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You can install Firefox too. I've often wondered whether Android's default browser (MicroB) being bundled with the OS will prove to be a blessing or a curse. I
by ootachi 16y ago
You can install Firefox too.
I've often wondered whether Android's default browser (MicroB) being bundled with the OS will prove to be a blessing or a curse. It's nice that it's always there and loads quickly due to WebKit being a part of the OS, but as part of the OS it's subject to the OS's release cycle, which is in the hands of the carriers and we all know how that tends to play out on Android. With a browser from the Android Market, users get updates much faster, and that's a tremendous advantage over MicroB, which, depending on the device and carrier, may not get updates at all.
- StavrosK 16y agoCan you? I looked for it but couldn't find it on the Market. (EDIT: Found it on the site). As for the browser being bundled in the OS, it's probably both, since users will need a good browser (which webkit is), but they can install their own if necessary (although we know how likely that is to happen). I hope we could do the best of both worlds and make the browser a separate app that got updates from the market, like Maps, Gmail, etc, but still run webkit.