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What is the engine of Android native browser? Wiki says that Android used WebKit before 4.4 and Blink for 4.4 and further versions. Is it right statement? Thanks in advance.
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Since Android 4.4 (KitKat), the WebView component is based on the Chromium open source project. WebViews now include an updated version of the V8 JavaScript engine and support for modern web standards previously missing in old WebViews.
A native browser refers to Safari (iOS), Chrome (Android), or the default browser on the contributors' phone.
Since Android 4.4, the system uses a Chrome-based browser engine inside apps, and many device manufacturers include Chrome as the system's pre-installed browser. You can also install Chrome from the Google Play store if your device doesn't include it.
WebKit is used as the rendering engine within Safari and was formerly used by Google's Chrome web browser on Windows, macOS, and Android (before version 4.4 KitKat).
The default browser on Android is Google Chrome. This uses the Blink layout engine. For AOSP installations without the Google Apps, the default browser is the old "Browser" app that uses Webkit. other third party browsers like Firefox uses Gecko, Opera uses Blink, Dolphin uses Webkit, and there are probably others.
After years as the top mobile Web browser, Opera has fallen to Android's built-in Web browser. StatCounter's mobile Web browser numbers show Android's native browser taking first place from Opera. On the PC, Internet Explorer (IE), while declining for years, is still the top Web browser.
According to StatCounter, Android's built-in Web browser is now number one . Android's browser appears to have taken first place for the same reason that IE still dominates PCs-it's what built into the most popular systems.
The old web browser is variably known as 'Android Browser', 'AOSP browser', 'stock browser', 'native browser', and 'default browser' (from the time it was always the default).
The default browser on Android is Google Chrome. This uses the Blink layout engine. For AOSP installations without the Google Apps, the default browser is the old "Browser" app that uses Webkit.
other third party browsers like Firefox uses Gecko, Opera uses Blink, Dolphin uses Webkit, and there are probably others. Additionally, also Samsung and HTC install different (non-Chrome) browsers on their phones. I do not know what they are, or what engine they use.
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