How to disable auto-suggestions in Brave’s address bar.

Introduction

Brave’s address bar is designed to streamline your browsing by offering auto-suggestions drawn from search engines, browsing history and bookmarks. Although these suggestions can be helpful, they may pose privacy concerns or simply become a distraction. This article walks you through every step needed to disable auto-suggestions in Brave’s address bar across desktop and mobile platforms.

Understanding Auto-Suggestions in Brave

Before making changes, it’s useful to know where Brave pulls its suggestions from:

• Search Engine Suggestions: Real-time predictions from your default search provider.
• Browsing History: URLs you’ve visited in the past.
• Bookmarks: Sites you’ve saved for later.
• Frequent Sites: Pages you visit most often, displayed as thumbnails below the address bar.

Disabling Auto-Suggestions on Desktop

1. Using Brave’s Settings GUI

The most straightforward method is through Brave’s built-in settings panel.

• Open Brave.
• Click the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner and select Settings.
• In the left sidebar, click Address Bar.
• Locate the following toggles and switch them off:
  • Autocomplete searches and URLs – stops history and bookmark suggestions.
  • Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar – disables search engine predictions.
  • Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly – prevents pre-loading of suggested pages.
• Close Settings. Changes take effect immediately.

2. Navigating Directly via Address Bar

If you prefer a quicker route, type the internal settings URL directly:

• In the address bar, enter brave://settings/search and press Enter.
• Toggle off Show search suggestions in address bar.

3. Advanced: Using Flags and Policies

For experimental control or enterprise environments, you can use Chrome flags or Group Policies.

• Enter chrome://flags/#omnibox-suggestions in the address bar.
• Set Omnibox Suggestion NG to Disabled.
• Restart Brave.
• On Windows/macOS enterprise installations, deploy the DefaultOmniboxSuggestEnabled policy set to false.

Disabling Auto-Suggestions on Mobile

Android

• Open the Brave app.
• Tap the three-dot menu at the bottom and choose Settings.
• Scroll to Address Bar (or Search Engine in older versions).
• Toggle off Search engine suggestions and Autocomplete URLs.

iOS

• Launch Brave on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap the gear icon in the bottom menu to open Settings.
• Select Privacy gt Address Bar.
• Disable Search Suggestions and Autocomplete.

Comparison of Suggestion Types

Troubleshooting Common Issues

• Settings Not Saving: Ensure you’re running the latest Brave version. Restart the browser after toggling off options.
• Still Seeing Suggestions: Clear browsing data (History and Cached images/files) via brave://settings/clearBrowserData.
• Mobile Menus Differ: Brave’s UI may vary by version—search within Settings for “suggest” if you can’t find the exact menu.

Further Resources

For more in-depth guidance and updates, visit the Brave Help Center.

Conclusion

By following the steps above, you can fully disable auto-suggestions in Brave’s address bar and take control of your browsing experience. Whether for privacy, performance or personal preference, these settings offer a straightforward way to tailor Brave to your needs.

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