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Is the webview browser used in Kindle Fire the same as in ordinary Android webview? If not, what are the differences? Specifically, I’m interested in performance issues or quirks you have to be aware of when adapting web apps for Kindle Fire. Amazon won’t send any Kindle Fires to Sweden, so I can’t test it myself – yet.
Although Kindle Fire uses Amazon Silk as its web browser for normal web browsing, the WebView control on Kindle Fire is the regular WebView control on generic android.
In fact, the UserAgent strings on a Kindle Fire 7” HD device, Kindle Fire 7” HD emulator and a generic Android device (all running Android 4.0.3) should all match and read:
LOCALEandMODELwill vary for different devices and user settings. The different device ids should correspond to theandroid.os.Build.MODELandroid system property; The list for Kindle Fire model ids can be found here: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.htmlSo there should be no difference in that regard between testing your app on a Kindle Fire device and the Kindle Fire emulator.