Samsung Internet Browser Beta

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

About this app

You can install Samsung Internet Beta along with the Samsung Internet stable version.

Samsung Internet provides the best web browsing experience for you with Video Assistant, Dark Mode, Customize menu, Extensions such as Translator, and by protecting your privacy with Secret mode, Smart Anti-Tracking and Smart Protection.

■ New Features for you
* Auto close unused tabs
You can enable the "Auto close unused tabs" feature in the Internet Settings menu to automatically close tabs that have not been used for a certain period of time. Organize unnecessary tabs effortlessly, and enjoy a neat and productive browsing experience.

* Newly updated "Grid" view mode for Tab Manager
For easier and more intuitive tab management, a multi-column layout has been applied to mobile devices. For easier tab navigation, tab scroll animations have been added.

■ Security & Privacy
Samsung Internet helps you protect your security and privacy while browsing the Internet.

* Smart Anti-Tracking
Intelligently identify domains which have cross-site tracking ability and block storage (cookie) access.

* Protected Browsing
We will warn you before you can view known malicious sites to prevent you from visiting web sites which may try to steal your data.

* Content Blockers
Samsung Internet for Android allows 3rd party apps to provide filters for content blocking, making browsing safer and more streamlined.

To improve usability, A/B testing may be conducted on Samsung Internet v21.0 or later.
Information collected through A/B testing is data that can determine the usage rate of features, excluding users’ personal information.

The following permissions are required for the app service.
For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed.

[Required permissions]
none

[Optional permissions]
Location: Used to provide location-based content requested by the user or location information requested by the webpage in use
Camera: Used to provide webpage shooting function and QR code shooting function
Microphone: Used to provide recording function on webpage
Phone: (Android 11) Requires access permission to check the mobile phone information in order to provide country-specific feature optimization
Nearby devices: (Android 12 or higher) To find and connect to nearby Bluetooth devices when requested by the website
Music and audio: (Android 13 or higher) To upload audio files on webpages
Photos and videos: (Android 13 or higher) To upload photos and videos on webpages
Files and media: (Android 12) To upload files stored in storage spaces on webpages
Storage: (Android 11 or lower) To upload files stored in storage spaces on webpages
Notifications: (Android 13 or higher) To display the download progress and website notifications

Ratings and reviews

Used to be great until this recent update. It says that this is more for one-handed use, but they've gotten rid of the quick access to bookmarks on the bottom bar. That's the only reason I used this over Chrome. Instant one-handed access to bookmarks. Unless I'm one of the few that use this feature, this is a major buzzkill. Bring this feature back pronto, please.

This bug still hasn't fixed, sometimes downloading is very slow and sometimes gets stuck, but when I try it on another browser like Chrome, its work fine, even though the file size is only 50mb, and my internet speed is 100mbps, but downloading 50mb file is very slow, but when I try it on chrome download speed is normal and fast, please fix this bug, it's make me frustrated when downloading using samsung internet browser.

Recently (last two-three months) the app inexplicably crashes when I'm trying to shop online & pay using credit cards. If a webpage supports Google Pay, I can use that without issue. But otherwise, the app crashes. Until this issue is addressed, my rating will not change.

What’s new

v29.0.0.36
* Auto close unused tabs
* Newly updated "Grid" view mode for Tab Manager