Dedoimedo: Brave browser - A rather interesting Chromium-based option

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Until now, for no deliberate reason, I never quite got around to testing Brave. I have tried and reviewed various other Chromium-based browsers, but somehow, not it. Well, today, I would like to rectify the situation, and take Brave for a spin. What makes the endeavor easier is the fact it is the default browser in Zorin OS, a Linux distribution, which I tested recently.

Now, be aware the Zorin team has configured Brave its own way, with some of the features disabled by default. Thus, your experience with Brave could be different from what I'm about to show, but the essential bits and pieces should be the same. Also, be aware I'm gonna do this review from the perspective of a staunch Firefox user, so my focus is on whether Brave could be a solid secondary browser for me. All right, let's see what gives.

Brave browser - A rather interesting Chromium-based option

Review of Brave, a Chromium-based browser, including look and feel, numerous privacy-related options like Shields and support for Manifest V2 extensions, cosmetic tweaks for Web pages, Web3 functionality, built-in AI assistant, Dashboard, day-to-day use, performance, stability, some small...

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[TairikuOkami]

Brave has a silent treaty with Google, it is the only app, that allows a background playback on android, a paid feature, no ads, no strings attached. I use it on PC/Android for Google/YouTube only.

 

[oldschool]

This is why I love @Mrkvonic. He always provides a good dose of sarchotic* humor.

Then, I came across Rewards. Ever since I saw Microsoft add rewards to its own search engine, and had similar notifications in Windows Settings, I'm allergic to any concept of rewards or anything like that. In general, whenever someone says discount or offer, my various bodily orifices clench defensively.

*Sarchotic. (adj.) When you are so sarcastic, people don't know whether you're joking or if you're just #####ing psychotic.

 

[n8chavez]

How do we know if he was joking? And, if discounts make him clench, what are these tariffs doing to him?

 

[Nightwalker]

Brave has a silent treaty with Google, it is the only app, that allows a background playback on android, a paid feature, no ads, no strings attached. I use it on PC/Android for Google/YouTube only.

Samsung Internet Browser does background playback too, to turn off ads just install some adblocker addon; I use and like both.