Brave browser for Android tips and tutorials
Get the most out of the Brave browser for Android with these helpful tips, tricks, and step-by-step tutorials.
Note: I will update this list of Brave for Android tips, tricks, and tutorials regularly as new features arrive.
What you will learn about the Brave mobile browser
You will learn to:
- Make Brave your default browser.
- View and delete your internet history.
- View and delete your search history.
- View and delete saved passwords.
- Delete cookies.
- Clear the cache of Brave.
- Turn off Brave browser notifications.
- Block website notifications.
- Close all tabs.
- Bookmark all open tabs.
- Enable dark mode.
- Add a website to the home screen.
The steps on this page work for the Brave browser on all Android phones and tablets, such as Samsung, Lenovo, Motorola, OnePlus, ASUS, Nokia, Google, Sony, LG, and other Android smartphones and tablets.
Brave browser
Brave is a web browser for various operating systems, including Android.
Make Brave your default browser on Android
Method 1
- Open settings.
- Open Apps.
- Tap on Default apps or Choose default apps.
- Tap on Browser app.
- Select Brave.
Brave is now set as your default browser.
Method 2
- Press and hold the Brave icon until a pop-up menu appears.
- Tap on Info or tap on the (i) icon.
- Tap on Browser app.
- Select Brave.
Brave is now set as your default browser.
View internet history in Brave browser on Android
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on History.
You will now see your internet history.
Delete internet history in Brave browser on Android
Method 1
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on History.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Browsing history and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on Clear data at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your internet history.
Method 2
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Brave Shields & privacy.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- Tap on Advanced.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Browsing history and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on Clear data at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your internet history.
View search history in Brave browser on Android
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on History.
You will now see your search history and other internet history.
Delete search history in Brave browser on Android
Method 1
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on History.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Browsing history and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on Clear data at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your search history and other internet history.
Method 2
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Brave Shields & privacy.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- Tap on Advanced.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Browsing history and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on Clear data at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your search history and other internet history.
Delete cookies in Brave browser on Android
Method 1
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on History.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Cookies and site data and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on Clear data at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your cookies and other browsing data.
Method 2
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Brave Shields & privacy.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- Tap on Advanced.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Cookies and site data and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on Clear data at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your cookies and other browsing data.
View saved passwords in Brave browser on Android
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Password Manager.
- Tap on the website whose password you want to see.
- Tap on the eye icon in the password field to view the password.
Delete saved passwords in Brave browser on Android
Method 1
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Password Manager.
- Tap on the website whose password you want to delete.
- Tap on the trash bin icon located in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap Delete password.
Brave will now delete your saved password.
If you want to delete all saved passwords at once, then follow the steps below.
Method 2
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on History.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Saved passwords and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on the Clear data button located at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your saved passwords and other browsing data.
Method 3
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Brave Shields & privacy.
- Tap on Clear browsing data.
- Tap on Advanced.
- At Time range, you select All time.
- Select Saved passwords and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
- Tap on the Clear data button located at the bottom.
Brave will now delete your saved passwords and other browsing data.
Clear the cache of Brave browser on Android
- Press and hold the Brave icon until a pop-up menu appears.
- Tap on Info or tap on the (i) icon.
- Tap on Storage.
- Tap on Clear cache located at the bottom of your screen.
The cache is now cleared.
Turn off Brave browser notifications on Android
Method 1
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Notifications.
- Tap on the toggle button next to Show notifications to turn it off.
Brave notifications are now turned off.
Method 2
- Press and hold the Brave icon until a pop-up menu appears.
- Tap on Info or tap on the (i) icon.
- Tap on Notifications.
- Tap on the toggle button next to Show notifications to turn it off.
Brave notifications are now turned off.
Block website notifications in Brave browser on Android
Method 1
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Notifications.
- Tap on In-app notification settings.
- Tap on the toggle button next to Notifications to turn website notifications off.
Brave will now block notifications and notification requests from all websites.
Method 2
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Site settings.
- Tap on Notifications.
- Tap on the toggle button next to Notifications to turn website notifications off.
Brave will now block notifications and notification requests from all websites.
Close all tabs in Brave browser on Android
- Tap on the tabs icon (e.g., [4]) located in the top right corner of Brave.
- Tap on the ⁝ options button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Close all tabs.
Brave will now close all open tabs.
Save all open tabs as bookmarks in Brave browser on Android
- Tap on the tabs icon (e.g., [4]) located in the top right corner of Brave.
- Tap on the ⁝ options button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Select tabs.
- Tap again on the ⁝ options button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Select all.
- Tap on Bookmark tabs.
Brave will now save all open tabs as bookmarks.
Enable dark mode in Brave browser on Android
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on Settings.
- Tap on Appearance.
- Tap on Theme.
- Select the Dark option.
Dark mode is now enabled.
Add a website to the home screen on Android using Brave browser
- Go to your website you want to add to the home screen of your Android phone or tablet.
- Tap on the ⁝ menu button located in the top right corner of Brave.
- Tap on Add to Home screen.
- You can edit the name for the shortcut or leave it as it is.
- Tap on Add.
- Tap on Add one more time.
The shortcut of the website is now added to the home screen of your Android phone or tablet.
Author: EasyTech
Category: Android
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