currently, the only way to get origin on android is to upgrade from the regular app.
however, even with origin enabled, the bloat features are still compiled into the app, increasing the size and attack surface.
will a separate android version where those features are never compiled into the app be available?
According to the graph release, the anwser is no.
https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/38561489788173-What-is-Brave-Origin
This would be very nice!
Something does not feel right and that is the pricing structure.
$59.99 steep, but you don’t get a standalone android app and it’s just an upgrade?! That doesn’t make sense. The reason you can already toggle those things off on the regular app. Even with the upgrade, those features are embedded in the app.
Perhaps change the pricing fee to $29.99 for upgrades and $59.99 for standalones.
As much as I love Brave on Android, I would never pay $59.99 considering those features are still there (sure I can toggle them off in the upgrade, but I want them COMPLETELY off/out. Then you got the top sites that only supports 8 pinned sites? It’s just not worth it paying for something that is mostly catered to Brave and not the consumer. The consumer paying $59.99 needs the fully clean version with those features out, and allow the consumer to change the homepage how they want and add tons of sites. The playing field here is not leveled.
C’mon Brave team, you can do better. And you better do better because many new browsers are coming out, you got Helium, Ladybird (coming soon), librewolf, browsers that are just as lean and powerful and making noise.
I got no issues paying for the standalone desktop. But a shame the android version is a letdown.