Samsung Internet
Web browser developed by Samsung
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Samsung Internet is a web browser developed by Samsung Electronics. It was made by the company as a basic mobile browser for the Samsung Galaxy Android-based devices,[1] and it has also been released for Windows. The browser is based on Chromium.
TypeWeb browser
WebsiteOfficial website
| Samsung Internet | |
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 Screenshot of Samsung Internet on Android displaying the Wikipedia home page | |
| Developer | Samsung Electronics |
| Operating system | Android, Tizen, Wear OS, Windows |
| Type | Web browser |
| Website | Official website |
Samsung estimated that it had around 400 million monthly active users in 2016. According to StatCounter, it had a market share of around 3.53% of mobile devices in December 2025, having peaked at 7% in 2019.[2]
History
Samsung Internet replaced the stock AOSP (Android) browser as the default on Samsung Galaxy devices in 2013.[3][4][5]
With the release of One UI 3.1 in 2021, users of Samsung Internet (and Samsung Notes) can copy and paste to the clipboard between Galaxy devices in sync.[6]
In November 2023, Samsung Internet was released for Microsoft Windows via the Microsoft Store before being removed in January 2024 without explanation.[7] On October 30, 2025, Samsung released Internet on Windows again in beta.[8]
Version history
| Version | Based on | Release date | New features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Chromium 18 | 2013 | Initial release based on Chromium engine, providing basic browsing capabilities. |
| 1.5 | Chromium 28 | Initial public release, based on Android browser. | |
| 2.0 | Chromium 34 | Added Samsung extensions to Chromium base. | |
| 3.0 | Chromium 38 | August 2015 | Quick Access, Navigation Page, Shortcut Promotion Banner, Audio Notification, Data Saving Mode[9] |
| 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.[10][11] |
| 4.2 | 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[12] | |
| 5.0 | Chromium 51 | December 16, 2016 | web payment and an enhanced video assistant.[13][14] |
| 5.2 | February, 2017 | Samsung Dex Support, CloseBy, Web Payment-Deep integration with Samsung Pay, Progressive Web App indication badge[15] | |
| 5.4 | May 2017[16] | Tab navigation with a swipe gesture, a quick menu, an enhanced navigation page (China only), and a content blocker status UI (in menu).[17] | |
| 6.0 | Chromium 56 | September 8, 2017 | |
| 6.2 | October 30, 2017 | ||
| 6.4 | February 19, 2018 | Download manager and enabled Web Bluetooth by default.[18][19] | |
| 7.0 | Chromium 59 | March 7, 2018 | High contrast mode, bookmarks bar, DeX support. |
| 7.2 | June 7, 2018 | WebGL2, Intersection Observer, Web Assembly and Protected Browsing.[20] | |
| 7.4 | August 19, 2018 | Authentication with Intelligent Scan, a customised Reader Mode and Download History improvements.[21] | |
| 8.0 | Chromium 63 | August, 2018 | Intelligent Scan, enhanced download manager, AR support. |
| 8.2 | December 21, 2018 | Improved Download Manager, an improved Reader Mode, and quick access sync via Smart Switch.[22] | |
| 9.0 | Chromium 67 | February 20, 2019 | One UI support[23] |
| 9.2 | 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 | 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 | 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.[24] | |
| 10.0 | Chromium 71 | August, 2019 | |
| 10.1.00.27 | September 8, 2019 | Quick Access data synchronization and an even furthered refined user interface, and including bug fixes and stabilization. | |
| 10.2.00.53 | 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.[25] | |
| 10.2.01.10 | 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)[26] |
| 11.1.1.52 | February 25, 2020 | A redesigned Go to Top button and UI, Quick access, bug fixes and stabilization, and improving performance. | |
| 11.2 | 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[27] | |
| 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.[28] |
| 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[29] |
| 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)[30] |
| 15.0.2.47 | Chromium 90[31] | 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 | November 26, 2021[32] | |
| 17.0.6.9 | Chromium 96 | June 14, 2022[33] | |
| 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 | April 18, 2023[34] | |
| 22.0 | Chromium 111 | July 14, 2023 | |
| 23.0 | Chromium 115 | October 18, 2023[35] | 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) | |
| 26.0 | Chromium 122 | ||
| 27.0 | Chromium 125 | ||
| 28.0 | Chromium 130 | ||
| 29.0 | Chromium 136 |