Before I bought my Android, I heard that Firefox was its default browser. Upon noticing that this is not the case, I had assumed that the Internet browser on the Android was Google Chrome, but I just installed that today. Was Firefox ever the Android's default browser, and what is it now?
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6No it was never the default browser. – roxan Mar 26 '13 at 02:39
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What's the current default browser? Feel free to post an answer so that I can best answer it. – NobleUplift Mar 26 '13 at 03:32
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I love when people -1 without a comment. – NobleUplift Feb 08 '14 at 22:54
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Firefox was never the default Android browser. The actual default browser is based on the open-source WebKit engine, which also powers the Safari browser on desktops, laptops and Apple's iOS-based mobile devices.
In the other hand, Chrome is based in Chromium and offers more options and performance than the stock browser.
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You can read this similar post and here for some more information about the webkit choice by Android. – Grevling Mar 26 '13 at 12:11
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