Technically speaking, I was an avid Samsung Browser user on my Samsung Galaxy S10. I liked how lightweight the option was compared to Google Chrome.
But then, eventually, I ended up using Mozilla Firefox’s mobile app for a while, and flipped-flopped between Chrome and Firefox.
Mainly because I liked Chrome’s seamless syncing on mobile compared to the other options I used.
Fast forward to today, I’ve been expanding my horizons again, seeking a lightning-fast experience with a little extra utility while browsing the web.
Since I have been a fan of Samsung phones for over a decade, I thought it was high time to check out Samsung Browser (formerly Samsung Internet) again after leaving it in the dust.
Samsung Browser has helped me conquer my worst habit
Tabs, tabs, and even more tabs
Yes, it is quite embarrassing how many tabs I open every session. But generally it is between 50 and 100 tabs.
There’s something I like about going back and forth between web pages, especially when I am doing a bit of window shopping and want to compare product pricing.
Other times, it is for reading different news threads, and I also open other links throughout a page I find.
Samsung Browser can help in several ways. The first one is through smart cleanup. Smart cleanup uses AI to remove detected unused tabs to preserve your device’s RAM.
You can also set it to automatically clean up your tabs after a set number of days. I needed to do this because I had tabs that were months old without realizing it.
You set it as an option by tapping the three-dot menu and going to Settings > Auto-close unused tabs.
Another option I liked is that it also carried over a similar tab groups feature like Chrome’s.
This was something I found awkward in Firefox Mobile. You either needed an extension or had to stick with the collections feature.
I didn’t really love either of those options, but I made do.
Personally, I think Samsung Browser does a much better job with it. Samsung Browser’s Tab Groups are fairly easy to use, much like Chrome’s Tab Groups option.
When you have the tabs open, select the tabs section, tap the three-dot menu, and choose Create tab group.
On this page, select the tabs you want to group and tap the Group icon at the bottom.
You can then name your new tab group and choose a color to match it. Tap Create to finish.
The process is relatively easy and painless, which I really like. When I open multiple tabs on mobile, I don’t want to go out of my way to organize them unless I’m working on a project.
Samsung Browser has a simple enough implementation that the tab groups feature feels natural to use, even if I am only browsing the web to search and shop for new Amazon products.
Samsung Browser has a privacy mode for tabs
Secret mode gives additional privacy and protection
Samsung Browser’s Secret mode is pretty much the same as Chrome’s Incognito mode.
They are both there to add a bit more privacy to your web browsing. The idea is to isolate your data and wipe it locally after you’re done.
But neither can do much against what your ISP sees or even other websites. Plus, Samsung Browser’s Secret mode has a built-in Smart Anti-Tracking to block third-party trackers.
If you want more protection on the web, consider using a trusted VPN to mask your IP from websites that you visit.
However, Samsung Browser’s Secret mode offers an extra layer of protection, similar to other mobile browsers’ lock privacy options.
The lock option prevents others from seeing the tabs you browse in this mode by requiring a verification step.
The verification can be a set password or biometrics.
This is optional, and you would have to select the lock option in Secret mode settings by going to your tabs, tapping the three-dot menu, and choosing Secret mode settings.
From there, toggle on Use password, and you are then prompted to create a four-character password (or longer) that includes at least one letter, or tap the radio button below to Allow biometrics to unlock Secret mode.
So now, when you try to access your Secret mode tabs, you can’t access them without verifying. The idea is that if someone were to open your device and snoop through your phone, they wouldn’t be able to do so without unlocking it properly.
Check out Samsung Browser on your PC
One reason I stuck with both Chrome and Firefox for so long is that I can sync my data much more easily across devices, including my computer.
So when I read that Samsung Browser can actually be used on Windows 10 and 11 PCs without needing a Galaxy Book, I was pretty ecstatic.
Not only am I a fan of the non-bloated UI that the browser offers on mobile, but I am a fan of it on desktop as well.
Plus, everything you stored on Samsung Pass is carried over from Samsung Cloud, so no worries about your data being lost unless you sign in to a different account.
