Samsung Internet continuous to grow with its new and regular updates. The last update Samsung Internet 7.2 beta brought the new Protected browsing feature while the new Samsung Internet 7.4 beta comes with Authentication with Intelligent Scan, Customized Reader Mode, Improved Download History and Enhanced Download Attachments. Let’s dive deeper and know what these features are.
Authentication with Intelligent Scan
The Samsung Internet 7.4 beta update brings Intelligent Scan mode which combines the Iris Scan and Facial Recognition. With this combination, it offers a convenient and secure unlocking. This feature is really helpful in those cases which requires convenient unlocking and enhanced security for certain authentication.
As for now, this features only works on selected smartphones like S9 and S9+.
Download History Improvements
The new 7.4 Beta update gives us better options in the Download History section. Now, users can directly share, filter or download the files from the menu itself.
This feature is only available in specific regions like US, India, and China. This is only for testing purpose and Samsung will roll out the feature in other areas as the stable version is out.
Customized Reader Mode
This update is by far the most needed feature on Samsung Internet. Now, users can change the background color, font, and text as per their convenience. The customizable option can be accessed from the text menu.
Few region-specific updates
- News Notification (US only): This feature brings to get featured news update on the notification bar.
- Trending Keywords (China): Trending Section powered by Baidu. Users can directly jump to the pages with relevant links.
- Additional download enhancements (India): The new Samsung Internet Beta allows users to change the default download location in the settings. Also, the estimated time for downloads will be shown both in the notifications shade and the Download History page
Download Samsung Internet Beta browser from here to try out these new features.