▲ 141 ▼ Brave is charging $60 to remove features it added in the first place (www.xda-developers.com) submitted 2 months ago by Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments Brave sells Origin to strip added features—a $60 one-time fee (free on Linux). Origin removes email aliases, Leo AI, VPN, Wallet, Speedreader, and more via a toggleable panel or standalone client. You can buy Origin on Brave Premium or enable the panel at brave://settings/system.
[–] mysterious_cake@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago* (3 children) Check out Helium. It’s what Brave was supposed to be. (And it uses Chromium.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Is Helium or something like it available on iOS? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mysterious_cake@feddit.nl 1 point 2 months ago No. I use Firefox Focus ob iOS and AdGuard DNS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) It's a good one, but still in alpha and only Windows for the moment. Keeping an eye on it as alternative somewhat later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mysterious_cake@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I’ve been using it on Linux for months and didn’t notice anything weird going on. It’s not my main browser though, so your mileage may vary. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Engywuck@lemmy.zip -12 points 2 months ago (2 children) I'm fine with Brave, thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) But we'll keep recommending something else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Engywuck@lemmy.zip -7 points 2 months ago It's not working very well, at least for FF, which keeps hemorrhaging users (deservedly). permalink fedilink source parent [–] 68silver@beehaw.org -3 points 2 months ago I run Brave on all my systems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) Is Helium or something like it available on iOS? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mysterious_cake@feddit.nl 1 point 2 months ago No. I use Firefox Focus ob iOS and AdGuard DNS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mysterious_cake@feddit.nl 1 point 2 months ago No. I use Firefox Focus ob iOS and AdGuard DNS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) It's a good one, but still in alpha and only Windows for the moment. Keeping an eye on it as alternative somewhat later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mysterious_cake@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I’ve been using it on Linux for months and didn’t notice anything weird going on. It’s not my main browser though, so your mileage may vary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mysterious_cake@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I’ve been using it on Linux for months and didn’t notice anything weird going on. It’s not my main browser though, so your mileage may vary. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Engywuck@lemmy.zip -12 points 2 months ago (2 children) I'm fine with Brave, thanks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) But we'll keep recommending something else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Engywuck@lemmy.zip -7 points 2 months ago It's not working very well, at least for FF, which keeps hemorrhaging users (deservedly). permalink fedilink source parent [–] 68silver@beehaw.org -3 points 2 months ago I run Brave on all my systems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) But we'll keep recommending something else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Engywuck@lemmy.zip -7 points 2 months ago It's not working very well, at least for FF, which keeps hemorrhaging users (deservedly). permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Engywuck@lemmy.zip -7 points 2 months ago It's not working very well, at least for FF, which keeps hemorrhaging users (deservedly). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 68silver@beehaw.org -3 points 2 months ago I run Brave on all my systems. permalink fedilink source parent