How to turn a web into an Android app in seconds

With Hermit , you can turn any web page into a mobile application, saving battery life and improving your phone's performance.

The Android Play Store is full of apps that are notorious for infringing user rights. Many applications continue to run in the background even when not in use, causing device battery drain, such as Facebook, Snapchat, Amazon Shopping… There is a simple solution to this problem is to turn websites into apps. by Hermit. Here's how to use Hermit that works for everyone.

Hermit turns the web into an Android app

• Turn the web into a lightweight Android app
• Why use Hermit instead of Chrome to save a web page as an app?
• Lite app customization

Turn the web into a lightweight Android app

Basically, Hermit is a Chrome-like browser. Its job is to turn any web you choose into an application that resides on the Home screen.

When you want to create a new low-volume app, Hermit will show you its entire popular app store, including categories such as social networks (Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram ...) CNN, NYT, ...), entertainment (IMDB, Vimeo, Hotstar, ...) and much more.

You will almost certainly find what you want here. Otherwise, just enter a single page URL and Hermit will turn it into a standalone app on the home screen.

Of course, that page might not be as functional as a native Android app. For example, the Instagram website does not allow you to upload photos. So, if you don't post photos, just browse the news feed, you should create Instagram Lite app with Hermit. If not, forget it.

On the other hand, creating a Lite app for Facebook or BBC would be better than using the official app of the company because their mobile web sites are already functional while native Android apps often "consume" a lot of battery.

Hermit also works well as an alternative to legacy apps that are no longer supported. They can often stop working without warning or develop security flaws over time.

Why use Hermit instead of Chrome to save a web page as an app?

Chrome also has the ability to turn the web into an application, so why use Hermit? In fact, Hermit has some advantages that Chrome does not have.

The biggest difference is that the Hermit Lite Apps function as a standalone app. When you create a shortcut to the web with Chrome, it acts as a tab in the browser.

That means when you touch the bookmark icon on Chrome, it will open a Chrome tab containing that web. So if you already have that page open, it will still create another new tab for it. It's annoying isn't it?

With Hermit, tapping the Lite App icon will launch the Lite App in its own browser. If the app is already open, it will appear immediately without reloading.

Hermit's whole Lite App approach is to create its own apps, and Chrome is part of the browser. Therefore, you can customize the application created by Hermit with different settings. Meanwhile, Chrome-based Lite apps are still subject to the browser's rules.

Lite app customization

Hermit has both public and private settings. In the main Hermit app, you can choose to apply some settings like blocking content on any app you create, or customize it to your own rules…

For example, you can allow a GPS map app but block a social media app from tracking you that way. Here are some settings you can customize:

• Open the app in full screen
• Open the app in frameless mode
• Drag from the top to refresh
• Add Scroll to Top button - Scroll up
• Block tracking ads
• Upload images automatically or stop downloading images
• Open link in Lite app or default third-party browser
• Allow or block Javascript
• Turn on Do Not Track to block the page from tracking your movements
• Always open the page as Desktop
• Custom icon settings icon
• Set custom background
• Allow or deny camera, microphone, photo, video, file, location access

With these various settings, you can customize how some pages work better without having to apply those rules to others.

Hermit has many creative users. If a website keeps taking you to its Google Play Store app page but you don't want to install it but just want to access it on the device itself, use Hermit. You can use Desktop Mode for an application that wants to direct you to another web page.

App Hermit works best on Android 5 Lollipop and up.