The Safe Surfer team tests our solutions on a wide range of devices and web browsers. Unfortunately some devices and browsers can have design issues or even hijack your user experience. A list of devices and browsers we recommend can be found below.

We are not sponsored by any company or organisation, although we do partner with Samsung.

Android devices

Recommended Android version

Android version 9 and higher features encrypted DNS technology, which makes it a lot easier for us to provide you with reliable and lightweight device protection that doesn't get in the way.

You can find what version of Android your smartphone or tablet is running by navigating to your Settings app > About phone/tablet > Software information.

Minimum Android version

Recommended Android device manufacturers:

Android smartphones and tablets manufactured by Google or Samsung (among other manufacturers, as below) don't make changes to the systems that our filtering service might rely on (for example, VPN services and/or Private DNS).

Android device manufacturers likely to work:

Android device manufacturers to avoid:

iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices

Recommended iOS / iPadOS version

iOS / iPadOS 17 and higher features helpful nudity detection features which can make using the device safer.

Minimum iOS / iPadOS version

You can find what version of iOS / iPadOS your smartphone or tablet is running by navigating to your Settings app > About > Version

Windows devices

Recommended Windows version

Windows 11 features smarter DNS technologies that enable us to provide you with lightweight and discreet protection.

Minimum Windows version

You can find what version of Windows your PC is running by opening the Start Menu > type "winver" > press the Enter key.

Need to upgrade your Windows version? Open the Start Menu > type "Settings" > press the Enter key > select Update & Security > select "Check for updates" > select "Download and install" for any new version upgrade > restart your PC once the upgrade has been downloaded and installed. Repeat this process until there are no new versions to upgrade to.

macOS (Apple Mac PC) devices

Minimum macOS version

You can find what version of macOS your Mac is running by opening the Apple icon on the title bar at the upper-left > select "About this Mac".

Need to upgrade the version of macOS your Mac is running? Visit the following Apple guide: https://support.apple.com/HT201541

Web browsers

Recommended web browsers:

Safe Surfer supports Google Chrome (and most similar browsers), along with Firefox.

Notice

Safe Surfer is in no way affiliated with Mozilla Corporation, Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, ASUSTek Computer Inc., Nokia Corporation, OnePlus Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Xiaomi Corporation, or Apple Inc.

Updated on: 19/08/2024