| Internet Explorer Mobile | |
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Screenshot  Internet Explorer Mobile 10 inWindows Phone 8 showingWikipedia main page | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Stable release | 11.0 (February 10, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-02-10)) [±] |
| Operating system | Windows CE,Windows Phone |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | support |
Internet Explorer Mobile (formerly namedPocket Internet Explorer; later calledIE Mobile)[1] was amobile version ofInternet Explorer developed byMicrosoft, based on versions of theMSHTML (Trident)layout engine. IE Mobile comes loaded by default withWindows Phone andWindows CE. Later versions of Internet Explorer Mobile (sinceWindows Phone 8) are based on the desktop version of Internet Explorer. Older versions however, called Pocket Internet Explorer (found onWindows Phone 7 andWindows Mobile), are not based on the samelayout engine.
Internet Explorer Mobile 11, the last version that was supported, is based on the desktop version ofInternet Explorer 11 and came withWindows Phone 8.1. A new browser,Microsoft Edge [Legacy] replaced Internet Explorer Mobile inWindows 10 Mobile.Support for IE Mobile has ended on all Microsoft operating systems on October 10, 2023 with the end of support forWindows Embedded Compact 2013.
The latest version of Internet Explorer Mobile includestabbed browsing. The browser supportsmulti-touch gestures, including pinch-to-zoom as well as tap-to-zoom, although not theTouch API at present.Bing Search is tightly integrated with Internet Explorer Mobile. It can display websites in both "mobile" and "desktop" versions.
Internet Explorer Mobile 6 is included withWindows Mobile 6.5 andZune HD. Internet Explorer Mobile 7 is included withWindows CE 7. Internet Explorer Mobile 9 is included withWindows Phone. Each version has the same MSHTML rendering engine as its desktop counterpart, but with additional improvements.
Pocket Internet Explorer was first introduced in Windows CE 1.0, released in November 1996.[2] It does not derive from theInternet Explorer code and was written from scratch for being as lightweight as possible. PIE 1.1 was later released that supportedcookies,HTTPS, andSSL.
Pocket Internet Explorer 2.0, released in September 1997 with Windows CE 2.0, added many new features: offline browsing, resizing images to fit to screen, and richerHTML support, includingframesets and tables. PIE 3.0, introduced in July 1998 with Windows CE 2.10, added support forJScript and various secure protocols.
Pocket Internet Explorer 4 was the first to supportActiveX,CSS,VBScript as well as further extending support for HTTPS and advanced HTML features. Pocket PC 2002 version of PIE brought limited support forDHTML andXML, and also the ability to browseWAP sites – a feature not present in Internet Explorer for PC, Internet Explorer 6.0 added support for IFrames. Theweb browser supportsFTP,XSLT, cookies and animatedGIFs among other features.
Microsoft announced an updated Internet Explorer Mobile browser on April 1, 2008, alongside Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0/6.1. It was described as "taking advantage of Internet Explorer 6 technologies," with promised support for H.265, Adobe Flash, and Microsoft Silverlight content.[3] It would also support panning and zooming on pages designed for desktop browsers, similar toSafari on iPhone.[4] The new update was shown running briefly during Microsoft's 2009CES Keynote on aPalm Treo Pro,[5] and later in an official video forToshiba'sTG01 phone.[6][7]
Internet Explorer Mobile 6 was released as part of Windows Mobile 6.1.4, and some OEMs also installed it on Windows Mobile 6.1.4 Standard devices.[8] New features include enhanced Javascript and AJAX support (Jscript v5.7 fromInternet Explorer 8) and support forAdobe Flash Lite 3.1.[9] The browser also has a redesigned finger friendlyGraphical user interface.[10][11][12] Overall rendering quality and speed are also improved with this version;[11][12] however according toGizmodo andEngadget it didn't render pages as well asOpera Mobile and browsers based onWebkit.[11][12][13]
On February 15, 2010, Microsoft unveiled its next-generationmobile operating system, Windows Phone.[14] With it, came a new version of the Internet Explorer Mobile browser. New features for the browser included multi-touch gesture support, tabbed browsing, a new UI, smooth zoom in/out animations, and a hybrid rendering engine of theInternet Explorer 7 andInternet Explorer 8 desktop versions.[15] According toEngadget andGizmodo, rendering speed and quality has significantly improved and was now on par with those of competing mobile browsers based on WebKit.[16][17][18][19]
At Mobile World Congress 2011 in February, 2011, Microsoft unveiled a major upgrade to Internet Explorer Mobile based on the rendering engine ofInternet Explorer 9.[20] Like its desktop counterpart, the browser features full hardware acceleration. Changes in this version included moving the address bar to the bottom of the screen and having it present in landscape orientation.[21] Microsoft showed a number ofHTML5 demonstrations for the browser. This is the last version supported on Windows Phone 7.
In the Windows Phone Developer Summit in June 2012, Microsoft revealed that the next version of Windows Phone,Windows Phone 8, would come with the same web browsing engine to be used inWindows 8 PCs and tablets.[22] Internet Explorer Mobile 10 was intended to be faster and more secure, with anti-phishing features like SmartScreen Filter to block dangerous websites and malware. Sharing a core withInternet Explorer 10, Internet Explorer Mobile 10 supports a broader range of the HTML5 capabilities (including pointer events)[23] and boosts applications/websites' performance. When it released, Internet Explorer Mobile 10 out-performed theGalaxy S III,HTC One S, andiPhone 4S oniOS 6 Beta in theSunSpider benchmark.[24]
On July 15, 2014,Microsoft releasedWindows Phone 8.1, which includes the new Internet Explorer Mobile 11 browser. This version gets even closer to thedesktop counterpart, by carrying over many of its improvements.
New features include:[25]
Furthermore, the button to refresh the page is now placed on the address bar, and the open tabs can be displayed on other Microsoft devices besides the smartphone in use: if a user is logged in with his Microsoft account on both his Windows 8.1 device and Windows Phone device, tabs on Internet Explorer 11 will synchronize automatically.
Microsoft made several changes to Internet Explorer Mobile to make the browser more compatible with sites designed for mobileSafari (iOS) andChrome (Android). To accomplish this, Microsoft adopted features used in Safari and Chrome, emulates legacy WebKit features, and claims to web servers that it is iOS or Android compatible. The new version of Internet Explorer Mobile was released with Windows Phone 8.1 Update.[26]
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