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| operating system = [[Linux]] ([[Access Linux Platform]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Qt Extended|Qtopia]], [[GTK+]], etc.), [[Symbian]] ([[S60 (software platform)|S60]] and [[UIQ]]), [[Palm OS|Garnet OS]], [[REX OS]] ([[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|BREW]]), [[VxWorks]], [[Nucleus RTOS|Nucleus]], [[ITRON project|ITRON]], [[OS-9]], [[Operating System Embedded|OSE]]
| operating system = [[Linux]] ([[Access Linux Platform]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Qt Extended|Qtopia]], [[GTK+]], etc.), [[Symbian]] ([[S60 (software platform)|S60]] and [[UIQ]]), [[Palm OS|Garnet OS]], [[REX OS]] ([[Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|BREW]]), [[VxWorks]], [[Nucleus RTOS|Nucleus]], [[ITRON project|ITRON]], [[OS-9]], [[Operating System Embedded|OSE]]
| engine = NetFront, [[WebKit]] (some versions)
| engine = NetFront, [[WebKit]] (some versions)
| platform = [[Windows CE]], [[Wii U]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Sega Dreamcast]]
| platform = [[Windows CE]], [[Wii U]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo Switch 2]]
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The [[Nintendo 3DS]] Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Eric |title=WebKit-based version of NetFront browser aims at IPTVs, STBs |work=LinuxDevices.com  |publisher=eWeek |date=2011-06-09 |url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130128012644/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-date=2013-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances |work=Products &gt; Solutions for Internet Appliances |publisher=[[Access (company)|Access]] |year=2013 |url=http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html
The [[Nintendo 3DS]] Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Eric |title=WebKit-based version of NetFront browser aims at IPTVs, STBs |work=LinuxDevices.com  |publisher=eWeek |date=2011-06-09 |url=http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130128012644/http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ |archive-date=2013-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances |work=Products &gt; Solutions for Internet Appliances |publisher=[[Access (company)|Access]] |year=2013 |url=http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120502141232/http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html |archive-date=2012-05-02}}</ref> The [[PlayStation 3]] Internet web browser received a major upgrade with [[firmware]] [[PlayStation 3 system software|version 4.10]],<ref>[http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/ps3-4-10-update/index.htm Support: System Software Updates]</ref> upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Webkit - Open Source 2012 |work=Open Source Code Distribution Service |publisher=Sony |date=2012-10-10 |url=https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213145101/https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |archive-date=2012-12-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PS3 System Software Update (v4.11) |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |publisher=Sony |url= http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/15/ps3-system-software-update-v4-11/}}</ref> The [[Wii U]] console is also equipped with NetFront NX,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818025502/http://www.nintendo.co.jp//wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html |date=2014-08-18 }}. Nintendo</ref> and GPL source code is available.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html Wii U Support GPL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129093930/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html |date=2013-11-29 }}. Nintendo</ref>
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120502141232/http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html |archive-date=2012-05-02}}</ref> The [[PlayStation 3]] Internet web browser received a major upgrade with [[firmware]] [[PlayStation 3 system software|version 4.10]],<ref>[http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/ps3-4-10-update/index.htm Support: System Software Updates]</ref> upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Webkit - Open Source 2012 |work=Open Source Code Distribution Service |publisher=Sony |date=2012-10-10 |url=https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213145101/https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254 |archive-date=2012-12-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PS3 System Software Update (v4.11) |date=15 February 2012 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |publisher=Sony |url= http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/15/ps3-system-software-update-v4-11/}}</ref> The [[Wii U]] console is also equipped with NetFront NX,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818025502/http://www.nintendo.co.jp//wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html |date=2014-08-18 }}. Nintendo</ref> and GPL source code is available.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html Wii U Support GPL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129093930/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html |date=2013-11-29 }}. Nintendo</ref>
The [[Amazon Kindle]] [[e-reader]] uses NetFront as its web browser.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |title=NetFront Browser Gives Amazon Kindle Customers On-Device Access to Information-Rich Websites like Wikipedia.org |access-date=2014-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718224322/http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |archive-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nintendo's latest console, the [[Nintendo Switch]], is also using NetFront NX.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/netfront_browser_nx_by_access_-_powering_the_switch_webkit_online_services |title=NetFront Browser NX by ACCESS - Powering the Switch 'WebKit' Online Services |website=Nintendo Life |date=2017-03-07 |access-date=2018-10-19 }}</ref>
The [[Amazon Kindle]] [[e-reader]] uses NetFront as its web browser.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |title=NetFront Browser Gives Amazon Kindle Customers On-Device Access to Information-Rich Websites like Wikipedia.org |access-date=2014-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718224322/http://gl.access-company.com/news_event/archives/2007/20071127_kindle/ |archive-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nintendo's latest console, the [[Nintendo Switch 2]], is also using NetFront NX.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/netfront_browser_nx_by_access_-_powering_the_switch_webkit_online_services |title=NetFront Browser NX by ACCESS - Powering the Switch 'WebKit' Online Services |website=Nintendo Life |date=2017-03-07 |access-date=2018-10-19 }}</ref>


==Performance==
==Performance==

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NetFront Browser is a mobile browser developed by Access Company of Japan.[1] The first version shipped in 1995.[2] They currently have several browser variants, both Chromium-based and WebKit-based.[3][4]

Over its lifetime, various versions of NetFront have been deployed on mobile phones, multifunction printers, digital TVs, set-top boxes, PDAs, web phones, game consoles, e-mail terminals, automobile telematics systems, and other device types. This has included Sony PlayStation consoles and several Nintendo consoles.

Platforms

For Pocket PC devices, the browser converted web page tables to a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally. The engine also was used in Japanese and European versions of the Dreamcast browser and the Japanese PSBBN expansion for PlayStation 2.

The Nintendo 3DS Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.[5][6] The PlayStation 3 Internet web browser received a major upgrade with firmware version 4.10,[7] upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.[8][9] The Wii U console is also equipped with NetFront NX,[10] and GPL source code is available.[11] The Amazon Kindle e-reader uses NetFront as its web browser.[12] Nintendo's latest console, the Nintendo Switch 2, is also using NetFront NX.[13]

Performance

Netfront 3.5 had an Acid3 score of 11/100 and NetFront Browser NX v1.0 had an Acid3 score of 92/100.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ NetFront: The Fast GTK+ Browser you Never Knew Existed
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  3. ↑ NetFront Browser BE (based on Chromium)
  4. ↑ NetFront Browser NX DTV Profile (based on WebKit)
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  7. ↑ Support: System Software Updates
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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  10. ↑ WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Nintendo
  11. ↑ Wii U Support GPL Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Nintendo
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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