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[–] einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de 146 points 2 years ago (7 children)

no i dont trust brave. i did never understand why people would choose brave over firefox+ublockorigen

[–] forgotmylastusername@lemmy.ml 48 points 2 years ago

Popular tech (a la pop sci or pop psych). Brave uses the right techy sounding buzzwords to appeal to the pseudo power user.

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Because chromium-based browsers are better in some regards (extensions, good folder support on android). Habit also matter 🙂

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] drdalek13@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

The ability to send tabs to my phone or desktop at will is enough for me. Firefox always.

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Acat114@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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".

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Firefox tab management is way simpler. It can be good for some people. But sometimes I miss good tab management support in Firefox.

[–] nus@mstdn.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@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!

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yup. Cromite is also a very good option. Good to see legacy of Bromite is not lost.

[–] Lawliss@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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.

[–] narwhalperson@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’d 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.

[–] Lawliss@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Mainly Dragon Medical One

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[–] KorokSpaceProgram@artemis.camp 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Chromium browsers could one day be forced to adopt Google Chrome’s updates to maintain their licenses. This could mean that Chrome’s war against ad-block could spread even to Brave. That gives Google too much control over the internet for any one company.

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] noodlejetski@geddit.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

extensions

you mean how Brave doesn't let you install any on mobile, while Firefox does?

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] creation7758@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FarLine99@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

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 🙂

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[–] SloganLessons@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (12 children)

Chromium based browsers tend to have less issues. I have to use some government websites that have features that won’t work on firefox

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[–] SaintWacko@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I switched back to Firefox, but the one issue I'm having is the gesture add-ons. They just don't work near as well as the ones in Chrome ☹️

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[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

At the time I switched, the built-in blocker worked on a site I regularly used while Firefox+ublock did not (I think it would just prevent things from working or cause infinite ad-loops). If I wasn't looking for an alternative adblocker, would probably have never bothered switching. There's also the "get pocket change from using our browser" thing. Some may have been speculating on the value of BATs?

[–] neutronstar@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

why don't you read mozilla's privacy policy and compare it brave's

[–] Witcher@geddit.social 1 points 2 years ago

I would have choses firefox if it had the support for tab grouping, something chromium browsers do really well and something I need for my workflow.