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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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The open letter we signed asks Google to:

Rescind the mandatory registration
Engage transparently on security improvements that respect Android's openness
Commit to platform neutrality

Privacy should be easy for users and developers alike! https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

keepandroidopen.org

An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution

Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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Google has a history of proposing mechanisms that expand its control over users and developers. Manifest V2 deprecation, the AMP Project and Privacy Sandbox are just a few recent examples. We opposed each of these proposals and we oppose this developer registry as well.

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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Mandatory developer registration is a serious privacy risk. A single corporation would create a database of extensive information on every person who writes Android software. This could cause creators of privacy-preserving apps to leave Android.

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 15mo ago

Brave for Android is now available as an F-Droid repository! 📱🤖

This officially-supported repository allows you to install the browser and get automatic updates without using the Google Play app.

We're excited to make our browser available on a decentralized and account-free platform that's free of Big Tech restrictions and tracking.

Learn how to install Brave for Android through our F-Droid repository here: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Installing-Brave-on-Android

GitHub

Installing Brave on Android

Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows. - brave/brave-browser

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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Starting September 2026, Android app devs must register with Google and upload government-issued ID, even if they don't use the Google Play Store. This decision undermines Android's user-first ecosystem, presents massive privacy risks, and deepens Google’s surveillance economy.

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

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Android is an open platform that lets users install apps outside Google Play. For example, they can download Brave via F-Droid to avoid Google's restrictions and tracking. However, by forcing developers to register, Google makes itself the gatekeeper. https://brave.com/blog/keep-android-open/

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 13mo ago

Brave discovered a security flaw in Perplexity's Comet browser that could allow someone to steal login details from you using something as simple as a comment on a social media post.

@Futurism@flipboard.com has the full story: https://futurism.com/ai-browser-hackers-drain-bank-account-public-reddit-post

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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If you want to use Microsoft Recall with Brave, here's how to disable this new protection: 1) Go to Settings > Privacy and security 2) Turn off "Block Microsoft Recall." https://brave.com/privacy-updates/35-block-recall/

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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You can read more about the performance test's results and our methodology in today's blog. We plan to run similar tests for desktop and iOS in the future. We'll also periodically re-run these tests to ensure Brave maintains its high performance. Read more about our test results and methodology here: https://brave.com/blog/brave-android-one-eight-zero-plus-performance/

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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Bandwidth consumed: Brave used up to 34% less inbound data and 55% less outbound data than DuckDuckGo, and up to 16% less inbound and 51% less outbound than the other browsers. Our browser minimizes data usage by blocking unwanted requests.

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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Microsoft has made some positive changes to Recall to address the privacy concerns. Giving Recall unrestricted access to users' browsing activity is still too risky, though. The best way for us to protect our users is to proactively disable this feature.

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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Page load speed: Brave consistently outperforms the other browsers in this test. Brave has the fastest overall load time distribution, and loaded over 80% of the pages in less than 2.5 seconds.

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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RAM: Brave uses, on average, 31.1% less memory than DuckDuckGo, 9.8% than Edge, and 40.1% than Firefox. Brave's RAM usage is 4.6% higher than Chrome. This gap is mainly due to our native ad and tracker blocking. We're working to lower this memory usage.

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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Recall screenshots the user's desktop to help them search through past activity. These images are saved locally, which means that they could be seen by anyone with access to the PC. Security researchers proved that this data could be remotely stolen: https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-recall-privilege-escalation/

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 14mo ago

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Battery and CPU: Brave uses 3.9% less energy than Chrome, Edge, and Firefox and 5.5% less CPU on average. It uses 23.7% less energy and 17.6% less CPU than DuckDuckGo. On review, we found a resource management issue in DDG that we shared with its team: https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/issues/6433

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Brave @brave@mastodon.social

· 18mo ago

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You can hover over the split between tabs and drag it to change the size of each site. Click the three dots at the top of the split to cancel it or swap the sites' positions.

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