Samsung Internet for Android

One Browser for all Samsung Galaxy devices.

Samsung Internet for Android is a simple, fast, and reliable web browser for your phone and tablet. It has replaced the stock Android browser on Samsung Galaxy devices since 2012, to provide a browser highly optimized for our devices.

Samsung Internet for Android, the best browser for Galaxy devices. Continuously evolving to provide you with the best browsing experience.

Expanding the Galaxy Experience to the Web

Samsung Galaxy devices come with innovative technologies that change ordinary tasks into extraordinary experiences - bio sensors, virtual reality, and Samsung Pay, just to name a few. Samsung Internet for Android lets you continue the extraordinary experience in the web space. One of our latest additions, the iris scanner can now be used as a user authentication method in Samsung Internet for Android - adding a more secure and simpler option for 'web auto login' and 'secret mode'. Samsung Internet for Android also tries to utilize the underlying hardware in the most efficient way, resulting in prolonged battery time and better touch responsiveness during web browsing. To Samsung Internet for Android, support for the various Galaxy modes and advanced S Pen is a matter of course.

More secure

Take your browsing security and privacy into your own hands. Samsung Internet helps you protect your security and privacy while browsing the internet. Separate business and personal life or safely share your browser with your friend, using Secret Mode! Secret Mode is accessible only after user authentication, and never reveals your browsing data (including browsing history, search history, cookie, cache, ID/password, auto-fill data). In addition, Secret Mode stores bookmarks and saved pages in a separate space with encryption, using the same level of security as Samsung KNOX. You can choose to use iris or fingerprint authentication when entering Secret Mode for higher security. To enable Secret Mode, tap the ‘Tabs’ icon in the bottom right corner and select ‘Turn On Secret Mode’.

More comfortable

Samsung Internet supports features that make your everyday browsing more comfortable. Our content blocking extensions free your web pages from unnecessary contents to provide you with less visual clutter. Content blocking extensions may even reduce your data usage, speed up loading time and reduce battery usage. This technology enables extensions to better control your online privacy and detect malicious web content as well.

Starting from Samsung Internet for Android 4.2, you can also use web content provider extensions to let your favorite content providers recommend web contents that might interest you. This will let you access interesting contents from your favorite web sites more easily.

Better integrated with Samsung devices

Samsung Internet aims to provide a consistent and continuous user experience among various Samsung devices. Samsung Internet for Gear VR lets you enjoy web contents (including streaming video and 3D video) in an immersive environment, as if you were at the theaters. Samsung Internet for Android and Gear VR share bookmarks and video history list, letting you access your favorite web contents more easily.

Continuous upgrade through public app market

Samsung Internet and Samsung Internet Beta will be updated regularly through public app markets - Google PlayStore and Samsung Galaxy Apps.

Features

Samsung Internet for Android provides features for increased privacy and security, features for letting users browse to web in a more convenient and easy way, multimedia related features that also let users access videos easily in Samsung Internet for Gear VR, and features that let users access your web sites as if they were native applications.

Security and Privacy

Samsung Internet for Android takes user privacy and security seriously. Secret mode and fingerprint authentication can be used for higher security.

Protected Browsing

From Samsung Internet version 7.x onwards, Protected Browsing provides protection from malware and phishing websites. Malware sites contain code to install malicious software. Phishing sites pretend to be legitimate websites in order to steal private data such as passwords. Protected Browsing warns if you are about to visit a website that contains malware or phishing content. This feature uses the Google Safe Browsing (GSB) service, using hashed URLs for security and privacy.

Secret Mode

Enabled only under user authentication, Secret Mode never leaves a trail of your browsing data (such as browsing history, search history, cookie, cache, ID/password, and auto-fill data). In addition, Secret Mode stores bookmarks and saved pages in a separate space with encryption, using the same level of security as Samsung KNOX. You can choose to use iris or fingerprint authentication when entering Secret Mode for higher security. Secret Mode is available in Samsung Internet for Android 4.0 and above.

Secure Web Auto Login

Samsung Internet for Android is the sole browser that offers login using authentication with biometric sensors such as iris and fingerprint scanners. On devices equipped with iris or fingerprint scanners, Samsung Internet for Android provides a simpler but more secure way for users to login to sites.

KNOX Support

KNOX is the enhanced mobile security suite provided by Samsung for your business and personal life. Samsung Browser for KNOX incorporates organizational security policies to provide control for web access.

User Convenience

Samsung Internet for Android provides interesting features to make your everyday internet browsing more entertaining and convenient.

Tab navigation with swipe gesture

Since Samsung Internet for Android version 5.4, it is now possible to swipe between tabs. When you have multiple tabs open, swipe left or right on the URL bar or the bottom toolbar to navigate to your previous or next tab.

Quick Menu

Samsung Internet for Android version 5.4 introduces a new Quick Menu, enabling fast access to useful features. Tap the Quick Menu button on the bottom left corner of the screen and the options will be revealed. To enable the Quick Menu, visit MORE -> Extensions -> Quick menu.

Content Blocker Status UI (in menu)

Samsung Internet for Android version 5.4 and newer versions include a Content Blocker Status UI in the menu. When you have Content Blocker extensions enabled (see below), the menu will report how many items have been blocked on the current page. It also provides the option to easily view the current page without content blocking.

Content Blocker direct installation

Since Samsung Internet version 7.2, on Samsung devices, users can now install Content Blockers directly through the Samsung Internet menu, for added convenience.

Download Manager

Samsung Internet version 6.4 introduced download UI improvements. Users can now rename files before downloading them and control downloads directly in the notification UI as well as the Download History page.

Web Payments

Starting from Samsung Internet 5.0, developers and merchants can provide an easier and more secure payment experience to users with support for the W3C standard Payment Request API.

The Payment Request API enables developers to easily configure an optimized checkout form. Users are able to securely save their credit card and shipping details ready to quickly re-use on other supporting websites they visit. On devices equipped with fingerprint and iris scanners, these capabilities provide secure biometric authentication.

Starting with Samsung Internet for Android 5.2, Samsung Pay is now supported as an online checkout option, subject to availability by location.

Samsung Pay support

Samsung Pay now supports Web Payments via the Payment Request API standard. Samsung Pay is supported as an online checkout option from Samsung Internet for Android 5.2 onwards. Samsung Pay support for this feature is subject to availability by location, starting in the US.

CloseBy

Samsung Internet 5.2 and later versions enable developers and content providers to connect their users to their real world information and offerings, via physical beacons.

CloseBy is accessed via the Extensions menu:

While enabled, you can receive silent notifications when nearby Physical Web beacons are detected. You can also manually scan by tapping CloseBy on the Extensions menu. Physical Web supports Bluetooth beacons broadcasting with the Eddystone-URL format.

Desktop Experience (DeX)

Samsung Internet is now optimized for desktop browsing, providing better productivity on the web. With Samsung Internet 5.2 and later, on Galaxy S8 and later models, a big screen browsing experience is enabled when docked with DeX.

DeX also enables a new desktop shopping workflow. When presented with the option to pay for something in the browser in desktop mode, you can use biometric authentication to finalize the payment, using the fingerprint or iris scanner capabilities of the phone.

Quick Access

As one of the default homepages for Samsung Browser, the Quick Access page enables users to visit their favorite sites with a single click. The default listed sites are selected based on countries, carriers, etc to provide users with a more intimate experience.

Content Cards

Starting from Samsung Internet for Android 4.0, Content Cards are shown in the Quick Access page, and can be used to dynamically recommend your web contents to users. With Content Cards, users are able to access useful and interesting contents more easily. Please contact browser@samsung.com if interested in providing Content Cards for your site. * Currently available in Korea and China.

Navigation page

We provide a mobile friendly version of the well-known regional ‘Top Sites’ page. This page can be set as the homepage to provide users with easy access for fun and useful sites. * Currently available in China and India.

Open Tabs & Bookmark Sync

Users can sync Open Tabs and Bookmarks with other devices through Samsung or Firefox accounts. When using Samsung accounts, Saved Pages will also be synced.

Reader Mode & Saved Pages

Tired of reading cluttered articles? Reader Mode presents articles in a simple layout to make it easier to read.

Saved Pages stores web pages on your device so you can check them at your convenience, even when your device is offline.

QR Code Reader

Starting from Samsung Internet for Android 4.2, the QR Code reader previously supported in selected countries is globally available.

SPen features

Handy SPen features available on Galaxy Note devices can be used for easy scrapping or sharing of web contents.

Ultra Power Saving Mode

Samsung Galaxy devices provide an ultra power saving mode and emergency mode for prolonged battery life. Battery power is saved by applying a simplified grayscale theme and limiting the number of usable apps. Samsung Browser is the only web browser that can be used in these modes.

Ultra Data Saving UI

For Samsung devices with Ultra Data Saving (UDS) mode and “Opera Max for Samsung” pre-installed, the Ultra Data Saving UI displays how much data has been saved by Samsung Internet. This feature is available on supported devices globally, from Samsung Internet v7.2.

High Contrast Mode

For those who require increased contrast to view webpages more comfortably, High Contrast Mode can be enabled in the Accessibility settings, starting from Samsung Internet v6.2 beta.

Night Mode

Night Mode reduces the amount of bright light from your phone, making reading more comfortable in darker conditions. Night Mode can be enabled in the menu, starting from Samsung Internet v6.2 beta.

Multimedia

Samsung Internet for Android provides features that let users access and enjoy streaming audio and video content in a more convenient way.

Popup Video

Users can view online videos in a popup window so they can browse the web while playing videos. Popup videos are supported when your HTML5 Video uses the Samsung Internet for Android default control. Popup Video is available from Samsung Internet for Android 4.0.

Video History

Samsung Internet for Android 4.0 manages a separate history list for online videos. Users can revisit videos more easily with the video history list. This list is also shared with Samsung Internet for Gear VR (version 1.0 and above) so users can view their favorite videos with a single click, in a more immersive environment.

Video Assistant

With the Video Assistant introduced in Samsung Internet for Android 4.2, users can easily switch between the various viewing modes. The floating Video Assistant controller appears when the user starts playing an online video.

360˚ Video

Users can watch spherical 360˚ videos online with Samsung Internet for Android 4.2.

Web Application

Here are some features provided by Samsung Internet for Android that will let web pages act more like native applications or let applications show web contents more smoothly.

Progressive Web App Indication Badge

Samsung Internet 5.2 and later versions use the dynamically changing ‘+’ icon in the URL bar to indicate that the loaded content is a Progressive Web App, to help users easily install it on their home screen.

Shortcut Promotion Banner

In addition to the ‘+’ icon displayed for Progressive Web Apps, Samsung Internet displays an ‘Add shortcut to home screen’ banner, for Progressive Web Apps frequently visited by the user. This enables users to launch and explore web applications from their home screen, as if they were native applications.

Custom Tabs

Applications needed to use Android WebView or launch external web browsers to let users view web contents. Starting from Samsung Internet for Android 4.0, you can use Custom Tabs in your app to use Samsung Internet for Android in a more integrated way when showing web contents.

Web Push

Starting from version 4.0 Samsung Internet for Android supports W3C Push API. Your web sites can give push notifications to users just like native applications.

Service Worker

You can use the W3C Service Workers API in Samsung Internet for Android 4.0 and above. The Service Worker API allows you to develop web apps that work offline-first and support background processing.

Web Bluetooth

Since version 6.4, Samsung Internet supports Web Bluetooth without a flag. With the user’s permission, Web Bluetooth can enable web applications to communication with other devices using Bluetooth Low Energy.

Web Assembly

Starting with version 7.x, Samsung Internet supports Web Assembly. Web Assembly allows client-side web code to be written in multiple languages and execute at near native speed.

Extensions

Samsung Internet for Android provides extensions so users can utilize useful services for a more pleasant browsing experience.

Tracking Blocker

Starting from v6.2 stable, Samsung Internet for Android includes a built-in Tracking Blocker extension, powered by Disconnect Inc. The Tracking Blocker protects you from invisible trackers that some websites include to monitor activity across websites. The Tracking Blocker is turned on by default in Secret Mode.

Content Blocker

Starting from 4.0, Samsung Internet for Android allows 3rd party apps to provide filters for Content Blocking. You can let users browse the web without unnecessary content cluttering their screens.

Web Content Provider

Supported from Samsung Internet for Android 4.2, Web Content Provider lets 3rd party apps suggest interesting contents to users. Don’t let your users miss viewing your useful contents!

Region Specific Features

It’s a small world, but we still have our differences!

Samsung Internet for Android tries to understand local trends and cultures, and provides features that let users access their favorite sites more easily.

In addition to Quick Access page being customized to reflect regional preferences, we are consistently trying to better understand our users and support region specific features when necessary.

Restrictions

Supported devices are: Android 5.0 and above.

Developer Feedback

Please send an e-mail to browser@samsung.com for technical support or inquiries about business collaborations.