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Useful ADB commands to note. List currently connected devices adb devices Kill your currently running ADB instance adb kill-server Connect to your device remotely Replace 0.0.0.0:5555 below with your device’s actual local IP address & port. (5555 is typically the default). adb connect 0.0.0.0:5555 Display build type This will either display user, userdebug, or eng. In order of most secure to least secure: user > userdebug > eng. You can see here for more details on this & what it means, as well as Android’s security model in general. ...

Get started Get started On startup -> Open the New Tab page New Tab Page Customize new tab page: Background Image Show Sponsored Images -> ❌ Top Sites Top Sites -> ✅ Favorites -> ✅ Clock Show Clock -> ✅ Format -> 12-hour clock Cards Cards -> ❌ Search Show search widget on the new tab page -> ✅ Appearance Toolbar Show bookmarks -> Always Show Brave News button -> ❌ Show autocomplete suggestions in address bar -> ✅ ...

Features Shields & Privacy Brave Shields Global Defaults Tracking & Ads Blocking -> Aggressive Upgrade Connections to HTTPS -> Standard (Strict is currently extremely buggy… :/) Auto-Redirect AMP Pages -> ✅ Auto-Redirect Tracking URLs -> ✅ Block Scripts -> ✅ Block Fingerprinting -> ✅ Enable Global Privacy Control -> ✅ Block Cookie Consent Notices -> ✅ Content Filtering -> Default filter lists: EasyList Cookie -> ✅ Fanboy’s Annoyances + uBO Annoyances -> ✅ Fanboy’s Social -> ✅ Fanboy’s Anti-Newsletter -> ✅ ...

NOTE: This will only cover basic settings found in about:preferences. I would highly recommend most users check out my Phoenix project for more advanced & comprehensive configuration. General General Startup Open previous windows and tabs -> ❌ Always check if Firefox is your default browser -> ❌ Tabs Open links in tabs instead of new windows -> ✅ Enable Container Tabs -> ✅ (If you have the option) Language and Appearance Language Choose your preferred language for displaying pages -> Choose… -> Request English versions of web pages for enhanced privacy -> ✅ ...

I’ve recently started making active use of Lockdown Mode on my iOS devices… so I figured it might be nice to start documenting apps & websites that cause issues, & what those issues are. This will make it easier for users to know what to expect, and for developers to fix these problems. 🟢 = Works perfectly 🟡 = Mostly working 🔴 = Completely broken Apps App Store - 🟢 ...

Chats Generate link previews -> ❌ Convert typed emoticons to emoji -> ❌ Sent media quality -> High Calls Advanced Always relay calls -> ✅ Notifications Notification content -> Name only You could set to No name or content for the most private option, but I find Name only to be a nice balance. Push notification sounds -> ✅ In-chat message sounds -> ✅ Privacy Phone Number Change… Who can see my number -> Nobody ...

Account Signal PIN Registration lock -> ✅ Linked Devices Go through here & remove any devices that are no longer used or unrecognized. Chats Generate Link Previews -> ❌ Stories View Receipts -> ❌ Notifications Notification Content Show -> Name Only You could set to No Name or Content for the most private option, but I find Name Only to be a nice balance. Notify when… Contact Joins Signal -> ❌ Privacy Phone Number Who Can See My Number -> Nobody ...

When designing Phoenix, one of the toughest decisions I had to make was in regards to DRM content. I went back and forth on this constantly - but I ultimately came to my senses & made the decision not to support DRM content. I’d like to explain my reasoning as to why, as well as provide my general thoughts on DRM as a whole. What is DRM? Image by Shankar Raman under Public Domain DRM, as Mozilla so elegantly puts it, is “technology that enables online video and audio services to enforce that the content they provide is used in accordance with their requirements”. It stands for “Digital Rights Management” - but it’s also more accurately referred to as Digital Restrictions Management. ...