Where is my internet browser?

Hi @Miepie

Could you post an image of what you're seeing on your end, please? :) The icon to upload an image is at the bottom of the post box. Are you using it on Windows, or on a phone, and F-Secure's Safe Browser is gone?

Thanks.

@Miepie Thanks for the image post. That looks right, as far as the icon and what I have. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. F-Secure version 25.9.0137141.

When I open the app, this is the screen, and when I scroll down have the other options, and the settings when I click the top right "person" icon. Does that work on your end?

Here's what I get when I search Play Store for F-Secure. (I live in the USA)

Are you able to open the app to run a scan? Otherwise, I'm not sure about the icon change?

here is a clear English explanation you can use, based on what is known about the issue:

✅ What’s happening with the missing F-Secure browser?

Several F-Secure users have reported that the Safe Browser icon has disappeared from Android devices (including Samsung phones).
This is expected behavior after recent updates.

📌 Key facts

• F-Secure has integrated the Safe Browser into the main F-Secure app.
  There is no longer a separate “globe” browser icon.
• The browser and Banking Protection now run inside the main app, not as a standalone app.
• On some devices, depending on Android version and app version, the browser appears only as:
  • Browsing Protection
  • Web Protection
  • Scam Protection
  • or inside the main app’s menu

📱 Why the icon changed

The blue globe icon was removed and replaced by the generic F-Secure “F” icon, because there is no separate browser app anymore.

🧭 What you should do

1. Open the main F-Secure app
   Look for sections such as:
   • Browsing protection
   • Banking protection
   • Safe browsing
     These features now replace the old Safe Browser app.
2. Check the Play Store
   Make sure you have the latest version of F-Secure installed.
3. Verify permissions
   Go to
   Settings → Apps → F-Secure → Permissions
   and allow:
   • Notifications
   • Display over other apps
   • Accessibility (if required for protection)
4. No separate browser in Play Store
   This is normal — F-Secure removed the standalone browser from Google Play.

🔎 If nothing works

Then it may be a device-specific issue (Samsung A55 + Android version + F-Secure version).
In that case, contacting F-Secure Support with:

• phone model
• Android version
• F-Secure version
  will help them diagnose it.

https://www.f-secure.com/nl/support

• At least some of us are still waiting the 25.10 version of android F-Secure to be published(13.11.2025)