11 Facts About UC Browser

UC Browser is a web browser developed by mobile internet company UCWeb, a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group.

UC Browser is a cross-platform web browser primarily targeted at mobile phones.

UC Browser is available as both an Android app and an iOS app, and is available on several other older or discontinued mobile operating systems including BlackBerry OS, Symbian, and Windows Phone.

UC Browser uses proxy servers to compress web pages before sending them to users.

In June 2020, a new version of its UC browser was added to the Google Play store with updated settings that comply with the store's security guidelines.

Related searches

UC Browser uses an outdated RC4 cipher cryptography with deprecated SSL 3 or even SSL 2 protocols, which have many security flaws.

UC Browser gained significant popularity in China, India, and Indonesia in 2012 through 2017 and still retains some popularity in China.

In October 2012, UC Browser topped Opera in Google Play's free Android app download category in India for the first time.

Google Zeitgeist 2013 showed that the "Most Searched Mobile Apps" in India were dominated by messaging and browsing apps, with WhatsApp and UC Browser topping the rankings for the most searches on mobile in 2013.

UC Browser was initially launched in April 2004 as a J2ME-only application.

Logo of UC Browser was redesigned in 2012, from a cartoon squirrel to a more abstract and stylized squirrel that's more in line with American designs.