I have an iPhone, and I have recently been using Brave. Firefox is a favorite.
Does it matter on an iPhone? Unless something changed, Apple only allows reskins of Safari.
It matters somewhat, in that you may be able to sync things between mobile and desktop if you use the ios version of your desktop browser
Kinda Brave/firefox can keep a lot of ads from bogging down things.
Well it matters for everything but the rendering engine. Some browsers have extensions, others don’t. Some have poor usability like Chrome and others like Arc work way better.
Firefox for Android as it’s one of the only mobile browsers with comprehensive addon support and helps to keep Google’s WebKit/Blink monopoly at bay.
I’ve been using Orion. A bit buggy but it offers proper extension support, including ublock origin (it supports Firefox and chrome extensions)
I like Firefox Focus.
Every time you close the app (swipe up on the app switcher) or use the trash button it cleans every bit of cached or stored data including cookies, so every time you open it you have a fresh browsing session and it’s harder to be followed around the web.
Obviously inconvenient for banking or the like, so I also have Firefox (regular) installed which stores my login sessions.
I forgot to mention a fringe benefit of Firefox Focus: I feel like it forces me to do a better job of not just opening a webpage and telling myself I’ll read it later (I never do). Since the session is ephemeral and the webpage will be gone if I don’t read it right away, I actually get down to reading the articles more often.
This may also be a side effect of Lemmy, though, since there’s less content here than on reddit.
You’re on iPhone… They’re all the same Safari/WebKit browsers.
Unless you’re a EU user?
That’s kinda my understanding as well.
Brave/Firefox, although basically reskins, help keep ads at bay.
Firefox
Honestly none. My favorite android browser would be kiwi but it’s not exactly actively maintained which feels very insecure. I’m currently using firefox but it’s nothing like its desktop equivalent.
I use iceraven, a fork of Firefox. Though I’m unsure of its availability on iPhone as I’m an android user.
Firefox, but I’m on Android so I don’t know how it would compare on Apple.
Vivaldi.
I use Orion it allows Firefox and Chrome extensions which (kinda) work
Safari with content blockers, Firefox Focus, and Orion with uBO.
I use Mull. Unsure if it’s on iPhone though.
I use Firefox everywhere else, but for my Android I’m on Brave.
Sure, adblock and tab grouping is a plus but my main reason I use it (i.e. over Firefox) is because of memory. When I have six FF tabs open, my Samsung model shoots at least three down the moment I enter another activity or open a new tab. They survive on Brave.
I’d still use Brave on iOS devices too – as another commenter said, it’s a webkit reskin but at least it’s got good Adblock.
I’m trying Arc browser right now, quite cool with support for firefox and chrome extensions, but the extensions all broke after a week. Crummy experience. Brave is the best AFAIK.
