On Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:01:01 PM UTC+6, kypriakos wrote: > > > (1) isn't Android's native browser a main feature of the Android OS? > Its just an application. Vendors provide it for your convenience just as they provide the phone dialer application if your device is a phone. It is not a part of the OS. For example, Firefox is not part of your OS. Internet explorer is neither a part of Windows nor a main feature.
I don't seem to find many people discussing it. Is Opera Mini or > Mobile > a more popular choice? > It depends. Each browser have some advantages and some issues. It is true for desktop browsers also. There is no ultimate browser. Latest Android browser scores a 93/100 on the Acid3<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid3>Test. (2) Does anyone have details on how this browser is implemented > or where I can find that? Is it a derivative of the WebKit? > The web browser available in Android is based on the open-source WebKit<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit>layout engine, coupled with Chrome <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome>'s V8<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_%28JavaScript_engine%29>JavaScript engine. > (3) I am barking at the wrong tree regarding my issues above? Are > there any other resources that I should be targetting to get > responses? > This group is exclusively for discussing issues with Android application development. If you are looking to patch or know about OS related issues, there is a google group named android-platform <#%21forum/android-platform> > I did try Ajax, Opera etc. but not much luck there either, > What problem did you face? Regards Sarwar Erfan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
