Analysis Meta's Facebook has been testing its own custom-browser engine within its Android app and plans to distribute the code more widely, ostensibly for the sake of better security and an improved user experience.Even so, according to Facebook software engineer manager Nate Schloss, Android users often don't bother updating their Chrome app or apps incorporating WebViews, which can harm security and lead to a worse user experience.Blurred lines "To help solve these issues – and following the precedent of browser vendors such as Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, and Mozilla Firefox who all ship custom browser engines on Android – we have been building and testing a separate Chromium-Based WebView for a few years," said Schloss in a blog post on Friday, blurring the distinction between companies that ship stand-alone browsers on Android and Facebook, which ships an embeddable browser component.- Meta accused of breaking the law by secretly tracking iPhone users - Meta iOS apps accused of injecting code into third-party websites - Google patches WebView component to end unexpected Android crash fest - Google pulls malware-infected apps in its Store, over 3 million users at risk However, there's no easy way to set the Facebook app to open all links in the user-selected default Android browser.In-app browsers (WebViews and the like) have been the subject of some debate in recent years, most notably by Alex Russell, currently with Microsoft and formerly with Google, and Felix Krause, founder of fastlane.tools."