June 2023 - iPad Brave has obscure way to download a PDF file to FILES

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Description of the issue: No intuitively obvious way for novice iPad user to download PDF being viewed

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Pick a PDF such as this one from Bose

  2. Try to find a simpler way to download into the Brave Downloads folder

  3. Erroneously used Send to Your Devices

  4. Found Save to Files in three dot … menu under

Share with
Save to Files

Expected result:
Some way to select to download PDF as other IOS browsers do

Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.51.2 (23.6.5.22) from Apple app store

Mobile Device details
Newly purchased
Name: iPad (9th generation)
Model Number: MK2K3LL/A
iPadOS Version: 16.5.1

Additional Information:
Maybe this is a feature request or need for help or user guide

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I checked Safari and we behave the same. You tap “share” → save to files and select location.
Let me know if I am missing something

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I returned the iPad as it was fraught with hidden features and crippled apps requiring another Apple or Mac device to be usable.
Thanks for looking into it though.

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