Samsung’s Android Browser Offers Greater Privacy Privilege Over Chrome
Samsung introduces its browser for smartphones on all phones Android (assuming that you’re using Android 5.0 or a later version), and it has one big advantage over its own browser the Google the Chrome . The Samsung Internet App has a built-in ad blocker to prevent other websites from spying on your online activity.
This is why you might want to consider Samsung Internet as your primary Android browser if you care about privacy.
What tracking blockers do and why they matter
You are constantly monitored on the Internet by both large companies and small websites. Most of this information is used to create targeted advertisements, although some may be more harmful. Either way, you probably don’t want someone to discreetly track your activity, and this is where these blockers come to the rescue. Tracking blockers prevent invisible trackers from seeing what you are doing, thus keeping your personal information private. That’s pretty much it.
However, in some quarters they have become the subject of controversy. When Apple updated its Safari browser to limit online tracking, it sparked backlash from digital advertising and marketing companies. In a statement to The Verge, Apple said ad tracking has become too common, calling it a threat to user privacy.
Google also has a controversial history when it comes to ad tracking, possibly because the company makes most of its money from online ads. In Google Chrome, tracking cannot be completely disabled unless you switch to incognito mode . Recent research has also shown that ad trackers can easily bypass Chrome extensions designed to block them.
In Samsung Internet, tracker blocking is enabled by default in secret mode. You can also enable it for regular viewing in the app settings if you want your activities to always be hidden from trackers.
What else does Samsung Internet have to offer?
In addition to blocking tracker, Samsung Internet supports various ad blocking tools and includes a dedicated menu for managing all of these extensions in one place. It also has a night mode with a dark theme and low light for web browsing in bed, and a high contrast mode with a dark background and bright white text, which is easier to read.
If you are using Chrome on your desktop computer, you can sync your bookmarks with the Samsung Internet App. Finally, Samsung has made some improvements to the backend to keep things running smoothly.
These are all pretty minor features, but Samsung’s tracking blocker might be enough to beat you – at least unless Google introduces something like this in a future Chrome update.