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In general apk file Hermit — Lite Apps Browser has rating is 9.3 from 10. This is cumulative rating, most best apps on google play store have rating 8 from 10. Total reviews in google play store 20544. Total number of five star reviews received 16749. This app has been rated like bad by 523 number of users. Estimated number of downloads range between 1,000,000+ downloads in google play store Hermit — Lite Apps Browser located in category Productivity, with tags and has been developed by Chimbori. You can visit their website https://hermit.chimbori.com/social or send hello@chimbori.com to them. Hermit — Lite Apps Browser can be installed on android devices with 4.4(Kitkat)+. We provide only original apk files. If any of materials on this site violates your rights, report us You could also download apk of Google and run it using android emulators such as big nox app player, bluestacks and koplayer. You could also download apk of Hermit — Lite Apps Browser and run it on android emulators like bluestacks or koplayer. Versions of Hermit — Lite Apps Browser apk available on our site: 27.4.2, 27.3.4, 22.2.0, 22.0.1, 21.1.2 and others. Last version of Hermit — Lite Apps Browser is 27.4.2 was uploaded 2025/17/02

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Description of Hermit — Lite Apps Browser (from google play)

BETTER THAN NATIVE APPS

• Lite Apps take up almost no space, best for low storage devices
• They don’t run in the background, which saves battery
• User Scripts: Run your own custom extension scripts!
• Content Blocker: Block ads, malware, misinformation, & targeted propaganda. Built-in & customizable: You can pick what to block.

BETTER THAN TRADITIONAL BROWSERS

COMPARE HERMIT WITH TRADITIONAL BROWSERS
https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/compare

• Each Lite App opens in its own permanent window, not a new browser tab each time
• Links clicked in other apps can be opened directly in Hermit Lite Apps
• Settings, permissions, themes & icons are saved separately for each Lite App
• Share links from other Android apps to your Lite Apps

SANDBOXES: MULTIPLE PROFILES / CONTAINERS

Hermit is the only Android browser with Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles.

• Sandboxes keep your Web browsing isolated in separate containers
• Use multiple accounts, all active at the same time, in the same browser
• Keep work accounts and personal accounts separate
• Ideal for privacy-invasive social sites
• Use permanent Incognito Mode for sites that offer free content to new users

ADVANCED BROWSER FOR POWER USERS

It takes a bit of learning & understanding to use Hermit effectively — We’re here to help!

GETTING STARTED GUIDE
https://hermit.chimbori.com/help/getting-started

HELP ARTICLES & FAQ
https://hermit.chimbori.com/help

PRIVACY + NO ADS = PAID PREMIUM

Thanks for supporting the active development of a privacy-friendly app designed for power users like you!

• To continue investing in new features for many years, we charge money for our apps.
• Unlike other browser makers, we are not in the business of selling ads or your personal information.
• No advertisements, no personal data collection, no behavior tracking, no shady SDKs in any of our apps.
• Most features can be used for free!

ADVANCED BROWSER FEATURES

• USER SCRIPTS: Run your own custom extension scripts!
• READER MODE: Article extraction is done on-device to protect your privacy
• DARK MODE: Great for late night reading!
• FAST & PRIVATE: Browse fast by blocking advertisements and other harmful content that slows down your phone.
• MULTI WINDOW: Use two Lite Apps at once on supported devices
• DOUBLE BACK: Ever got stuck because the back button takes you to the same page? Try Hermit’s Double Back feature!
• BACKUP YOUR LITE APPS: Custom backup solution when moving between devices
• CUSTOM USER AGENT: Mobile, Desktop, or any other custom user agent
• ATOM/RSS FEED NOTIFICATIONS: Get immediately notified when a web site publishes new content.
• WEB MONITORS: Feeds not supported? Hermit can monitor any specific part of any web page & notify you when it changes.

UNLIMITED CUSTOMIZATION

No other browser lets you customize so many settings!

• CUSTOM ICONS: Pick any icon for your Lite Apps, or create a custom monogram!
• CUSTOM THEMES: Create your own themes for any site
• TEXT ZOOM CONTROLS: Change and save text zoom settings individually for each Lite App
• DESKTOP MODE: Load desktop sites instead of mobile sites
• FULL SCREEN MODE: Focus on your content, no distractions
• CUSTOMIZABLE CONTENT BLOCKER can block ads, malware, & misinformation. You pick what to block.

NEED HELP? SEEING AN ISSUE? CONTACT US FIRST.

We are here to help you! But we cannot help you through reviews, because they don’t include enough technical details.

Contact us through the app, and we’ll make sure you are happy!

Version history Hermit — Lite Apps Browser

New in Hermit 27.4.2

— User Agent Reduction: http://hermit.chimbori.com/features/user-agent#user-agent-reduction
— Added button to re-fetch a favicon for an existing Lite App (in Lite App Settings → Theme)
— In Frameless Mode, a new button now appears when scrolling fast upwards to access Settings
— Added Hebrew translation (thank you, Chai!)

New in Hermit 27.3.4

- Edge-to-edge layout for all screens for a seamless experience!
- New Tags settings screen to delete unused tags
- When a page is blocked because of your settings, you can now see the reason and the URL
- Fixed issue when UserScripts were not enabled correctly at first startup

New in Hermit 22.2.0

Fixes issue with Content Blocker lists being enabled/disabled correctly.

New in Hermit 22.0.1

✨ Material You! Personalize Hermit with your own color schemes.
? Brand New Share Screen: Share links from other apps to open in Hermit Lite Apps. Lots of tiny improvements in the sharing experience.
? Improved Reader Settings: Customize fonts, colors, and text zoom for Reader Mode directly within it. Share any content while reading.
Bug fix: Text Zoom settings now correctly apply to each Lite App.
Bug fix: Share targets in the Share screen sometimes used to come up empty.

New in Hermit 21.1.2

✨ Lots of design updates for a fresh, modern look.
— Updated for Android 13 Tiramisu
— Optimized for tablets & large displays
— Bug fixed: Opening certain links clicked in other apps would load the home page of a Lite App instead of the clicked link.

New in Hermit 20.3.6

Hermit is a browser, it’s in the app name! Don’t just post reviews saying it’s a browser! ? https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/compare
— ? Block tracking parameters from URLs! (Premium feature)
— Download and use higher-quality icons wherever available
— Auto-discover feeds when adding new Lite Apps
— Tablet-optimized layouts for many screens
— Downloads: New fixes for mis-configured servers that send blank filenames

New in Hermit 20.2.0

Hermit is a browser, it’s in the app name! Don’t just post reviews saying it’s a browser! ? https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/compare
- Better support for Gesture Navigation: Turn off Swipe Gestures & Bottom Toolbar in the app.
— Early Access Program has been terminated: https://hermit.chimbori.com/early-access
— Downloads: Better support for correcting/fixing filenames & extensions from a wider variety of servers.

New in Hermit 20.0.0

Hermit is a browser, it’s in the app name! Don’t just post reviews saying it’s a browser! ?
— Early Access Program has been terminated: Everyone hates subscriptions!
Read more for how to cancel your subscription: https://hermit.chimbori.com/early-access
— Downloads: Better support for correcting/fixing filenames & extensions from a wider variety of servers.
See why Hermit is better than traditional browsers & native apps: https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/compare

New in Hermit 19.13.0

Hermit is a browser, it’s in the app name! Don’t just post reviews saying it’s a browser! ?
- Everyone hates subscriptions, and we’re terminating the Early Access Program.
Read more: https://hermit.chimbori.com/early-access

New in Hermit 19.12.1

Hermit is a browser, it’s in the app name! Don’t just post reviews saying it’s a browser! ?
- Better support for correcting/fixing filenames & extensions from a wider variety of servers.
Hermit is better than traditional browsers & native apps, see why: https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/compare

New in Hermit 19.11.1

Hermit is a browser, it’s in the app name! Don’t just post reviews saying it’s a browser! ?
- Beta channel re-opened: Settings → About → Join Beta
- More details shown in Content Blocker config: especially if there was a failure updating block lists.
Hermit is better than traditional browsers & native apps, see why: https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/compare

New in Hermit 19.9.0

New in Hermit 19.8.0

This is a browser, it’s in the app name! Don’t post reviews saying it’s a browser.
Unique features not available in any Android browsers:
• Better than Native Apps: Tiny. Battery-saving. In-built Ad Blocker.
• Better than Traditional Browsers: Lite Apps open in their own window, not a new tab each time
• Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles/Accounts
• Ideal for privacy-invasive social sites
Read more at https://hermit.chimbori.com/blog

New in Hermit 19.6.2

• ? Brand New Dark Mode for Android Q, R and S users!
• ? New Ad Blocker block list: Turn it on: App → Settings → Content Blocker → Additional Adware and Malware. (if you don’t see it, press the ? button)
• Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles, now available to all Premium users!
• Read more at https://hermit.chimbori.com/blog

New in Hermit 19.5.5

• Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles, now available to all Premium users!
• WebView Crash Protection: Recover from WebView crashes gracefully
• Notifies when WebView, Hermit, or Unlocker needs an update
• Android S Compatibility
• Read more at https://hermit.chimbori.com/blog

New in Hermit 19.3.1

New in Hermit 19.1.0

New in Hermit 18.5.0

• Notifies when Android System WebView needs an update.
• Notifies when Hermit Unlocker needs an update.
• Show up to 25 ungrouped notifications (up from 10).
Introducing Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles! (Early Access Feature)
• Separate work accounts from personal accounts.
• Create a separate sandboxed environment for privacy-invasive sites.

New in Hermit 18.4.1

• Automatic app updates offered via Google Play.
• Supports loading SVG and Data URIs as Lite App icons.
• New UI to manage Scriptlets within the app (critical app update required to migrate older scripts to new location)
Introducing Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles! (Early Access Feature)
• Separate work accounts from personal accounts.
• Create a separate sandboxed environment for privacy-invasive sites.

New in Hermit 18.3.2

• New UI to manage Scriptlets within the app (external directory is no longer supported)
• Downloads & Backup/Restore features use new Android APIs
• Added Dark Mode workaround for Instagram videos
• Bug fix: Can select multiple files even after cancelling the file picker once
Introducing Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles! (Early Access Feature)
• Separate work accounts from personal accounts.
• Create a separate sandboxed environment for privacy-invasive sites.

New in Hermit 18.3.0

New in Hermit 18.0.0

Introducing Sandboxes: Isolated Containers with Multiple Profiles! (Early Access Feature)
• Separate your work accounts from personal accounts.
• Create a separate sandboxed environment for privacy-invasive sites.
• Use multiple accounts, all active at the same time, in the same browser.
• Use Incognito Mode for sites that offer preferential treatment to first-time users (e.g. free access to paywalled content).

Send Feedback: https://chimbori.app/send-feedback

New in Hermit 17.1.0-PREVIEW

- Reorganized Settings for each Lite App & Main App. Clearer, easy to navigate, better looking

- Got Premium for cheap many years ago? Happy with 5+ years of updates? Got Play Store credit & want to show your support? Tips accepted with gratitude! ? (in Settings)

- Always set a custom user agent for all requests: some feeds require it
- Set Dark Mode correctly
- Correctly open newly-created Lite Apps from URLs

New in Hermit 17.0.1

New in Hermit 17.0.0

New in Hermit 16.6.8

New in Hermit 16.6.7

New in Hermit 16.5.1

✨ Huge Improvements to Dark Mode: try the new & improved Dark Mode!
? “Page blocked” alerts auto-dismiss in 3 sec + can turn off permanently
? Better handling of the Back button when switching between Lite Apps

Also:
✨ ENABLE AS DEFAULT BROWSER is Out of Early Access
✨ CONTENT BLOCKER CUSTOMIZATION is New in Early Access
✨ Gestures in Frameless Mode: swipe in from bottom of left/right edge to open drawers

New in Hermit 16.4.1

New in Hermit 16.3.3

• ✨ Out of Early Access: ENABLE AS DEFAULT BROWSER available to everyone!
• ✨ New in Early Access: CONTENT BLOCKER CUSTOMIZATION
• ⚡ Gestures in Frameless Mode: swipe in from bottom of left/right edge to open drawers
• ⚡ Easier to jump into Browser mode from Standalone Reader mode
• ⚡ Scriptlets can stay open in Quick Settings drawer if left open
• ? “Page blocked” alerts auto-dismiss in 3 sec + can turn off permanently
• ? Fixed bug with adding Bookmarks and Integrations

New in Hermit 16.2.0

— ? Internal improvements.

New in Hermit 16.1.6

— ✨ Enable as Default Browser feature out of Early Access, now available to everyone! Your most-requested feature is finally here.
— ✨ Customize the Content Blocker to pick & choose what to block — New Early Access Program feature.
- ? Bug fix: The keyboard no longer shows up on certain devices when opening the app.

New in Hermit 16.1.4

— ✨ Better-polished drag-&-drop in Launcher UI, bookmarks & other integrations
— ✨ Relaxed restrictions on Incognito Mode: more websites work correctly (used to be much stricter than other browsers)
- ? 2+ Lite Apps for the same domain now open in the correct one (fixed for Android R Beta)
- ? In-app billing & notification-related toasts no longer show up randomly

ICYMI:
- ✨ New Early Access Feature: “Enable as default browser.” Your most-requested feature is finally here!

New in Hermit 16.1.1

New in Hermit 16.0.18

— ✨ New Early Access Feature: “Enable as default browser.” Your most-requested feature is finally here!
— ?️ All links open in Incognito Mode by default if there’s no corresponding Lite App already present.
— ? This version is a major rewrite of the app: 100% Kotlin + several changes to make future feature development faster.
- ? Bug fix: The notifications toast does not show up randomly.

New in Hermit 16.0.15

New in Hermit 16.0.13

New in Hermit 16.0.12

New in Hermit 15.5.2

— ?“Save Passwords” menu in Settings → Privacy → Save Passwords.
• On new phones, it opens AutoFill settings on your phone.
• On older phones, it provides detailed information about why saving passwords has been blocked by Google.
— Reorganized some settings menu items for easier discoverability of features.

New in Hermit 15.1.0

? New UI for main screen! Search Bar at the bottom for easy access + lesser used features moved to top.
? “Tags” feature available to all Premium users (out of Early Access)
? Create a Lite App from anywhere: see the Quick Settings menu
⚡ Several improvements to startup performance.
? New workaround for Google Play related issues experienced by some users
? Fixes for Android 10 compatibility around Scriptlets & Fonts

New in Hermit 15.0.2

New in Hermit 14.4.3

— Launch Lite Apps from an APK! See sample: https://github.com/chimbori/hermit-lite-app-apk-sample
— Added Polish and Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) translations.
— Upgraded Google Play Billing Library: If you see any issues with Premium / Early Access, please email through the app.
— New UI for creating a new Lite App by URL
— Ready for Android 10: uses the new “foreground-only” location permission in location-aware Lite Apps, e.g. Facebook Check-In, Uber, FourSquare, TripAdvisor.

New in Hermit 14.3.2

? 14.1: List View is back! Now it’s easier to delete Lite Apps as well
? Tags! Organize your Lite Apps better with tags
? Grid View is now default for everyone, out of Early Access
⚡ Keep Lite Apps in RAM longer
⚡ Open & Install Native Apps: new privacy settings
⚡ Search icon back in the toolbar
? Correctly opens links from notifications
? Fixed some notifications issues
Details at https://hermit.chimbori.com/changes

New in Hermit 14.3.1

New in Hermit 14.1.0

New in Hermit 14.0.4

? Tags! Organize your Lite Apps better with tags
? Grid View is now default for everyone, out of Early Access
? Removing Lite Apps is now under Lite App > Settings > Theme
⚡ Keep Lite Apps in RAM longer
⚡ Open & Install Native Apps: new privacy settings
⚡ Search icon back in the toolbar
? Correctly opens links from notifications
Details at https://hermit.chimbori.com/changes

New in Hermit 13.4.4

Early Access Program features:
— Custom User Agents
— Print web pages to PDF or to a printer
— Desktop Mode toggle in Quick Settings

And also:
— Reader Mode toolbar button instead of “pill” button
— Black is the new Orange! More subtle color scheme for the bottom bar
— Better tooltips

Bug Fixes:
— Improvements to making purchases through the app

New in Hermit 13.3.20

— ⚡ New: “Clean up Lite Apps” option in settings if you have duplicate or missing Lite Apps
— ⚙️ Major changes to app core: sets it up for many more feature-packed releases in the future!
— ⚡ New: “Customize” button available directly on each notification
— ? More reliable opening of links from notifications
— ⚡ Simplified Create UI in “Create Your Own”

Curious what changed? Migrated to SDK 28, AndroidX, LiveData, RxJava, JSON, and overall performance optimizations.

New in Hermit 13.3.16

Please accept our apologies for the issues with the previous release: some users have reported not being able to see all their Lite Apps.

Note that NO DATA LOSS has occurred, it is simply not being _displayed_ correctly.

We are working on a fix. Meanwhile, please update to this version immediately which fixes some issues (but not all), while we continue to investigate. Thanks for your patience, we appreciate it!

New in Hermit 13.3.14

Please accept our apologies for the issues with the previous release: some users have reported not being able to see all their Lite Apps.
Note that NO DATA LOSS has occurred, it is simply not being _displayed_ correctly.
We are working on a fix. Meanwhile, please update to this version immediately which fixes some issues (but not all), while we continue to investigate.
Thanks for your patience, we appreciate it!

New in Hermit 13.2.6

— Grid View & Searchbox for Lite Apps, now in Early Access!
— Scriptlets and Reader App available to all Premium users (out of Early Access)
— Larger icons on launcher home screen
— Improved Spanish translation (gracias, Damian Llobera!)
— Added Russian & Myanmar translations
— Don’t automatically fetch notifications when a new Lite App is imported

New in Hermit 13.2.5

New in Hermit 13.2.4

— Grid View & Searchbox for Lite Apps, now in Early Access!
— Scriptlets and Reader App available to all Premium users (out of Early Access)
— Larger icons on launcher home screen
— Added Russian translation
— Updated Arabic translation
— Don’t automatically fetch notifications when a new Lite App is imported

New in Hermit 13.1.9

? Use Unlimited Lite Apps without paying for Premium!
? New Material Design 2 Theming.
? Introducing the Early Access Program: Experience new features before everyone else. This is a new subscription option, read more why: https://hermit.chimbori.com/early-access
? Scriptlets: Like bookmarklets, but better! Google Translate, Web Lite, any custom ones!
? Standalone Reader: Read articles from any browser or app using Hermit’s article extraction technology.

New in Hermit 13.1.7

New in Hermit 13.1.3

New in Hermit 12.2.1

Yay, we found a work-around for bugs originating in Android P Beta code! While we wait for the next Android P Beta release to fix the underlying regression, here’s a version of Hermit you can use today on Android P.
Note that Android P is Beta software and still contains many bugs. We will continue testing and doing the best we can to make Hermit work even on unstable operating system platforms. We pride ourselves on targeting the latest Android stable version, as we have for the last 3+ years.

New in Hermit 12.1.0

New app icon! (so many of you told us you loved the Hermit Crab) —— To comply with international law (EU GDPR), we need to ask you to accept the Terms of Use to continue using the app. —— Use any external Download Manager —— Fixed “No Internet Connection” bug on KitKat —— Site Search accessible from the Quick Settings sidebar —— enable/disable Bookmarks without deleting them —— WebView fix for crbug.com/794020

New in Hermit 11.0.7

Enjoy this hand-crafted artisanal organic non-GMO bug fix release that works around new bugs introduced in the latest Android WebView release from Google (M65).

New in Hermit 11.0.6

? Opening the same Lite App again won’t re-launch it from scratch ? Better parsing for some RSS feeds ⚡ View more notifications ungrouped, & open them individually ☣ Block user-initiated clicks on suspected malware domains ⚡ Replace Picasso with Glide (internal)

New in Hermit 11.0.3

Completely re-wrote Night Mode — 3 Free Lite Apps Forever, pick any three — Estimated Reading Time in Reader View – AutoFill supported — customize Screen Orientation for each Lite App — no more Custom Tabs when opening links in browser — Notification Channels are back! — Android Go — new 2017 TLDs — See the long list at https://hermit.chimbori.com/changes

New in Hermit 11.0.1

New in Hermit 10.1.5

Work-around for WebView bug introduced by Google in version 63: http://crbug.com/794020 (Back/forward navigation broken in Lite Apps)This is a critical hot-fix release, so all other pending changes, new features, and other bug fixes will be available only in the next release that follows our usual release cycle.

New in Hermit 10.1.2

For feedback, please email us; reviews are not a good way to get help or report bugs. Thanks!— Lite App customizations correctly saved— Google acknowledged that Notification Channels on Oreo cause phone reboots. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ So temporarily removing Notification Channels until the next Android Oreo system update. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/65650999— Google broke AMP Cache: we worked around it— Night Mode: temporarily disabled for main app— Added French translation!

New in Hermit 10.0.0

Full list of New Features: https://hermit.chimbori.com/changes— Ready for Android O!— Notification Channels, New Shortcuts API: Sadly, icons are no longer as pretty; read https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/icons— Incognito Keyboard: URLs marked private by your keyboard— Indonesian and Italian— Alphabetical Sorting for Lite Apps— Keep screen on for full-screen videos— ???? Drag-to-reorder bug— ???? Opening keyboard in Full Screen no longer obscures page content

New in Hermit 9.0.3

• Facebook Notifications, using a new feature called Web Monitors• Web Monitors: Track changes to any Web Page: https://hermit.chimbori.com/features/web-monitors• Quickly add many new Lite Apps at once• Pick custom icons while creating Lite Apps• Auto-Updates for all Lite Apps: get new features automatically• Sticky buttons in left drawer for Close, Customize, …• Special settings for Premium users• Faster startup time & performance improvementsSee https://hermit.chimbori.com/changes !

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