Amazon Silk - Web Browser

by Amazon.com
3.8 out of 5 stars87,875 customer ratings
Guidance Suggested
Price: App Free to Download
Sold by:Amazon.com.ca ULC
Works with:Game controllers,Fire TV Voice Remote
Languages Supported: Chinese, English, French, German , Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish

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Latest updates

What's new in version Varies by device
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

Product details

Release Date: 2017
Date first available at Amazon.ca: November 17, 2017
Developed By: Amazon.com
ASIN: B01M35MQV4
Customer reviews:
3.8 out of 5 stars87,875 customer ratings

Product features

  • Easily control web videos and music with Alexa or your Fire TV remote
  • Watch videos from any website on the best screen in your home
  • Bookmark sites and save passwords to quickly access your favorite content

Product description

Amazon’s web browser is on the big screen. Go to your favourite websites to watch videos, view live events, socialise and shop. Easily control videos and music with Alexa or your Fire TV remote.

Silk presents the web in full screen for an immersive experience that's comfortable from your sofa. You can even have Silk remember passwords for your favourite sites for quick login later. Silk also allows you to easily add bookmarks, switch between desktop and mobile sites, and launch private browsing sessions.

User Data Privacy

This information provided by the developer helps you understand the data that this app collects from you and/or transfers to third parties.
To learn more, visit the developer’s privacy policy.
Learn what data is collected by this app and for what purpose:
Device or other ID:
Device or other ID: App functionality, Analytics
Advertising ID: Analytics, Third party advertising or marketing
App info & performance:
Crash logs: Analytics
Diagnostics: Analytics
Other app performance data: Analytics
Location:
Approximate location: App functionality, Analytics
App activity:
App interactions: App functionality, Analytics, Developer advertising or marketing
In-app search history: App functionality, Analytics
Other user-generated content: App functionality, Analytics
Other actions: App functionality, Analytics
Web browsing:
Web browsing history: App functionality, Analytics
Account and/or data deletion:
The developer has not shared information on account and associated data deletion.

Technical details

Size: Varies by device (67.6MB - 89.5MB)
Version: Varies by device
Developed By: Amazon.com ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me to understand what permissions mean )
  • ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
  • Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Act as an AccountAuthenticator for the AccountManager
  • CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_QUERY_CANDIDATE_CREDENTIALS
  • CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ALLOWED_PROVIDERS
  • CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ORIGIN
  • Send information about completed downloads
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • Access the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
  • Open network sockets
  • Manage the list of accounts in the AccountManager
  • Modify global audio settings
  • POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • Read from external storage
  • RUN_USER_INITIATED_JOBS
  • USE_BIOMETRIC
  • Request authtokens from the AccountManager
  • Access the vibration feature
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep the processor from sleeping or the screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Minimum Operating System: Varies by device
Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes

Customer reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars
87,875 global ratings

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Customers find the mobile application functional and easy to use. They appreciate its good interface and fast speed compared to built-in smart TV browsers.

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32 customers mention "Functionality"29 positive3 negative

Customers like the functionality of the mobile application. It works well on phones, Fire Stick, and smart TVs. They find it easy to install, with good quality and dimming working perfectly. Many say it's a good browser for smart TVs and good for occasional browsing.

"got that for my kitchen, quick and easy install, good quality, dimming work perfectly, nice and smooth light...." Read more

"Using it in Toshiba fire tv. Works as well as chrome. Easier if I had keyboard." Read more

"It’s nice. Works well. But it is time consuming to maneuver around with just fire cube remote. But it does work to surf internet." Read more

"...It worked well!" Read more

26 customers mention "Browser quality"21 positive5 negative

Customers like the browser quality. They say it's a nice browser for their kindle and fire TV, and great for watching Youtube on FireStick.

"...kitchen, quick and easy install, good quality, dimming work perfectly, nice and smooth light. will definitively buy more for my basement!" Read more

"It’s nice. Works well. But it is time consuming to maneuver around with just fire cube remote. But it does work to surf internet." Read more

"Decent browser" Read more

"this is a decent browser for the fire tablet.. but any day I would prefer the versatility if the chrome browser ." Read more

23 customers mention "Ease of use"17 positive6 negative

Customers find the mobile application easy to use. They mention it works well with Chrome, installs quickly, and has a good interface. Some say it'd be easier with a keyboard.

"got that for my kitchen, quick and easy install, good quality, dimming work perfectly, nice and smooth light...." Read more

"Using it in Toshiba fire tv. Works as well as chrome. Easier if I had keyboard." Read more

"Really good interface. It didn't take me long to figure out how to use the remote to bookmark pages...." Read more

"It’s nice. Works well. But it is time consuming to maneuver around with just fire cube remote. But it does work to surf internet." Read more

16 customers mention "App quality"16 positive0 negative

Customers like the app quality. They say it's good as any web browser, a great product, and a good alternative to other web browsers. Some mention it works well on Fire Stick and smart TVs.

"Browser app for smart tv" Read more

"Good as any web browser" Read more

"Awesome browser that turns your remote into a mouse although I wish it would do this on every app but you can download a mouse function for other..." Read more

"Good." Read more

7 customers mention "Speed"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the fast and smooth browser. They find it faster than their built-in smart TV browser, easy to install, and efficient.

"...and easy install, good quality, dimming work perfectly, nice and smooth light. will definitively buy more for my basement!" Read more

"...very much other than to access Youtube, but I have found it to be very fast and will definitely use it a lot more in the future." Read more

"Silk Browser faster than your built-in smart TV browser, no flash player, so i gave it 4 stars" Read more

"Nice smooth browser for the Fire TV or Fire HD8. Does what it is supposed to do without resource hogging like some of those PC browsers." Read more

6 customers mention "Quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the mobile application's quality. They find it easy to install, and the dimming function works well.

"got that for my kitchen, quick and easy install, good quality, dimming work perfectly, nice and smooth light...." Read more

"I use it quite often. It's wasy and efficient" Read more

"Good quality..." Read more

"big sucky yikes bro" Read more

They are not bulky very elegant .
5 out of 5 stars
They are not bulky very elegant .
I like them a lot.
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  • Robert Boileau
    5.0 out of 5 stars really happy
    Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2021
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    got that for my kitchen, quick and easy install, good quality, dimming work perfectly, nice and smooth light. will definitively buy more for my basement!
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    1.0 out of 5 stars TERRIBLE BROWSER!
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    Constantly having to uninstall and reinstall. No other options for a different one! VERY DISSAPOINTING
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Browser
    Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2021
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    Using it in Toshiba fire tv. Works as well as chrome. Easier if I had keyboard.
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  • Pebbles
    4.0 out of 5 stars Works well but time consuming.
    Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2021
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    It’s nice. Works well. But it is time consuming to maneuver around with just fire cube remote. But it does work to surf internet.
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  • mike
    3.0 out of 5 stars Just an app
    Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2019
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    Browser app for smart tv
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  • Clayton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great phone protector.
    Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2021
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    My wife and I purchased 2 of these phone protectors. So far we love them . The phones are safe and secure in these cases . I work construction and have not had any problems as of yet I would definitely recommend these cases .
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  • Lois
    5.0 out of 5 stars Used for watching a sepcial Christmas show!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2021
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    Thank you! My daughter talked us through how to set up silk using our fire stick. It worked well!
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  • Aaron
    1.0 out of 5 stars CRAPPY BROWSER
    Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2023
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    Don't waste your time with this browser Doesn't even work
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  • Mario Madera Estrada
    5.0 out of 5 stars La calidad sin restricciones sin control de información dirigida
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 25, 2022
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    Excelente bloque todos las páginas no deseadas y mantiene lo que ves
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  • Alethéa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Maravilhoso!!!
    Reviewed in Brazil on March 5, 2021
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    Perfeito... Fácil de encontrar os sites e apps... Rápido... Não trava...
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  • Jordan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Internet sur Fire TV Stick
    Reviewed in France on May 19, 2022
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    Une très bonne application pour naviguer facilement sur le Net sur Fire TV Stick. Rien à y redire.
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  • cartnor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stumbled upon this. Glad I did!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020
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    Found a video about installing this accidentally while watching YouTube videos on how to change the battery in an iPhone. Was very skeptical. Turns out, it was fairly easy to install - and it works! Already had the Firestick in use. Now have a long list of channels back (Discovery, Comedy Channel, TLC, etc, etc.) that we gave up years ago due to Comcast's skyrocketing rates. Plus a couple I never heard of. Local channels (NBC, CBS, ABC) seem to be based out of the min-Atlantic region, so we will need a digital antenna to pick up those. Couldn't be happier.
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  • SKGURNANI
    5.0 out of 5 stars The browser for internet
    Reviewed in India on August 25, 2019
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    Nice browser but still a bit buggy . I prefer edge more than This.
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