Notices



Latest Samsung Internet beta brings new privacy features, HTTPS by default,

Random Community Topics

Post New ThreadReply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 03-15-2022, 10:20 AM
phillynewsnow's Avatar
phillynewsnow phillynewsnow is offline   Thread Starter  
Site Moderator - Staff

 
Join Date: October 11th, 2009
Posts: 4,640
Thanks: 0
Thanked 668 Times in 568 Posts
Downloads: 0
Uploads: 0


View phillynewsnow's Profile   Edit Options Edit Profile Picture View phillynewsnow's Photo Album Add phillynewsnow's to Your Contacts Show Groups Edit Avatar Subscribed Threads Private Messages
Latest Samsung Internet beta brings new privacy features, HTTPS by default,

Latest Samsung Internet beta brings new privacy features, HTTPS by default, and more



It’s been a while since the Samsung Internet browser received a significant update. In November, the app added a Safari-style bottom address bar, tab groups, HTTP upgrades for webpages, and more. Now Samsung has released a new beta update (v17.0) that adds a couple of new features and improvements such as new privacy enhancements to Smart Anti Tracking, HTTPS by default, privacy board, and more.

Samsung Internet 17.0 beta brings two new enhancements to Smart Anti Tracking, a privacy feature that automatically removes tracking cookies. The first is “script-writable storage Tracking Protection” which will remove all client-side cookies after seven days to minimize user tracking/profiling. The second change is that the Smart Anti-Tracking feature will be turned on by default in certain regions such as the US, Korea, and Europe. On new installations, the feature would be set to “Always.”

Next up, Samsung Internet 17.0 beta will now load the HTTPS version of websites by default. This was introduced as an optional feature in v16.0.2, and it’s now turned on by default. The browser would fall back to the HTTP version only if it didn’t find the HTTPS version.

[IMG]https://miro.medium.com/max/600/1*b-Ysu2Ctuwb4ZQfxtmLSdw.gif[/IMG]

Samsung Internet 17.0 beta also makes it easier to access privacy settings by adding a new privacy board panel to the Quick Access Page. The feature is turned on by default and provides privacy reports that can be easily turned on/off if you don’t like them.



The latest update also adds a LiveText feature that lets you copy, translate, or perform a web search on text within an image. It uses Optical character recognition (OCR) to detect and extract the text from images.

Elsewhere, the Samsung Internet 17.0 now lets you create a new tab group via drag and drop, enhances search experience across Bookmarks, History, and Saved pages, adds support for Storage Access API, and enhances the position of video subtitles.

Samsung Internet 17.0 beta is rolling out on the Google Play Store and Galaxy Store. You can also grab it from APKMirror.

Samsung Internet Browser Beta (Free, Google Play) ?

Source: Samsung Internet

Via: Android Police


The post Latest Samsung Internet beta brings new privacy features, HTTPS by default, and more appeared first on xda-developers.



More...
Reply With Quote
Post New ThreadReply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Samsung Updates its Internet App, Adds New Features phillynewsnow AVN News Feed 0 11-03-2022 11:30 AM
Latest iPadOS 16.1 beta brings Stage Manager support to older iPad Pro mode phillynewsnow AVN News Feed 0 09-28-2022 01:50 AM
Latest WhatsApp beta brings multi-device support for Android tablets to som phillynewsnow AVN News Feed 0 09-24-2022 06:46 AM
Latest Windows 11 Beta channel builds brings these fixes and tweaks phillynewsnow AVN News Feed 0 09-12-2022 05:03 PM
Descendant custom ROM?s latest release brings several new features and adds phillynewsnow AVN News Feed 0 06-25-2022 01:49 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:53 AM.

Layout Options | Width: Fixed
Contact Us - SPJ Bulletin - Archive - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service - Top