If you have a Samsung phone that runs Android 5.0 and you just got an OTA update in the last few days, you have a new feature added to your phone. Adblocker support. Samsung’s internet browser now supports third-party ad-blockers. This basically makes phones such as the Galaxy S6 on the same level as iOS devices which have had these capabilities for some time. The big loser out of this? Google. They make a ton of cash off of ads. And though they make the Android OS, Samsung is basically the top Android vendor. So this has the potential to hurt Google.
See the details here via the BBC.
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Samsung Adds Adblocker Support To Their Phones
If you have a Samsung phone that runs Android 5.0 and you just got an OTA update in the last few days, you have a new feature added to your phone. Adblocker support. Samsung’s internet browser now supports third-party ad-blockers. This basically makes phones such as the Galaxy S6 on the same level as iOS devices which have had these capabilities for some time. The big loser out of this? Google. They make a ton of cash off of ads. And though they make the Android OS, Samsung is basically the top Android vendor. So this has the potential to hurt Google.
See the details here via the BBC.
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