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Get Samsung Internet 4.0 on your Galaxy now. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Get Samsung Internet 4.0 on your Galaxy now. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Still waiting for Samsung’s ad-blocking web browser to reach your Galaxy device? Now you can go grab it yourself.

Samsung Internet version 4.0, which supports content-blocking plugins and was previously only available on Galaxy devices running Marshmallow, is now available in Google Play.

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See ya, Safari! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Googlebot, the giant webcrawler that Google uses to scan webpages and update its index, is ditching its iPhone disguise to become an Android.

Rather ironically, the tool has been masquerading as an Apple device running iOS 8.3 for years, but it will soon become a Nexus 5X running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow to become more efficient.

Samsung's browser with and without Ad Block Fast. GIF: Ad Block Fast

Samsung’s browser with and without Ad Block Fast. GIF: Ad Block Fast

Adblock Fast, the ad-blocker designed for Samsung’s own Android browser, has returned to Google Play less than a week after it was banned. What’s more, it now supports even more Samsung devices running Android 4.0 and up.

Samsung's browser with and without Ad Block Fast. GIF: Ad Block Fast

Samsung’s browser with and without Ad Block Fast. GIF: Ad Block Fast

Google has pulled an ad-blocking plugin for Samsung’s Android browser just days after it made its debut. Ad Block Fast promised to deliver faster web browsing by removing unnecessary content, but Google says the app violates its Play Store policies.

Yet another way to access Google Hangouts. Photo: Jordanna Chord/Google

Yet another way to access Google Hangouts. Photo: Jordanna Chord/Google

Google’s chat and video messaging service, Hangouts, got a whole new standalone web app on Monday afternoon.

“We are launching another way to use Hangouts today,” writes Google’s Jordanna Chord on Google Plus. “From our new site you’ll be able to take advantage of the best of Hangouts in the browser, along with an inspiring image to get you through the day.”

Now you’ll be able to keep in touch with all your Hangouts-using buddies in any web broswer, including Safari, without having to run Gmail or Google Plus (or the Chrome app).

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