Restore essential features on Brave Desktop

[Cilress]

Hello,

I want to provide feedback regarding recent changes in Brave Desktop, which make usage frustrating:

⇾ Removal of direct links to most visited sites, which were very convenient.

⇾ Disappearance of the translation icon (former “A” button), very useful for quickly navigating foreign pages.

⇾ Appearance of unnecessary top toolbar icons,

These changes, presented as “simplifications”, actually complicate the interface for regular users. I’m sure other users would like to see these features restored.

Please consider their feedback and the option to fully customize the toolbar.

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[Saoiray]

@Cilress

Removal of direct links to most visited sites, which were very convenient.

What are you referencing? If you mean on the New Tab Page, it’s still there. I’m wondering if you’re confused by the idea that some of us saw it flip to the alternate option during this last update, such as I share below:

@Saoiray

In the newest update some of us saw the NTP revert to the default of Frequently Visited rather than Favorites (which used to be called Top Sites)

Frequently Visited shows what websites you visit the most. This is where it seems to be “created automatically.”

All you need to do is switch it back.

Hit the hamburger menu on the far right:

Choose Show Favorites

And yes, the top sites phrasing is there, but that’s just referencing the card/widget in whole. But the content displayed in it is just favorites or frequently visited.

[Saoiray]

@Cilress

Disappearance of the translation icon (former “A” button), very useful for quickly navigating foreign pages.

Still is there when you visit a website in a different language.

@Cilress

Appearance of unnecessary top toolbar icons,

Can you clarify more of what you’re talking about? Also, you know you can customize the toolbar icons, right?