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		esprehn on June 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google has a secret browser hidden inside the sett... It's not actually WebKit, that's just a package name that was poorly chosen a decade ago. https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/layout/webapp... It's the system WebView, it's just not using Custom Tabs. https://developer.chrome.com/docs/android/custom-tabs/

flutas on June 26, 2023 [–]

Ah, my bad!

I was confusing WebView with custom tabs, sorry about that! Been a while since I've needed either for anything.

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