When I make a search inquiry on private, it constantly turns on the tracking metrics and I have to press on the settings button at the bottom of the page to turn them off. It’s really annoying to do this every time.
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Brave Search settings do not persist in Private Browsing because private windows are designed to not save cookies or site data, causing all settings to reset to defaults every time a new private session is opened. This is an intentional privacy mechanism to ensure no tracking or history is retained across sessions.
To avoid this issue, you can consider the following alternatives:
Use Normal Browsing: Settings will save and persist in standard browser windows.
Switch Search Engines: Some users report that changing the default search engine to DuckDuckGo within the Brave browser eliminates the recurring metrics prompt.
Check Cookie Settings: Ensure you are not blocking all cookies for search.brave.com; the settings rely on cookies to remember preferences, though private windows will still clear them.