Almost a year ago, the CyanogenMod team teased Gello, their own custom web browser based on the Chromium engine. Now, after 11 months of development, the team seems to be finally ready to roll out the browser to the public. CM developer and one of the primary developers of Gello, Joey Rizzoli, today announced that the browser is now ready and CM device maintainers can start including it in their builds.

Joey reveals that the browser itself was ready a few months ago, but deciding on the build environment and some other backend related issues delayed its launch.

Compared to other browsers out there, Gello packs in some unique new features. This includes Edge navigation that allows you to go back and forward through history by simply swiping from the left/right edge of the screen; Immersive mode; Night mode – useful for devices with AMOLED screen; colored status bar; Powersave mode; and an advanced sharing method in which a screenshot of the article and the link are shared.

As mentioned before, Gello needs to be merged by the device maintainer on a per-device basis, and there is also a possibility that the app might not be available for your device. However, most of the fairly recently launched Android devices should make the cut easily. If you are already running the latest version of CyanogenMod 13 nightly on your device and Gello is still missing from it, you can sideload its APK from here.