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Google Chrome vs Chromium

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  1. Almost Nearly Sociable

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    Just a general question. Does anyone know the difference between Chrome and Chromium? Why choose one over the other? Thanks
     
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    Thanks, that was helpful.
     
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    You are welcome glad it was helpful.
     
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    Privacy.
    Brave does serve ads but I take care of that with an ad-blocking addon. On a 5" screen using my senior citizen fingers, I don't want to click an ad and get sent someplace I don't wish to go.

    I have the Brave browser installed as an alternative on my Windows computers . I choose NOT to install Chrome on any Windows computer. Firefox is my default browser but I've switched to Brave as the search engine.
    Since Chrome comes on android and ChromeOS, one of the first things I do is download another browser. You can't remove Chrome but I certainly can't be forced to use it and have google keep track of EVERYTHING I search for!
     
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    I have noticed that my Chrome browser is slower and slower to come up in the morning and slow to navigate with while on the web. Perhaps I will give Brave a try. Thanks.
     
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    Try resetting your Chrome browser.
    Go to Settings (the three vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).
    Advanced
    Reset and Cleanup
    Restore settings to their original default
     
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    I thought about doing that, but then I would lose my add-ons. Of course, I could always put the add-ons back, but if the add-ons were what was making the browser slow, it wouldn't do much good.
     
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    You can always add them back.
     
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    Yes, but then Chrome would be slow again whereas my Brave Browser is faster with add-ons added, so I will stick with Brave for now. Just my opinion. Thanks.
     
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    Tried 'Brave' once because someone was having problems with it when trying to access their banking site.
    I had exactly the same problem with 'Brave' so it went straight into uninstall heaven.
     
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