Battle What is your favorite mobile browser in 2026?

[Digmor Crusher]

I hardly use the browser on my phone, maybe an hour a week so I don't get too carried away with whats best or extensions.

 

[Moonhorse]

Microsoft edge + ublock lite , possibly add norton safe web as it supports all extensions on ''microsoft edge addons'', is my favorite browser on mobile

Sure im using brave at the moment , but i like edge more...

 

[7Oz-64]

Nothing, i use my smartphone just to receive code for shopping online, for calling and SMS, i hate smartphone,anyway i've Adguard 4.12.3 installed

 

[SeriousHoax]

My mobile browser is dictated by which browser I use on my PC.
So I have been using Microsoft Edge + AdGuard for Android for a few years now.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

So, out of curiosity, I had ChatGPT 5.3 compare Android (Brave vs. Firefox).
I entered the same DNS-level parameters, and in fact, both Firefox and Brave received the same percentage score.
I entered the same filter lists into Brave Shields that I subscribed to in uBo, so in this case as well, the comparison was certainly identical.
I set the default sandbox level (1) in the Firefox I use (stable); only in Firefox beta can it be changed to 2 via about:config, which is not available in the stable Android version of Firefox.

@Kongo , out of curiosity, I had the AI compare Noscript auto vs. default deny,obviously, the security level is lower.
Even my Hard Mode + TLD is less secure than pure Hard Mode.
But I didn’t look into it too deeply.

I hope this is interesting for all the other forum members as well.
Here are the results:

Spoiler: Firefox vs Brave

P.S.

I was surprised by the “fingerprinting resistance” line.
I believe that by changing a few settings (SecureFox/BetterFox) in about:config, Firefox users can improve their results slightly.
But that means using Firefox Beta.

 

[Marko :)]

I was surprised by the “fingerprinting resistance” line.

I'm not. Brave has aggressive fingerprinting but that comes at a cost; you might encounter captchas to solve more often than on Firefox

I believe that by changing a few settings (SecureFox/BetterFox) in about:config, Firefox users can improve their results slightly.
But that means using Firefox Beta.

If I recall correctly, there is a way to get about:config in stable version of Firefox for Android. Then you can enable aggressive fingerprinting protection and get even better result than on Brave. Just be aware that it will impact the web browsing experience a lot.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

I'm not. Brave has aggressive fingerprinting but that comes at a cost; you might encounter captchas to solve more often than on Firefox

If I recall correctly, there is a way to get about:config in stable version of Firefox for Android. Then you can enable aggressive fingerprinting protection and get even better result than on Brave. Just be aware that it will impact the web browsing experience a lot.

Really?
I didn't know that. Can you explain how to do this?
TH.
When I open about:support (it works), I see that very few settings have been changed compared to my desktop Firefox.

 

[Marko :)]

Really?
I didn't know that. Can you explain how to do this?
TH.
When I open about:support (it works), I see that very few settings have been changed compared to my desktop Firefox.

Enter chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml in Firefox address bar and enable general.aboutConfig.enable flag. Keep in mind about:config disappears once you close the app. However, settings should persist.

Another way is to ditch the Firefox and use Fennec which has about:config in the stable version.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

Enter chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtml in Firefox address bar and enable general.aboutConfig.enable flag. Keep in mind about:config disappears once you close the app. However, settings should persist.

I've started making my customizations (SecureFox/BetterFox).
Thanks, I didn't know that was an option.

 

[ForgottenSeer 123960]

I prefer Chrome to keep my Android and ChromeOS environments synced and secure. Since I route my Android traffic through a system-wide NextDNS profile, DNS-level ad-blocking is already covered.

 

[RoboMan]

I use Chrome for Android. I'm using Android 16.

Reasons? It's stable, and it's secure.

As for ads and privacy protection, I use the AdGuard premium app. As well, I use this app to change my DNS to AdGuard DNS.

No ads, no cookies notices, no privacy concerns. Great stability, and great sync with other devices.

 

[cartaphilus]

My true mobile browser is my windshield. The graphics are amazing but more I age the blurrier they become.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

@Marko :)

Your hunch was right.
After adjusting a few settings and running the data through ChatGPT 5.3, here’s the updated table.
The AI has highlighted the modified values with an arrow at the top.
It also reduced site compatibility/stability by 1 percentage point, but I didn't look into it further because I'm a bit tired after making all these changes.
And AI reiterated that the biggest difference is due to uBo - Hard Mode + TLD.
Of course, the percentages are fictitious for the two selected browsers and aren’t generally applicable when compared to other browsers.

Spoiler: Firefox vs Brave

 

[n8chavez]

@Marko :)

Your hunch was right.
After adjusting a few settings and running the data through ChatGPT 5.3, here’s the updated table.
The AI has highlighted the modified values with an arrow at the top.
It also reduced site compatibility/stability by 1 percentage point, but I didn't look into it further because I'm a bit tired after making all these changes.
And AI reiterated that the biggest difference is due to uBo - Hard Mode + TLD.
Of course, the percentages are fictitious for the two selected browsers and aren’t generally applicable when compared to other browsers.

Spoiler: Firefox vs Brave

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Maybe. But to me, that last site compatibility metric weighs more. What's the point if sites don't work?

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

Maybe. But to me, that last site compatibility metric weighs more. What's the point if sites don't work?

Websites outside the 9 TLDs (com, org, net, eu, io, ms, gov, info, it) may not work.
You can add more TLDs.
With a single click, you can enable 3rd-party frames and scripts locally—that is, limited to that specific website—or even disable uBo for that specific website; you always have DNS-level filtering.
So there are many options available to restore functionality for that specific website.

 

[Nightwalker]

Brave and Samsung Browser, I like and use both a lot.

With Brave I don't use any extension, I just change the native ad blocker to agressive and with Samsung Browser I use Adguard.

I use ControlD DNS system-wide and so far so good, occasionally I use Windscribe VPN too, but that's it.

 

[Marko :)]

@Marko :)

Your hunch was right.
After adjusting a few settings and running the data through ChatGPT 5.3, here’s the updated table.
The AI has highlighted the modified values with an arrow at the top.
It also reduced site compatibility/stability by 1 percentage point, but I didn't look into it further because I'm a bit tired after making all these changes.
And AI reiterated that the biggest difference is due to uBo - Hard Mode + TLD.
Of course, the percentages are fictitious for the two selected browsers and aren’t generally applicable when compared to other browsers.

Spoiler: Firefox vs Brave

View attachment 296528

As I already said, Firefox is customizable to the level no other web browser is. You can make it more hardened and locked down than any other web browser, including Brave. Though that all of that has a cost and it depends on you how much website breakage you're willing to take for the questionable success.

There's a reason why Firefox has these options disabled by default.

 

[Marko :)]

Websites outside the 9 TLDs (com, org, net, eu, io, ms, gov, info, it) may not work.
You can add more TLDs.
With a single click, you can enable 3rd-party frames and scripts locally—that is, limited to that specific website—or even disable uBo for that specific website; you always have DNS-level filtering.
So there are many options available to restore functionality for that specific website.

I think it's better to use Hagezi's Most Abused TLD list rather than blocking all TLD except these few.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

As I already said, Firefox is customizable to the level no other web browser is. You can make it more hardened and locked down than any other web browser, including Brave. Though that all of that has a cost and it depends on you how much website breakage you're willing to take for the questionable success.

There's a reason why Firefox has these options disabled by default.

That's right, disabling advanced telemetry has removed the option to choose a homepage background—only the default one remains.
It's a bit like when you choose a custom image in the New Tab page in Firefox for desktop, and it gets replaced by a white background, which also prevents the history from being saved.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

I think it's better to use Hagezi's Most Abused TLD list rather than blocking all TLD except these few.

They are an exception to the dynamic rules to ensure greater compatibility.
Pure Hard Mode is applied to websites outside the TLDs.
In the 9 TLDs, Easy Mode