Samsung Internet
{{Short description|Android web browser developed by Samsung}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Samsung Internet
| logo = Samsung Internet logo 2025.svg
| logo size = 150px
| screenshot = File:Samsung Internet Screenshot.png
| screenshot size = 150px
| caption = Screenshot
| developer = Samsung Electronics
| operating system = Android, Tizen, Wear OS
| genre = Web browser
| website = {{URL|https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/samsung-internet|Official website}}
}}
Samsung Internet is a Chromium-based web browser for Android smartphones developed by Samsung Electronics. It was first released in 2012 as a basic mobile browser for Samsung Galaxy devices.{{Cite web|url=http://developer.samsung.com/internet|title=Introducing Samsung Internet v6.2 stable|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2018-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/get-samsungs-internet-browser-almost-any-android-device-0176437/|title=Get Samsung's Internet Browser on Almost Any Android Device|website=Gadget Hacks|date=7 March 2017 |access-date=2018-04-08}}
Samsung estimated that it had around 400 million monthly active users in 2016. According to StatCounter, it had a market share of around 4% of mobile devices in October 2024, having peaked at 7% in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Mobile Browser Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/worldwide/#quarterly-201601-202404 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}
In November 2023, Samsung Internet was released for Microsoft Windows via the Microsoft Store before being inexplicably removed in January 2024.{{Cite web |last=Beri |first=Devesh |date=2024-01-15 |title=Samsung's browser 'Internet' mysteriously taken off the Microsoft Store |url=https://mspoweruser.com/samsungs-browser-internet-mysteriously-taken-off-the-microsoft-store/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=MSPoweruser |language=en-US}}
Version history
Samsung Internet replaced the stock Android browser as the default on Samsung Galaxy devices in 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://developer.samsung.com/internet|title=Samsung Internet Overview|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2018-04-08}}
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| Version
! Based on ! Release date ! New features |
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| 1.0
|Chromium 18 |2012 | |
| 1.5
|Chromium 28 | | |
| 2.0
|Chromium 34 | | |
| 3.0
| Chromium 38 |August 2015 | Quick Access, Navigation Page, Shortcut Promotion Banner, Audio Notification, Data Saving Mode{{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2023-11-08}} |
| 4.0
| Chromium 44 | early 2016 | secret mode, content cards, a floating video, a video history feature, web push, service workers, custom tabs, and a content blocker extension.{{Cite web|url=http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|title=Samsung Internet for Android 4.0 Release Note|website=Samsung Newsroom|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-date=2017-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104234450/http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-internet-4-0-and-cross-app-boost-functionality-for-galaxy-devices-with-android-6-0-marshmallow-update|title=Samsung Internet 4.0 and Cross App Boost Functionality for Galaxy Devices with Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update|website=Samsung Newsroom|access-date=2018-04-08}} |
| 4.2
| Chromium 44 | October 4, 2016 | Iris Scanner Support in Secret Mode and Web Auto Login, Web Content Provider Extension, QR Code reader, Video Assistant, 360° Video Support{{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2023-11-08}} |
| 5.0
| Chromium 51 | December 16, 2016 | web payment and an enhanced video assistant.{{Cite web|url=http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|title=Samsung Internet for Android 5.0 Release Note|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-date=2017-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104234450/http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/announcing-samsung-internet-5-0-1ac2bfc14b78|title=Announcing Samsung Internet 5.0|website=Medium|date=23 December 2016|access-date=2018-04-08}} |
| 5.2
| Chromium 51 | February, 2017 | Samsung Dex Support, CloseBy, Web Payment-Deep integration with Samsung Pay, Progressive Web App indication badge{{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2023-11-08}} |
| 5.4
| Chromium 51 | Tab navigation with a swipe gesture, a quick menu, an enhanced navigation page (China only), and a content blocker status UI (in menu).{{Cite web|url=http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|title=Samsung Internet for Android 5.4 Release Note|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-date=2017-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104234450/http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|url-status=dead}} |
| 6.0
| Chromium 56 | September 8, 2017 |
| 6.2
| Chromium 56 | October 30, 2017 | High contrast mode and night mode.{{Cite web|url=http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|title=Samsung Internet for Android 6.2 Release Note|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-date=2017-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104234450/http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/samsung-internet-v6-2-now-stable-ab7f95ed8b4b|title=Samsung Internet v6.2 Now Stable!|website=Medium|date=30 October 2017|access-date=2018-04-08}} |
| 6.4
| Chromium 56 | February 19, 2018 | Download manager and enabled Web Bluetooth by default.{{Cite web|url=http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|title=Samsung Internet for Android 6.4 Release Note|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2018-08-25|archive-date=2017-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104234450/http://developer.samsung.com/internet/android/releases|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/lets-connect-with-samsung-internet-v6-4-stable-1f197d43a812|title=Let's connect with Samsung Internet v6.4 stable!|website=Medium|date=19 February 2018|access-date=2018-08-25}} |
| 7.0
| Chromium 59 | March 7, 2018 |
| 7.2
| Chromium 59 | June 7, 2018 | WebGL2, Intersection Observer, Web Assembly and Protected Browsing.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/7-2-stable-is-here-81fdbfca75b4|title=7.2 Stable is Here!|website=Medium|date=20 June 2018|access-date=2018-08-25}} |
| 7.4
| Chromium 59 | August 19, 2018 | Authentication with Intelligent Scan, a customised Reader Mode and Download History improvements.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/samsung-internet-7-4-is-stable-lets-check-out-what-s-new-d5c7b56897de|title=Samsung Internet 7.4 is stable—let's check-out what's new|website=Medium|date=12 September 2018|access-date=2018-09-15}} |
| 8.0
| Chromium 63 | August, 2018 |
| 8.2
| Chromium 63 | December 21, 2018 | Improved Download Manager, an improved Reader Mode, and quick access sync via Smart Switch.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/8-2-stable-release-is-out-the-door-122cba80b788|title=8.2 Stable Release is out the Door|website=Medium|date=21 December 2018|access-date=2018-12-30}} |
| 9.0
| Chromium 67 | February 20, 2019 |
| 9.2
| Chromium 67 | April 2, 2019 | Removed the "video assistant" extension that was added in previous versions as a "quick menu", adding a redesigned app icon, a further redesigned user interface and respective one-handedness, Smart Anti-Tracking, an option to turn on Save All Images, as well as bug fixes and stabilization. |
| 9.2.10.15
| Chromium 67 | May 19, 2019 | A +10 and -10 sec seek function for YouTube web videos, optimized RAM usage, and fixed two bugs affecting Dark Mode and the Iris auto login in DeX Mode. |
| 9.4
| Chromium 67 | July 22, 2019 | QR Code reader, a Tab manager for tablet devices, a Notification manager for Web pushes, History navigation in each tab, video auto play control, a Rename function while doing "add to home screen", and a Pause/Resume function for "Save all images", in addition to bug fixes and stabilization.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/9-4-is-here-8f7f213ac7d9|title=9.4 is Here!|website=Medium|date=25 July 2019|access-date=2020-01-09}} |
| 10.0
| Chromium 71 | August, 2019 | |
| 10.1.00.27
| Chromium 71 | September 8, 2019 | Quick Access data synchronization and an even furthered refined user interface, and including bug fixes and stabilization. |
| 10.2.00.53
| Chromium 71 | November 24, 2019 | Video assistant, a Contact us icon, a feature which allows which apps use Samsung Internet, a customizable menu, a renewed Tab manager, a once again refined user interface, an improved high contrast mode and bug fixes and stabilizations.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/samsung-internet-10-2-beta-d741ea15906d|title=Samsung Internet 10.2 Beta|website=Medium|date=9 October 2019|access-date=2020-01-09}} |
| 10.2.01.10
| Chromium 71 | January 14, 2020 | An optional Picture-In-Picture video, fingerprint-enabled, easy sign-in in Samsung DeX stand-alone mode, an enhanced scroll capture and fixes crashes caused by certain conditions. |
| 11.0
| Chromium 75 | February, 2020 | One UI 2.0 support, Credential Management API support, Browser Extensions (which require Android Marshmallow or later and a Galaxy Store account){{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2023-11-08}} |
| 11.1.1.52
| Chromium 75 | February 25, 2020 | A redesigned Go to Top button and UI, Quick access, bug fixes and stabilization, and improving performance. |
| 11.2
| Chromium 75 | March 1, 2020 | Smart protection, Support for more buttons in Customize menu, Increase max number of open tabs to 99, Additional search engines, Address & card sync via Samsung Pass, News notifications (India and China), Usability enhancements for tablet devices{{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2023-11-08}} |
| 12.0.1.47
| Chromium 79 | June 19, 2020 | Open links in secret mode from the context menu, more password manager apps are allowed to autofill ID and passwords, and stability and security improvements.{{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet for Android 12 Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2020-07-29}} |
| 13.0.1.64
| Chromium 83 | November 19, 2020 | Hide status bar option for Infinity Display, Enhanced Smart Protection, Additional gesture support in Video Assistant{{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet for Android 13 Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2021-03-12}} |
| 14.0.1.62
| Chromium 87 | April 17, 2021 | Security Control Panel for Enhanced Privacy, Apply device font settings to web pages (in Labs), Enhanced Smart Anti-Tracking (v3.0){{Cite web|url=https://developer.samsung.com/internet/release-note.html|title=Samsung Internet for Android 14 Release Notes|website=Samsung Developers|access-date=2021-04-29}} |
| 15.0.2.47
|August 28, 2021 |Introduce Smart Protection, a technology to protect users against fingerprinting. Quick Search and Fast Navigation to make it easier to search for information from the home screen. WebXR Lighting Estimation API. |
| 16.0.2.19
|Chromium 92 | |
| 17.0.6.9
|Chromium 96 | |
| 18.0
|Chromium 99 |August 6, 2022 |Toolbar customization, CNAME Cloaking Protection |
| 19.0
|Chromium 102 |November 1, 2022 |WebXR Incubations |
| 20.0
|Chromium 106 |February 19, 2023 |Bookmarks folder search |
| 21.0
|Chromium 110 | |
| 22.0
|Chromium 111 |July 14, 2023 | |
| 23.0
|Chromium 115 |Increased number of days of History saved, support of URL auto-complete in address bar, new support for syncing tab groups |
| 24.0
|Chromium 117 | | |
| 25.0
|Chromium 121 | |Attribution reporting (experimental, requires flag to enable) |
References
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External links
- [https://developer.samsung.com/internet Samsung Internet Developer hub]
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