Samsung Browser (formerly known as 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, has been included on Smart TVs, and in March 2026 was also released for Windows 10 and later. The browser is based on Chromium.
A software engineer for Samsung estimated that the web browser had around 400 million monthly active users in 2016. According to StatCounter, it had a market share of around 2.48% of mobile devices in July 2026, having peaked at 7.43% in January 2019.
The web browser has been downloaded more than 1 billion times on the Google Play store website. It is also available for download from the Samsung Galaxy Store.
History The first Samsung device to feature Samsung Internet was the Samsung Galaxy S3, an Android-based smartphone released by Samsung in 2012. The web browser came pre-installed on these phones, and its code was based on Android's stock AOSP (Android) browser. It became the default web browser on Samsung Galaxy devices from this time forward.
In early 2013, the web browser was redesigned to use Chromium, an open source web browser project developed by Google. This new version was pre-installed on Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones released later that year.
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.
In early 2017, the Samsung web browser was released for the first time in the Google Play store, as a beta version.
In November 2023, Samsung Internet was released for Microsoft Windows via the Microsoft Store before being removed in January 2024 without explanation.
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". The application was advertised with a different name in a news article on the Samsung website's Newsroom section - "Samsung Internet Beta for PC". On March 26, 2026, Samsung officially released the first stable version of the Windows-based web browser using the name "Samsung Browser for Windows".
Features Since 2017, Samsung has developed the Samsung Internet browser with a focus on a 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 its 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. 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. 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.
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