FatCat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1945arrow-down166file-text
arrow-up1879arrow-down1imageThe DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.lemmy.worldFatCat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square119linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAMDIsOurLord@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up193arrow-down7·1 year agoBrave 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)
minus-squaremeliaesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoUnfortunately brave has the best desktop layout when using Samsung DeX.
minus-squaremeliaesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoOh, haven’t tried that one. I have just experienced the awful aspect ratio on Firefox.
minus-squareGoodtoknow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down10·1 year agoBrave on iOS is one of the more legitimate ways of getting an ad blocker
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down3·1 year agoFirefox has adblockers on mobile
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoFirefos 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-ons for the desktop,%2C Mac%2C Windows and Linux
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year agoI see. Another reaffirmation in my choice to not use iphone.
minus-squareaclarkc@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 year agoCheck out Orion! Firefox and Chrime add on support. Edit: Also like Vivaldi. If you want device wide I can highly recommend NextDNS
minus-squareSyrc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve been using Safari + AdGuard for a while and I don’t remember seeing any ad.
minus-squareHermokuolio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·1 year agowhats wrong with chromium?
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoIt allows Google to continue controlling the Internet.
minus-squareSamueru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down15·edit-21 year agoBrave is great, has configurable keybinds, nice default adblock block list, vertical tabs, syncing sessions without email, etc. And on android it can play youtube vids on the background. The crypto ads just get disabled on the new tab page, you don’t even have to go to the settings lol. And vivaldi is partially closed source btw.
minus-squaretocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoThere are crypto ads involved in the product though? Fuck that, even if it was default off
minus-squareSamueru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBrave is an interesting case, they found a way to make money that doesn’t involve tracking their users, making deals with google or be closed source lol If you hate that fine, I definitely prefer that than the other alternatives lol.
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)
Unfortunately brave has the best desktop layout when using Samsung DeX.
Better than Kiwi?
Oh, haven’t tried that one. I have just experienced the awful aspect ratio on Firefox.
Brave on iOS is one of the more legitimate ways of getting an ad blocker
Firefox has adblockers on mobile
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-ons for the desktop,%2C Mac%2C Windows and Linux
I see. Another reaffirmation in my choice to not use iphone.
Check out Orion! Firefox and Chrime add on support.
Edit: Also like Vivaldi. If you want device wide I can highly recommend NextDNS
I’ve been using Safari + AdGuard for a while and I don’t remember seeing any ad.
whats wrong with chromium?
It allows Google to continue controlling the Internet.
Brave is great, has configurable keybinds, nice default adblock block list, vertical tabs, syncing sessions without email, etc.
And on android it can play youtube vids on the background.
The crypto ads just get disabled on the new tab page, you don’t even have to go to the settings lol. And vivaldi is partially closed source btw.
There are crypto ads involved in the product though? Fuck that, even if it was default off
Brave is an interesting case, they found a way to make money that doesn’t involve tracking their users, making deals with google or be closed source lol
If you hate that fine, I definitely prefer that than the other alternatives lol.