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It drives me nuts that a fresh install of Android apps defaults them all to "in-app" browsing instead of my default browser. And you have to go to each app and

• yrro 4y ago
  But how else could they inject their JavaScript into the pages you read so that they can capture every page you view, every link you click & every key you press?
• lol768 4y ago
  If apps are written correctly, they can use the Custom Tabs protocol with your default browser (which can be Firefox, as it has support). You'll get the same embedded browser experience, support for add-ons and ability to pop out the site into a separate 'window'/activity. Of course, many apps don't properly do this and end up hardcoding references to Chrome...
  • agluszak 4y ago
    > Of course, many apps don't properly do this and end up hardcoding references to Chrome... I think what OP is referring to is this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32415470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32415470
• Rapzid 4y ago
  Yeah it's bad "Why am I not logged in?".
• jlokier 4y ago
  I've set my default browser on Android to Firefox Focus, and found that many "in-app" sessions appear to be running an in-app variant of Firefox Focus. It's not quite the same as running actual Firefox Focus, but there's a drop-down menu option to let you switch to launching the in-app page in proper Firefox Focus. That's almost instant and appears to preserve the page state. So between that and the way cookies always seem to be reset in in-app sessions, which is great, that's why I think the in-app sessions are using Firefox Focus.