Reviews for Brave Private Web Browser, VPN

Brave browser is my goto default. HOWEVER after today's update, YouTube videos no longer play in the background or when the screen is off. I have verified that media background play is still turned on and have turned it off and reopened the browser then turned it. back on to no avail. Background play only works if I use desktop mode, but because desktop mode can't just "mode" without changing resolution, I can't switch back and forth....it's not working right! This is the 3rd time!

Recently Brave on Android and PC have been blocking things like screen sharing on Google Meet or camera and video calls from telehealth. I have tried to go in and add site exceptions, but if I go individually to the setting it doesn't allow me to "add" a site exception. It only keeps exceptions if the site asks for it and I say it's ok. I've tried going under site data and allowing things but it never saves the info I input. I want to keep using it, but I'm about ready to go back to Firefox.

This was my browser of choice for years, and generally it works well, however for the past month or so it has been randomly clearing my cache and deleting my saved passwords. Infuriatingly, they do not provide an email to tell them about tech issues, they only use a forum. I'm not making an account for that! Just let me send a ticket the normal way! Since I cannot trust them to handle issues properly, I am seriously considering using another browser despite how much I had liked this one.

For anyone experiencing lack of background play, and your Android system is 10 or up, try going into the browser settings, scroll down to "Media", then check to see if the background play has been toggled to "Off". For some weird reason, the latest update turned off the background play, at least in my case. Doesn't fix the lack of warning, explanation or transparency from Brave, though. I had to find this out, BY MYSELF. So, I'm putting this here, for everyone to find.

I've just about had it with this ridiculous app. It's completely impossible to disable the so-called AI, no matter how many times I disable it, it keeps turning itself back on! FIND SOME CODERS WITH A CLUE AND FIX IT! while you're at it, make it possible to switch to the actual YouTube app when you find a YouTube video from search. All of the versions of this app for the last year throw an error when you try to view a video in YouTube. pretty disgusting. I can no longer recommend this app.

Brave browser is the most secure web browser there is! Based on Chromium, its developers have really put their users' privacy and security first! The browser blocks all trackers and ads from targeting you as long as the shields are up (by default, they are). So, it's virtually impossible for companies to obtain your information based on the websites you visit and you are not bombarded by ads. Pages load up to 8 times faster saving you valuable time.

I was loving this Browser. Now, not as much. When I clear the "Download" history in the Brave browser, it deletes the file from my phone storage. Even after I've moved it to a separate folder using the file manager. That defeats the purpose of downloading the file. Especially videos or music. And there's nothing in the settings to separate the connection between the browser and the files I've downloaded and moved. It wasn't doing that before.🤷🏾‍♂️ Update: I just uninstalled

this browser is what firefox was in the late 2000s. We're reaching the point where they're almost as bad as chrome when it comes to spyware. quit turning back on the settings to track and record my web activity every time the app updates. it doesnt help that every so often they reorganize all of the settings so you have to hunt for the several options (thats right, theres more than one place you have to go to fully disable the spyware). I dont care if you dont sell the info, stop being creepy.

Amazing browser! A working, private browser is definitely needed nowadays. 4 stars, though, only because every time I leave the browser (not closing the app, still open in tabs) it completely resets any window I have open. This is leaving the open browser for not even 5 minutes tops. This would be a perfect browser if I didn't have to find my place in a YouTube video every single time I walk away. If there is an option in seetings that I missed let me know, great work otherwise!

The "block elements" feature icon covers most of the elements I want to block. How about making the block elements icon moveable so I can select the element I want to block. One of the main reasons I chose this is the ability to easily sync bookmarks with multiple devices. Also the ability to easily change security settings for individual websites. Another plus is language translation, which is a big help when browsing other countries websites that don't have a language selection option.