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> Android doesn't do that either. You get Android System WebView which is always WebKit/Blink.

Not if the application uses Custom Tabs to start a web browsing activity.

https://developer.chrome.com/docs/android/custom-tabs/

Firefox fully supports this and if you set it as a default browser you will many apps open content in a Firefox powered webview. (Activity)

Apple can do the same. Not trivial but definitely possible.



> [...] if you set [Firefox] as a default browser you will many apps open content in a Firefox powered webview. (Activity)

This is great because the Firefox webview allows to break it out in to a proper Firefox tab in the app. Also, the Firefox webview also uses extensions installed in Firefox app, e.g. uBlock Origin.




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