Downloads on iOS 26

Troubleshooting technical issues is much easier when both the user and support agent practice clear communication. For this reason, we have provided the template below for you to fill out with information about your issue. Please provide as much detail as possible so we can most efficiently resolve your problem.


Description of the issue: Dowloaded files do not seem to be saved in iOS’s Files download folder anymore.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Find a file to with a download link and click it

  2. Brave notifies you that files is downloaded with an option to navigate to ”Downloads”

  3. If you choose to go there, it redirects you to Files downloads folder (iCloud) and nothing was there.

Expected result: It is used to stay on Brave and takes you to an internal Brave downloads page with a list of download history, including the latest one.

Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.83 (118)

Mobile Device details

iPhone 16 Pro Max at iOS 26.0.1

Additional Information:

Just to be safe have you checked:

Files > On My iPhone > Brave > Downloads

Sorry if you’ve checked this … and it’s not there

(Just a fellow user trying to help :wink: )

UPDATE: I suppose what you’re saying is clicking on a downloaded file link in the downloads section of Brave browser SHOULD send it to where I pointed out ABOVE but what you’re saying is it’s sending it to the BELOW place INSTEAD?:

Files > iCloud Drive > Downloads

Is that your meaning?

Hello friend.. It is sending me to the last visited location of Files app, wherever that be.. And yes, I checked Brave downloads older at both iCloud and Phone storage; it was not there..

What worked is to simply restart the iPhone altogether and this revived the downloads folder once more..

Perfect glad you found the solution, restarting the device solves, I dunno, maybe, at least 90% of tech issues haha

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.