Brave Private Web Browser, VPN User Reviews

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Item was broken on arrival

Item arrived broken. This was my third order from this company. All were well packaged and arrived ok apart from this one. Damaged by delivery courier and not the fault of sender who refunded my money in full and let me keep the light, which we glued and still used as it was better than the one we needed to replace. They are slow to respond but did eventually sort it all out for us once they did. They are a busy yard so give them a few days to answer and be patient.
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New to this search engine

I was using the Duck search engine until I heard a podcast on security, so installed this instead. I’m enjoying the AI section at the top with suggestions, without fearing the intrusion. Searches are bringing up good content and answers. Only used it for a week, however I’m suitably impressed. I will be promoting this to family and friends’ as I agree with Brave’s moral standards and trust the integrity of the developers. I hope they gain greater popularity and develop an email service too.
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Add Custom Backgrounds

Please add custom backgrounds already I dislike the limited options available right now, other browsers have had custom backgrounds for quite some time now and many users have suggested both in reviews and on your site for requesting features that you add the feature with one request of the topic being 4 years old and yet we are still limited to 2 subpar options please add the feature already so I can make the browser my main one, I along with many others have requested the feature in your feature request page of your support website but to no luck so please speed up development on that.
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Great but not the Best

good browser but if they just took out all the ai and crypto stuff it would be a top notch browser for sure.

Canada very difficult to access websites.

Not sure if the censorship bills passed in canada legislature are playing a role in difficult accessing websites? Also having problems when VPN is on since the Bill C11 and other bills passed in corrupt legislature left and right no difference.

This Used to Be My Number 1 Browser

This browser used to be my go-to for everything. It was reliable, fast, and user-friendly. However, recently, I’ve been facing constant issues that are making it hard to stick with This browser used to be my go-to for everything. It was reliable, fast, and user-friendly. However, recently, I’ve been facing constant issues that are making it hard to stick with it.

Download Errors:
Every time I try to download a video to my offline playlist, I encounter errors. This is incredibly frustrating, especially when I need to access content without an internet connection.

Background Audio Pauses:
Another issue is that the audio pauses whenever I leave the app running in the background. This disrupts my workflow and makes it difficult to enjoy uninterrupted audio.

Decline in Quality:
Overall, the app’s performance has declined. It used to be excellent, but now these errors are making it hard to use effectively. I hope these issues can be resolved soon, as I really liked using this browser.
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Really great and secreted The best Brave web

I've been looking for private browser and with vpn since I didn't use different emails or browsers to protect my main email address and phone number and more, because of that I got my device hacked and got my ssn exposed and more,

Thanks to brave, I can now see what to do to keep my identity of trackers out there and thieves, and what I love about brave it's that it it has its own account basically Like your own private own unique to you and much more, Honestly this is the best app ever and beats all other browsers out there, then the best part is that is ment for 17+, which tells you that this app is legit, unlike like those other browser apps that say 4+, those have no protection,
Brave on the other hand is the best, and private Now I'm much smarter, and it also shows. You real time and date searches or you can pick in the settings, but in general it shows you everything that is on date and this year and day, and it's excellent keeping stuff private, and to not fall for scams again,
THANK YOU SO MUCH BRAVE, I'm a monthly subscriber!! ☺️⭐️🌟
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Install Brave, set default browser

This is the only one browser you must install and then set as default Browser on iPad and iPhone. Brave sync works awesome. Ad free browsing is life changing. Truly. Ditch all other Browsers who will show ada on your face on every sites and pixels.

Perfect Browser!

I stopped using this browser a couple of years ago because it didn’t seem too user friendly, and other browsers I was used to using were much easier to navigate. My thing was being able to tap on a phone number or an address and it just be automatically calling or navigating to wherever I’m trying to get. Well after hearing a highly notable figure mention Brave, I decided to give it another go. And they’ve made this app PERFECT! It’s really incredibly smooth! I love how I can customize my experience to the point where I can choose if want to see ads, and how aggressive I want my ad blocker to be. There’s much I haven’t mentioned. What sold me was the moment I searched for the local sushi spot in my town to see if I could tap the phone number to make the call, and IT WORKED! Deleted my other browsers on the spot.

If you value privacy, and being able to tailor your own experience without big tech forcing ads down your throat, then you need to download this browser right now!!
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A privacy-focused alternative, but not without its flaws

Brave is a better browser than the likes of Chrome in that it is more privacy-friendly, and its business model doesn’t revolve around gathering and selling your data.

The built-in ad blocker works well and rarely breaks, even bypassing annoying video ads by default. This can be further improved by setting the privacy options to "strict."

While they’ve done a good job of delivering a user-friendly interface, the browser is packed with so many features that it almost tries to be more than just a simple browser. Their built-in AI cannot easily be blocked, let alone removed completely, and their crypto rewards, while understandable, are a questionable business practice that can’t be ignored. To use the rewards, which don’t work as well on iOS as they do on the Chromium versions, you must set up a crypto wallet, exposing your data to their partners.

The offline video feature is a nice touch, but their syncing system is weak and unreliable compared to Safari or Firefox.

Overall, it’s a good product, but it’s heavily bloated and less reliable than Safari with Wipr or Firefox Focus.
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