Galactic Web Browser via Phone 17+

Use a phone to mirror sites‪.‬

Luigi Mazzeo

    • $1.99

Description

IMPORTANT: Apple prevents TV apps (incl. competitors) from opening websites directly on Apple TV. Galactic offers a special AirPlay-based solution to mirror sites to your TV in widescreen from your iOS device. Others share this limitation, though they bury disclaimers deep behind walls of text. The Apple Watch version is still capable of opening sites directly on your wrist.

+ Has charted #1 for paid apps across the world.
+ 8.6K+ downloads since June 2023.
+ Beware of copies. An original piece of work by David Mazzeo.

Get quick answers, check up on your favourite sites, and more right from your wrist; with Galactic – the new way to explore the web on Apple Watch.

# Features:

+ Launch and explore websites right on your Watch, with the detail you would expect on your iPhone.
+ Switch on the fly between three ways to load websites to ensure maximum compatibility across the web.

+ Get instant, high-quality results in a style that suits your Watch with Galactic's five supported search engines, each with a powerful purpose on the web:
Bing: A general search engine for the entire web.
Wikipedia: Read and explore millions of articles.
Dictionary: Define new words.
DuckDuckGo: Quick info for any keyword.
Pexels: A gallery of millions of pictures shot by expert photographers.

+ Store your recent search history on-device.
+ Bookmark websites for quick access from the search screen.
+ Complications for almost every watch face.
+ Three themes to make it yours.
+ Change the size of content to suit your needs.
+ Heaps more!

+ Use Galactic for iOS to mirror sites to Apple TV & external displays. Scan a QR code found in Galactic for Apple TV, or type in your own URL and see the web in widescreen on your big screen via a custom AirPlay-based experience.

Still not convinced? Galactic takes the web further than its competitors in the ways highlighted below.

# Why choose Galactic?

Galactic offers a browsing experience unmatched on Apple Watch, with headlining features including:

+ An unrivalled design made for Apple Watch. 
Galactic's design has been meticulously refined for the Watch. While competitors take you to a search engine's website to squint at tiny text, Galactic displays results in-line with a native look and clear text.

+ Faster performance.
Because Galactic doesn't need to load an entire webpage for every search query, you can get the results you're looking for much faster than on most competitors.

+ High-quality results.
Galactic partners directly with search engines that are used by millions of people each day for their detailed and accurate results.

+ The best web compatibility on the market.
Galactic offers enhanced compatibility with the web, with multiple web renderers for when one can't load your content.

+ Seamless integration with your iPhone. 
Receive a notification on your phone when you send a result to it, and jump right in with a single tap.

+ Comes with Galactic for Apple TV.
Your purchase of Galactic for Apple Watch also comes with Galactic for Apple TV – the best way to search the web on the big screen.

# More Information:

Galactic is privacy conscious. I, the developer, do not collect or access your data, including your search history. However, by using the third-party search engines it ships with, you are subject to their privacy policies: hence for honesty and clarity, the app's privacy label reflects these engines. You can opt out of this by bookmarking a search engine of your choice.

Due to hardware limitations, certain websites may not behave correctly on such a small device – though this is a rare occurrence. Additionally, Galactic also cannot store cookies.
For questions or concerns, reach out on application.help.m@gmail.com.

# Credits:

The night sky images used in Galactic and App Store screenshots were captured by Miriam Espacio on Pexels:
bit.ly/3SBHBe6
bit.ly/3LUf6EJ

The Golden Gate Bridge image in the watchOS Wikipedia screenshot was captured by Rich Niewiroski Jr.:
bit.ly/3SYjuqj

What’s New

Version 2.0.12

Thanks for using Galactic! This version does some quick spring cleaning, including some performance enhancements and bug fixes.

If you have any questions, or need to report a bug, I'd be happy to help on application.help.m@gmail.com.

Ratings and Reviews

Geolaw999 ,

Useless

Yes I understand that I need to control it with my phone but I browsed to rotten tomatoes to browse some up coming movies and watch trailers, only the trailers don't play on my tv only on my phone.

If I use the normal screen casting with safari it works fine.

Complete garbage and what's worse I can even request a refund via apple

Developer Response ,

Hi there,

It looks like you're referring to the Apple TV version of Galactic. Unfortunately, apps are not capable of launching websites directly on the TV.

Similar system limitations prevent Galactic from opening videos in the iOS app. This limitation was also made clear in the app's description, and is unfortunately out of our control.

As a workaround, you can open videos located with Galactic for iOS by pressing the blue "Safari" button to the right of the website frame, which launches it in Safari to watch there.

If you have any other concerns, please reach out at application.help.m@gmail.com.

Evansridge ,

Useless

It allows you to search the web, but then does not open any of the links. It’s like looking in a phone book and then not be able to make any calls. What a useless app.

Developer Response ,

Hi there, thank you for your review.

It appears you’re referring to the Apple TV version of Galactic. Unfortunately, apps are not capable of opening websites directly on Apple TV.

Such a limitation is sadly uncontrollable, but was made clear early in the app’s description.
If you’d like to request Apple allow such functionality, please reach out to them: https://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-tv/.

A recent update to Galactic allows you to browse the web by streaming websites from your iOS device to your TV - which offers a markable improvement upon standard screen mirroring, as Galactic now allows you to browse in full 16:9, and at a zoomed-out scale to match your TV.

If you have any other concerns, please reach out to application.help.m@gmail.com.

O Barnes ,

Misleading

The pictures and the write up would lead you to believe it a real full fledge web browser, but it quite the contrary. This should not be called a web browser.

Developer Response ,

Hi there, thank you for your review.

It appears you’re referring to the Apple TV version of Galactic. Unfortunately, apps are not capable of opening websites directly on Apple TV.

Such a limitation is sadly uncontrollable, but was made clear early in the write-up you refer to. Additionally, no pictures advertised this feature.
If you’d like to request Apple allow such functionality, please reach out to them: https://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-tv/.

A recent update to Galactic allows you to browse the web by streaming websites from your iOS device to your TV - which offers a markable improvement upon standard screen mirroring, as Galactic now allows you to browse in full 16:9, and at a zoomed-out scale to match your TV.

If you have any other concerns, please reach out to application.help.m@gmail.com.

App Privacy

The developer, Luigi Mazzeo, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Location
  • Search History
  • Usage Data

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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