I tried to use Brave on Android instead of Firefox and it's super annoying, shows me ads, has some horrific UI patterns, a weird categorization of tabs into boxes that makes everything harder to select and close. Is this what most people use? Did I download a virus?
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Shitcoins too. π«
They really want to pay for your attention with that BAT token
Sounds about right. Sub-standard UX + shitcoinery. Never undertood the appeal.
what browser do you recommend for android?
Just use Cromite or IronFox.
do they sync bookmarks with desktop? how secure is the syncing?
I never used it before, but both browsers are open-source and have that feature on desktop.
I have several. But really like Firefox Focus. Comes with tracking protection out of the box. Minimal settings. But still all you need. When you want plugins best Firefox Nightly.
I mostrly prefer Firefox for its independence. Since all other browsers are built on chromium and google seems to be on the road to give less and less access to its code.
When you have read, that Android will no longer be developed as opensource, but only release the code after a release.
Since we are on this, What do you think about firefox bookmark sync? it is centralized AFAIK, right?
Now that i think of it, we could use nostr to sync browser bookmarks in a private and decentralized way. is there already a NIP for this or something similar, nostr:npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6 ?
this could be done as a browser plugin and use replaceable, gift wrapped events (is there such a thing?).
I've used brave now for years with no problem. I mainly use it because it blocks YouTube ads. Maybe I've just adapted to its idiosyncrasies.
Vanadium, simple, easy, just works.
Brave fucking sucks.
Brave on iPhone works great.
I have none of these issues you describe on android
Brave is crap.
Firefox WAS great.
Vanadium does the job.
Try this video as a starter guide: https://youtu.be/W6cKFliWW6Q
I use adblock browser
Brave is also a huge ram hog on Android. Try Opera (or Opera mini if it's an older Android phone) instead.