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Summary
- Samsung Internet beta comes to Windows PCs — US & Korea rollout starts Oct 30.
- Sync bookmarks, history, passwords and Samsung Pass across devices for seamless browsing.
- Built-in Galaxy AI offers page summaries and translations; includes anti-tracking and Privacy Dashboard.
Samsung Internet, Samsung’s mobile browser on Android, is actually pretty good. One of the few Samsung apps that are available for other Android phones, as a matter of fact. Now, it’s coming to your PC. It’s not exactly new—more on that later—but it’s not bad.
Samsung has officially announced the beta release of Samsung Internet for PC, which means Samsung’s browser is making its way to a Windows PC near you. It’s a pretty good option if you have a Samsung phone, or if you have an Android phone and you happen to use Samsung’s browser. It also signals that Samsung wants to build out a more cohesive ecosystem of apps more akin to what Google and Apple have. Whether they will be successful is another question, but they’re at least trying.
Users will be able to sync their bookmarks, browsing history, and saved passwords across all devices. You’ll also be able to sync Samsung Pass, the company’s proprietary password manager. Samsung is also integrating its “Galaxy AI” technology into the desktop browser from day one. The initial beta will include “Browsing Assist,” an AI-powered feature designed to provide on-demand webpage summarization and translation. This functionality, similar to AI features recently embedded in Microsoft’s Edge browser, allows you to quickly digest long articles or access content in foreign languages. I don’t love to see another AI browser, but sadly, it’s what we have.
On the security front, the Samsung Internet for PC beta will include “Smart anti-tracking” to prevent websites from monitoring user behavior across different sites. It will also feature a “Privacy Dashboard” to give users a real-time overview of which trackers have been blocked.
This is not the first time Samsung tries to bring its browser to Windows. It did the exact same thing two years ago, albeit it wasn’t advertised a lot by Samsung, and it was eventually shut down as it’s not available in the Microsoft Store anymore. Now, Samsung wants to try it again—and hopefully, it will be slightly more successful this time.
The Samsung Internet for PC beta will be available for download starting tomorrow, October 30th. The initial rollout is limited to folks in the United States and Korea. It requires a PC running Windows 11 or Windows 10 (version 1809 or later). Samsung has stated that a broader expansion to other regions will follow this initial testing phase, so if you’re outside of the US, you won’t miss out—you just have to wait a bit more.
Source: Samsung
