Yahoo! Browser (Japon)

2012 – present Active

71

Yahoo! JAPAN's official browser, centered on search (photo, voice) and blocking malicious sites.

Facts

Developer

LY Corporation (Yahoo! JAPAN)

Website

play.google.com

Engine

Blink (WebView)

Platforms

Android

Details

Japanese market

Popularity

71/100 — 10M+ Play installs

Key versions

1. Apr. 2012
   LaunchBlink (WebView)Yahoo! JAPAN launches the Yahoo!ブラウザー service for Android.[1]
2. July 2012
   1.2.0WebView vulnerability (CVE-2012-2645) reported in versions 1.2.0 and earlier.[2]

Version sources: [1] bcnretail.com, [2] scan.netsecurity.ne.jp

Sources

1. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.yahoo.android.ybrowser
2. https://appgoblin.info/apps/jp.co.yahoo.android.ybrowser
3. https://www.bcnretail.com/market/detail/20220802_290130.html
4. https://scan.netsecurity.ne.jp/article/2012/07/18/29481.html