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better-brave-android

My recommendations for the ultimate configuration of the Brave Browser on Android :)

NOTE: This is specifically tailored for Brave on Android. For Desktop, see here, and for iOS, see here.

NOTE: This project can be found on both Codeberg, which will act as the main & preferred way to contribute, and GitHub.

Brave Shields & privacy

Block trackers & ads -> Block trackers & ads (Aggressive)

Auto-redirect AMP pages -> ✅

Auto-redirect tracking URLs -> ✅

Upgrade connections to HTTPS -> Require all connections to use HTTPS (strict)

Block Scripts -> ✅ (This will cause breakage, but it heavily improves privacy & security, so I'd recommend enabling it if possible and if you're willing to re-enable scripts on sites that need it)

Block Cookies -> Block third-party cookies (Should be default)

Block Fingerprinting -> Fingerprinting blocked (strict, may break sites)

Prevent fingerprinting via language settings -> ✅

Content Filtering:

  • EasyList Cookie -> ✅

  • Fanboy's Annoyances + uBO Annoyances -> ✅

  • Fanboy's Social -> ✅

  • Fanboy's Anti-Newsletter -> ✅

  • Fanboy's Mobile Notifications -> ✅

  • Fanboy's Anti-chat Apps -> ✅

  • Bypass Paywalls Clean Filters -> ✅

Don't forget to select UPDATE in the top right corner when you're done here.


Forget me when I close this site -> ✅ (This feature drastically improves privacy, I would highly recommend using it and just setting exceptions for sites you need to stay logged in to)

Allow Google login buttons on third party sites -> ❌

Allow Facebook logins and embedded posts -> ❌

Allow Twitter embedded tweets -> ❌

Allow LinkedIn embedded posts -> ❌

Allow app links to open in apps outside of Brave -> ❌

WebRTC IP handling policy -> Disable non-proxied UDP (Don't set this if you have to call on the web through services like Discord & Zoom)

Safe Browsing -> No protection (not recommended)(On Android, Safe Browsing requires Google Play Services and as such is proprietary and questionable. As long as you have other protection in place (See secure DNS & Additional recommendations below), then I don't think its worth using here)

Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved -> ❌

Unstoppable Domains -> Resolve Method -> Disabled

Ethereum Name Service -> Resolve Method -> Disabled

Ethereum Name Service -> ENS offchain lookup -> Disabled

Solana Name Service -> Resolve Method -> Disabled

IPFS Gateway -> ❌

Use secure DNS -> ✅

Use secure DNS -> Choose another provider -> Pick a private, secure, & reputable DNS provider of your choice, I would recommend setting up your own NextDNS configuration if you are able to (See my recommendations for NextDNS here, otherwise I would recommend Quad9: https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query (Even if you have a private/secure DNS provider set on your OS/network level, make sure to still set it here too like this, so that you can take advantage of Encrypted Client Hello)

Block cookie consent notices -> ✅

Block Switch to App Notices -> ✅

Close tabs on exit -> ✅

Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A) -> ❌

Automatically send diagnostic reports -> ❌

Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave -> ❌

Show autocomplete in address bar -> ❌

Improve search suggestions -> ❌

Show top sites in autocomplete -> ❌

Brave Wallet

Default Ethereum wallet -> None

Default Solana wallet -> None

Display Web3 notifications -> ❌

Enable NFT discovery -> ❌

Search engines

Standard Tab -> Brave

Private Tab -> Brave

Password Manager

Save passwords -> ❌ (You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)

Auto Sign-in -> ❌

Notifications

All "Brave Ads" notifications -> ❌

Browser -> ❌

Active downloads -> ✅

Private -> ✅

Playing media -> ✅

Brave Browser -> ❌

Site settings

Permissions -> Location -> Blocked

Permissions -> Camera -> Blocked(Obviously don't set if you use sites that need camera access, but you can still set exceptions for sites if needed)

Permissions -> Microphone -> Blocked(Obviously don't set if you use sites that need microphone access, but you can still set exceptions for sites if needed)

Permissions -> Notifications -> Blocked

Permissions -> Motion sensors -> Blocked

Permissions -> USB -> Blocked

Permissions -> Clipboard -> Blocked from reading clipboard

Permissions -> Virtual reality -> Blocked

Permissions -> Augmented reality -> Blocked

Content -> Pop-ups and redirects -> Blocked(Should be default)

Content -> Protected content -> Blocked ❌ - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next

Content -> Dark theme for sites -> On(See brave://flags below)

Content -> Autoplay -> Blocked

Content -> Google Sign-In -> Blocked

Downloads

Ask where to save files (if SD card is detected) -> ✅

Automatically open when possible -> ❌

Show download progress notifications -> ✅

Media

Widevine DRM -> ❌ - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next

Background play -> ✅

Appearance

Brave Rewards icon -> ❌

Brave Ads -> ❌

Disable Sharing Hub -> ✅

New Tab Page

Show Sponsored Images -> ❌

Show Top Sites -> ❌

Accessibility

Force enable zoom -> ✅

Simplified view for web pages -> ✅

Payment methods

Save and fill payment methods -> ❌ (You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)

Manually verify every time you pay using autofill -> ✅

Addresses and more

Save and fill addresses -> ❌ (You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)

Autofill in private tabs

Autofill in private tabs -> ❌

brave://flags

#android-open-pdf-inline -> Enabled

#brave-adblock-default-1p-blocking -> Enabled

#brave-block-screen-fingerprinting -> Enabled

#brave-extension-network-blocking -> Enabled

#brave-ipfs -> Disabled

#brave-rewards-vbat-notice -> Disabled

#brave-safe-browsing -> Disabled (On Android, Safe Browsing requires Google Play Services and as such is proprietary and questionable. As long as you have other protection in place (See secure DNS above & Additional recommendations below), then I don't think its worth using here)

#brave-speedreader -> Enabled

#brave-wallet-bitcoin -> Disabled

#darken-websites-checkbox-in-themes-setting -> Enabled (This will allow you to toggle Dark theme for sites under Site settings above)

#enable-site-per-process -> Enabled

#native-brave-wallet -> Disabled

#strict-origin-isolation -> Enabled

Additional recommendations

  • Use a (reputable) VPN. I would recommend either Mullvad or ProtonVPN.

  • Use a (reputable) anti-virus if possible, such as Hypatia. NOTE: You should install Hypatia through the DivestOS Official Repo instead of F-Droid's main repo, as it will allow you to receive quicker updates directly from the developer. It's also recommended to use F-Droid Basic as your F-Droid client of choice.