On: Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings

[tweakor]

That's exactly what this is. It's Android System Webview, the embedded browser that apps use when they aren't a browser themselves.

[bmicraft → tweakor]

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

[dgellow → bmicraft]

Why does it have to be news? Someone wanted to share what they found, that’s what personal blogs are for. Nothing more.

[low_tech_punk → dgellow]

Well, "news" is defined by the upvotes on HN ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Kailhus → dgellow]

Well, that neither news or “secret”. Nice find though

[type0 → Kailhus]

It probably was news for many of HN readers. Hidden would be a right term, I suspect that English isn't Matans native language

[matan-h → type0]

correct

[lifeonlars → dgellow]

"Hacker News"

[OrangeMusic → bmicraft]

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...