5 stars: UPDATE: Extremely disappointed that they removed the 3x1 Search Widget! Bring it back please! I used it numerous times per day!!! A 1x1 would be even better, just to open a new search tab. The anti-Google browser with all the goodness of chromium and none of the tracking Spyware. Adds other security features to protect your info and browsing history from being tracked and sold! 🎉
4 stars: the browser itself is great and it's the only way I've found to block annoying YouTube ads on Android. Doesn't hog resources. It loses one star for constantly opening new tabs every time I do something, I don't want a new tab unless I open one, if there's a way to prevent that from happening I haven't found it.
3 stars: I've been using Brave for about 4 years now and I absolutely love it. It loads websites much faster than other browsers because of the ad blocking system. But, recently it has been taking 3 seconds or more to load basic Google searches. I have a strong internet connection and the desktop version doesn't have this issue. Please look into it.
2 stars: Update: docking ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ due to browser now randomly, repetitively flipping back to a previously viewed page. The longer this persists...frequency is increasing. Original: Does it consistently, and reliably Blocks ads? Yes! In-app Dark theme / night mode (white text on black background) across nearly every website? Yes!! Great UI? Yes! Does it crash often like chrome and others? NO!! Result: Best browser availab...