Description of the issue: After an update a couple of weeks ago I started getting the "AW Snap! Error code 5. Error. I have tried uninstalling Brave, including deleting the brave folder. I’m using a Raspberry Pi 5 with Raspbian so it’s a version of Linux. No matter what website I visit, including the settings page, it only lasts about a minute and I get the Error Code 5. I’ve even tried resetting the router to default values, and that doesn’t help.
Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. Doesn’t matter what I’m doing in the browser, after about a minute I get the “AW Snap!” Since it started happening I’m gradually transferring my bookmarks to the Chromium browser, since it doesn’t have the problem. But I’d prefer to use Brave, or would if I could get it to work.
Actual Result (gifs and screenshots are welcome!): I am not able to take screenshots in Raspbian. There seems no intuitive way to do it, and it probably wouldn’t help anyway.
Expected result: Fix it.
Reproduces how often: Every time. Always.
Operating System and Brave Version(See the About Brave page in the main menu): Raspbian 5, Brave version 1.73.91 Chromium: 131.0.6778.85 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Additional Information: The Chromium version that works, and that I’m using to post this is Version 130.0.6723.116 (Official Build) built on Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) (64-bit).
How do you “update” to an older version??? Moreover, that doesn’t seem like much of a solution. Why is it that the latest version in Pi-Apps doesn’t work, but an older version does? Something seems… off.
I am on the latest version of the Brave web browser on Raspberry Pi 5 and I still keep getting the “Aw, Snap!” Error code 5 message. I’ve been waiting for them to fix this problem for months, and am now on Version 1.73.104 Chromium: 131.0.6778.204 (Official Build) (64-bit). Is there any solution to this. I’ve completely uninstalled and reinstalled the browser several times. I’ve given up on installing updates since they never work, and have decided to install an older version from before the problem manifest. So far it seems to work.
To downgrade Brave browser on Raspberry Pi, you’ll need to use the command line. Here are the specific steps:
Open a terminal on your Raspberry Pi.
First, remove the current version of Brave:
sudo apt remove brave-browser
Download the desired older version. For example, to get version 1.71.123, use:
To prevent automatic updates, you can hold the package:
sudo apt-mark hold brave-browser
Remember that using an older version may expose you to security vulnerabilities, so it’s recommended to return to the latest version once the issues you’re experiencing are resolved.