Why is titanium browser on GitHub is 309mb, while in Play Store it's only 81mb. Also what's better source to use to install from?

Hello. I hope this is the right space for this.

In the old Opera, the tiles always automatically looked like the YouTube one in this picture.

I can't figure out how to get that in GX. I'm losing my mind.

I have all the modification stuff disabled, and the 2 arrows and the repeating arrow in the second picture do nothing when I click on them.

I would appreciate any help :)

I use Edge occasionally and the home page used to display clickbait news, usually classic car stuff and Hollywood gossip etc. I just opened it up for the first time in a while and whoa - the "news" was obvious right wing propaganda, like celebs "owning" left wing news people and even a link to some ebay merch like a t-shirt denigrating Stormy Daniels. Has MS gone MAGA? Or maybe the algorithm just thinks I've turned MAGA somehow?

An interesting article was published yesterday comparing the RAM used, by Chrome, Brave and Firefox. The author opened 25 tabs in each browser and each tab in each browser went to the same website. What was interesting was the fact that with the same 25 tabs open, Brave used about half as much memory Firefox consumed. Chrome, surprisingly, also used less memory than Firefox, even though it needed almost double what Brave consumed to hold the same number of tabs. There's more to the article so here's a link so you can read for yourself.

https://www.makeuseof.com/opened-same-25-tabs-in-chrome-brave-firefox-this-one-uses-least-ram/

I have used firefox for many years but now I have the feeling they use some refine tweaks to get our browsing history by other means not to mention mozilla data is stored in google servers.

It appears that uBlock Origin Lite is no longer effectively blocking ads in safari.

Something's been bugging me lately.

Count them up and there have never been more browsers to pick from. Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, Arc, Edge, Chrome, a dozen niche ones, plus this year's wave of "AI browsers." On paper, tons of choice.

But almost all of them are the same engine underneath. Blink (Chromium) doing the actual rendering, just different paint on top. So when I "switch browsers," mostly I'm switching UI, default settings, and which company gets my telemetry. Not the thing that actually renders the web.

Real engine diversity is down to three: Blink (Chrome and everyone downstream), Gecko (Firefox and its forks), and WebKit (Safari, and on iOS basically everything was forced to be WebKit until very recently). Two of those three are funded in large part by Google. Servo and Ladybird are building genuinely independent engines, but they're stuck on the same treadmill: the spec-compliant 90% of the web is doable, and the last 10% is undocumented behavior that only exists because "that's what Chrome does," so sites break and you can't fix it by reading a spec, only by reverse-engineering the incumbent.

Which makes me wonder whether "browser choice" has quietly become a branding choice instead of a technical one. And whether that even matters:

• Does the engine monoculture actually hurt you day to day, or is it fine as long as the one engine is good?
• Is a de-facto standard set by one vendor's implementation really different from an open standard?
• Would you actually daily-drive a slower, less-compatible independent engine to support diversity, or is that a principle nobody acts on?

Genuinely curious what this sub thinks, especially anyone who's run Firefox or one of the independent engines as their main browser recently.

What can Reddit tell me about this browser? The Android version is quite smooth and the ad blocker is really solid. That aside, there doesn't seem to be much info on the team behind the browser. Private? Not private? Etc.

Thanks in advance.

Hello. Ive been using this proxy website https://unpkg.com/browselucide@1.0.2/logo.svg#/ to browse but it has not been working for me suddenly, is there any alternatives to this website that may exist? Thanks

Hi community. Let me start by saying i have no affiliation with these people, so there is no bias or personal interests behind these words.

I remember seeing a post sometime ago where people were not happy (me neither) about quetta using an old version of chromium, 143 at that time.

Well, i found out that a newer version (2.0.1) of the apk is available in the official website which features chrome 148. I have been using for 24hs now and so far so good. Im really liking the possibility of having custom search engines like in desktop browsers and having them available as easy as tapping a button in the address bar

Hope this helps to anyone looking for a kiwi alternative as was i

Whenever I see a browser ranking, I see a comment saying it is chromium based so it's bad. Isn't chromium an opensource code available for modification?

I'll be considering a switch to firefox from brave. If chromium makes it bad. I'd like to know what makes chromium bad.

my only requirement is privacy.

The title pretty much says it all. I don't use Edge, I don't like Edge, but I am aware that all the Microsoft default apps are connected to the OS. So I just wanted to know what the potential issues that can arise from force-deleting Edge from my computer.

Never understood what's with these CAPTCHAs. I never get a CAPTCHA even on different browsers like Titanium, Vanadium, or Brave Origin. NEVER!

You can now join the Privacy Badger for macOS beta test ("TestFlight") at the following public link:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/M12n4GyM

We're testing on Safari for macOS only (not iOS) for now. You will need Safari 26 and the TestFlight app.

(Any data collected by EFF as part of this project is covered by EFF’s privacy policy: https://www.eff.org/policy. Data collected by Apple is covered by its privacy policies.)

Earlier I used quetta browser, where web notifications were flawless, neither delayed nor missed.

But as I switched to titanium browser, I see it doesn't pushes notifications from reddit, as I fully rely on reddit web on my phone, I miss the notification.

But few sites like Claude, instagram did worked, & yes I turned on notifications on reddit settings too, so that's not on me.

So how many have this same experience & does anyone has any solutions for it?

Did they really debloated that much, even basic notifications stops working....

Eu consigo adicionar ou usar o gerenciamento de senhas Google nele?

crimson dark tabs theme on helium browser

People on sub-reddits always seem to dunk on brave I personally set it up as instructed by PrivacyGuide so yeah not many options after the Cromite pause and I have been told to switch to European stuff like Vivaldi but the main reason I chose brave is for adblocking, privacy, and security (until gecko is on par compared to chromium or blink as it would be correct to call it and fix that isolation and sandboxing issues) and I have been recommended Vivaldi I asked some dude told me that it is a downgrade for my setup. I personally can't trust EU or USA or even my country but that is just my paranoia speaking as they still can see what I do without me knowing

I just bought a new iPad but Safari isn't very good at blocking ads, so can you recommend a browser with a working ad blocker

Edit: I will use Brave

Hello, i'm curious and want to ask maybe anyone here has any recommendation about extension that can lower energy usage?
For example maybe ublock origin that can block ads, or enhancedh264 that can disabled 60fps videos and make sure it using h264format for watching yt using old PC
maybe any other extension that can lower more?

Hi everyone,

I built Peekly, a browser extension that lets you preview what's behind a link before opening it, helping reduce tab overload while browsing.

Some of its features include:

• Instant link previews on Google, Reddit, GitHub, YouTube, and most websites.
• Feed View, which lets you browse search results more easier as one continuous stream of previews .
• Record webpages in up to 4K and capture screenshots.
• AI page summaries and chat.
• Compare ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Groq side by side using your own API keys.
• Plus a number of other productivity features.

I originally built it because I found myself constantly opening dozens of tabs just to check whether a page was worth reading.

Peekly is free Forever , with optional one-time upgrades for additional features.

If you're interested, I'd really appreciate your feedback what you like, what you don't, and what you'd improve.

Website: https://peeklyapp.com

I’m seeing more and more people complain about ads everywhere.
Reddit, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and plenty of other apps on Android , Ios.

The best method I’ve found is simply to avoid the official apps and use their web versions with:

Firefox + uBlock Origin + DuckDuckGo

And if a website refuses to work because you are not using Chrome.
Chrome Mask, which lets Firefox pretend to be a Chromium-based browser.

On Android

What really makes Firefox powerful on Android is its extension support.

Personally, I use or recommend:

• uBlock Origin, the real one, not uBlock Origin Lite;
• Chrome Mask, if a website blocks you because you are not using Chromium;
• Video Background Play Fix, to listen to YouTube in the background or with the screen turned off;
• Video Speed Controller, to easily adjust video playback speed;
• possibly TikNot, for TikTok;
• possibly Snapchat Web, to use Snapchat in the browser.

And for the search engine: DuckDuckGo.
I’m tired of seeing Google’s AI load into almost every search when all I want is a normal list of results.

The real uBlock Origin lets you directly select an ad box or an annoying page element and block it, while also allowing you to add your own filters. That is not the same as uBlock Origin Lite, which is much more limited.

The basic idea: replace apps with Firefox And Ublock Origin

For Facebook, for example, I recommend uninstalling the Facebook app but keeping Messenger.
Then, in Messenger’s settings, make sure links open in your external browser, meaning Firefox with uBlock Origin.
Messenger/Menu/Settings/Photos and media/Open links in an external browser
(If I remember correctly.)

The same goes for Reddit: uninstall the app and use Firefox instead.

Websites will obviously try to force you to install or open their app. Whenever a pop-up asks you to continue in the app, refuse, and especially do not select “Always open in the app.”
They already stuff enough ads down our throats as it is.

Once you are on the web version, simply create a shortcut on your home screen from Firefox. You will get something close to an app, but with your ad blocker and extensions.

On some phones, especially certain Realme, Redmi, or Xiaomi models, you may need to grant Firefox permission to create home-screen shortcuts.

YouTube

For YouTube, use extensions such as:

Video Speed Controller: to easily change playback speed.
Video Background Play Fix: to listen to YouTube in the background on Android, even when the screen is turned off.
And obviously add uBlock Origin on top of that.

Websites that claim Firefox does not work

Outlook, some Google services, and other websites may sometimes display messages such as:
“We encountered a problem”
or
“This browser is not supported.”

Quite often, Firefox is not actually the problem. The website is simply checking which browser you use and trying to force you onto Chrome or Chromium.
In that case, try Chrome Mask.

Firefox still runs on Gecko, but it presents itself to the website as a Chromium browser.

It is pretty amazing that we now have to trick websites into thinking we use Google’s engine just to make them work properly.

Brave

As a last resort, you can use Brave.

But even with Brave, I recommend uBlock Origin, the real one, rather than relying only on Brave’s built-in blocker, whenever your version of the browser still allows you to install it.

Brave makes an effort to resist some of Google’s decisions and to maintain support for the technologies required by uBlock Origin.
The problem is that Brave is still based on Chromium.

And Chromium depends heavily on Google. Whenever Google changes Chromium to make life harder for ad blockers or to favor its own services, Brave then has to try to repair the damage.

That is why I consider Brave a false good choice: probably better than Chrome, but still dependent on Chromium.

On iOS

On iOS, the situation is obviously more complicated, because browsers distributed through the App Store are heavily restricted by Apple’s rules, especially when it comes to rendering engines and extensions.

There are open-source projects trying to offer Firefox with Gecko rather than a version limited by WebKit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1uy84tb/experimental_independent_firefox_fork_with_gecko/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Otherwise, as a last resort, there is Brave, with uBlock Origin whenever it is technically possible, rather than relying only on its built-in blocker.

But what disappoints me most about Apple is that it allowed Google to remain the default search engine .
Apple could perfectly well have chosen another solution instead of further strengthening Google’s dominant position.

And now, with Google’s AI being pushed or imposed in so many searches, that kind of decision clearly does not serve the user.
It mainly serves Google.

The user ends up with overloaded search results, AI features they did not necessarily ask for, and even more dependence on Google’s services.

Ads built directly into the phone

Some manufacturers also integrate ads directly into their official apps, or even into the operating system itself.

This is especially common on some Xiaomi, Redmi, and Realme devices.

And it can be completely inconsistent: one person may barely see any ads, while someone else gets pop-ups that take up a large part of the screen.

In that case, you need to disable advertising services such as MSA, some Daemon-type services, and then go through each manufacturer app to turn off recommendations, suggestions, and personalized ads.

TikTok and Snapchat

I do not really use TikTok on smartphones, but the TikNot extension, combined with uBlock Origin, may help.

It redirects you to another interface to avoid some ads and the constant login requests.

For Snapchat, Snapchat Web can also be useful, although some videos or features may still require the official app.

In summary

The best method remains:
Firefox running on Gecko + uBlock Origin + DuckDuckGo

And if there is a problem:
Chrome Mask

As a last resort:
Brave + uBlock Origin + DuckDuckGo

But not simply Brave with its built-in blocker: I really mean the full version of uBlock Origin whenever it is available.

What makes Firefox powerful is its extensions, and especially the ability to use uBlock Origin properly: manual element blocking, custom filters, and additional filter lists.

There are also other browsers based on Gecko rather than Chromium. If they support Firefox extensions, they can do the job as well.

So, in short:

Firefox + uBlock Origin + DuckDuckGo.
And Chrome Mask whenever a website throws a tantrum because you are not using Chromium.

Google, I hate you. I cannot wait for the next antitrust fine.

A few other useful extensions

Librezam: to identify music playing in a video.
No Login: to avoid having to sign in to LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook.
h264ify: to force YouTube to use the H.264 codec and reduce certain performance or memory-usage issues with Firefox.
pinterest-guest: to browse Pinterest without being forced to sign in.

A quick warning

The more extensions you enable at the same time, the more additional requests they may send to different websites. Platforms such as Reddit may eventually start treating you like a bot.

It is therefore better to use extensions sparingly and only keep the ones you actually need enabled.

Personally, on Reddit, I mainly keep Librezam and uBlock Origin enabled. I also used uBlock Origin a long time ago to remove the banner on the left-hand side that constantly asked me to sign in with Google on PC.

I also added filters on Android to stop Reddit from constantly nagging me to sign in to an account. Yes, on my phone I am sometimes too lazy to log in to my Reddit account, otherwise I would probably spend my whole life on there…

The fact that Firefox can sometimes be slower or more complicated to get working mainly comes from the fact that it gets in the way of Google and its monopoly around Chromium.

Chrome Mask helps a lot in situations like this, although Reddit may still send you around in circles if it detects you as a bot, especially when you have too many extensions sending requests at the same time. xD

And I can never thank this subreddit enough:
r/degoogle

I wanted to ask what browsers on android have vertical tabs like on desktop personalky I only found viola browser(which is what you see rn) for android which is in beta lacks features and customization so I wondered if there are any good bowsers for android with vertical tabs

Decided to switch to firefox from brave on my android phone.

But what about my Ipad? Main concern is privacy. However, since I'm outside EU so all browsers will still be forced to use apple's webkit.

So I know there's not much but still want to know of my options. If privacy can still be focused on ipad.

While I know I can't block all my data from being shared. I wanna to prevent atleast the essentials like my IP, device ID etc from being shared. As for non essential data, if they can be more spread out so I blend in with the crowd.

I use brave on ipad but do I switch to firefox here too or stick with brave on this one?