Which browser is developed by Samsung Electronics and based on Chromium?

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Which browser is developed by Samsung Electronics and based on Chromium? Samsung Internet.

Samsung Internet is Samsung Electronics’ web browser, designed initially for the company’s Galaxy smartphones and tablets. It replaced the stock Android browser as the default browser on Samsung Galaxy devices and later became available as a separate download, allowing users of many Android phones to install it.

The browser is based on Chromium, the open-source project whose code also underpins browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and modern Opera. Samsung adds its own interface, device integrations, privacy controls, content-blocking support, and features tailored to Galaxy hardware, so Samsung Internet is not simply an unchanged copy of Chromium.

The name can cause confusion because the article title and branding have varied: the product is commonly called Samsung Internet, while “Samsung Browser” is also used as a descriptive or historical label. The stored answer uses the standard product name asked for in the question.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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