![]() You might well be reading this and thinking that Samsung Internet sounds too convoluted a browsing experience, and you may be right if that’s just not how you use your Android devices or prefer not to use Samsung products. This isn’t a ‘ditch Chrome’ ultimatum, but the advantages of Samsung’s alternative are plain to see. This is of course subjective, and I’m not saying Chrome is slow but on my Galaxy S21 Ultra, but Samsung Internet feels more responsive and it opens links from Twitter and other apps when set as the default browser.Ĭhrome is no slouch, though, and if you have a Pixel (or any Android phone for that matter) you may be hard-pressed to justify using anything other than Google’s browser, and that’s fine. The app is also plain speedy in my experience. There’s an option to add more search engines, too. Ironic, then, that the default search engine in the app is Google, but you can change this to DuckDuckGo, Bing, Baidu, or Yahoo!Xtra if you really want to live in the wild west of search results. Add to that the easy text scaling and the option to have tabs appear below the address bar and you’re faced with a clean browser that offers far more customization than Chrome. The app has autoplay videos off by default, an option for advanced video controls, an option to move the scroll bar to the left or hide it completely, a QR code scanner option, and a toggle for link opening in other apps. If you delve into Samsung Internet’s ‘useful features,' you’ll find what is promised. ![]() Samsung Internet lacks this, meaning you’ll have to go into your phone’s data settings to find any kind of data saver feature. That got me started on using the Samsung Internet browser for the first time ever.Chrome has simpler bookmark syncing but if you use Samsung Internet on your phone and tablet, you can sync bookmarks, passwords, and everything else if you log in with Samsung Cloud.Ĭhrome also has a neat in-app ‘Lite mode’ that saves you browsing data where possible, a good thing if you have a low data plan. Also it's the first where the phone and screen are so big that I can't really reach to the top of the screen with my left hand (unless I pull the screen down, or use one-handed mode). Is there something I'm missing here? Aside from the Samsung sync being total ass compared to Google's sync, and integration of Chrome features with the rest of my Google crap, why shouldn't I be using the Samsung Internet browser?Įdit: I just realized that this question may seem to not be related to the S10+, but actually it's because it's my first AMOLED phone. ![]() Then I realized you could install AdBlock+ on Samsung Internet, and suddenly it became a browser that blocks ads for me, has a nice dark mode, nav buttons at the bottom of the screen, and it still runs fast. I still used it a bit for certain sites, but Chrome was used for the majority of website browsing. I used the Samsung Internet browser for a little bit and liked the night mode and nav buttons at the bottom, but it wasn't enough to get me to use it more often than Chrome. Since getting my first AMOLED phone (S10+) I've been looking for ways to get dark mode on my apps. ![]()
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