<s>
Steel	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
freeware	B-License
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Kolb	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
kolbysoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
default	O
browser	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
taking	O
its	O
WebKit-based	O
layout	O
engine	O
and	O
providing	O
what	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
easier	O
and	O
more	O
"	O
touch	O
friendly	O
"	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
to	O
support	O
automatic	O
rotation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
's	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
now	O
more	O
common	O
among	O
Android	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
purchased	O
kolbysoft	O
and	O
the	O
Steel	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
UI	O
)	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
"	O
touch	O
friendly	O
"	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
default	O
browser	B-Application
,	O
and	O
thus	O
emphasizes	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
on	O
a	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
0.0.4	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
status	O
bar	O
containing	O
system	O
information	O
was	O
only	O
shown	O
when	O
the	O
top	O
toolbar	O
was	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
0.0.4	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
either	O
visible	O
or	O
not	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
fullscreen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
default	O
browser	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
required	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
"	O
Flip	O
Orientation	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
menu	O
or	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G1	I-Application
,	O
open	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
avoid	O
opening	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
keyboard	O
when	O
possible	O
,	O
Steel	O
has	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
which	O
appears	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
selects	O
a	O
text	O
box	O
or	O
the	O
URL	O
entry	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
toolbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
version	O
0.0.4	O
causes	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
vibrate	O
when	O
a	O
key	O
is	O
successfully	O
pressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	O
's	O
first	O
public	O
release	O
received	O
a	O
3-star	O
rating	O
from	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
accelerometer	O
support	O
but	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
at	O
its	O
development	O
stage	O
an	O
application	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
fully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
0.0.3	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
multiple	O
features	O
including	O
the	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Steel	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
communication	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
4	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
)	O
stars	O
from	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
Tapp	O
review	O
gave	O
the	O
Steel	O
Browser	B-Application
a	O
4.5/5	O
rating	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
hands	O
down	O
a	O
better	O
UI	O
for	O
the	O
browser.	O
"	O
</s>
