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Do you trust Brave company and their products: Browser, Search, VPN, etc..?
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Because chromium-based browsers are better in some regards (extensions, good folder support on android). Habit also matter π
That's in your head. I cannot think of anything Firefox won't do for me. And if I came across something I needed chromium for, I would open it that one time. My privacy is worth that tiniest bit of effort.
As an independent computer consultant full time, I operate heavily through my browser for a good 60% of my work.
The ability to send tabs to my phone or desktop at will is enough for me. Firefox always.
For me, there are a few plugins that don't exist on Firefox, which I need. The plugin environment isn't nearly as robust or kept up-to-date as chromium-based browsers.
Which plugins are they?
Mainly Dragon Medical One
Fair enough. That's a fairly niche case, but I could see myself using a chromium browser if I had to use this tool at work, but then switching back to Firefox for everything else.
I still wouldn't use Brave, though, and it would be even better if more developers started supporting Firefox instead.
I agree. I guess I could just use Firefox on mobile and home but use Brave for work.
Iβd be interested to hear which plugins you are referring to as my experience with Firefox has been much the opposite. I often find the plug-in selection lacking when required to use a Chromium based browser.
Mainly Dragon Medical One
Tabs folders on Android is a big reason to use Brave instead of Firefox. Tab management is way better. Not some habit. Straight facts. But Firefox has different benefits. F.E. multiple search engines to use in search bar.
Tab folders became such a nuisance for me on Chrome Mobile I started using Firefox. I keep only 5-6 tabs open at a time, webpages opening in the same tab group thing was just too confusing for my very lean tab management mind. Now my 5 tabs really had "9 tabs".
Firefox tab management is way simpler. It can be good for some people. But sometimes I miss good tab management support in Firefox.
@FarLine99 @orbituary that's just Google Chrome tab management. You can get the same thing from Cromite, and it's not even owned by an ad company!
Yup. Cromite is also a very good option. Good to see legacy of Bromite is not lost.
I really like Vivaldi's tab management on Android myself. It's more desktop like.
Yup. Good to know you are happy ππ€
Chromium browsers could one day be forced to adopt Google Chromeβs updates to maintain their licenses. This could mean that Chromeβs war against ad-block could spread even to Brave. That gives Google too much control over the internet for any one company.
It definetly can happen. Using Firefox is very important this days. Definetly. So do I. Giving all control about WEB to Google is too bad idea. But it is reality we see.
you mean how Brave doesn't let you install any on mobile, while Firefox does?
Firefox Android extension support is a killer feature. Use it extensively. I was talking about some extensions that are not available on desktop Firefox compared to chromium browsers.
Being able to use Ublock Origin on my Android was a game changer. I can't see using any other browser on mobile.
Can I ask which extensions on chromium browsers that you use that aren't on Firefox. For me, I've found every extension I ever needed on Firefox.
For me, everything is OK. But I heard people that needed very specific extensions for work/hobby/productivity that are not available in Firefox. So Brave will be just better on desktop then π
Can you expand on this? What do you mean by "folder support"? I use Firefox on Android (Fennec branch), and I guess I'm not sure what I'm missing.
Folders for browser tabs. And all in all, working with tabs is more convenient in Chromium browsers.
I've never had a problem on Firefox. What is the complaint people have about browser tabs in Firefox? The only complaints I've seen have been strictly cosmetic.
I do agree it would be nice to have more folders for my mobile bookmarks. It's actually one thing that perplexes me. Seems like such a basic thing. It definitely would not make me switch browsers, though, especially not to Brave.
Edit: Perhaps ironically, I just remembered the thing that made me switch from Chrome on Android once and for all was their insistence on displaying browser tabs as cards. At the time, I had heard many of the same myths and half-truths about Firefox that are being shared in this thread (slow, buggy, won't recognize certificates). Happily, I discovered none of these things were accurate, and in fact if anything it ran faster and more efficiently on my device. It was at that point that I also started becoming more concerned about my privacy, and I subsequently learned that I was already using the best browser where privacy is concerned -- I just had to adjust a few settings and switch to a different branch. Funny how "better browser tabs" is hailed as a reason to use a chromium-based browser, when I found the better browser tabs in Firefox all along!
Fency is my addon of choice does all the same but better.
Android π«‘
Firefox for Android allows you to install add-ons
But addons for customizing UI do not work. Can you give me link to this add-on?
Are you suggesting Firefox doesn't work out of the box?
No, I mean thst Firefox does not have privacy enchainment tools enabled/installed out of the box. You have to do it manually.
Also a big reason to use it.