Can kindle browser be ported to other device?

stroy · 05-26-2011, 10:56 AM

I am looking for detail on the kindle browser?
Can it be ported to other device?
Can it run in a limited to OCAP profile?

Stephan

AnemicOak · 05-26-2011, 10:58 AM

The Kindle uses the Webkit browser IIRC.

stroy · 05-27-2011, 09:16 AM

It is webkit based.

I have read somewhere Kindle run in Java on
JSR-217 Personal Basis Profile 1.1.

I have a device with limited capabilities, no midp apis are available.
I only have cdc/pp/pbp, that means basic awt...

I don't want to rewrite a rendering layer so if kindle did it, I would like to reuse that layer.

Is the code open source, or does anyone have a contact with kindle/amazon?

Thank you
Am I missing something here?

yifanlu · 05-27-2011, 12:57 PM

The kindle renders webpages via browserd, a closed source ARM binary that uses libwebkit. It printes pages directly to the framebuffer. The java program just makes a blank screen for browserd to use.

05-26-2011, 10:56 AM	#1
stroy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: none	Can kindle browser be ported to other device? I am looking for detail on the kindle browser? Can it be ported to other device? Can it run in a limited to OCAP profile? Stephan

05-27-2011, 09:16 AM	#3
stroy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: none	Kindle with cdc/pbp limited rendering? It is webkit based. I have read somewhere Kindle run in Java on JSR-217 Personal Basis Profile 1.1. I have a device with limited capabilities, no midp apis are available. I only have cdc/pp/pbp, that means basic awt... I don't want to rewrite a rendering layer so if kindle did it, I would like to reuse that layer. Is the code open source, or does anyone have a contact with kindle/amazon? Thank you Am I missing something here?

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05-26-2011, 10:58 AM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	The Kindle uses the Webkit browser IIRC.

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