Brave Browser Discussion & Update Thread

Well, I get the nag screen in both Firefox and Chrome as well now (uBO). I think you have to open Dogpile several times before the nag screen kicks in. It doesn't actually do anything. Just nags. Brave isn't as stealthy as I previously thought.

 

Well, that's not really surprising. Websites don't detect adblockers per se. Rather, they use some code which trigger specific filters. And so they know: Hey, an adblocker is in use!

Hence, if you got such a notification depends on the filter lists you use. Anyway, you probably can get rid of them with the element picker in uBO.

 

You're probably right. I might look into it, although the nag screen isn't regular and does nothing.

 

Brave 1.44.101 (Sept 27, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

Spoiler: Release Notes v1.44.101 (Sep 27th, 2022)

Release Notes v1.44.101 (Sep 27th, 2022)

• Added reading list. (#17959)
• Added pluggable transports and bridges support for Tor. (#1138 )
• Added NFT details page to Brave Wallet. (#22623)
• Added currency selector for “Buy” tab under Brave Wallet. (#23295)
• Added the ability to select a specific RPC URL as active for Brave Wallet. (#20516)
• Added a Brave Wallet native API to access the CoinGecko proxy endpoint. (#21455)
• Added Sardine buy support in Brave Wallet. (#24356)
• Added Sardine to the onboarding on-ramp list under Brave Wallet. (#25414)
• Added .zil TLD support for Unstoppable Domains. (#24621)
• Added “Import from legacy Brave crypto wallets” checkbox when importing a Brave Wallet with a 24-word seed phrase. (#25045)
• Added Fantom chain and tokens to Brave Wallet. (#25029)
• Added “Tab hover mode” configuration options under brave://settings/appearance. (#9906)
• Added the ability to show a solid color background on the New Tab Page. (#23255)
• [Security] Updated Brave Wallet password policy. (#22817)
• [Security] Increased Pbkdf2 iterations for Brave Wallet password. (#24581)
• [Security] Updated Brave Wallet recovery phrase verification to use randomized word indices. (#24683)
• [Security] Added additional password protection when revealing private keys under the Brave Wallet “Account” screen. (#24322)
• [Security] Moved Brave Wallet Ethereum ledger integration to an untrusted iframe. (#24275)
• [Security] Moved Brave Wallet Filecoin ledger integration to an untrusted iframe. (#24449)
• [Security] Extended font randomization fingerprinting protections to cover src:local as reported on HackerOne by xlin. (#23432)
• [Security] Sanitized chrome:// page state for serialized navigation entries. (#24625)
• Implemented swaps in Solana when using Brave Wallet. (#19474)
• Updated Brave Wallet onboarding. (#22591)
• Updated the Brave Wallet “Bridge to Aurora” modal text. (#24923)
• Updated Brave Wallet to create a Solana account by default when creating or restoring a wallet. (#25432)
• Updated brave://rewards page to handle smaller window sizes. (#16619)
• Updated text on the “IPFS is disabled” error page. (#24166)
• Improved de-AMP functionality. (#22917)
• Moved “Show Brave Rewards icon in address bar” to be displayed under brave://settings/rewards. (#24204)
• Moved Tor settings to be displayed under brave://settings/privacy. (#16624)
• Removed default network selection on the “Add custom asset” modal for Brave Wallet. (#23820)
• Removed support for legacy Brave Rewards anonymous Uphold cards. (#24464)
• Removed 2 BAT minimum threshold under Brave Rewards before being able to use Uphold as a custodial provider. (#24759)
• Removed extra spacing from the “Clear browsing data” modal displayed in a Private window and Private window with Tor. (#21771)
• Removed P2A protobuf reporting. (#23146)
• Fixed issue where deleting an NFT from a collection in Brave Wallet removed all NFT’s from that collection. (#24238)
• Fixed incorrect address being displayed via the Brave Wallet “Send” modal when an ENS domain has no ETH address. (#25308 )
• Fixed providers under the onboarding on-ramp list not being sorted in alphabetical order via Brave Wallet. (#24700)
• Fixed visibility issues with the password tooltip under Brave Wallet when creating a new wallet while using dark mode. (#24814)
• Fixed WebTorrent not adapting to theme changes. (#24498 )
• Fixed UI on torrent and magnet link pages. (#22596)
• Fixed Chromium bookmark icons appearing under search suggestions. (#24247)
• Fixed persistent error message on “Enter a sync code” modal in certain cases. (#23772)
• Fixed IPFS interstitial page not being shown when redirected from .eth domains. (#24188 )
• Fixed “Don’t ask me again” setting under “Close all tabs” not updating “Warn me before closing window with multiple tabs” via brave://settings/braveHelpTips. (#24829)
• Fixed certain websites not loading correctly due to farbling Accept-Language headers on subresources. (#24564)
• Upgraded Chromium to 106.0.5249.65. (#25629) (Changelog for 106.0.5249.65)

 

Brave confirms it will support Manifest V2 extensions like uBlock Origin even after Chrome drops them
https://www.ghacks.net/2022/09/29/brave-browser-manifest-v2-extensions-after-v3-update/

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Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent banners
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...art-blocking-annoying-cookie-consent-banners/

 

opera's been blocking them since 2019.

 

It seems that the only change is that they offer to enable the "Easylist - Cookie List". This list has already been available for manual enablement. So nothing really new actually. Unfortunately, there is still no logger (like in uBO) which is increasingly necessary the more filterlists are enabled as false positives become more and more likely.

 

On Android using Brave I still see a few cookie notifications pop up even with Cookie List manually turned on.

I also see a few "disable your ad blocker" notifications on some sites I visit.

There is still some work to be done with this browser regarding blocking and shields.

 

Yep.

 

On Android when I tap on 'Bookmarks' it no longer opens bookmarks but I now see a 'Reader List' link and my bookmarks folder, which means one more tap to get to my bookmarks. How do I get rid of the 'Reader List' link so my bookmarks take less taps to open?

 

i'm afraid you can't.

 

brave://flags/#ReadingList > Disable.

That removes the icon but still does not directly open 'Bookmarks'.

Why must some software developers fix things until they're broken?

 

Took the dive to see what the fuss was about and seems it does need more energy and effort. (Back to Chrome)

PS: It also appears pretty snappy on this end though. Speedy is a nice change.

 

I've been using it regularly for a while now. In fact I only have Brave and Firefox on my latest Ubuntu laptop, Brave being the default. It saves passwords on Linux where Chrome and other clones won't. It's faster than Chrome in my experience. I've still not needed to add uBO to Brave so far. Which has surprised me. So I'm pretty happy with it, despite it probably needing more work. It is fairly customisable and you can get rid of most of the Brave rewards stuff if you want. I've tried a lot of browsers over the years, including SeaMonkey, KMeleon, Sleipnir, Flock, Midori and others. So far Brave's a keeper. So far ...

 

Fanboy, the author of the EasyLists and Annoyances filter lists, is the main contributor to Brave's in-built ad blocking strategies.

 

i didn't know about that collaboration. thanks for the info, plat.

 

Yes, I know. I considered using uBO on Brave but I trust Fanboy's lists. I think Brave's in-built adblocker is the best I've ever used. So far I haven't had to resort to uBO. I don't know how long this will last though.

 

As a matter of fact, Brave's adblocker borrows a lot from uBO. And it uses the uBO filterlists by default.

Well, I'm always surprised that only few people use Dynamic Filtering in uBO which is one of the best features in uBO, IMO. And a big drawback is the lack of a logger in Brave. The more filterlists, the bigger the risk of false positives. But how would you know which filter ist the culprit without a logger? Let alone the other powerful features of the uBO logger (like creating (exception) filters, DOM inspector etc.).

 

Yes, I realised this.

Yes. But that's way too complicated for me as I've had brain damage (stroke). I believe you though.

 

Brave 1.44.105 (Sept 30, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

I'm sorry to read this. I sincerely hope that you feel well now!

 

Thanks. I never really totally recovered and it's been a life changing event. I am feeling relatively well at the moment.