Issues with Default Search Engine, Cursor, and Pop-ups Making It Hard to Use

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The Brave Browser has been a great alternative to Chrome for many users, offering a faster browsing experience and enhanced privacy. However, recurring issues are making me question whether switching was the right decision.

1. Default Search Engine Bug

One of the most frustrating problems is Brave’s inability to keep Google as the default search engine. Even after setting it manually, the browser keeps resetting it, forcing constant adjustments.

Additionally, Brave Search is currently not a viable option for daily use, as some searches return as few as three results, making it practically unusable.

2. Cursor Issues

Another major problem is that the mouse cursor randomly disappears within web pages. It also behaves inconsistently when interacting with text fields and links, making navigation frustrating and unintuitive.

3. Pop-up Issues with Passwords and Location Permissions

Pop-ups for saving passwords or allowing location access often require multiple clicks to work, and sometimes they don’t respond at all. This makes even simple tasks unnecessarily frustrating.

Is Brave Losing Focus?

While these issues persist, Brave seems to be focusing more on monetizing products and services rather than improving stability and user experience. Because of this, I’m seriously considering switching back to Chrome.

Is anyone else experiencing these problems? Has there been any official response from the developers or a reliable fix for these issues?

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Yep, having the same issue with search settings resetting each day. Noticed no response/answer to this post from 18 days ago, and looks like this exact error has been around for a while. Starting to regret switching to Brave and will likely move on to another option.

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What I always notice in these crazy solutions that always appear to be safer and better than others, in fact there is no free lunch. Who’s to say that right now, right now, they’re not monitoring us and copying our data just like Chrome? What I feel is that they are forcing us to use their weak search engine, which makes it impossible to obtain accurate results. There are searches where I only find 3 results. A shame.