Amazon Silk
#243 · Level 3 · Modern architecture · Web, mobile and business appsConcept
Section titled “Concept”Amazon Silk is the web browser that runs on Amazon devices such as Fire tablets and Fire TV. It is Chromium-based, which means it is built on the same core technology as Chrome. It is not a cloud service that you use from an AWS account. For web developers, what matters is that their sites look and work correctly in Silk. For this, Amazon gives guidance in the developer documentation on how Silk behaves and how to test with it.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”The Fire tablet’s own browser — like Chrome on other phones.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”For viewing the web on Amazon devices.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Making sure websites display correctly on Fire devices.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”No direct match (Microsoft Edge is a browser)
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: