Have you seen Galaxy AI features functioning on older and non-eligible Galaxy devices? Apparently, Samsung has too—just they weren’t happy about it.
Samsung Internet, the default web browser for Galaxy phones and tablets, offers some helpful AI features such as web page summarization, translation, and Read Aloud, which are only available to a handful of recent devices. But someone actually found a way to enable the Browsing Assist features of Samsung Internet even on entry-level Galaxy phones. Unfortunately, this new way of experiencing the Browsing Assist lasted only slightly over a week, as the South Korean giant fixed its mistake, releasing a new update for its Samsung Internet browser.
Now, there’s only one way to access Browsing Assist
It was technically possible for all Galaxy devices with the browser to perform the AI features, as all the processing can be offloaded to the company’s cloud servers. The browser reportedly didn’t have any hardware limitations for the Browsing Assist features in place, which made it possible to enable them on non-eligible devices by simply changing some settings in Samsung Internet’s debug menu.
With Samsung Internet version 28.0.0.59, the company has reportedly fixed this, making it impossible (or much harder) for older devices to access the features. It leaves only one way to experience the features—upgrade to a newer, and possibly more expensive, Galaxy phone that’s eligible for the features.
This move may come across as anti-consumer, especially since older phones could run the features. But it’s not entirely black and white. Supporting millions of extra cloud-based requests might not be feasible for Samsung.
And let’s not forget—this is the same brand that switched to a 3A cable to bundle with its latest flagships, which is a downgrade from the S24 series’ 5A cable.
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