What is a web browser?

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What is a web browser?

This guide will explain what a web brower is and how to connect them to your internet ready device.

What do you need to follow this guide?

A laptop, desktop, tablet or mobile device that is able to connect to the internet

What is a web browser?

A web browser is a computer program installed on your smart phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. Web browsers let you explore websites on the internet. Sometimes web browsers are called “internet browsers” or simply “browsers”.

What type of web browsers are there?

There are many different types of web browsers but they all work in a similar way.  Most of them are available for free download.

The four most popular browsers are:

  • Internet Explorer
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Safari

You can have more than one browser installed on your device.

What can I do with a web browser?

Web browsers let you look at different websites using your device. Using a web browser you can visit your favourite sites, check the weather, read the news or watch a video.

You can also customise your web browser by setting the homepage to your favourite website. This means every time you open your web browser on your device, your favourite website will come up.

You can also bookmark sites that you find interesting or relevant. Then you can go back and visit these sites easily whenever you like.

How to download a web browser on your mobile or tablet

Google Chrome

For Apple

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, search for Chrome in the Apple App Store
  2. Tap Get
  3. Tap Install
  4. Enter your Apple ID Password and tap OK
  5. To start browsing, go to your home screen and tap the Chrome app

For Android

  1. On the Play Store, search for Chrome for Android
  2. Tap Install
  3. Tap Accept & Download
  4. To start browsing, go to the Home or All Apps page and tap the Chrome app  .

Mozilla Firefox

For Apple

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, search for Mozilla Firefox on the Apple App Store
  2. Tap Get
  3. Tap Install
  4. Enter your Apple ID Password and tap OK
  5. To start browsing, go to your home screen and tap the Mozilla Firefox app

For Android

  1. On the Play Store, search for Mozilla Firefox
  2. Tap Install
  3. Tap Accept and Download
  4. To start browsing, go to the Home or All apps page and then tap the Mozilla Firefox app

Safari

Safari is automatically provided on all Apple IOS products. It is not available for Android devices.

Internet Exploer

Unfortunately, Internet explorer is not available on mobile devices.

Summary

Learning about your internet browser will help you to get the most out of the internet.