Brave Browser Just Made It Easier To Find Your Open Tabs On Android

Brave browser is one of the best alternatives to Firefox and Google Chrome on Android. It offers built-in ad-blocking, privacy tools like a VPN, and support for custom DNS. However, one major feature that’s long been missing from the Android version — despite being available on desktop — is tab search. That’s finally changing with a new update.

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Brave is now rolling out Brave Beta version 1.79.92 on the Play Store, which introduces a long-awaited tab search feature. Users have been requesting this functionality for a while, and the company is finally bringing it. However, for now, it’s only available in the beta version.

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The functionality works exactly as you’d expect. When you open the tab overview screen, you’ll now see a search bar at the top that lets you find tabs by their name or page title. Tapping the search bar first shows your “Last open tabs,” and results dynamically update as you type.

In addition to searching for the open tabs, the feature also lets you search your browsing history and even open web searches directly from the tab search screen. This should be especially useful for those who regularly keep dozens of tabs open and don’t want to scroll endlessly to find one.

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Google originally introduced a similar feature on Chrome for desktop back in 2020, and it only arrived on Chrome for Android earlier this year in February 2025 (via 9to5Google). Since Brave is built on Chromium, this looks like an upstream Chromium feature that’s now making its way to other browsers too.

While the feature hasn’t landed in the stable version just yet, its appearance in the beta channel means a wider rollout shouldn’t be too far off.

Thanks: Nick!