14 DAY TRIAL // The web browser available in Android is based on the open-source WebKit layout engine, coupled with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. WebKit was originally derived by Apple from the Konqueror browser’s KHTML software library for use as the engine of Mac OS X’s Safari web browser and has now been further developed by individuals.
Its engine provides a set of classes to display web content in windows, and implements browser features such as following links when clicked by the user, managing a back-forward list, and managing a history of pages recently visited.
There are some tips and shortcuts, that will probably make your web browsing experience even more easier, like holding down the Back button in the web browser, which will bring up a list of recently visited pages.
You can also double tap in the browser to zoom, and on Android devices with the multi-touch feature, you will be able to zoom by pinching the screen with two fingers. The tip is also available for the image gallery.
Tap and hold until a pop-up menu window appears and select Copy, to copy text in the web browser.
If you own a newer Android smartphone, you can use the two select marks that are shown instead of the pop-up menu window, when you tap and hold, and drag around to select text. There will be three icons displayed: the Pages icon, which will copy the selected text, the green upwards arrows that lets you share the text, and the magnifying glass, that let you have three more options (look up the selected text in Wikipedia, translate the text or look it up in the dictionary).
Saving an image or sharing it via email and MMS can be done by long pressing on it in the browser.
You will also be able to click on addresses and phone numbers that are displayed in the browser (even without links), to get the option to show the location in Google Maps or dial that specific number.
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