The cosmetic filters in our ad blocker have been moved to flatbuffers, a more compact and efficient type of storage.

This under-the-hood change saves ~12 MB of memory on all platforms (Android, iOS and desktop) by default, and even more when additional lists are enabled!

Be aware that blocking elements could break some sites. If you run into issues, select the "Clear all blocked elements" button in the Shields menu.

Otherwise, enjoy this new tool for decluttering the Web!

New feature alert: Make annoying parts of websites disappear with a tap! 🪄

Block Elements is now rolling out on Brave for Android with the latest update (v1.78.94). Here's how to use it...

You can hover over the split between tabs and drag it to change the size of each site.

Click the three dots at the top of the split to cancel it or swap the sites' positions.

Ten alternate icons for Brave just dropped on iOS! 😍

Change yours at Settings -> Change App Icon.

The new app icons are included in the v1.76 update rolling out this week to iOS devices.

You can manually update now by going to Brave's App Store page.

POV: You're about to move your old browser's settings to Brave in seconds.

👋 Brave users can enable/install uBlock Origin right through our settings menu (Settings -> Extensions -> Manifest v2 extensions)

Brave now blocks these YouTube pop-ups btw

Until today, users were faced with two distinct options: chat or search.

Search engines fall short for multi-step tasks like planning trip itineraries, while chat apps leave something to be desired when looking up websites, images, or videos.

Introducing chat mode for follow-up questions on Brave Search! 💬

Starting today, Brave Search’s Answer with AI summaries give users a seamless way to ask additional questions about their queries.

Shred lets you instantly erase data that a site may have stored on your device.

Deleting data from a specific site rather than all at once means you won't be forcibly logged out of your favorite sites.