diff --git a/lib/roles/app.js b/lib/roles/app.js
index 72f623c2..6abc2fae 100644
--- a/lib/roles/app.js
+++ b/lib/roles/app.js
@@ -556,6 +556,16 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
             )
           ])
         })
+        .on('browser.open', function(channel, responseChannel, data) {
+          joinChannel(responseChannel)
+          push.send([
+            channel
+          , wireutil.transaction(
+              responseChannel
+            , new wire.BrowserOpenMessage(data)
+            )
+          ])
+        })
     })
     .finally(function() {
       // Clean up all listeners and subscriptions
@@ -582,8 +592,6 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
     socket.on('forward', function(data) {})
     socket.on('refresh', function(data) {})
     socket.on('internal.relaunch', function(data) {})
-    socket.on('browser.open', function(data) {})
-    socket.on('chrome.open', function(data) {})
     socket.on('browser.clear', function(data) {})
     socket.on('chrome.clear', function(data) {})
     socket.on('internal.clear', function(data) {})
diff --git a/lib/roles/device/plugins/browsers.js b/lib/roles/device/plugins/browsers.js
index afd2c6e7..e8338bf2 100644
--- a/lib/roles/device/plugins/browsers.js
+++ b/lib/roles/device/plugins/browsers.js
@@ -1,51 +1,63 @@
-var util = require('util')
-
 var syrup = require('syrup')
 
 var logger = require('../../../util/logger')
+var wire = require('../../../wire')
+var wireutil = require('../../../wire/util')
 
 module.exports = syrup.serial()
-  .dependency(require('../support/http'))
+  .dependency(require('../support/router'))
+  .dependency(require('../support/push'))
+  .dependency(require('../support/adb'))
   .dependency(require('./input'))
-  .define(function(options, http, input) {
+  .define(function(options, router, push, adb, input) {
     var log = logger.createLogger('device:plugins:browsers')
 
     log.info('Fetching browser list')
     return input.getBrowsers()
       .timeout(15000)
       .then(function(browsers) {
-        var icons = Object.create(null)
-
         browsers.apps.forEach(function(app) {
-          icons[app.component] = app.icon.toBuffer()
-          app.icon = util.format(
-            '%s/api/v1/browsers/%s/icon'
-          , http.get('public url')
-          , app.component
-          )
+          var pkg = app.component.split('/', 1)[0]
+
+          switch (pkg) {
+            case 'com.android.chrome':
+              app.type = 'chrome'
+              break
+            case 'com.sec.android.app.sbrowser':
+              app.type = 'samsung-chrome'
+              break
+            case 'com.android.browser':
+              app.type = 'default'
+              break
+          }
+
+          app.id = app.component
+
+          delete app.icon
+          delete app.component
         })
 
-        http.get(
-          '/api/v1/browsers/:package/:activity/icon'
-        , function(req, res) {
-            var component = util.format(
-              '%s/%s'
-            , req.params.package
-            , req.params.activity
-            )
-
-            var icon = icons[component]
-
-            if (icon) {
-              res.set('Content-Type', 'image/png')
-              res.set('Content-Length', icon.length)
-              res.send(200, icon)
-            }
-            else {
-              res.send(404)
-            }
-          }
-        )
+        router.on(wire.BrowserOpenMessage, function(channel, message) {
+          var reply = wireutil.reply(options.serial)
+          adb.startActivity(options.serial, {
+              action: 'android.intent.action.VIEW'
+            , component: message.browser
+            , data: message.url
+            })
+            .then(function() {
+              push.send([
+                channel
+              , reply.okay()
+              ])
+            })
+            .catch(function(err) {
+              log.error('Browser could not be opened', err.stack)
+              push.send([
+                channel
+              , reply.fail()
+              ])
+            })
+        })
 
         return browsers
       })
diff --git a/lib/roles/device/plugins/solo.js b/lib/roles/device/plugins/solo.js
index 6a76dfa4..bd5c1f91 100644
--- a/lib/roles/device/plugins/solo.js
+++ b/lib/roles/device/plugins/solo.js
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ module.exports = syrup.serial()
             identity.browsers.selected
           , identity.browsers.apps.map(function(app) {
               return new wire.DeviceBrowserAppMessage(
-                app.name
-              , app.component
+                app.id
+              , app.type
+              , app.name
               , app.selected
-              , app.icon
               )
             })
           )
diff --git a/lib/wire/util.js b/lib/wire/util.js
index 23e7a47b..1d543a06 100644
--- a/lib/wire/util.js
+++ b/lib/wire/util.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var wireutil = {
           source
         , seq++
         , true
-        , data
+        , data || 'success'
         , body ? JSON.stringify(body) : null
         ))
       }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var wireutil = {
           source
         , seq++
         , false
-        , data
+        , data || 'fail'
         ))
       }
     , progress: function(data, progress) {
diff --git a/lib/wire/wire.proto b/lib/wire/wire.proto
index 4cc81031..1597b3ce 100644
--- a/lib/wire/wire.proto
+++ b/lib/wire/wire.proto
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ enum MessageType {
   ForwardRemoveMessage       = 38;
   LogcatStartMessage         = 39;
   LogcatStopMessage          = 40;
+  BrowserOpenMessage         = 41;
 }
 
 message Envelope {
@@ -136,10 +137,10 @@ message DeviceDisplayMessage {
 }
 
 message DeviceBrowserAppMessage {
-  required string name = 1;
-  required string component = 2;
-  required bool selected = 3;
-  required string icon = 4;
+  required string id = 1;
+  required string type = 2;
+  required string name = 3;
+  required bool selected = 4;
 }
 
 message DeviceBrowsersMessage {
@@ -376,3 +377,8 @@ message ForwardCreateMessage {
 message ForwardRemoveMessage {
   required uint32 devicePort = 1;
 }
+
+message BrowserOpenMessage {
+  required string url = 1;
+  optional string browser = 2;
+}
diff --git a/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js b/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
index c0374d6d..5844144c 100644
--- a/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
+++ b/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ module.exports = function ControlServiceFactory(
     this.stopLogcat = function() {
       return sendTwoWay('logcat.stop')
     }
+
+    this.openBrowser = function(browser, url) {
+      return sendTwoWay('browser.open', {
+        url: url
+      , browser: browser.id
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   controlService.create = function(target, channel) {