A software engineer for Samsung estimated that the web browser had around 400 million monthly active users in 2016.[2] According to StatCounter, it had a market share of around 2.81% of mobile devices in April 2026, having peaked at 7.43% in January 2019.[3][a]
On December 2, 2015, Samsung released "Samsung Internet for Gear VR", a version of the Samsung web browser designed to be used in Samsung's Gear VR. It includes voice recognition, 360° and 3D video streaming. It was made available for download through the Oculus Store.[8][9]
On October 30, 2025, Samsung officially released a beta version of their web browser for Windows 10 and later, under the name "Samsung Internet Beta for Windows".[12] On March 26, 2026, Samsung officially released the first stable version of the Windows-based web browser using the name "Samsung Browser for Windows".[13]
Since 2017, Samsung has developed the Samsung Internet browser with a focus on seamless browsing experience for users, when they use Samsung Internet or Samsung Browser and their Samsung account on compatible devices and operating systems. In August 2017, Samsung released version 6.2 of their web browser, which gave users the ability to sync their bookmarks, saved pages and open tabs across their Android-based devices. Users could also elect to install a browser extension with the ability to sync bookmarks on desktops.[14] 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.[15] With the release of Samsung Browser for Windows in 2026, mobile devices and PCs can be synchronised such that bookmarks, browsing history and the current tab are quickly accessible between devices. Samsung Pass stores and retrieves personal information typically entered into webforms, such as login credentials and personal information.[13][16]
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
[17]
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.
[18][19]
4.0.10-53
April 20, 2016
Text size setting for web pages
[17]
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
[17]
5.0
Chromium 51
December 16, 2016
Web payment and an enhanced video assistant.
[17][20]
5.2
February, 2017
Samsung Dex support, CloseBy, Web Payment-Deep integration with
Samsung Pay,
Progressive Web App indication badge
[17]
5.4.00-75
May 17, 2017
Tab navigation with a swipe gesture, a quick menu, an enhanced navigation page (China only), content blocker status UI (in menu)
[17][21]
5.4.02.3
August 24, 2017
Swift key support
[17]
6.0.00.98
Chromium 56
September 8, 2017
6.2.01.12
October 26, 2017
Night mode improvement, high contrast mode, Instant App support, tracking blocker, downloadable browser bookmark sync
[17]
6.4.10.5
February 12, 2018
Download history page and enabled Web Bluetooth by default.
[22]
7.0.10.44
Chromium 59
March 7, 2018
WebGL2, Intersection Observer API,
WebAssembly (included in Chromium 59),
[23] Safe Browsing
[24]
7.2.10.33
June 7, 2018
7.4.00.70
August 20, 2018
Authentication with Intelligent Scan, a customized Reader Mode, and download history improvements, Quick Suggest (United States), news notifications (United States).
[25]
8.0.00.90
Chromium 63
August, 2018
8.2.01.2
December 10, 2018
Improved Download Manager,
Do-Not-Track preference, and quick access sync via Smart Switch.
[26]
9.0.01.79
Chromium 67
February 20, 2019
One UI support
[17]
9.2.00.70
April 3, 2019
One UI Night Mode, Dark Mode, WebAPK for Progressive Web Apps, Smart Anti-Tracking
[27]
9.2.10.15
May 20, 2019
A video seek function for YouTube web videos with double tap gesture, and improvements.
[17]
9.4.00.45
July 22, 2019
QR Code reader (re-introduced), a tab manager for tablet devices, a notification manager for web pushes, history navigation in each tab, video auto play control, a rename function when adding a web shortcut to home screen, and a Pause/Resume function for "Save all images".
[28][17]
10.0
Chromium 71
August, 2019
10.1.00.27
September 9, 2019
Quick Access data synchronization
[17]
10.1.01.3
October 4, 2019
10.2.00.53
November 25, 2019
Video assistant, a feature which allows which apps use Samsung Internet, a customizable toolbar and menu, a renewed tab manager, toolbar customization, enhanced secret mode.
[29]
10.2.01.10
January 14, 2020
An optional Picture-In-Picture video, easy sign-in using fingerprint in Samsung DeX stand-alone mode, and an enhanced scroll capture.
11.0
Chromium 75
February, 2020
One UI 2.0 support, Credential Management API support, browser extensions (which require
Android 6 or later and a
Galaxy Store account)
[17]
11.1.1.52
February 26, 2020
11.1.2.2
March 19, 2020
11.2.1.3
May 1, 2020
Smart protection, support for more buttons in Customize menu, increased maximum number of open tabs to 99, added
search engines, address and card sync via Samsung Pass, news notifications (India and China), usability enhancements for tablet devices
[17]
11.2.2.3
May 27, 2020
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
[17]
12.1.1.36
July 30, 2020
Context menu added for Tab Bar, support for
Augmented Reality websites (
WebXR API)
[30]
12.1.2.55
August 28, 2020
12.1.4.3
September 29, 2020
Changed Dark Mode background color to improve visibility
[17]
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,
[17] changed permission request user interface to show a warning message if a website looks malicious, double-tap to pause videos while in Video Assistant full-screen, added option to edit bookmark titles as bookmarks are being added, expanded browser extension APIs for developers, improved Secret Mode description on Secret Mode launch page, OneUI 3 enhancements (hides non-scrollable elements while scrolling, expandable app bar available in menu screens), show or hide status bar while scrolling on webpages, High Contrast mode can be used while DarkMode is on, Secret Mode icon now displayed next to address bar when browsing in Secret Mode, rounded tab shapes
[31]
13.0.2.9
December 12, 2020
13.2.1.70
January 20, 2021
Further enhanced Smart Protection,
Augmented Reality Core upgrade, Dark Mode color scheme trial (
CSS media query and property)
[32]
13.2.2.4
February 11, 2021
13.2.3.2
March 12, 2021
14.0.1.62
Chromium 87
April 17, 2021
Security control panel to enhance privacy, enhanced Smart Anti-Tracking (v3.0), ability to synchronize font settings for web pages across devices (Labs), direct writing gesture support with S Pen (
Galaxy Tab S7), support for
DCI-P3 color space (on displays that support DCI-P3 and
Android 10 or later), autocomplete list item deletion, and show/hide toolbar in Quick Access page. Foldable device features include video flex mode, and app pair (supports multiple browser windows) in edge panel.
[33]
14.0.3.5
May 20, 2021
14.2.1.69
June 24, 2021
Website level permission settings, bookmark bar, Continue Apps (synchronize browser activity across devices), additional gestures available with S Pen, Quick Access page on launch, popup for new password autofill
[34]
14.2.3.14
July 29, 2021
15.0.2.47
Chromium 90
August 28, 2021
Increased protection against
browser fingerprinting, a persistent Secret Mode, touching the search widget opens the browser immediately from the home screen, and Back-Forward cache support.
[17][35]
15.0.4.9
August 28, 2021
15.0.6.3
September 29, 2021
15.0.6.3
October 27, 2021
All menu text is visible when select popup menu is selected
[17]
16.0.2.19
Chromium 92
November 25, 2021
Ability to move the
URL bar to the bottom of the screen,
HTTPS priority connection (Labs feature), Smart Protect blocks
tracking pixels, address bar provides a list of results while searching, support for page zooming
[17][36]
16.0.6.23
December 30, 2021
16.2.1.56
March 11, 2022
Support for tab groups, downloaded files are kept secret in Secret Mode, Dark Mode can be used independently of phone settings, adjustable text brightness in Dark Mode, link decoration tracking protection added to Smart Anti-Tracking, drag and drop images between Samsung Internet browser windows, customizable layout of tab bar and address bar
[17][37]
16.2.5.4
April 4, 2022
17.0.1.69
Chromium 96
May 4, 2022
Smart Anti-Tracking enabled by default (United States, Korea, Europe), client-side cookies expire after 7 days to minimize tracking, HTTPS scheme on websites used by default if present (falls back to HTTP if not), privacy board added to Quick Access Page, support for Storage Access API, URL bar relocated above keyboard on bottom layout, ability to move Tool menu buttons to Customize menu, draggable bookmarks in the Bookmark bar, video subtitle position enhancement for full screen video, improved search with typographical error detection and relative matching
[38][39]
17.0.4.3
May 28, 2022
17.0.6.9
June 15, 2022
17.0.7.34
July 2, 2022
18.0.0.58
Chromium 99
August 6, 2022
Ability to copy text from images on websites (requires OneUI 4.1.1), URL bar and Tool bar appearance improved on foldable devices,
CNAME cloaking protection in Smart Anti-Tracking, improvements to bouncing tracking and window.name tracking, and the ability to open app-based links in Secret Mode. Extensions can be used in Samsung's secure environment / Secure Folder.
[40]
18.0.4.14
September 20, 2022
19.0.1.2
Chromium 102
November 2, 2022
Enhanced
phishing detection, quickly accessible privacy information for each website visited, add-ons supported in Secret Mode, ability to sync bookmarks between
Google Chrome browser on PC and Samsung Internet on phone with Samsung Internet Chrome Extension
[41]
19.0.3.12
December 6, 2022
19.0.6.3
December 29, 2022
20.0.0.65
Chromium 106
February 10, 2023
Bookmarks folder search, tab group search, option to delete history after a set period of time
[17]
20.0.1.2
February 20, 2023
20.0.3.10
March 10, 2023
20.0.6.5
April 4, 2023
21.0.0.41
Chromium 110
May 19, 2023
Ability to move the Tab Bar and Bookmark Bar to the bottom of the browser, ability to move the URL bar to the bottom of a tablet device
[42]
21.0.3.6
June 16, 2023
22.0.0.54
Chromium 111
July 12, 2023
Increased number of History lists, improved user experience when using tab manager list on tablet devices
[17]
22.0.1.1
July 15, 2023
22.0.2.6
July 27, 2023
22.0.3.1
August 4, 2023
22.0.6.9
September 14, 2023
23.0.0.47
Chromium 115
October 20, 2023
Increased number of days of History saved, URL auto-complete in address bar, support for syncing tab group information across devices, support for
Passkey (login to websites using digital signatures)
[17][43]
23.0.1.1
November 30, 2023
24.0.7.1
Chromium 117
March 29, 2024
Support for syncing History
[17]
25.0.0.41
Chromium 121
May 11, 2024
Able to show menu bars while scrolling
[17][44], attribution reporting (experimental, requires flag to enable)
26.0.0.19
Chromium 122
April 2024
Able to take screenshots in Secret Mode, search and bookmark widgets can be added to phone's home screen
[45]
27.0.0.26
Chromium 125
August 2024
Search support added to settings menu, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) of data synchronization
[46]
27.0.0.79
[47]
November 2024
28.0.0.55
Chromium 130
April 2025
Recommends closing old tabs
[48]
28.0.2.43
May 2025
Redesigned menu, redesigned customization page
[49]
29.0
Chromium 136