UC Browser is one of the most popular mobile browsers in the world with nearly 20 million downloads on Google Play Store alone. What’s impressive about UC Browser is the fact that it competes against Google Chrome which is pre-installed on all Android powered smartphones. This shows us that UC Browser has what it takes in order to compete with the best and even surpass them. Nonetheless, the reason why we are talking about UC Browser today is because the mobile browser has recently received a new update.
UC Browser 12.10.5.1171 APK
The latest update for UC Browser was released yesterday (March 7th) and it sports the 12.10.5.1171 version number. This is an APK (Android Package Kit) update that we are talking and therefore, the only ones who can get their hands on the new features, software tweaks and bug fixes that it introduces are Android users.
The trick to installing APK updates is that users need to enable the “Unknown Sources” option which can be found in their smartphone’s Settings panel. Moreover, APK updates are not released OTA (over the air) and UC Browser users need to manually download and install them directly from the browser’s official website.
What’s New?
Now that we showed everyone what they need to do in order to install APK updates, let’s check out the patch notes released by the developers so that we can get an idea of what kind of “goodies” this new update brings.
- Enjoy sharing: Easier to share news, videos and files with friends!
- New navigation bar in iFlow: Buttons are changed and the floating refresh button is added.
Conclusion
The new UC Browser 12.10.5.1171 update is an important download for users because it introduces two major changes. In addition, UC Browser users who don’t want to manually download and install the update can always wait a couple more weeks because it will get rolled out OTA (over the air).
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