Description of the issue:
Iphone SE 2020 v18.2.1 Brave 1.73 and Beta
(Note: Have 2 ipads 10th gen v18.2.1 - I can reproduce this on 1 of them, which has twice the apps/memory utilized vs the other ipad. The other is fairly new/empty. Windows and Android devices: Cannot reproduce this issue)
When 3-4 custom filter lists are added to the iphone, the browser crashes. It will start for about 5 seconds and then crash again. After multiple restarts of the phone and browser, eventually it won’t crash. If I go in and Update Lists → immediate crash (repeat of the above). If i disable 2 of the custom lists that were added and a couple of the others, then either 1) The force close will still happen but the browser can be re-opened without repetitive closures (as is the case with one of the iPads mentioned above) or 2) The issue goes away completely if I turn off a few more.
How can this issue be reproduced?
- Turn on the Brave offered lists.
- The first 11 in the list, Easylist Cookie → Adguard URL
- +Blocklists Anti-Porn, +Twitch (2nd from the botton)
- Add these 4 custom filter URLs (it should crash after adding 2-3 of them if you click to Update Lists, otherwise add the 4 and click Update Lists).
- https://hblock.molinero.dev/hosts_adblock.txt
- https://big.oisd.nl/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/badmojr/1Hosts/refs/heads/master/Xtra/adblock.txt
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/refs/heads/main/adblock/ultimate.txt
Note: I’m fully aware this is a lot of filtering. My wife is aging and is having difficulties. Doing what I can to help limit our exposure to the risks.
Expected result:
No force closings
Brave Version( check About Brave
):
Both iOS 1.73 and Beta versions
Mobile Device details
iphone SE 2020 18.2.1
Additional Information:
IMHO, I’m pretty sure I’ve identified the issue… The lists being too large and her devices are not able to handle it. I’m sure I could either trim the lists down to some Tiny or Small lists, reset her devices, and/or update her to a new iphone. As of right now, we’re removing unnecessary apps, etc. to try to free up ram. Checking to see if there is something else that can be done within brave or if this is a known item that’s being addressed.
Thank you in advance…