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Samsung's password manager that signs you in to apps and websites with your fingerprint or face on a Galaxy phone.
Samsung package
Samsung Browser
Safe to disable: com.sec.android.app.sbrowser Safe to disable Vendor documentation
Samsung's web browser, known for years as Samsung Internet, with ad blocker support and Samsung Pass sign-in. It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss.
What it does
This is Samsung's own Chromium-based web browser, long called Samsung Internet and now listed as Samsung Browser. It offers secret mode, tracker blocking, add-ons such as ad blockers, and sync of bookmarks and tabs through your Samsung account. Samsung publishes it on the Play Store and Galaxy Store and preinstalls it on Galaxy phones. It runs when you browse or when another app opens a link with it.
Also shown as Samsung Internet.
If you disable it
Links open in your other browser instead. If Samsung Browser was the default, choose a new default in Settings > Apps > Choose default apps.
How to disable it
Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > Samsung Browser > Disable.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.sec.android.app.sbrowserTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.sec.android.app.sbrowserThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.sbrowserRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.sec.android.app.sbrowserNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Keeps browsing history and settings on the phone and syncs them through your Samsung account if sync is on; Samsung's privacy notice covers usage data.
Where it appears
- Made by Samsung Electronics.
- Android versions: 9 to 16.
- Seen on: Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 FE, Galaxy A17 5G, Galaxy S22 Ultra.
- Listed on Google Play: Samsung Browser on Google Play.
Questions people ask
What is com.sec.android.app.sbrowser?
com.sec.android.app.sbrowser is Samsung Browser. Samsung's web browser, known for years as Samsung Internet, with ad blocker support and Samsung Pass sign-in.
Can I disable Samsung Browser?
It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss. You can do it from Settings or with ADB.
What happens if I disable Samsung Browser?
Links open in your other browser instead. If Samsung Browser was the default, choose a new default in Settings > Apps > Choose default apps.
Sources
- Samsung: Use the Samsung Browser app on a Galaxy phone or tabletVendor documentation
- Galaxy Store: Samsung Browser listingVendor documentation
- Google Play: Samsung BrowserGoogle Play listing
- Samsung Knox: application list, Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716U), Android 10Vendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.sec.android.app.sbrowserCommunity list
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Vendor documentation. Backed by the maker's own documentation, the Android source or the Play listing. How we decide a verdict.
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