, but simpler and easier to manage.
This keeps your experience both fast and secure.
5. Favorites & History Management
Having an easy way to manage your Favorites sites and browsing History is a must-have on any browser, and our internal browser is no exception. Recently, we added gestures to make it easy to reorder or remove any item from it.
You can also clear the cache of the entire browser by simply holding the browser button in the bottom bar.
Why It Matters
The in-app browser isn’t just a convenience; it’s a milestone in Hive Keychain’s mission to be the most complete tool for Hive users. Many small features have also been added after following community requests, so it is also the result of a strong community. Our team, along with all of you, has created the safest and easiest way to be on Hive from anywhere in the world.
So, are you using our in-app browser to its full capabilities?
Download the Apps / Extensions
The download links for our mobile Apps and extensions are available on our landing page
Discord
To communicate with us, report an issue, or become a Beta tester, join our Discord by following this link : https://discord.gg/3EM6YfRrGv
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Team
@stoodkev : Founder - Witness @cedricguillas : Lead Developer - Witness @krios003 : Full-stack Developer @manuphotos : Ecosystem Growth Lead - Witness @yabapmatt : Advisor - Witness