Syncing between mobile and desktop editions of Chrome is helpful, giving you the option to access passwords you've stored in Chrome (provided you don't use one of the best password managers, that is).

If you're happy living in the Google ecosystem and believe you've benefited from the company knowing everything about your online life, then it's hard to justify avoiding the default browser on most Android devices. Meanwhile, Firefox is in a class of its own with a huge number of browser extensions and nearly infinite customization in addition to a picture-in-picture mode and a detachable search widget.īesides its private search engine, DuckDuckGo also has an Android browser that doesn’t track you and automatically secures all of your web connections. Brave puts an emphasis on privacy by blocking all third-party ads and trackers with DuckDuckGo as its default search engine. Vivaldi packs in a QR-code reader, a note-taking applet and captures full web pages. Edge is great for mobile shoppers as it lets you quickly organize information on deals but you need to be in the U.S. Opera can help you save data on your cellular plan by compressing web pages so that they load faster and it also has a VPN-like proxy service for improved private browsing.

We’re also happy it’s now the default browser on most Android phones now that the original Android “Browser” is no longer available.Ĭhrome sync well between its mobile and desktop versions, offers secure data storage for credit card numbers, saves your passwords and blocks both pop-up ads and malicious ads.Īt the same time, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Microsoft Edge also feature the ability to sync across platforms while delivering loads of useful features. We’ve tested nearly a dozen different Android browsers but Google Chrome still took the top spot as the best all-around choice.

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