Delete brave and tiktok
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
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brave is FOSS
Yes but its still shit
firefox based browsers for life!
I've never seen anyone actually prove that Brave is bad without saying something like "it has useless features" (even though those useless features are optional, like Brave Rewards, news, talk, etc.) or talking about the fact that (also optionally) you can choose to see their ads (which they overlay on others) to earn crypto. It really isn't ethical to do that, I agree with that part, but I don't enable that option; I just want to browse without seeing ads. I also prefer not to comment on people who use an article from 2018 full of outdated information to try and prove that "Brave is spyware."
earn crypto
Telltale sign of a completely non-shady browser right there! AI and cryptobros never did anything to hurt FOSS or the world in general, so it's fine! Consume product!
You wanted to have suggestions about what to make better. Why do you use Brave instead of Firefox/Fennec? You can easily install uBlock Origin in the latter and also browse the web without ads and without shady side-features you don't use anyway.
Brave is a Chromium fork and Chromium is bad for browser diversity. Supporting another browser is "more FOSS friendly" I'd say. That was your initial question, wasn't it?
I found this article which explains really well why I personally wouldn't use Brave based on morals and "vibes": https://thelibre.news/no-really-dont-use-brave/
It's a philosophical question. If you don't see it that way and don't care, continue to use Brave. But why ask for other's opinions to then dunk on them? Why do we need to prove to you Brave is bad when you asked for our opinion? It's OK for you to have a different opinion.
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How can I do better?
Spread the foss to your friends and family!
Does anyone have a FOSS BROWSER recommendation?
Seriously, saying what they have is shit and providing no alternatives is counterproductive. I still use chromium on my device because firefox runs like buns. Y'all are saying Brave is not better, but again, do you have alternatives?
Thanks
For me firefox, or rather fennec, runs really well. What issues do you have? Maybe open a bug report after checking if others have similar problems. Maybe your specific performance issues can be fixed by someone with programming socks?
'+ 1 for Fennec
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I've never had any issues with ff's performance personally, what is your specs?
Modified light phone 3
The website says "The Light Phone III will never have [...] internet browsing"? Is this the 'modified'?
Yeah basically the 'light os' is just a launcher not a full operating system. It's running android 14 under the hood and if you know the work around you can get to the base layer and build up from there.
It's really a nifty device. I quite enjoy what it has to offer. The problem I have with it was that the company shipped it before the software could utilize all the features. It's got a fingerprint reader and front facing camera that aren't utilized out the box (selfies work but video calls, no). I liked it enough to tinker with it and make it 'smart'. The form factor and other constraints make it so it's much less intrusive than my other smart phones. Which has helped me stay focused. I won't lie there are still times that I find myself scrolling reddit on it but it's janky enough where it's not as bad as it could be. It has definitely highlighted how addictive these apps and sites are.
Still ironing out some details on my own but I look forward to what they do with their software updates in the future!
Ironfox
I'd suggest Cromite as a good option if Firefox based browsers run terrible, I use it since Firefox browsers are not recommended on Grapheneos for security reasons.
Not fully Foss but I really like Vivaldi. Think the back end is foss
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I prefer droid-ify to f-droid. It uses the f-droid repos, so you get the same apps, but it removes the annoying UI f-droid has.
Out of curiousity, is there a reason you picked K-9 over Thunderbird?
Aren't they the same thing these days (genuine question)?
remove play store and other bloats with universal android debloater
I removed all the bloatware I found, but I can't uninstall the Play Store or my banking app will stop working.
Do you use a separate icon pack or is the one in the screenshot part of your Android skin ?
I use SmartLauncher; it has an option to change all the app icons so they match the wallpaper.
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