15 Samsung Internet features that will make you want to quit Chrome
Most default OEM (original equipment manufacturer) browsers are average at best. However, Samsung has put more effort into making Samsung Internet stand out against Chrome and the otherthird-party web browsersin the Play Store.
Samsung Internet isn’t limited to thetop Samsung Galaxy phones. Anyone can download it from the Google Play Store. If you plan to do so, read along to learn about the best Samsung Internet tips to up your web-browsing experience.
1. Customize open tabs style
Samsung Internet doesn’t limit you to using the default tab switcher style. The company offers three options to view your open tabs: List, Stack, and Grid.
2. Use group tabs
This is similar to a feature from Safari on iPhone. When dealing with dozens of tabs on your phone, no amount of style tweaks will save you from continuous scrolling in the tab switcher menu. Instead, create tab groups and neatly organize web pages.
3. Check the privacy dashboard on Samsung Internet
Samsung Internet’s privacy dashboard will surprise you with details like how many trackers follow you and collect your browsing history to offer targeted advertising. While browser cookies remember your interactions with a website, they are often used to track you. There’s a reason your Amazon wishlist follows you everywhere on the web.
4. Change the address bar position
This is another function Samsung borrowed from Apple. Like Safari, you can customize the address bar position on Samsung Internet. By default, the address bar is at the top, which can be hard to reach for some. You can move the address bar position to the bottom for better accessibility.
5. Enable dark mode
If you browse the web at night, Samsung Internet’s dark mode can come in handy. When you enable dark mode, Samsung Internet darkens most elements on your screen. The practice improves your reading experience and battery life on phones withAMOLED displays.
You can customize webpage brightness in dark mode as well. Samsung’s implementation is more aggressive than other browsers, and it might sometimes leave you with hard-to-read broken web pages.
6. Disable the news feed
Samsung Internet’s quick access menu comes with a useless news feed. You can disable it if you don’t want to see it.
7. Enable Secret mode
Secret mode is Samsung’s take on private or incognito mode offered in other browsers. Secret mode provides extra privacy protection by erasing cookies and browsing history for the websites you visit. you could lock the Secret mode with a password or biometrics.
When you save pages and bookmarks in Secret mode, the data is only visible in Secret mode.
8. Change the search engine in Samsung Internet
Samsung Internet uses Google as its default search engine. You can change it to Yahoo, Bing, or DuckDuckGo.
you could selectAdd search engineand check other options like Yandex, Seznam, Qwant, and others. If you only want to browse a specific query in another search engine, you can easily do so from the search bar.
Tap the search bar and select the default search engine icon. Select another search engine, and type your queries.
9. Use Video assistant
If you plan to watch videos on Samsung Internet, you can’t go wrong with this one. The built-in video assistant offers extra controls such as view full screen, view on TV, open pop-up player, and rotate screen in supported videos.
The Video assistant also comes with intuitive gestures to improve your video experience. For instance, you can swipe up or down on the left side of the screen to change brightness, swipe up or down on the right side to play with media volume, double-tap on the right side to fast-forward a video by 10 seconds, and double-tap on the left side to rewind it.
10. Check your video history on Samsung Internet
Thanks to Samsung Internet’s excellent video assistant, you might end up watching hundreds of videos in the browser. You can track your watching habits from the video history menu.
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