This article explains how to use the PS4 web browser, including how to modify its configurable settings to your liking. Instructions apply to all PlayStation 4 models including the PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim.

Opening the PS4's web browser is quick and easy.

Power on your system until the PlayStation home screen is visible.

Navigate to the content area, which contains a row of large icons used to launch your games, applications, and other services.

Scroll to the right until the Internet Browser option is highlighted, accompanied by a www icon and a Start button. Open the browser by tapping the X button on your PS4 controller.

If you don't see the WWW icon in the main navigation pane, you can find it in your Library, under Apps.

The PS4 browser allows you to save your favorite web pages for easy access in future browsing sessions via its聽Bookmarks聽feature.

Press the聽OPTIONS聽button on your controller.

When the pop-out menu appears, select聽Add Bookmark.

A new screen should now be displayed, containing two pre-populated yet editable fields. The first,聽Name, contains the title of the current page. The second,聽Address, is populated with the page's聽URL. Once you are satisfied with these two values, select the聽OK聽button to add your new bookmark.

Return to the browser's main menu via the聽OPTIONS聽button.

Next, select the option聽Bookmarks.

A list of your stored bookmarks should now be displayed. To load any of these pages, select the desired choice by聽using your controller's left directional stick and then press the聽X聽button.

First, select the bookmark from the list and press the聽OPTIONS聽button on your controller.

A sliding menu will appear on the right side of your screen. Choose聽Delete聽and press the聽X聽button.

A new screen will now appear, showing each of your bookmarks accompanied by checkboxes. To designate a bookmark for deletion, first place a check mark next to it by tapping the聽X聽button.

After you have picked one or more list items, scroll to the bottom of the screen and select聽Delete聽to complete the process.

The PS4 browser keeps a log of all web pages that you have previously visited, allowing you to peruse this history in future sessions and access these sites with just the push of a button.

Access to your past history can be useful, but can also pose a privacy concern if other people share your gaming system. Because of this, the PlayStation browser provides the ability to clear your history at any time. The tutorials below show you how to both view and delete browsing history.

Press the聽OPTIONS聽button. The browser menu should now appear on the right-hand side of your screen.

Select the聽Browsing History聽option.

A list of web pages that you've previously visited will now be displayed, showing the title for each.

To load any of these pages in the active browser window, scroll until the desired selection is highlighted and press the聽X聽button on your controller.

Press the聽OPTIONS聽controller button.

Next, select聽Settings聽from the pop-out menu on the right-hand side of the screen. The PS4 browser's聽Settings聽page should now be displayed.

Select the聽Clear Website Data聽option by pressing the聽X聽button. The聽Clear Website Data聽screen will now appear.

Navigate to the option labeled聽OK聽and press the聽X聽button on your controller to complete the history removal process.

You can also access the聽Clear Website Data screen by pressing the聽OPTIONS聽button from the aforementioned browsing history interface and choosing聽Clear Browsing History聽from the sub-menu that appears.

Your PS4 browser stores small files on your system's hard drive which hold site-specific information such as your layout preferences and whether or not you are logged in. These files, commonly referred to as cookies, are typically used to enhance your browsing experience by customizing website visuals and functionality to your particular wants and needs.

Since these cookies occasionally store data that could be considered personal, you may want to remove them from your PS4 or even stop them from being saved in the first place. You also may consider clearing browser cookies if you're experiencing some unexpected behavior on a web page. The tutorials below show you how to both block and delete cookies in your PS4 browser.

Press your controller's聽OPTIONS聽button.

Next, select the choice labeled聽Settings聽from the menu on the right-hand side of the screen.

Once the聽Settings聽page is visible, select the聽Allow Cookies聽option; located at the top of the list.

When activated and accompanied by a check mark, the PS4 browser will save all cookies pushed by a website to your hard drive. To prevent this from happening, press the聽X聽button on your controller to remove this check mark and to block all cookies.

To allow cookies at a later time, simply repeat this step so that the check mark is once again visible. Blocking cookies can cause some websites to look and function in strange ways, so it is important to be aware of this before modifying聽this setting.

Follow these same steps to return to the browser's聽Settings聽interface.

Scroll to the option labeled聽Delete Cookies聽and tap the聽X聽button.

A screen should now appear containing the message聽The cookies will be deleted.

Select the聽OK聽button on this screen and press聽X聽to clear your browser cookies.

Advertisers monitoring your online behavior for marketing research and targeted ad purposes, while commonplace on today's web, can make some people uncomfortable. The data aggregated can include which sites you visit as well as the amount of time you spend browsing each.

Opposition to what some web surfers consider an invasion of privacy led to Do Not Track, a browser-based setting that informs websites that you do not consent to be tracked by a third-party during the current session. This preference, submitted to the server as part of an HTTP header, is not honored by all sites.

However, the list of those who do acknowledge this setting and adhere to its rules continues to grow. To enable the Do Not Track flag in your PS4 browser, follow the instructions below.

Press the OPTIONS button on your PS4 controller.

When the browser menu appears on the right-hand side of the screen, select Settings by tapping X.

Your browser's Settings interface should now be displayed. Scroll down to the Request that Websites Do Not Track You option is highlighted, located towards the bottom of the screen and accompanied by a checkbox.

Press the X button to add a checkmark and activate this setting, if it is not already enabled. To disable Do Not Track at any time, simply select this setting again so that the check mark is removed.

There are multiple reasons why you might want to temporarily disable JavaScript code from running on a web page within your browser, ranging from security purposes to web development and testing. To stop any JavaScript snippets from being executed by your PS4 browser, follow the steps below.

Press the OPTIONS button on your controller.

When the menu appears on the right-hand side of the screen, choose Settings by tapping the X button. The PS4 browser Settings interface should now be visible.

Find and scroll to the Enable JavaScript option, located towards the top of the screen and accompanied by a checkbox.

Tap the X button to remove the check mark and disable JavaScript, if it is not already disabled. To re-enable it, select this setting once more so that the check mark is added.

As is the case with its desktop and mobile counterparts, the PS4 browser presents its own set of positives and negatives.

Provides the ability to browse the web on your big screen TV.

Allows you to easily switch back and forth between a website and your game.

Lets you access web pages without the need for a computer or smartphone.

JavaScript performance benchmarks note that the PS4 browser is faster than similar applications found on several other popular gaming systems.

Upgrades to the latest version automatically as part of your PlayStation 4 firmware/system updates.

Does not offer amenities found in most modern browsers such as tabs or extension support.

No Flash support, limiting functionality on certain websites.

Sluggish聽performance was seen at times when several windows are open.

Typing with the on-screen keyboard and PS4 controller can prove to be a slow process.