Samsung adds ad-blocking and fingerprint protected Secret Mode to Android browser

A new version of Samsung's default mobile browser offers adblocking and more advanced privacy settings. Version 4.0 is now available and requires a third party app such as Adblock Fast or AdBlock Plus for the Samsung browser to do the actual ad blocking.

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Samsung's default browser now also has a Secret Mode which is similar to Incognito Mode from Chrome but requires authentication before it becomes available. Android devices with a fingerprint sensor can require fingerprint authentication before entering Secret mode. Samsung promises that the mode "never leaves a trail of your browsing data".

Version 4.0 of the Samsung browser is available for Galaxy S7 Edge, S7, Note5, S6 Edge+, S6 Edge, S6, S6 Active, Note4, S5, S5 Neo, S5 Active, S5 Sports, S5 LTE A, Note3, S4, S4 Duos, S4 Active, S4 LTE A, A7, A8, A5x, A7x, and A9x with Android 5.0 and above.

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