AndroidEnglish • 2 years ago

Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings

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Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings

AndroidEnglish • 2 years ago

I recently discovered a secret browser located inside the "Manage my account" popup that Android has in various apps (quite important apps, such as Settings, and all Google suite apps).

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@Aux
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20•2 years ago
It’s a WebView, lol. Good job, Sherlock!
- Lele
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  1•1 year ago
  It does bypass parental controls though, so this could be abused if websites are blocked in FamilyLink
  - @Aux
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    1•1 year ago
    It’s using a Google tunnel. It’s available in Chrome, somewhere in the settings.
- @SevereLow
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  1•2 years ago
  🎯💯

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