Description

The secure, private and optimized mobile webbrowser from Samsung.

Officially supported devices are all Samsung Galaxy and GoogleNexus phones with Android 5.0 and above.

Security & Privacy
Samsung Internet helps you protect your security and privacy whilebrowsing the Internet.

* DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is available as a search engine option. DuckDuckGo is aprivacy-focused search engine which has lots of features to enableyou to quickly find the content you need the most.

* Content Blockers
Samsung Internet for Android allows 3rd party apps to providefilters for Content Blocking. You can browse the web withoutunnecessary content cluttering your screens.
The Disconnect.me Content Blocker, available from the Play Store,will block harmful ads and tracking cookies to help protect yourprivacy online.
With a Content Blocker enabled, take a look in the menu to see howmany contents have been blocked, with the new Content BlockerStatus UI.

More Comfortable
Samsung Internet supports features that make your everyday browsingmore comfortable.

* Web Payments
Shopping on the web will get more secure and easier than ever withsupport for the new Web Payments API, letting you check out and paysecurely with only a few taps.

* CloseBy (Physical Web)
When you approach a Physical Web beacon, the CloseBy service willmake a notification showing the title and description of thewebsite. Letting you easily access useful information closeby.

* Progressive Web Apps indication badge
Progressive Web Apps are applications which can be installed likeapps or used in the browser. When the page you are viewing supportsthis feature, an indication badge will appear in the URL bar.

* Amazon Shopping Assistant
Amazon Shopping Assistant can be turned on to enable you to get thebest deals when shopping on the web by comparing products withAmazon.

* Video Assistant
Video Assistant lets you switch between various viewing modes whilewatching videos. Pop-up player lets you browse the web whilewatching videos.

* 360 Video
You can also view immersive videos right in the browser withoutneeding to wear a GearVR headset. You can swipe to pan 360 videosto look around.

* Tab Swipe
Swipe left or right in the URL bar or bottom toolbar, to navigateto your previous/next tab.

* Quick Menu
A new Quick Menu can be enabled in the Extensions, providing fastaccess to useful features.

Better integrated with Samsung devices
Samsung Internet aims to provide a consistent and continuous userexperience among various Samsung devices.

* Virtual Reality is available for the web! Place the phone intothe Gear VR headset when you are viewing a web page and it willopen in Samsung Internet for Gear VR.

* Samsung Internet is now optimized for desktop browsing with theDeX dock.


New features:
- Web Payments
- CloseBy
- QR code scanner
- Tab Swipe
- Quick Menu
- Content Blocker Status UI
- DeX desktop experience
- Progressive Web App indication badge
- Web engine is upgraded to Chromium 51.2704

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

Required permissions
none

Optional permissions

Location: Used to provide location-based content requested by theuser or location information requested by the webpage in use
Camera: Used to provide webpage shooting function and QR codeshooting function
Microphone: Used to provide recording function on webpage
Contacts: Used to store phone numbers from webpages
SMS: Used to provide automatic SMS authentication function forWi-Fi sign-in
Storage: Used to store files when downloading from webpages

If your system software version is lower than Android 6.0, pleaseupdate the software to configure App permissions.
Previously allowed permissions can be reset on Apps menu in devicesettings after software update.