Summarize articles on your phone using AI

If you’re anything like me, you probably spend quite a bit of time reading articles on your phone. But often the point you’re trying to get to can be hidden in paragraphs.

What if you just want to go there straight away? Luckily, your Android phone can now do that for you thanks to AI.

There’s a new AI-powered feature on some Samsung smartphones that can summarize articles on your behalf. It can give you a brief or detailed summary of what you were about to read. But how does it work and on which devices does it work? Here’s everything you need to know.

What is Samsung’s Galaxy AI Summarize feature?

The Galaxy AI Summarize feature, nestled in Samsung’s internet browser, can help you navigate the sea of ​​online information. Using advanced AI, it can process articles into clear summaries. Fancy a translation? It can handle that too and convert your summary to different languages.

You can choose from a short or more detailed summary of a particular article. The idea is to give you the most important points in an understandable snippet, so you don’t have to read the whole article.

How to use Galaxy AI Summarize

1. Chrome loyalists may grumble, but this gem is exclusive to Samsung’s browser. Fire up Samsung Internet and pull out the article that caught your attention.
2. Discover the Galaxy AI button (the star icon) in the center of the toolbar at the bottom of your screen. Tap it and choose between To summarize And Translate.
3. If this is your first time using the feature, you will see a pop-up window explaining how the features work. You want to tap OK and then choose To summarize. AI will then work its magic and create a summarized snippet of the article.
4. Fancy some more details? Choose one Detailed resume. More of a bullet point person? The Standard option is your friend. Once your summary appears, hit Copy to take it with you wherever you go.

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Connor Jewish / Foundry

Connor Jewish / Foundry

What devices does Galaxy AI Summarize work on?

Galaxy AI Summarize was initially exclusive to the Galaxy S24 series, but was quickly expanded to many more devices. Here is the current list of compatible phones and tablets:

To access it, make sure your device is running One UI 6.1 or later.

Summarizing articles without a recent Samsung phone

Don’t have a compatible Samsung handset? There are a number of third-party apps that can summarize articles for you:

1. Bag: Ideal for saving articles to read later. Pocket also offers a text-to-speech feature and a handy summary feature in the premium version.
2. Entry paper: Another solid choice for storing articles, with an emphasis on an uncluttered reading experience. The premium version allows you to search within articles, which is useful for finding out important information.
3. SMMRY: A web-based tool that is free to use. Just paste the URL or text of your article and SMMRY will reduce it to its essence. It’s quick, easy and doesn’t require much.

You may also be interested in using Circle to Search and real-time conversation translation, two other key Galaxy AI features.