Release Note
release notes release note android introduction release version 23 0 1 1 stable release date nov 30, 2023 release contents apk samsung internet for android is available in public app markets - samsung galaxy store and google play - for phones and tablets running android 8 0 and above some versions may only be available as preloaded apps on samsung galaxy devices, in which cases will be stated so in the change history documents samsung internet for android web developer guide samsung internet for android extension developer guide change history samsung internet for android 23 0 1 1 newnov 30, 2023 fixed an issue of external apps not launching when making payments on some websites improved performance and stability samsung internet for android 23 0 0 47oct 20, 2023 increased number of days of history saved support of url auto-complete in address bar new support for syncing tab groups samsung internet for android 22 0 6 9sep 14, 2023 fixed an error in which apps terminated intermittently when entering full screen through the video assistant fixed an error in which deleted bookmarks were generated again on some devices improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 22 0 3 1aug 4, 2023 fixed abnormal termination when deleting all in the history screen samsung internet for android 22 0 2 6jul 27, 2023 fixed an error that occurred when making payments on certain websites fixed phenomenon in which letters were overlapping that occurred on certain websites when running dark mode fixed an intermittent delay error that occurred when entering the bookmarks menu samsung internet for android 22 0 1 1jul 15, 2023 increase the number of history lists displayed improved tab manager list type ux in tablet devices samsung internet for android 22 0 0 54jul 12, 2023 increase the number of history lists displayed improved tab manager list type ux in tablet devices samsung internet for android 21 0 3 6jun 16, 2023 improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 21 0 0 41may 19, 2023 provides an option to move the tab bar and bookmark bar to the bottom provides an option to move the url bar to the bottom of a tablet device samsung internet for android 20 0 6 5apr 4, 2023 fixed bugs and improved stability samsung internet for android 20 0 3 10mar 10, 2023 fixed bugs and improved stability samsung internet for android 20 0 1 2feb 20, 2023 fixed bugs and improved stability samsung internet for android 20 0 0 65feb 10, 2023 bookmarks folder search and tab group search supported delete history within designated period supported samsung internet for android 19 0 6 3dec 29, 2022 improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 19 0 3 12dec 6, 2022 improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 19 0 1 2nov 2, 2022 provides “privacy info” of each website improved samsung internet widgets supports add-ons in secret mode samsung internet for android 18 0 4 14sep 20, 2022 fixed an issue in which bookmarks were not showing on some devices improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 18 0 0 58aug 6, 2022 provides an option to move the url bar to the bottom of fold devices supports “open links from other apps in secret mode” samsung internet for android 17 0 7 34jul 2, 2022 provides “apply to this tab only” option so that zooming in/out of a webpage operates by tab activated “switch to secure connection https ” feature and made it an official menu labs -> browsing privacy dashboard improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 17 0 6 9jun 15, 2022 fixed occurrence of webpage being refreshed through optimization of memory usage fixed bugs and improved stability samsung internet for android 17 0 4 3may 28, 2022 fixed intermittent freezing when loading certain websites fixed bugs and improved stability samsung internet for android 17 0 1 69may 6, 2022 activation of “smart anti-tracking” feature default on privacy report provided on the “quick access” page supports drag & drop for tab groups and bookmarks bar improved tools menu editing accessibility samsung internet for android 16 2 5 4apr 4, 2022 improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 16 2 1 56mar 11, 2022 improved dark mode improved tablet url bar tab groups support samsung internet for android 16 0 6 23dec 30, 2021 fixed error that caused keyboard to close when typing in address bar solved freezing issue when swipe gestures performed during video playback in full screen fixed error in which history was not being displayed on some devices improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 16 0 2 19nov 25, 2021 move url bar to the bottom optional https priority connection labs feature block tracking by invisible image "tracking pixel" enhanced search experience in url bar samsung internet for android 15 0 6 3oct 27, 2021 improved to make the entire menu text visible when select pop-up is selected improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 15 0 6 3sep 29, 2021 fixed operation errors related to back-forward cache bf cache bug fix and stabilization samsung internet for android 15 0 4 9aug 28, 2021 search widget blocking fingerprinting tracking back-forward cache support samsung internet for android 15 0 2 47aug 28, 2021 search widget blocking fingerprinting tracking back-forward cache support samsung internet for android 14 2 3 14jul 29, 2021 fixed bookmarks malfunction and password mismatch error in secret mode improved stability issues and applied new security patches samsung internet for android 14 2 1 69june 24, 2021 bookmark bar site level settings for cookies, javascript and permissions enhanced 'continue apps on other devices' [labs] option to only apply dark mode defined by web sites prefers-color-scheme more stability and security improvements samsung internet for android 14 0 3 5may 20, 2021 fixed flex mode related issues performance enhancement for ad blockers fixed javascript dialog issue for web apps more stability and security improvements samsung internet for android 14 0 1 62april 17, 2021 web engine is upgraded to chromium 87 4280 security control panel for enhanced privacy apply device font settings to web pages in labs enhanced smart anti-tracking v3 0 deprecated support for android l os samsung internet for android 13 2 3 2march 12, 2021 fixed gif autoplay error stability and security improvements samsung internet for android 13 2 2 4february 11, 2021 improved tab manager animation fixed an error with 'request desktop sites' that occurred on large screen tablets stability and security improvements samsung internet for android 13 2 1 70january 20, 2021 more enhancements to smart protection arcore upgrade trial support for prefers-color-scheme and color-scheme samsung internet for android 13 0 2 9december 12, 2020 fixed an error in which only sound is played while video is not displayed fixed an error related to the video assistant button improved scroll performance and fixed status bar flickering when status bar is hidden fixed an error in which top url bar is not shown samsung internet for android 13 0 1 64november 19, 2020 web engine is upgraded to chromium 83 4103 hide status bar option for infinity display enhanced smart protection additional gesture support in video assistant samsung internet for android 12 1 4 3september 29, 2020 fixed issues with disabling ad blockers enhanced scrolling performance on certain web sites fixed errors when downloading large image files tuned dark mode background color for better visibility samsung internet for android 12 1 2 55august 28, 2020 improved pinch zoom for mobile web pages improved accuracy for geolocation information enhanced dark mode visibility for find in pages results fixed issue with fullscreen switching in video assistant fixed pop-up zoomer error in desktop mode samsung internet for android 12 1 1 36july 30, 2020 add context menu support in the tab bar new tab manager - grid layout bug fixs samsung internet for android 12 0 1 47june 19, 2020 web engine is upgraded to chromium 79 3945 open links in secret mode from the context menu more password manager apps are allowed to autofill id and passwords stability and security improvements samsung internet for android 11 2 2 3may 27, 2020 fix crashes related to web-site login fix ghost notifications of file downloads stability and security improvements samsung internet for android 11 2 1 3may 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 samsung internet for android 11 1 2 2mar 19, 2020 fix popup-zoomer bug for desktop web sites fix loading error for bookmarked web sites more stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 11 1 1 52feb 26, 2020 stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 11 0feb, 2020 preloaded on samsung galaxy devices with android 10 one ui 2 0 support credential management api support extensions android m os and above, galaxy store required web engine is upgraded to chromium 75 3770 samsung internet for android 10 2 00 53nov 25, 2019 video assistant allowed apps settings customize menu setting for tab bar new ui for tab manager category settings for news notifications us only quick suggest news india only stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 10 1 01 3oct 4, 2019 stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 10 1 00 27sep 9, 2019 quick access sync stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 10 0aug, 2019 preloaded on samsung galaxy note 10 and more devices released after aug, 2019 web engine is upgraded to chromium 71 3578 samsung internet for android 9 4 00 45jul 22, 2019 qr code reader tab manager enhancements for tablet devices web push notification manager per tab history navigation video autoplay settings rename homescreen shortcuts pause/resume during "save all images" samsung internet for android 9 2 10 15may 20, 2019 bug fixes for dark mode and secure auto login in dex youtube video seek with double tap gesture memory optimization samsung internet for android 9 2 00 70apr 3, 2019 smart anti-tracking save all images stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 9 0 01 79feb 20, 2019 preloaded on samsung galaxy devices with android p one ui support web engine is upgraded to chromium 67 3396 samsung internet for android 8 2 01 2dec 10, 2018 download manager improvements quick access sync via 'smart switch' between devices with version 8 2 and above stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 8 0 00 90aug, 2018 preloaded on samsung galaxy note 9 devices and more devices release after aug, 2018 web engine is upgraded to chromium 63 3239 samsung internet for android 7 4 00 70aug 20, 2018 download manager improvements add the setting to turn on/off the download confirmation popup fix the bug for downloading files into the root folder reader mode enhancements stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 7 2 10 33jun 7, 2018 protected browsing url bar layout improvements stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 7 0 10 44mar 7, 2018 preloaded on samsung galaxy devices with android o* web engine is upgraded to chromium 59 3071 samsung internet for android 6 4 10 5feb 12, 2018 download manager stabilization and bug fixes samsung internet for android 6 2 01 12oct 26, 2017 available in galaxy store and google play for all phones and tablets running android 5 0 and above night mode improvement high contrast mode instant app support tracking blocker downloadable browser bookmark sync samsung internet for android 6 0 00 98sep 8, 2017 preloaded on samsung galaxy note 8 and more devices release after sep, 2017 web engine is upgraded to chromium 56 2924 samsung internet for android 5 4 02 3aug 24, 2017 available in samsung galaxy store and google play for samsung galaxy, nexus and pixel phones running android 5 0 and above swift key support performance enhancements and bug fixes samsung internet for android 5 4 00-75may 17, 2017 available in samsung galaxy store and google play for samsung galaxy, nexus and pixel phones running android 5 0 and above tab navigation with swipe gesture quick menu enhanced navigation page china only content blocker status ui in menu samsung internet for android 5 2feb, 2017 preloaded on samsung galaxy 8 and more devices released after feb, 2017 samsung dex support closeby web payment-deep integration with samsung pay progressive web app indication badge samsung internet for android 5 0dec, 2016 available on samsung galaxy store for galaxy s6, and galaxy s7 devices in europe and usa also included in the firmware upgrade to android n web payment enhanced video assistant web engine is upgraded to chromium 51 2704 samsung internet for android 4 2 available in samsung galaxy apps and google play store for galaxy s7+, s7, note5, s6 edge+, s6 edge, s6, s6 active, note4, s5, s5 neo, s5 active, s5 sports, s5 lte a, note3, s4, s4 duos, s4 active, s4 lte a, a7, a8, a5x, a7x, and a9x with android 5 0 and above iris scanner support in secret mode and web auto login web content provider extension qr code reader video assistant 360° video support samsung internet for android 4 0 10-53apr 20, 2016 available in samsung galaxy apps and google play store for galaxy s7+, s7, note5, s6 edge+, s6 edge, s6, s6 active, note4, s5, s5 neo, s5 active, s5 sports, s5 lte a, note3, s4, s4 duos, s4 active, s4 lte a, a7, a8, a5x, a7x, and a9x with android 5 0 and above text size setting for web pages samsung internet for android 4 0 included in the android m os upgrade release for samsung galaxy devices secret mode content cards floating video video history web push service workers custom tabs content blocker extension web engine is upgraded to chromium 44 2403 samsung internet for android 3 0 quick access navigation page shortcut promotion banner audio notification data saving mode web engine is upgraded to chromium 38 2125 known issues there are currently no known issues features open tabs and bookmark sync reader mode saved pages spen features ultra power saving mode secure web auto login knox support release note gear vr introduction release version 5 6 00-9 release date aug 17, 2018 release contents apk samsung internet for gear vr is available for download in oculus store change history samsung internet for gear vr 5 6 00-9 support oculus go fix out of sync audio in youtube video samsung internet for gear vr 5 6 00-7 dnla support improved performance of fullscreen video to reduce battery consumption improved quality of fullscreen video samsung internet for gear vr 5 4 10-4 add jigsaw content with virtual room powered by unity samsung internet for gear vr 5 4 00-10 secret mode content blockers related video recommendation update change background image “360cities” samsung internet for gear vr 5 2 10-3 improved webvr performance more bigger screen sizes supports media scanning and folder structure in “my files” samsung internet for gear vr 5 2 00-14 featured media gear vr controller support mirroring with tv samsung internet for gear vr 4 2 0-14 change background with open json api samsung internet for gear vr 4 2 0 usb otg support skybox setting on-screen keyboard multi-language support english, french, italian, german, korean, portuguese, danish, norwegian, swedish, finnish, and russian streaming 180° video video assistant samsung internet for gear vr 4 0 0-17 support updated javascript apis for webvr reflect the specification version editor’s draft, 1 april 2016 samsung internet for gear vr 4 0 0 seamless integration with samsung internet for android video history bluetooth device support reorientation streaming 3d 360° video support html5 video dimension type support 3d/360° image support web engine version is chromium 44 2403 known issues there are currently no known issues features streaming 360° video support streaming 3d video support