WebView

A WebView is a web browser that is embedded within an app. Thus a WebView is a large-scale software component, enabling the use of web content within apps.^[1] In some cases, the entire functionality of the app is implemented this way.

The prominent ones are bundled in operating systems:

Android System WebView, based on Google Chrome^[2]
Apple's WebView for its devices, based on its Safari browser^[1]
Microsoft Edge WebView2^[3]

Other examples are Microsoft's legacy WebView, based on its deprecated EdgeHTML and MSHTML engines, and the WebView component in JavaFX.

References

^ ^a ^b Hazaël-Massieux, Dominique. "Making WebViews work for the Web". w3.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ Hildenbrand, Jerry. "What is the Android System WebView and why do so many apps depend on it?". androidcentral.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^ "Introduction to Microsoft Edge WebView2". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

External links

Build web apps in WebView | Android Developers

[w3-1] Hazaël-Massieux, Dominique. "Making WebViews work for the Web". w3.org. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[2] Hildenbrand, Jerry. "What is the Android System WebView and why do so many apps depend on it?". androidcentral.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

[3] "Introduction to Microsoft Edge WebView2". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

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