Samsung is one of those companies that tries to play on all fronts. It's following Microsoft's lead, launching products, services, and programs that meet all users' needs. Now they even want to launch their own. mobile browser.
Chrome Mobile It was released in February and can only be used on Android devices running an operating system version later than Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Samsung may be planning to compete directly with this advanced browser, although we'll see if they can truly compete and keep up.
In any case, it seems that the browser will be based on the engine W, exactly the same one used by Chrome and Safari, both on mobile and desktop. It remains to be seen whether Samsung will base its browser solely on WebKit, or if it will base it on the Android browser that Google ships with all Android devices.
Everything points to the fact that they will opt for the latter option, as they have been doing with many other applications lately. This way, they will take the Android browser and expand its options, adapting it to the style they desire and customizing it as they see fit. As a general rule, this should improve its performance and optimize it, but the truth is that in many cases you only get a product that is worse than the initial one. We will finally see if we see a Samsung Internet, and if this is capable of compete with the browsers currently on the market for mobile devices, such as Chrome, Opera and the well-known Dolphin Browser.
What is Samsung Internet today and what is it based on?
Samsung Internet is the brand's mobile browser, based on the open source project Chromium and pre-installed on Galaxy devices. It can also be downloaded from official stores and has integration with Wear OS through tiles and complications. Most of the differences from Chromium focus on Samsung hardware (biometrics, DeX) and experiences like VR with Gear.
Key Features, Privacy, and Performance
- Privacy : Secret Mode with biometric authentication, Smart Anti-Tracking y Protected Browsing that alerts against malicious sites.
- Content blocking: Support for third-party blockers for faster, clutter-free browsing.
- Productivity: Video Assistantsmode PiP, Video history, Reader Mode, saved pages (with the exception that your portability is limited), page search and bookmark synchronization.
- Personalization.: Dark mode forced, high contrast, system font change, customizable menu and Extensions (translator, AI, video enhancements, etc.).
- Tabs: Advanced management with groups and up to 50 tabs; recommendations for close old tabs when too many accumulate; auto-close option in recent beta versions.
- Device integration: medium DeX, SPen, QR scanner and compatibility with KNOX.
- Web development: support of Service Workers, Push API and PWA with home screen installation.
- Navigation Assistant with Galaxy AI for summarize y translate articles without leaving the page.
Compatibility, languages ​​and permissions
- Compatibility: devices with resolution lower than 960×540 (WXGA QHD) and some Samsung Galaxy J series They are not compatible.
- Languages (34): English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Hungarian, Indonesian, Turkish, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Vietnamese, 6 Indian (Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu), Persian and Hebrew.
- Permissions: none mandatory. Optional as Location, Camera, Microphone, Telephone/nearby devices, multimedia files, and Notifications for functions requested by the site.
With this strategy, Samsung covers the complete experience: modern Chromium base, integration with its hardware and a constant focus on privacy and performance. For those looking for a mobile browser that takes advantage of the Galaxy ecosystemSamsung Internet is a solid and constantly evolving option.
