Samsung Internet is one of the best browsers for Android, as it combines the Chromium web engine with a customizable interface and limited extensions support. The last major update arrived in June, and now another new version is ready for testing in the Beta Channel.

The first change is that the internal Chromium rendering engine has been updated from v79 to v83. That means most of the new APIs and security fixes in Chrome 80, 81, 82, and 83 should be present. I'm excited to see the Web Share API Level 2 is finally supported, which allows web apps to send files to native Android apps. Samsung has also added a few new APIs for extensions to use, including webRequest (most notably used by content blockers), Proxy, Cookies, and History.

From left to right: Rounded tabs, setting to hide status bar, Edit button in bookmark notification

There are also a few user-visible features. Bookmarking a page will now show an Edit button on the confirmation message, so you can quickly change the title and other details without finding it in the bookmarks list. On tablets (or phones with the tab bar option enabled), tabs now have a more rounded shape.

Finally, Samsung Internet 13 includes some new settings to play with. You can now enable high contrast mode at the same time as dark mode, and there's a new option to hide the status bar while scrolling. The new update is rolling out on the Play Store, but if you don't have it already, you can also get it from APKMirror.

Samsung Internet Browser Beta
Samsung Internet Browser Beta
Price: Free