Direct integration with Google accounts. And some sites... ahem, looking at you Engadget... still toggle features based on UserAgent detection.
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Direct integration with Google accounts. And some sites... ahem, looking at you Engadget... still toggle features based on UserAgent detection.
Easy, using the iCloud Bookmarks extension on your desktop version of Chrome. That is what I do and have never had any sync issues, it works flawlessly. Updates I make on Safari iOS are reflected in desktop Chrome and vice versa.
Google passwords are also accessible in iOS as if it were Bitwarden or LastPass.
This was my favorite change to Safari ever. Kinda said it took Google this long to figure it out. And people say Apple is behind the curve...
Finally! I'm glad Google is feeling healthy competition and started to listen their users
Privacy browser Brave busted for autocompleting URLs to versions it profits from
Chromium-based Brave stumbles in its efforts to shake up the browser business with cryptocurrency and privacy.
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Brave browser begins controversial ad repeal-and-replace tests
The browser maker is now serving replacement ads to as many as 1,000 volunteers who agreed to help test out the company's plans.
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Brave is truly a scam. They prey on the "privacy gullible". It's nothing more than Chromium, which Google does all the work and open sources.
Again. Nonsense. The first link is incredibly old news that Brave has both rectified and apologized for, but seems to be something that anti-Brave folks want to hold onto for the rest of eternity and it’s actually a big nothing burger at this point. This is basically the only bad thing they have done and when you compare it to the atrocities of Google and Microsoft, it's infinitesimally irrelevant by comparison. The second link is even older and requires the consent of the user to opt into receiving alternative ads, and the user can also get paid for the ads in crypto. The option is mostly off by default, but you can completely turn it off in the settings and never have to think about it again.Privacy browser Brave busted for autocompleting URLs to versions it profits from
Chromium-based Brave stumbles in its efforts to shake up the browser business with cryptocurrency and privacy.
Brave browser begins controversial ad repeal-and-replace tests
The browser maker is now serving replacement ads to as many as 1,000 volunteers who agreed to help test out the company's plans.
Brave is truly a scam. They prey on the "privacy gullible". It's nothing more than Chromium, which Google does all the work and open sources.
We all know what Chromium is and it's not "nothing more than Chromium." It's been stripped of all the data-harvesting Google garbage and replaced with crypto-centric alternative advertising that the user has to willingly opt into in order to see and again ... can be completely turned off. If all the ad blocking features are turned on, I generally get a 99% ad blocking result with online ad blocking tests. If you want even more ad blocking, you can add your own custom filter lists like you can do with uBlock Origin. There's also anti-social media features built in as well. The iOS version of the app has the best ad blocking of all the browsers available on iOS. Brave even has a background audio feature that lets you listen to things like YouTube in the background without having to pay for YouTube Premium.
There aren't any better alternatives at this point. You can use Firefox, which only exists because Google allows them to exist. Almost 100% of their funding comes directly from Google as they don't want to appear to be a monopoly. So if you think using Firefox is fighting the good fight, it's an illusion. If you use a fork of Firefox, like a "hardened" Firefox, then you generally miss out on things like syncing across devices. Brave can be thought of has "hardened" Chromium.
Safari is okay, but there's no privacy-based search engines you can use as it's been made pretty clear that DuckDuckGo gives their data to Microsoft and even now there's still no option to add a custom search engine. The fingerprint blocking also leaves a lot to be desired in Safari compared to other browsers, especially Brave. Brave has Brave Search, which is still a work in progress but is getting better all the time. Brave is also the only browser that blocks Google trackers in the Chrome Web Store.
There is no perfect browser. And none of the browser companies have a perfect track record. Brave has made mistakes, but they've rectified those mistakes and the issue has been seriously way overblown. Let it go already.
Braves markets to "privacy gullible" users. They're also selling an unregistered security in BAT. They're known to do shady stuff. People who actually trust Brave is insane.
Let me guess, you're a BAT bag holder?
That’s not an argument. You’ve provided nothing of actual substance. Just an opinion. “They’re known to do shady stuff” isn’t an argument. They did a questionable thing years ago that they’ve apologized for and nothing has happened since. What browser/company do you “trust?” I don’t use their crypto. I like the out-of-the-box privacy and ad-blocking features, especially on iOS where good ad blocking is completely and utterly worthless in other browsers outside of Safari extensions.
Same! It makes complete sense to have it on the bottom. I’m so used to it now I get confused when I use my wife’s phone.
The thing with bottom address bar is that the top results is still, well, at the top of the screen.
Results list and Siri Suggestions appearing at the top of the screen makes sense when you use a top address bar because they come right below the address bar.
Moving the address bar to the bottom should also have inverted the results list and Siri Suggestions so the the top hits are closest to the address bar, therefore at the bottom, too, right above the address bar.
Results list and Siri Suggestions appearing at the top of the screen makes sense when you use a top address bar because they come right below the address bar.
Moving the address bar to the bottom should also have inverted the results list and Siri Suggestions so the the top hits are closest to the address bar, therefore at the bottom, too, right above the address bar.
I've been using iCab mobile browser since 2013. And you can put browser search bar at the top or bottom. So Chrome might be late compared to Safari. But Safari and Brave and all other browsers have been playing catch up with iCab for longer.
I cannot believe iCab still exists. I used to use it a million years ago.
Yes! I'm very happy with it still, and the support from the developer. Ad blocking, downloading, customizing, it's always had it all and I do not know why it is not more popular. Possibly too complicated for average users?
If I must choose between synced bookmarks/tabs versus safari with adblock + darkreader the choice is very easy.
My bookmarks don’t change much each year and links I want to save crossplatform I just share in WhatsApp with myself or Notes.
My bookmarks don’t change much each year and links I want to save crossplatform I just share in WhatsApp with myself or Notes.
Same here. That was one of the biggest adjustments for me when I switched from my Windows Phone. Very happy to see this happening in more places now.
Well any source on such claim?
As far as I know only shady parts were Brave search and those crypto stuff. All of that can be easily disabled.
Also you're naive if you believe ads itself don't harvest your data. So using vanilla Safari means you let ad companies harvest your data the most possible way.
The thing is, it's easier/more trustworthy to add content blockers to a browser whose maker's business model doesn't primarily hinge on ads.
Definitely. uBlock Origin is the way. It's the open source and independent ad blocker which works well and is maintained. It unfortunately does not work on Safari though.
All ad blocker extensions for Safari are shady at best and arguably worse than Brave browser. Once sideloading is the option, I really hope full fledged Firefox with uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger becomes available as this is in my opinion the best option from the privacy standpoint.