Arc Search for Android is now available in beta

Damien Wilde | Oct 4 2024 - 6:45 am PT

After The Browser Company teased the launch at the end of August, Arc Search is now officially available on Android in an early beta phase.

Arc Search is an alternative mobile browser designed specifically to offer a streamlined, distraction-free web-browsing experience. While the design, animations, and user experience are key selling points it also offers lots of baked-in AI functionality with features like the controversial “Browse for Me.” This summarizes information from multiple websites on a single page by generating an “answer” to yout initial search query.

There is also a native ad blocker built in. The Browser Company states that this limits intrusive ads, trackers, banners, and is even able to block GDPR pop-ups. This could be one of the major reasons that many people have been waiting for Arc Search on Android.

Another notable feature is the auto-archiving capability. If you use Arc Search as your default browser, any inactive tabs will be automatically archived if they’re not in use or not being interacted with. This aims to keep your browsing experience clutter and distraction free.

The Browser Company has stated that their aim was to create the “fastest way to search” and offer one. of the “lightest” browsers on mobile. The Play Store download comes in at under 4MB, while the full install comes in at under 20MB – which is definitely one way of keeping your promise. This is more impressive given it was built from the ground up for Android by just two developers.

If you want to test Arc Search on your Android device, you can enroll in the beta and download from the Google Play Store.