Samsung Internet for Android is a mobile web browser for smartphones and tablets developed by Samsung. It is based on the open-source Chromium project. It is pre-installed on Samsung Galaxy devices. Since 2015, it has been available for download from Google Play. Samsung estimated that it had around 400 million monthly active users in 2016. According to StatCounter, it had a market share of around 4.98% (among 53.26% for all Chrome variants) around May 2018.
Most of the code differences to the standard Chromium code base were introduced in order to support Samsung-specific hardware, such as Gear VR and biometric sensors.
Video Samsung Internet for Android
History
Samsung Internet replaced the stock Android browser as the default on Samsung Galaxy devices in 2012. Around early 2013, it was decided to base the browser on Chromium, and the first Chromium-based version was shipped with an S4 model later that year.
Version 4 was released in early 2016, adding secret mode, content cards, floating video, video history feature, web push, service workers, custom tabs, and content blocker extension.
Version 5 was released on December 16, 2016, adding web payment and enhanced video assistant.
Version 5.4 was released as a public beta in March 2017, adding tab navigation with swipe gesture, quick menu, enhanced navigation page (China only), content blocker status UI (in menu). The stable version was subsequently released worldwide in May 2017, following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8.
Version 6.2 was released on October 30, 2017, adding high contrast mode and night mode.
Maps Samsung Internet for Android
Support
The later version (v6.2) of Samsung Internet for Android supports all Android 5.0 and above phones.
Previously, (v5.0) Samsung Internet for Android was only supported on Samsung Galaxy and Google Nexus phones with Android 5.0 and above.
Features
- Content blocking extensions.
- Gear VR and DeX integration.
- KNOX Support
- Open Tabs and Bookmark Sync
- Reader Mode
- Saved Pages
- "Secret mode" and biometric authentication.
- Secure Web Auto Login
- SPen features
- Support for service workers and Push API
- Ultra Power Saving Mode
External links
- Samsung Internet Developer hub
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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