Quest Android Browser - Interview with the developer of a fantastic app

Did you have any prior development or coding experience?

No, professionally I'm a chemist with a passion for coding. I'm a self-taught coder.

What was the most challenging aspect of developing mobile app?

Developing a user focused app that common browsers are not. Keeping Quest Browser lightweight and at the same time delivering on speed and privacy.

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Festus Yegon is a Kenyan, born in a small town about 250km south of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. He gained his BSc Chemistry at a local University. During his college studies, he developed an interest in computer programming and started off as a self-taught web designer. He built an outdoor billboard listing and online newspaper placement website for some selected companies. In his 3rd year of study, he saw an opportunity in the on-demand services industry. He co-founded a company, Virtual Assistant Kenya (VAK), offering personal and office support services. VAK performs well and he also has a chemistry day job to keep going. After work, he spends 3-5 hours learning and developing Android apps. Quest Android Browser is his first app. He developed Quest out of need for a high speed, clean and no-history browser. A browser without unnecessary stories and features that make traditional browsers slow and heavy. For those Internet users who appreciate high speed and care about their privacy, Quest is here.

Name a few of your favorite apps and reason you love them.

I love Xender for mobile to mobile transfer and ShareIt for mobile to PC file sharing. It does the job real fast and securely.

How long have you been working on this app?

Being my first app, it took me 5 months, learning and building an app at the same time.

What need of the user did you have in mind when developing this app?

While building Quest Browser, I wanted to deliver on the following: Fast browsing speed, browsing privacy and app simplicity. A clean and intuitive user interface.

In what way do you think your app is better than similar apps on the market? Please describe in detail what innovation you think you bring and what you are proud of in your app.

Quest Browser is unique. Firstly we do not collect any piece of data from our users. We take data privacy that seriously! None essential features removed, Quest Browser delivers a frictionless user experience designed for one purpose - to search the web privately with no history or trace. We designed Quest for simplicity. Browser's home page contains no stories or destructive links (click baits). Incognito Browsing - Quest Browser is permanently incognito, will not keep track of your search queries, or browsing history. Best for surfing dating and other personal sites. Browse without leaving a footprint. Load web results from different search engines on the same window with just a click. Use Google, Bing, Yahoo, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Wikipedia on the same window for the same keyword. Lightweight - only 2.37 MB .

What are your future plans and expected features of the coming new versions of this app?

We are daily working on improving the speed and privacy to an even higher level and introducing a file explorer feature as well.

Assuming new users of your app are reading this page. What do you want to ask them to do (contact you about X, Share the app, etc.)?

Myself: I never thought I would ever change from my traditional browser. We made this so you can taste the switch...especially if you appreciate speed and privacy, then Quest is for you.