Does the Kindle's web browser support Javascript? And what browser does it have (or emulate)?

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Clay Nichols picture Clay Nichols · Feb 24, 2011 · Viewed 9k times · Source

I'm investigating platforms for web development and wondering whether a web based app could be used on an Ereader like the Kindle.

Does the Amazon Kindle (latest version 2.0, I think) web browser support Javascript?

What web browser does it have/based on? (Mozilla Firefox, etc.)

Answer

Eelvex picture Eelvex · Feb 24, 2011

Kindle's browser uses the WebKit layout engine.

It supports javascript.

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