| NetFront Browser | |
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 ThePlayStation Portable's web browser uses NetFront. | |
| Developer | Access Co., Ltd. |
| Initial release | 1995 (1995)[1] |
| Engine | NetFront,WebKit (some versions) |
| Operating system | Linux (Access Linux Platform,Android,Qtopia,GTK+, etc.),Symbian (S60 andUIQ),Garnet OS,REX OS (BREW),VxWorks,Nucleus,ITRON,OS-9,OSE |
| Platform | Windows CE,Wii U,PlayStation 2,PlayStation 3,PlayStation Portable,PlayStation Vita,Nintendo 3DS,Kindle,Nintendo Switch,Sega Dreamcast,Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Official website |
NetFront Browser is amobile browser developed byAccess Company ofJapan.[2] The first version shipped in 1995.[1] They currently have several browser variants, bothChromium-based andWebKit-based.[3][4]
Over its lifetime, various versions of NetFront have been deployed onmobile phones,multifunction printers,digital TVs,set-top boxes,PDAs,web phones,game consoles,e-mail terminals, automobiletelematics systems, and other device types. This has includedSonyPlayStation consoles and severalNintendo consoles.
ForPocket PC devices, the browser convertedweb page tables to a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally.The engine also was used in Japanese and European versions of theDreamcast browser and the JapanesePSBBN expansion forPlayStation 2.
TheNintendo 3DS Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.[5][6] ThePlayStation 3 Internet web browser received a major upgrade withfirmwareversion 4.10,[7] upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.[8][9] TheWii U console is also equipped with NetFront NX,[10] and GPL source code is available.[11]TheAmazon Kindlee-reader uses NetFront as its web browser.[12] Nintendo's latest console, theNintendo Switch 2, is also using NetFront NX.[13]
Netfront 3.5 had anAcid3 score of 11/100 and NetFront Browser NX v1.0 had an Acid3 score of 92/100.
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