A mobile application designed for the Android operating system that enables the rendering and display of HyperText Markup Language documents. These applications interpret the HTML code and present the content in a visually readable format on the device’s screen. For instance, such an application can open locally stored HTML files or retrieve and display web pages from the internet, functioning as a basic web browser.
The significance of these tools lies in their ability to provide access to HTML-based content on mobile devices independent of a full-fledged web browser. This functionality is beneficial in various scenarios, including offline viewing of documentation, accessing locally stored data formatted in HTML, and embedding HTML content within other applications. Historically, the need for such applications arose from the desire to view web-formatted information on mobile devices with limited processing power or bandwidth, predating the ubiquity of modern mobile browsers.