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[–] [email protected] 220 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Brave is garbage. It's a cryptoscam adscam browser based on Chrome. For the love of god, use Firefox (or Vivaldi if you absolutely need chromium)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't say I disagree, I've long abandoned it on my PC.

But Brave has superb AdBlocking capabilities compared to every other browser for iPhone, so I'm still using it on my phone.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But Brave has superb AdBlocking capabilities compared to every other browser for iPhone

It is the same on android, it even lets me watch youtube vids without ads and in the background.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On Android you can use Firefox + uBlock Origin now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I just used YouTube revanced and set default YouTube links to go there

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Las time I could not watch youtube vids in the background in firefox.

I also had trouble getting files that download multiple files at once to work on firefox.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately brave has the best desktop layout when using Samsung DeX.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh, haven't tried that one. I have just experienced the awful aspect ratio on Firefox.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Brave on iOS is one of the more legitimate ways of getting an ad blocker

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefox has adblockers on mobile

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefos add-ons don't work on iOS, I literally just googled it to ensure I was informed before writing what you wrote.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios#:~:text=Add%2Dons%20for%20the%20desktop,%2C%20Mac%2C%20Windows%20and%20Linux

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see. Another reaffirmation in my choice to not use iphone.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I have an android from 2018, it still works great and I can run adblock on firefox, eat shit apple!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Check out Orion! Firefox and Chrime add on support.

Edit: Also like Vivaldi. If you want device wide I can highly recommend NextDNS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve been using Safari + AdGuard for a while and I don’t remember seeing any ad.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

It allows Google to continue controlling the Internet.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

At least on android Firefox has Google tracking built into the app among much other tracking/ads. If you don't like Brave you may want to consider a Firefox fork. On IOS Brave is the only big browser with competent adblock afaik until/unless Firefox gets extensions going.

Edit: I forgot criticizing Firefox is wrongthink on the fediverse and will get you donwnvoted no matter what. Even if it's in the context of advising people to switch FROM Brave TO a Firefox fork on Android.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On IOS Brave is the only big browser with competent adblock afaik until/unless Firefox gets extensions going.

Safari + AdGuard gave me no issues so far.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Safari ain’t perfect but it’s leagues better than brave

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if fennec has it, it's the core Firefox android build that is not published to the store.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Fennec doesn't have any of it (Google Analytics, Pocket, Mozilla Tracking), which is why it's my choice of mobile browser. It's on FDroid