better-brave-ios

My recommendations for the ultimate configuration of the Brave Browser on iOS :)

NOTE: This is specifically tailored for Brave on iOS. For Desktop, see here, and for Android, see here.

NOTE: This project can be found on both Codeberg, which will act as the main & preferred way to contribute, and GitHub.

Shields & Privacy

Trackers & Ads Blocking -> Aggressive

Upgrade Connections to HTTPS -> ✅

Auto-Redirect AMP Pages -> ✅

Auto-Redirect Tracking URLs -> ✅

Block Scripts -> ✅ (This will cause breakage, but it heavily improves privacy & security, so I'd recommend enabling it if possible and if you're willing to re-enable scripts on sites that need it)

Block Fingerprinting -> ✅

Enable Global Privacy Control -> ✅

Block Cookie Consent Notices -> ✅

Content Filtering:

• EasyList Cookie -> ✅

• Fanboy's Annoyances + uBO Annoyances -> ✅

• Fanboy's Social -> ✅

• Fanboy's Anti-Newsletter -> ✅

• Fanboy's Mobile Notifications -> ✅

• Fanboy's Anti-chat Apps -> ✅

• Bypass Paywalls Clean Filters -> ✅

Privacy Hub -> Show VPN Alerts -> ❌

Block Switch to App Notices -> ✅

Allow universal links to open in external apps -> ❌

Block Dangerous Websites -> ✅

Allow Privacy-Preserving Product Analytics (P3A) -> ❌

Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave -> ❌

Rewards

Enable Brave Rewards -> ❌

Web3

Resolve IPFS Resources -> Disabled

Resolve Solana Name Service (SNS) Domain Names -> Disabled

Resolve Ethereum Name Service (ENS) Domain Names -> Disabled

Allow ENS Offchain Lookup -> Disabled

Resolve Unstoppable Domains Domain Names -> Disabled

Search Engines

Standard Tab -> Brave Search

Private Tab -> Brave Search

Quick-Search Engines -> Disable any undesired search engines here

Show Search Suggestions -> ❌

Show Recent Searches -> ❌

Show Browser Suggestions -> ❌

Show Last Visited Bookmarks

Show Last Visited Bookmarks -> ❌

Enable Pull-to-refresh

Enable Pull-to-refresh -> ✅

Block Popups

Block Popups -> ✅

Website Redirects

reddit.com -> old.reddit.com -> ✅

npr.org -> text.npr.org -> ✅

Media

Enable Background Audio -> ✅

Highest Quality Playback -> On

Appearance

Night Mode -> ✅

New Tab Page

Image Type -> Default Images

Hide Brave Rewards Icon

Hide Brave Rewards Icon -> ✅

Close Tabs

Close Tabs -> After One Day

Private Tabs

Keep Private Tabs -> ❌

Logins & Passwords

Save Logins -> ❌ You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)

Additional recommendations

• Follow my iOS settings here.

• Use a private, secure, & reputable DNS provider of your choice. I would recommend setting up your own NextDNS configuration if you are able to (See my recommendations for NextDNS here), otherwise I would recommend Quad9.

• Enable Lockdown Mode.

• Use a (reputable) VPN. I would generally recommend either Mullvad, IVPN, or ProtonVPN.