Supported Web Browsers

Owned by Jen Bourey
Aug 18, 2014
2 min read

Supported browsers

uPortal 4.1 (which includes Respondr mobile-responsive front-end) supports HTML5-ready browsers as defined by HTML5test.com. As of this writing, these browsers are:

  • Desktop Browsers:
    • Apple Safari 5.X on Mac OS 10.6
    • Chrome (latest stable) on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS 10.6
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 8+ on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
    • Mozilla Firefox (latest stable) on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS 10.6
  • Mobile Browsers (Smart Phone):
    • Android 2.3+
    • BlackBerry 7+
    • Chrome 18+
    • FireFox 24+
    • iOS 3.1+
    • Opera 11.50+
    • Windows Phone 7.5
  • Tablet Browsers:
    • Android 3.2+
    • BlackBerry 2.0+
    • Chrome 18+
    • FireFox 24+
    • Internet Explorer 10+
    • iOS 4.2+
    • Opera 11.50+

What does it mean for the uPortal project to support particular web browsers?

This page is for documenting which web browsers the uPortal project intends to support. Defects in out of the box support for these particular browsers will be regarded as project software defects and patches to resolve any such problems will be welcomed.

The uPortal project requires that new channels and portlets proposed for inclusion in the core release deliverables also support these browsers.

Support does not imply that all uPortal code be tested against all supported browsers before release (although it would not be discouraged), but that reported problems specific to supported browsers be given a high priority for resolution.

Interest in and development to extend support beyond these core browsers is also welcome, but is a project scope increase for which a little more discussion is warranted. Contrastingly, development to improve support for a supported web browser will require less discussion - defects of support for named browsers are outright bugs. This is what it means for the uPortal project to support particular browsers.

It should be noted that in principle uPortal can support any web browser. With customization to the theme and skin, with attention and efforts, it should be quite possible for you to make your local deployment of uPortal support any browser you care for.

So if I have a problem with uPortal on some other browser, you don't want to hear about it?

No! The project welcomes any defect report you'd like to raise. What differs between supported and unsupported browsers is project commitment to do anything about it. If you have passion for making uPortal work great on SplatBrowser, please, do.