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better-vanadium\n\nMy recommendations for the ultimate configuration of the [Vanadium](https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Vanadium) web browser to maximize privacy, security, and usability. :)\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e This project can be found on [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/celenity/better-vanadium) *(which will act as the main \u0026 preferred way to contribute)*, [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/celenityy/better-vanadium), and [GitHub](https://github.com/celenityy/better-vanadium).\n\n# Search engine\n\n**Search engine** -\u003e `DuckDuckGo` ✅\n\n# Password Manager\n\n**Save passwords** -\u003e ❌ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n**Auto Sign-in** -\u003e ❌\n\n# Payment methods\n\n**Save and fill payment methods** -\u003e ❌ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n**Manually verify every time you pay using autofill** -\u003e ✅\n\n# Addresses and more\n\n**Save and fill addresses** -\u003e ❌ *(You should not save info in your browser like this for security reasons, use a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or Proton Pass instead)*\n\n# Autofill Options\n\n**Autofill Options** -\u003e `Use other providers` ✅\n\n# Privacy and security\n\nPrivacy -\u003e **Third-party cookies** -\u003e `Block third-party cookies` ✅ *(Should be default)*\n\nPrivacy -\u003e Third-party cookies -\u003e Block third-party cookies -\u003e **Allow related sites to see your activity in the group** -\u003e ❌\n\nPrivacy -\u003e **Close tabs on exit** -\u003e ✅\n\nPrivacy -\u003e **Cross-origin referrer policy** -\u003e `Disable cross-origin referrer` ✅ *(If this causes you any issues, you could also try setting this to `Reduce cross-origin referrer`)*\n\nPrivacy -\u003e **Improve search suggestions** -\u003e ❌\n\nPrivacy -\u003e **WebRTC IP handling policy** -\u003e `Disable non-proxied UDP` *(Don't set this if you have to call on the web through services like Discord \u0026 Zoom)*\n\nSecurity -\u003e **Safe Browsing** -\u003e `No protection (not recommended)` ❌ *(On Android, Safe Browsing in its `standard` mode requires Google Play Services, so I wouldn't recommend it here)*.\n\nSecurity -\u003e **Always use secure connections** -\u003e ✅\n\nSecurity -\u003e **Use secure DNS** -\u003e ✅\n\nSecurity -\u003e Use secure DNS -\u003e Choose another provider -\u003e **Custom** -\u003e Pick a private, secure, \u0026 reputable DNS provider of your choice. I would generally recommend setting up your own [NextDNS](https://nextdns.io) configuration if you are able to *(See my recommendations for NextDNS [here](https://codeberg.org/celenity/nextdns-settings))*. Otherwise, I think [Quad9](https://quad9.net/) is an excellent choice: `https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query`\n\n*(Even if you have a private/secure DNS provider set on your OS/network level, make sure to still set it here too like this, to ensure you can take advantage of [Encrypted Client Hello](https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-encrypted-client-hello))*.\n\nSecurity -\u003e **Access payment methods** -\u003e ❌\n\n# Notifications\n\nGeneral -\u003e **All \"General Notifications** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Browser** -\u003e ❌\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Completed downloads** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Active downloads** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Incognito** -\u003e ✅\n\nGeneral -\u003e **Playing media** -\u003e ✅\n\n# Toolbar shortcut\n\n**Toolbar shortcut** -\u003e `New tab`\n\n# Accessibility\n\n**Force enable zoom** -\u003e ✅\n\n**Simplified view for web pages** -\u003e ✅\n\n# Site settings\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Location** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ \n\nPermissions -\u003e **Notifications** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Embedded content** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Motion sensors** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **NFC devices** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **USB** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Clipboard** -\u003e `Blocked from reading clipboard` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Virtual reality** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Augmented reality** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nPermissions -\u003e **Your device use** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **JavaScript** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ *(This **will** cause breakage, but it heavily improves privacy \u0026 security, so I'd recommend blocking it if possible and if you're willing to re-enable JavaScript on sites that need it)*\n\nContent -\u003e **JavaScript JIT** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ *(Should be default)*\n\nContent -\u003e **Pop-ups and redirects** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ *(Should be default)*\n\nContent -\u003e **Ads** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **Protected content** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌ - [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/drms-dead-canary-how-we-just-lost-web-what-we-learned-it-and-what-we-need-do-next)\n\nContent -\u003e **Auto-verify** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\nContent -\u003e **Dark theme for sites** -\u003e `On` ✅ *(See `chrome://flags` below)*\n\nContent -\u003e **Background sync** -\u003e `Blocked` ❌\n\n# Downloads\n\n**Ask where to save files** -\u003e ✅\n\n**Automatically open PDFs** -\u003e ❌ *(You should instead prefer to use GrapheneOS's dedicated secure [PDF Viewer](https://github.com/GrapheneOS/PdfViewer))*\n\n# chrome://flags\n\n`#back-forward-cache` -\u003e `Disabled`\n\n`#darken-websites-checkbox-in-themes-setting` -\u003e `Enabled` *(This will allow you to toggle `Dark theme for sites` under `Site settings` above)*\n\n`#enable-parallel-downloading` -\u003e `Enabled`\n\n# Additional recommendations\n\n* Use a *(reputable)* VPN. I would generally recommend either [Mullvad](https://mullvad.net/), [IVPN](https://www.ivpn.net/), or [ProtonVPN](https://protonvpn.com/).\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcelenityy%2Fbetter-vanadium","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fcelenityy%2Fbetter-vanadium","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcelenityy%2Fbetter-vanadium/lists"}