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Top features that make Samsung Internet a great Android browser
Samsung Internet is a simple, fast, neat, and trustworthy browser that offers many impressive features and security options for all Android smartphones. Qualities like Video Assistant, Dark Mode, Customize menu, Extensions such as Translator, and advanced privacy options like Secret mode, Smart Anti-Tracking, and Smart Protection are already known by the users.
Meanwhile, Samsung regularly updates its Internet browser to offer customers faster and safer performance and enhanced user experience. Here are some of the latest Samsung additions to its Internet browser application.
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Organize your tabs
Samsung offers a new ‘Tab Group’ feature for its browser users that allows users to group the tabs and further rename, share, modify and reorder the tab group. In order to do so, select the ‘more’ option from the tabs section and then tap on ‘Group tabs’. You can also choose the tabs you want to group together and provide names to the tab group.
Personalize your menu
When you are using the Samsung browser, you have the flexibility to optimize your menu options at your convenience. It lets you choose the options you want to see and also reorganize the options in the order that you want.
Browsing privacy dashboard
Samsung Internet has a user privacy dashboard that offers them a detailed record of their weekly activities as well as shows how the browser is protecting and enhancing its user’s web experience. You can easily access this privacy dashboard through the Quick Access page.
Secret Mode
The Secret mode on Samsung Internet delivers you a normal browsing experience, but with added privacy and security. The application will automatically delete cookies and browsing history of any websites you visit in Secret mode.
Add-ons
This application allows you to add certain extensions to your browser using the “Add-ons” feature. You can have access to extensions like translator and ad blocker and can access them through the ‘Add-ons’ option in the ‘More’ menu of the browser.
Watch it your way
The most engaging experience on a web browser is video content and Samsung takes this experience to next level with the Internet Video Assistant feature. This feature provides advanced controls on the screen when watching videos in full-screen mode and also allows seamless mirroring to other devices.
Cross-device browsing
Samsung has specially optimized its browser’s DeX mode for desktop browsing to offer a seamless transition from mobile browsing to desktop browsing. All the bookmarks saved pages, and data from your smartphone are synced with your desktop browser providing a hassle-free experience for better productivity.
You can now download the Samsung Internet application for a user-friendly and secure browsing experience through Google Play Store or Galaxy Store.
Google Wallet is getting a huge boost with a series of updates. The latest updates to Google’s digital payments and wallet application span the Wear OS app (passes), website, and Gmail integration (train tickets).
As part of “improving the passes experience for Wear users,” the Google Wallet app on your wrist now supports:
- Grouped passes appear together in the list. When tapped, “each pass will be shown on a carousel.”
- Pass archiving: Open a pass and scroll down for “Archive” alongside “Delete pass” and “Open on phone.” Will move to “Archived passes” section at the very bottom of the Wear OS app
- “Unscannable passes”
Google announced that these updates are now widely available.
Earlier this year, the US tech giant debuted wallet[dot]google[dot]cot. It helps users manage Google Wallet and Google Pay on the web. With the latest update, the website is now available in many more countries.
- Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland
- France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein
- Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal
- Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UK
- Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
Google says this is “just phase 1 of our journey of making it available to every GPay and Wallet user, everywhere!”
Apart from this, Google announced that Google Wallet for Android is also expanding to more markets including Bermuda, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guernsey, Kosovo, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Tajikistan.
Other Google Wallet updates (for developers) include:
- “The closed loop transit API now supports physical to digital card conversion.”
- “Google Wallet now supports VDV (((eTicket Services Motics spec for secure mobile ticketing in Germany. Transit agencies and developers are welcome to leverage Google Wallet specifications here to cryptographically secure tickets from copying, falsification or fraud.”
Samsung QuickStar app is getting a new update with version 7.4.07.56 via Galaxy Store. The fresh update improves the overall stability of the app to ensure a smoother user experience.
The QuickStar app is a popular Good Lock module among Samsung users for its customization features. It allows individuals to personalize their device’s quick panel. With this update, users can expect smoother and better performance to make it easier to use all the app’s features.
The fresh update enhances the stability of the QuickStar app by fixing some issues encountered in the previous version. As Samsung continues to enhance its apps, QuickStar users can look forward to a more enjoyable customization experience.
Users are advised to download the Samsung QuickStar 7.4.07.56 update from the Galaxy Store >> Menu option >> Updates to enjoy these improvements. Also, users can install the update directly from the Good Lock app.
Previously, Samsung introduced a new feature for the QuickStar module, which lets you hide the mobile hotspot icon for a cleaner status bar. Also, it brought stability enhancements to make the app more secure.
One UI 7.0 update is also set to improve how the clock format aligns on Samsung devices, especially through the QuickStar settings. This current clock alignment issue has been more noticeable when using Korean or Chinese characters. Users can expect improvements in future updates.
One UI 7.0 update to improve clock format alignment in Samsung devices
Google Calendar will soon be updated with an array of new flairs. Samsung Calendar comes as default on Galaxy phones, while Google Calendar can also be used after the Play Store install.
The latest version of Google Calendar teases upcoming changes including new flairs. The app readying more specific flairs for everyday events that will be managed by keywords.
AndroidAuthority discovered that words like “cinema” or “coffee” might trigger corresponding imagery as part of adding a touch of personality and quick visual identification to your calendar.
Additionally, each of the 12 months features its unique flair to reflect the changing seasons. Words like birthday and train/journey schedule could also trigger a specific flair for visual appearance.
Google pushed the Calendar visual refresh to a limited number of users. You could soon be able to access them on your Android or iOS device, if not, keep the app updated to the latest version.
Flairs? Google Calendar flairs are artistic images that automatically adorn specific events in your schedule view based on keywords used in their descriptions.