Gmail sluggish in Brave

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Description of the issue:

When going to https://mail.google.com Brave response is extremely sluggish. Opening email, changing folders/labels, composing email all result in large UI delays.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Go to https://mail.google.com
  2. Use page

Expected result:

Normal speed reactions from the UI.

Brave Version( check About Brave):

Version 1.13.82 Chromium: 85.0.4183.83 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Additional Information:

I read similar threads about this here and tried launching Gmail in a private window. Performance was as expect without sluggishness.

I then deleted all cookies from all time and performance was normal and as expected. However, it rapidly returned to its degraded state.

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How quickly does it go from functioning normally to being sluggish?

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Roughly a day, no more than 2.

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@uumickey,
Do you have any extensions installed in the browser at this time?

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I do. I have 8 installed. Is there a debug or something I can dump out to provide more information?

  • Reddit Enhancement Suite
  • Evernote web clipper
  • Keepa
  • Infinite Dashboard (start page)
  • uBlock Origin
  • Imagus
  • Improve Youtube
  • Nimbus Screenshot
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@uumickey,
I would imagine that there are some conflicts with one (or more) of these extensions that may be causing a build up in your browser cache – this would explain why it works in a private session (no extensions, no data/cache) as well as why it performs better after clearing your browsing data.

You might try creating a new profile (Menu ---> Create new profile) and try using your gmail account on that profile for a day or so (without any extensions installed) and see if you get the same results. I’ll also ping some team members to see if this is a known issue.

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Is it possible to run multiple profiles simultaneously?

Regardless, I will try the new profile approach.

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@uumickey,
Yes you can run both at the same time without issue. Thanks for your willingness to test – I’ll leave this thread open so you can keep us updated on the results :+1:

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The problem lies with either the Imagus or the Nimbus Screenshot plugins. Disabling them resolves the problem. Which makes it my problem :slight_smile: Thank you!

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