Samsung Internet 19.0 beta is now available – Samsung Malaysia Newsroom

Samsung Internet 19.0 beta is now available for download on Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store

Samsung Internet 19.0 beta was launched last week[1], which provides powerful new features to help protect users from online threats from trackers and makes the browsing experience more convenient than ever. The trial version is available for download on Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store.

“Trackers are becoming more sophisticated in avoiding detection and collecting personal information without the tracker’s knowledge or consent,” says Janghyun Yoon, Executive Vice President and Head of S/W Platform for the Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics. “We want our users to have the safest and smoothest browsing experience possible. That’s why we’ve improved the Anti-Smart Tracking feature, to give users more control over their privacy so they can browse with peace of mind.”

Enhanced private browsing with intelligent anti-tracking and improved phishing detection

Samsung Internet 18.0 made functionality improvements Smart Anti-tracking, which helps prevent cross-site trackers from using techniques to get around tracker blocking. east Smart Anti-tracking It prevents crawlers from using advanced redirection techniques such as canonical name anonymization (CNAME) or late bouncing to harvest user data.

Now, this latest version of the Internet from Samsung will take the AI-powered feature a step further. Enhanced Intelligent Anti-tracking aims to detect domains that match categorized trackers and immediately apply protection.

Similar improvement to detect phishing It’s designed to warn users when they inadvertently go to what they think is a trusted, but scam site that uses a similar URL – so they don’t reveal personal information to malicious actors.

Quickly check important privacy settings at the touch of a button

Samsung Internet 19.0 beta helps users easily check their tracking protection with the new Privacy Information feature. By simply clicking the lock icon in the address bar, users can check how secure their connection on the website is, see how many trackers have been blocked, search for and delete cookies, and instantly allow or block site permissions. camera and microphone[2].

Users can now also visualize how well their privacy settings are working with a graph showing the number of ads blocked per day over the past week.

New ad blocker scheme helps users see how effective their privacy settings are

Improvements for quick and easy browsing – even in secret mode

Samsung’s web browsing was simplified in version 18.0, which introduced text extraction from webpage images and the bottom toolbar app for the first time in the Galaxy Z Fold series. Now, Samsung Internet 19.0 beta continues to make web browsing easier.

The plugin menu is a great way for users to customize and improve their browsing experience. With Samsung Internet 19.0 beta, these plugins now work in secret mode, so users don’t need to choose between privacy and personal experiences. Features can be easily turned on and off from the list of plugins, for more control.

Plugins can now be activated while users are in Samsung Internet Secret
Users can disable the features later from the list of plugins

Samsung Internet users can now enjoy a more connected browsing experience, with the ability to sync users’ bookmarks between Chrome on PC and Samsung mobile Internet browsers using the Internet extension. Samsung Chrome[3]. Users can easily access their favorite web pages on their PC from favorites saved on their smartphones and vice versa.

After the beta testing period, Samsung Internet 19.0 is scheduled to be officially released in the fourth quarter of 2022. If you are already a Samsung Internet user, you will be notified when the new version is available.

[1] Availability and timing may vary by market and carrier. Samsung Internet Browser users will be notified of the update on Google Play or Galaxy Store.

[2] Availability may vary based on websites and features. The on/off buttons within the privacy information for the site, camera, and microphone will only be shown for web pages where users can accept or decline each permission. Some web pages may request only selective permissions, such as location permission, in which case only the on/off button will be shown for the corresponding permission.

[3] The Samsung Internet Extension for PC is available for download from the Chrome Web Store.