A new way to surf the Internet can also turn it over. Brave Brower - from co-founder of Firefox Brendan Aich - offers cross-platform compatibility, speed, security, tabs without distractions and more.
Why use Brave? Brave Browser has unique systems to protect your privacy, reduce download time and generate revenue for users by displaying content from Brave's own secure ad network. Once its network collapses, the Eich team will share revenue between users, publishers and the ad network using the following model: users get 10-15%, which they can convert into bitcoins and send to their favorite websites. Publishers get 55%. The brave and his advertising network gets 15% each.
So how does Brave on Mobile cope with its competitors such as Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Puffin? This article discusses Brave's features, performance, security and privacy.
Where did Brave come from?
After purchasing Chris Lacy's Link Bubble Browser (Android), the Eich team discovered the source code and began rebuilding it, along with a completely different version for the PC.
We wrote about Link Bubble
before. Although Link Bubble hasn't been stable on any of my mobile devices, Brave iteration ensures stable performance. It is currently one of my favorite apps. My favorite use: it works great for opening tabs when reading RSS
(FeedMe is the best RSS reader for offline use on Android
). But there are many other applications, such as opening web links in an email, spreadsheet or PDF.
Platform availability
Brave Browser for Android, iOS, Linux, Macintosh and Windows (Windows Vista or later). It is also fully open source. Here are the download links:
Download: Android
Download: IOS
Brave is also available on the desktop (we wrote about Brave on the desktop
). For desktop Linux users, you need to compile the source code yourself. It seems that there are no .DEB files available for installation.
Features of a brave browser
The mobile application differs significantly from the desktop version. Instead of opening links in the foreground, Brave opens a Facebook-style chat roomthat looks like a bubble.
Clicking on it opens the browser. Pressing, holding and sliding it to the left bubble will share information with Google+. Clicking on the bubble to the right will open the content using any application you want. Sliding it to the bubble marked "X" removes the page. Users can configure any of these settings, so if you prefer to use Twitter or Facebook, all you have to do is install the default application in the Brave Settings menu.
Read also: Final Firefox 3.5 Acceleration Guide
Bubble up
Some of its competitors in the floating bubble browser market include Javelin Browser and Flynx. Two similar browsers are Firefox and Snap Browser [no longer available]. Both offer background loading tabs, known as queuing tabs
This feature should be enabled in Firefox, and Snap Browser is no longer being developed (although the application is still available).
Some other features include themes and incognito mode. Customizable Brave themes, including night mode (which is great for AMOLED screens)
). For those concerned about privacy, users may choose to activate incognito mode, which completely prevents cookies from being stored.
On the other hand, Brave does not offer image compression - and it is the only browser that does not offer this option. For people with limited budgets, you can use Chrome, Firefox (with a compression extension), Opera or Puffin.
Octane 2.0: JavaScript
Google has developed the Octane test to speed up JavaScript development. The test is fully focused on running JavaScript. Theoretically, Chrome should outperform its competitors in this field.
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In fact, Puffin dominates the performance of JavaScript with incredible profits. Brave's performance drops dramatically at the bottom. Although all browsers look bad compared to Puffin.
RoboHornet: Multispectrum
RoboHornet tests browsers using a set of tests, from frame rendering to animated GIF files. It generates a "normalized" score, where 100 is average. Any results above 100 mean better than average performance. Remember that mobile browsers run on slower hardware, so their results should be below average.
I can't explain it, but Puffin's taking the competition away. Other browsers are roughly the same in performance.
Bmark: HTML5
Bmark measures the ability of a browser to display HTML5 3D content. It is also a pretty good indicator of browser performance in HTML5.
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Chrome wins by a long shot, although Opera and Puffin offer decent numbers. Brave and Firefox raise the rear.
Test MakeUseOf.com
It's a real test. I simply download MakeUseOf.com three times in each browser and use the stopwatch to determine how long the site should take to load. The best result is used. MakeUseOf uses a lot of JavaScript, so (theoretically) Puffin should load the site faster than the rest. The brave Browser should be the last to arrive dead.
As the numbers show, I was half right. Puffin was the leader in all browsers. However, Brave was in second place, which is contrary to expectations. The results show that Brave's advertising replacement strategy accelerates the work with the browser, as a large amount of download time requires a large amount of JavaScript.
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Read also: Faster and better with mouse gestures
Is Brave Browser safe?
I checked the security and privacy of all browsers using two tools: Panopticlick and Perfect Privacy. For those who are interested, we have compiled a list of tools that are useful for finding security vulnerabilities
Brave offers adequate, albeit problematic, user privacy. On the one hand, this is tantamount to Opera and Chrome in preventing unethical user tracking policies. But it is vulnerable to mask removal even when combined with a virtual proxy network (VPN).
Cookie tracking: Brave stops certain types of unethical cookie tracking
All but one of the browsers tested also stops tracking users. The dead end is the only one who fails.
Invisible trackingAdvertisers can track users if they open their emails through a so-called "invisible tracker". Brave Browser passes this test, which Puffin and Chrome fail. Opera and Firefox are also tested.
Third parties who respect "Don't Track": Brave stops cookies from companies that adhere to ethical standards. Puffin and Firefox (Firefox added DoNotTrack last year) have the ability to enable cookies from the Do Not Track list. The rest (to the best of my knowledge) is not.
Fingerprints in the browser: All browsers do not pass a fingerprint check on the browser. Fingerprints are also the least reliable method of identifying users, although they should apply to all Internet users.
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Brave Panopticlick browser results
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IP WebRTC leak: WebRTC
Vulnerability of leakage is a serious privacy issue affecting most browsers except Firefox (use the Happy Bonobo extension if you are a Firefox user). Brave is exposed to leaks. Even most VPNs do not protect against this. If you don't know what a VPN is
Think about reading about the best VPN services around. I recommend CryptoStorm, although Private Internet Access (PIA) is also a good (and inexpensive) choice.
What's the best mobile browser?
It depends on what you need. For those looking for a browser that opens tabs quickly, it will be difficult to find a great alternative to Brave. If you need to compress images to save mobile data, all other browsers offer the best option. If you need the speed of Brave in the real world, the speed is good. In terms of privacy, Brave is the best.
