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This page was last updated at: May 5, 2026
OpenWave is a Mobile web browser that runs on Misc Mobile OS.
The first web browser for mobile phones. It originally used proprietary protocols but later switched to the WAP standard.
It was originally known as "UP.Browser", which was short for "Unwired Planet Browser".
There is a fascinating Quora answer (linked below) which details a lot of the details of the UP.Browser/Openwave heydays from someone who was actually employed by the company and who helped with the browser.
| Operating System |
Misc Mobile OS
|
|---|---|
| Device platform | Mobile |
| Formerly known as | UP.Browser |
| What is the Openwave Mobile Browser and what was so significant about it? |
These web browsers have something in common with OpenWave, you could test them out and compare them.