Overview#

Browser-view is a full page browser with limited navigation capabilities that is displayed inside a host application, but retains the full security properties and authentication state of the System browser.

Browser-view is an External User-Agent and goes by different names on different platforms, such as:

• SFSafariViewController[2] on iOS 9'
• Chrome Custom Tab[3] on Chrome for Android.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• AppAuth
• Chrome Custom Tabs
• SFSafariViewController
• Web Blog_blogentry_261215_1

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• [#1] - OAuth 2.0 for Native Apps - based on information obtained 2016-01-15
• [#2] - SFSafariViewController - based on information obtained 2016-01-15
• [#3] - Chrome Custom Tab - based on information obtained 2016-01-15