Samsung’s internet browser comes pre-installed on all your Android devices. If you never opened it (or did it just once, and then switched to Chrome), the company expects you to take a look at it with some new improvements. Version 14.0 is now in beta, available for download from the Galaxy Store, Play Store and APK Mirror.
Based on the update text from the Samsung press site, the new version includes the following changes:
- Now based on Chromium 87
- “Enhanced intelligent anti-tracking” that automatically clears cookies at scheduled intervals
- A new privacy control panel, showing how many pop-ups and cookies have been blocked
- On Galaxy Fold and Flip devices: Automatically start Flex mode when a video goes to full screen (previously the video assistant was required)
- The pair of applications can launch two or three Samsung Internet windows in split screen at the same time
- The system font applies to web pages
- Galaxy Tab S7: handwriting recognition in text boxes and the URL bar
- Reader mode improvements
- The browser translation extension now supports 18 languages
Samsung says the update will be released for general release sometime in April. And in case you don’t know: the app is compatible with most Android devices, not just Samsung phones and tablets. Naturally, device-specific features will not be available everywhere.
