Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by tweakor on Monday June 26, 2023 @08:44AM
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That's exactly what this is. It's Android System Webview, the embedded browser that apps use when they aren't a browser themselves.
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Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by bmicraft on Monday June 26, 2023 @12:27PM
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Sorry, but how is this news then? The Google settings have never felt native and therefore were almost certainly a browser for a very long time now
Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by dgellow on Monday June 26, 2023 @05:01PM
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Why does it have to be news? Someone wanted to share what they found, that’s what personal blogs are for. Nothing more.
Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by Kailhus on Monday June 26, 2023 @05:45PM
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Well, that neither news or “secret”. Nice find though
Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by type0 on Monday June 26, 2023 @08:02PM
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It probably was news for many of HN readers. Hidden would be a right term, I suspect that English isn't Matans native language
Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by matan-h on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @04:55AM
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correct
Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by low_tech_punk on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:05PM
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Well, "news" is defined by the upvotes on HN ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by lifeonlars on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @06:00AM
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"Hacker News"
Re:Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings
by OrangeMusic on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @06:45AM
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Yeah to be honest the presence of this article on the Best section of HN makes it look a lot more interesting than it really is. It's just a WebView...