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jig Browser

Also known as: jigブラウザ, jigbrowser+
2004 – 2026 Discontinued
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Downloadable Japanese “full browser” (Java i-appli, EZ appli, S!appli application) that displayed PC sites on flip phones, with data compression and “jiglet” plug-ins; service shut down with i-mode in March 2026 after 21 and a half years.

Facts

Developer
jig.jp (Japan)
Website
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Engines
ProprietaryWebKit
Platforms
Java MEiOSAndroid
Details
NTT DoCoMo i-appli (Oct. 1, 2004), WILLCOM (2005), Vodafone/SoftBank 3G (2006), au EZ appli / Open Appli Player (2007, 2010); jigbrowser+ for Android (beta February 2012) and iPhone (June 2012, iOS 5+, WebKit per Apple's rule); BREW version never approved by KDDI; service closed at the end of March 2026
Popularity
64/100 — Over 9 million cumulative users in 2012 (Wikipedia JA); simultaneous peak estimated at a few million

Key versions

  1. —Launched by jig.jp: a Java browser showing PC websites on Japanese feature phones.[1]
  2. 10KB版10 KB edition for all DoCoMo i-appli phones, released for April Fools’ Day.[2]
  3. 9.x.xiVersion supporting the new “Star” API on some autumn–winter 2008 models.[2]
  4. beta AndroidWebKitBeta for Android.[2]
  5. —Final versions for Android and iOS (iPhone and iPod touch).[2]
  6. —Service ends, the same day NTT DoCoMo shuts down i-mode.[1]

Version sources: [1] internet.watch.impress.co.jp, [2] Jigブラウザ (Wikipedia ja)

Sources

  1. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigブラウザ
  2. https://www.itmedia.co.jp/keywords/jig.html
  3. https://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/yajiuma/2098081.html