Andy Walker / Android Authority
When I installed Samsung Internet Beta for desktop earlier this week, I wasn’t expecting much. The Korean company is an established browser builder on Android, but that doesn’t mean its first desktop browser would be an immediate success. If anything, I was expecting a complete mess of AI fluff, unfocused design, and terrible performance. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Based on Google Chrome’s underpinnings, Samsung Internet Beta is a breath of fresh air. It’s 2025, and the odd mandatory mention of AI features is present, but Samsung Internet isn’t an “AI browser” in the same vein as OpenAI’s Atlas or Perplexity’s Comet. It is far more traditional in its philosophy and offers excellent design decisions that improve upon Chrome’s usability, privacy, and multitasking capabilities.
After using the browser for about a week, I’ve identified three Samsung Internet Beta features that stand out to me and that I hope Google considers incorporating into Chrome.
Have you tried Samsung Internet Beta on desktop yet? 19 votes Yes, I have and I love it. 11 % Yes, and it's OK; nothing special. 11 % Yes, but I'm not a fan. 0 % No, I haven't yet but I want to try it. 42 % No, I have no interest in it. 37 %
Super smart multitasking features
Andy Walker / Android Authority
Forget AI tinsel and trinkets; multitasking is still the primary element of web browser design that actually matters. In this regard, Samsung Internet Beta for desktop includes two features that I’ve grown to love immensely. Called Sidebar and side panel, these two features provide an additional split-screen window that can be used side by side.
Like Windows’s Taskbar, the sidebar has several default website options that you can pin for quick access. For instance, if you want to open YouTube in this sliver of your screen, you can add it to the sidebar. Clicking on it will then launch it in the side panel. Best of all, if I want to view a creator’s website or perhaps a product suggestion mentioned in the video description, middle-clicking that link will open it in the larger, main browser window. It’s a wonderfully functional yet elegant design.
Forget AI. Every modern browser should have a sidebar or native side-by-side tab feature.
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