privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Brave-Mobile.md

# Brave Mobile Privacy Settings

Go to Settings


## Brave shields & privacy
- Block trackers and ads: Block trackers and ads (Aggressive)
- Auto-redirect AMP pages: On
- Auto-redirect tracking URLs: On
- Upgrade connections to HTTPS: On
- Always use secure connections: On
- Block Cookies: Block cross-site cookies
- Block Fingerprinting: Fingerprinting blocked (strict) (If you face any issues with sites, change it back to standard)
- Prevent fingerprinting via language settings: On
- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off
- Use secure DNS >
  - On
  - Choose another provider > Quad9/NextDNS/Cloudflare or select Custom and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list](https://www.privacyguides.org/dns/)
    
    Example: For MullvadDNS, enter https://adblock.doh.mullvad.net/dns-query

- "Do Not Track": On
- Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A): Off
- Automatically send diagnostic reports: Off
- Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave: Off
- Autocomplete searches and URLs: Off
- Show top sites in autocomplete: Off


## Brave News
- Show Brave News: Off


## Search engines
- Standard Tab: DuckDuckGo or any other privacy respecting search engine like Startpage etc.
- Private Tab: DuckDuckGo or any other privacy respecting search engine like Startpage etc.


## Password Manager
- Save passwords: Off
- Auto Sign-in: Off

NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out [recommendations, alternatives & reviews](https://github.com/the-weird-aquarian/privacy-settings#recommendations-alternatives--reviews).


## Privacy Report
- Privacy Report: On


## Site settings
- Cookies: Block third-party cookies


## Downloads
- Ask where to save files: On
- Automatically open when possible: Off


## New Tab Page
- Show Sponsored Images: Off


## Payment methods
- Save and fill payment methods: Off

NOTE: Never save payment info in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information.


## Addresses and more
- Save and fill addresses: Off
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00			`# Brave Mobile Privacy Settings`

			`Go to Settings`



Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`## Brave shields & privacy`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-24 21:55:33 +01:00			`- Block trackers and ads: Block trackers and ads (Aggressive)`
Updated browsers and added examples 2022-04-30 14:11:25 +02:00			`- Auto-redirect AMP pages: On`
updated versions 2023-03-29 21:39:53 +02:00			`- Auto-redirect tracking URLs: On`
updated browsers 2022-03-13 19:00:13 +01:00			`- Upgrade connections to HTTPS: On`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-30 18:02:23 +01:00			`- Always use secure connections: On`
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00			`- Block Cookies: Block cross-site cookies`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-24 21:55:33 +01:00			`- Block Fingerprinting: Fingerprinting blocked (strict) (If you face any issues with sites, change it back to standard)`
Updated settings and versions 2022-11-29 16:47:59 +01:00			`- Prevent fingerprinting via language settings: On`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`- Allow sites to check if you have payment methods saved: Off`
updated browsers 2022-03-13 19:00:13 +01:00			`- Use secure DNS >`
			`- On`
Updated browsers and added examples 2022-04-30 14:11:25 +02:00			`- Choose another provider > Quad9/NextDNS/Cloudflare or select Custom and provide URL for other secure DNS from [this list](https://www.privacyguides.org/dns/)`

			`Example: For MullvadDNS, enter https://adblock.doh.mullvad.net/dns-query`

Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`- "Do Not Track": On`
			`- Allow privacy-preserving product analytics (P3A): Off`
Updated browsers and Windows 2022-09-05 13:59:55 +02:00			`- Automatically send diagnostic reports: Off`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`- Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave: Off`
			`- Autocomplete searches and URLs: Off`
			`- Show top sites in autocomplete: Off`
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00


updated browsers 2022-03-13 19:00:13 +01:00			`## Brave News`
Updated browsers and Windows 10 & 11 2022-08-06 19:56:17 +02:00			`- Show Brave News: Off`
updated browsers 2022-03-13 19:00:13 +01:00


Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`## Search engines`
updated search engine to remove qwant 2021-12-11 11:03:50 +01:00			`- Standard Tab: DuckDuckGo or any other privacy respecting search engine like Startpage etc.`
			`- Private Tab: DuckDuckGo or any other privacy respecting search engine like Startpage etc.`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-24 21:55:33 +01:00

Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00
updated versions 2023-03-29 21:39:53 +02:00			`## Password Manager`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`- Save passwords: Off`
			`- Auto Sign-in: Off`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-24 21:55:33 +01:00
changes noted in changelog 2022-01-26 01:10:42 +01:00			`NOTE: Never save passwords in browsers. Use a password manager instead. Check out [recommendations, alternatives & reviews](https://github.com/the-weird-aquarian/privacy-settings#recommendations-alternatives--reviews).`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-24 21:55:33 +01:00
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00

Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`## Privacy Report`
			`- Privacy Report: On`
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00


Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`## Site settings`
			`- Cookies: Block third-party cookies`
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00


Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`## Downloads`
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00			`- Ask where to save files: On`
			`- Automatically open when possible: Off`



Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00			`## New Tab Page`
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00			`- Show Sponsored Images: Off`



Updated settings and versions 2022-11-29 16:47:59 +01:00			`## Payment methods`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-24 21:55:33 +01:00			`- Save and fill payment methods: Off`
Create Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-07-24 01:07:10 +02:00
			`NOTE: Never save payment info in browsers. A password manager can be used to also save payment information.`

Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-12-09 20:45:42 +01:00

			`## Addresses and more`
Update Brave-M-Privacy-Settings.md 2021-11-24 21:55:33 +01:00			`- Save and fill addresses: Off`