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NetFront

Also known as: Nintendo 3DS browser, Wii U browser
1995 – present Active
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Access's embedded browser, found on hundreds of millions of phones, consoles (PS2, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Switch) and devices.

Facts

Developer
Access Co. (Japan)
Website
www.access-company.com
Current engines
WebKit (NetFront NX)
Former engines
NetFront
Current platforms
Consoles
Former platforms
SymbianWindows MobileJava MEOther
Details
Palm OS, i-mode, Pocket PC (defunct platforms, no current version); Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java ME discontinued; Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 (NetFront Browser NX, only for web applets: eShop, Wi-Fi portals…), still in use; PlayStation 2 (Aiwa modem preloaded with NetFront, Japan, April 2001); Nintendo 3DS / 2DS / New 3DS: NetFront Browser NX (WebKit), added by the 2.0 update of June 2011, 3D .mpo images; Wii U: NetFront NX (WebKit), GamePad and/or TV, privacy curtain, HTML5 video. PSP, PS3, PS4, PS Vita: see “PlayStation Browser”; Kindle e-readers: see “Kindle Experimental Browser”
Popularity
85/100

Lineage

Derived browsers (1)
PlayStation Browser

Key versions

  1. 1.0NetFrontFirst NetFront version from Access.[1]
  2. 3.0NetFront 3.0 for Nokia smartphones (Series 60, 9210 Communicator).[2]
  3. 4.0JavaScript claimed 20× faster than 3.5; concept version for Windows Mobile.[3]
  4. Browser NXWebKitNetFront Browser NX, WebKit-based, for connected TVs and set-top boxes.[1]
  5. PS3 firmware 4.10The PS3 browser moves to a custom NetFront build with partial HTML5 support.[1]
  6. Browser NX (Switch)NetFront Browser NX powers Nintendo Switch web services.[1]

Version sources: [1] NetFront (Wikipedia en), [2] access-company.com, [3] prnewswire.com

Sources

  1. https://switchbrew.org/wiki/Internet_Browser
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetFront
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_online_functionality
  4. https://www.webbrowserdirectory.com/browsers/playstation-2-netfront/
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS_system_software
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U_system_software