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What browser engine does Capacitor use


We have some issues with elements that are rendered differently across devices. So can this be because they use a different browser engine? Is it a browser engine that the device provides or is it packed inside capacitor, and is there a way to set the version of this engine so every device uses the same engine?


Solution

  • The Capacitor documentation seems really good. According to those docs, the browser engine varies by environment.

    • On iOS, it uses Apple's WKWebView (Safari-like).

    • On Android, it uses an Android WebView with Chrome 60 or higher.

    • On Web, of course, it's up to the end user what gets used.