The Four B’s of Getting Brave for Your Internet Browsing
Here’s some key points to use Brave as your main browser.
Brave is What?
Brave is a Chromium-based, free-to-download and open-source browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. It was initially released in 2019 and has seen up to 50 million monthly active users as of writing.
It has since gained and released some new interesting features, such as native video conferencing, customizable news feeds, and offline playlists.
Additionally, as of April 2022, Brave will be releasing a De-AMP feature, which bypasses Google’s AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages), which will make browsing websites even after and seamless for users.
Brave, and Why?
What Brave sets apart from other browsers is its prime user experience towards security and rewarding both users and creators. It’s also quite faster since it blocks trackers and ads, all while saving you data and traffic.
Brave also boasts a slew of quality-of-life features even casual users will enjoy such as the following:
- Shields
- Brave Rewards
- Brave Firewall + VPN
- Custom Backgrounds
- Playlist (iOS only)
- Night Mode
- Speedreader
- IPFS Integration
Additionally, here’s a neat table of how Brave fares compared to other browsers in privacy and security
Online privacy by default: Brave vs. other browsers
Strong protection
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Limited protection (or off by default)
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Cross-site trackers blocked |
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Cookies blocked |
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Fingerprinting blocked (cookie-less trackers |
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Malware and phishing protection* |
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Protections against bounce tracking |
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Anonymized network routing (Tor mode) |
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Brave, and Where to download it?
Brave can be downloaded for free through Brave’s home page for Windows and Mac OS, and through the Google Play Store and App Store for Android and iOS respectively. Worried that you’ll have to set up Brave from scratch like your other browsers? Brave can sync with your other bro-wsers so can access the same bookmarks and extensions from there.
Download Brave on Windows
Step 1
First, copy the following link to Brave’s home page: https://brave.com then paste the copied link into your browser’s address bar, then press Enter. Or just directly click the following hyperlink to Brave’s home page.
Step 2
Right in the middle of the loaded Brave browser home page, click on the Download Brave button. The Brave installer should now be queued on your browser’s downloader. When it’s done, click on the downloaded file to open the installer.
Step 3
Simply follow along the instructions on-screen and wait while Brave installs on your Windows computer
Download Brave on Android
Step 1
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store app.
Step 2
At the top of the screen, tap on the search bar and search the keyword Brave. The Brave app should appear at the top as one of the main result previews. Tap on the result to continue.
Step 3
The screen should now display the Brave Private Web Browser app. Afterwards, simply tap on the green Install button to start installing Brave on your Android device.
Step 4
Once installation finishes, tap on the green Open button to start setting up Brave. Once open, simply follow the on-screen instructions to start using Brave
Download Brave on Mac OS
Step 1
On your Mac device, open a browser of your choice, then on the address bar above, type in https://brave.com to navigate to Brave’s home page.
Step 2
In the center of the page, click on the Download Brave button to start downloading Brave. Wait as Brave downloads through your download queue.
Step 3
After the Brave installer has been downloaded, click on the file to start the installation process.
Step 4
To start installing, drag the Brave icon towards the Applications folder to get Brave installed on your Mac computer. Once installed, Brave should now appear along with your other applications.
Download Brave on iOS
Step 1
On iOS device, open the App Store. Then tap on the search bar at the top and type Brave, then tap on the brave browsersearch result.
Step 2
When the results have loaded, find the Brave logo beside the app name Brave Private Web Browser, then select it.
Step 3
Tap on the download icon at the download icon just below the app name to start downloading Brave, then wait for the download to complete.
Step 4
Finally, once the download has finished, tap on the Open button to open Brave. Follow the on-screen instructions to start using Brave on your iOS device.
