Brave Browser Reports Spike in EU Installs After iOS 17.4 DMA Changes

Alternative browser company Brave has reported a sharp increase in iPhone installs since Apple made sweeping changes to iOS in order to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Union. With the recent iOS 17.4 update, users in the EU are presented with a splash screen upon opening Safari that allows them to […]

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Brave : le navigateur lance un assistant IA pas comme les autres sur Android

Brave, le navigateur qui bloque les publicités et les traqueurs, introduit une nouvelle fonctionnalité pour ses utilisateurs Android : un assistant IA appelé Leo. Brave vient de présenter Leo, un assistant intelligent et polyvalent qui peut aider les utilisateurs à effectuer diverses tâches, comme résumer des pages web, traduire des pages, créer du contenu, etc. […]

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Brave web browser gets AI assistant on Android

In November 2023, Brave Software introduced an AI assistant called Leo in the Brave web browser for desktops. Now, the company is rolling out Leo to the Brave web browser for Android. Brave Leo can perform many tasks, including answering your questions, summarizing webpages and videos, translating pages, generating long-form written content, creating transcriptions of […]

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Brave Browser for Windows now runs natively on ARM64 architecture

Brave Software has announced that Brave Browser for Windows now runs natively on the ARM64 architecture. It means that the web browser should now require fewer resources to run, resulting in improved battery life and faster system performance, and run more smoothly on devices with ARM chipsets, such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3, […]

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How to get started with Brave browser on Windows 11

On Windows 11, even though it comes with Microsoft Edge as the default browser, you can choose and set any browser as your default, including Brave.  Brave is a free and open-source modern web browser created by Brave Software Inc. based on Google’s Chromium browser project that uses the same browsing engine as Google Chrome, […]

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Brave Search makes its final split from Bing but keeps Google fallback

What you need to know Brave has been building out its own search engine that until now has been integrating the Bing API as well.  That’s now over as Brave has announced it’s completely independent. Bing only previously represented 7% of search queries anyway, but Brave is retaining the option to use Google as a […]

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Brave Browser’s Firewall + VPN Service Expands to Desktop, Gains Cross-Platform Functionality

Alternative browser company Brave today announced that its Firewall + VPN service has expanded to the desktop, which means it is available for use on Macs and PCs in addition to iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. Brave has long offered a VPN service on the iPhone and iPad, but now it will be available cross-platform […]

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Brave Search joins the AI party with its new Summarizer tool

What you need to know Brave, best known for its Chromium-based web browser now has its own AI tools built into its search engine.  Summarizer, powered by Brave AI, will provide a smart summary of information at the top of search based on the question asked.  It’s enabled by default on desktop and mobile but […]

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IA : Brave ajoute à sa recherche un outil de résumé

L’éditeur du navigateur Brave, orienté sur la protection de la vie privée, a lancé une fonction d’IA appelée “Summarizer” pour son moteur de recherche. Brave a lancé son moteur de recherche il y a deux ans après avoir racheté le moteur de recherche Tailcat. La société s’est engagée à s’attaquer à Google en mettant l’accent […]

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Brave Search Engine Gains AI-Powered ‘Summarizer’ Option

Open-source privacy-focused browser Brave today introduced a new “Summarizer” option for its dedicated search engine, Brave Search. Powered by large language models (LLMs), the Summarizer is designed to offer up concise answers at the top of the Brave Search results page for any query. This is not a generative AI model like OpenAI, as the […]

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Brave Browser for iOS Gains New ‘Privacy Hub’ and Enhanced Fingerprinting Protections

Privacy-focused browser Brave has updated its iOS app with a new Privacy Hub feature that displays a summary of the trackers it has blocked for specific sites or over a given time span. Similar to Safari’s Privacy Report, the new Privacy Hub in version 1.38 of the browser is designed to educate users about trackers […]

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Le navigateur Brave veut se passer des pages AMP “nuisibles” de Google

Le navigateur Brave, basé sur Chromium, a introduit une nouvelle fonctionnalité appelée De-AMP. Le principe est simple : il s’agit ni plus ni moins que d’en finir avec les pages AMP, ce format mis en place par Google pour alléger et améliorer le chargement de certaines pages sur mobile, en permettant aux utilisateurs de les contourner […]

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Brave has a new De-AMP feature that redirects away from AMP links

Source: Daniel Rubino/Windows Central Brave is rolling out a new feature for its browser that bypasses Google-hosted AMP pages. The De-AMP feature is available in the Nightly and Beta builds of Brave now and will be enabled by default in the future 1.38 release of the desktop and Android versions of the browser. AMP links […]

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New Brave Browser Feature Bypasses ‘Harmful’ Google AMP Pages

Privacy-focused browser Brave has announced a new feature that bypasses pages rendered with Google’s AMP framework and automatically redirects users to the original website. AMP, or Accelerated Mobile Pages, is Google’s non-standard subset of HTML that renders page content to make it look like its coming from the original publisher’s website, when in fact it’s […]

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Brave Browser Says Goodbye to Google As Default Search Engine, Replaces With ‘Privacy-Preserving’ Brave Search

Wednesday October 20, 2021 12:50 am PDT by Sami Fathi The increasingly popular privacy-focused browser Brave is officially saying goodbye to Google as its default search engine, replacing the world’s most popular search engine in favor of “Brave Search,” the company announced in a blog post. Brave Search is Brave’s answer to customers wanting a […]

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Brave Browser’s default search engine will now be Brave Search

Brave has been around for several years now and it keeps on improving. Earlier this year, it made a move to challenge Google by acquiring the Tailcat search engine. The company itself showed “braveness” by being firm on not wanting Google’s FLoC tracking system. The latest is that Brave Search will be officially replacing Google […]

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Brave Search Now Available in Beta as Privacy-Protecting Search Engine Alternative to Google

Brave, the browser which has gained momentum and popularity in recent years, is taking another leap forward in its quest to offer users a more private and secure internet experience. Starting today, Brave browser users will have access to Brave Search in beta, a completely new search engine that offers “unmatched privacy.” [embedded content] Brave […]

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Brave, Vivaldi firm on not wanting Google’s FLoC tracking system

No FLoC. That’s what Brave and Vivaldi have been fighting for. Brave has recently disabled FloC while Vivaldi is saying no to FloC. Google has proposed to implement Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) instead as an improved strategy for privacy and security of users. However, not all parties are happy with the move. Even if […]

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iOS Browser Privacy Compared: Safari vs Firefox vs Brave vs iCab

Several iOS browsers claim to protect your privacy, but not all of them are created equal. We tested four popular options to see which ones make the grade. iOS browsers have come a long ways since the early days of the iPhone and iPad. Right from the outset, Steve Jobs promoted the iPad as a […]

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