Browser Features

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4/8/2010

The following table shows the features of the Internet Explorer Mobile browser for Windows Mobile 6.5.

Browser Feature Feature details

File Download
  • Hand-off to registered applications
  • HTTP download resume
  • Configurable default download location
  • Ability to take over the download by registering IPersistMoniker per MIME type
  • "Save As Ringtone" for audio files
  • Change the name of downloaded file

Chrome
  • Full screen
  • Address bar
    • Auto-complete, matching to history and favorites
    • Prepend "https://" and append ".com" (these values are configurable by using registry settings)
  • Status bar
  • Home page (Windows Mobile Professional only)
  • Send link by using E-mail
  • Save As.... for images
  • Softkeys
  • Anti-spoofing URL display (Windows Mobile Standard only)
  • Favorites, History
    • See below for detailed information

History/Persistence
  • History stack / Navigation
  • Fast back
  • Cookies
  • Content caching

Favorites
  • Wireless application protocol (WAP) provisioning
  • W7 APP provisioning

Security
  • Security zones
  • Padlock icon to indicate a more secure connection by using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
  • SSL 2.0 and 3.0
  • Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0
  • Microsoft NTLM Passport (single sign-on)
  • Browser application runs correctly on Windows Mobile Standard 

International Support
  • User configurable encoding
  • Accept-language header

Resolution/Orientation
  • Scaling
  • Font size optimization
  • Rotation support
  • "UA Pixels" header sent in each request to indicate the resolution and orientation of the display

Transports/Protocols
  • HTTP 1.1 (incl. HTTPS)
  • FTP
  • HTTP proxy support
  • Wireless Session Protocol (WSP) and Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS)
  • WAP Segmentation and Reassembly (SAR)
  • Supports the access point name (APN) for a dedicated browser

Options
  • Enables/disables play sounds
  • Warns when you change to an unsecure page
  • Warns when page content is blocked by security settings
  • Allow/Disallow cookies
  • Encoding selection
  • Clears temporary files, cookies, and history

Send Link by using e-mail

 

Page Properties
  • Title, URL, Type, Size, Protocol, Encryption, Security Zone

Secure Icon
  • Displays a "lock" icon on secure connection.

Progress Bar

 

See Also

Reference

Summary of Mobile Browser Features
Developer Support Features
Viewer Features
WAP Features