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> On the other hand, how do you embed a browser component in a forward-compatible way? Android uses a WebView component. If an app wants to display a webpage,
by lost_name 11y ago
> On the other hand, how do you embed a browser component in a forward-compatible way?
Android uses a WebView component. If an app wants to display a webpage, it can make use of this to render HTML. I imagine iOS uses something similar.
I believe this component is compiled separately for different versions of Android, and Android will only update to the newest compatible version.
Docs: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebVi...
Store page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.webview&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...