The initial opposition also shows just how hard it can be for developers to figure out why exactly they've run afoul of app store rules, even for developers as influential as Eich, who invented the JavaScript programming language that's a key foundation of the Web. Without easy access to Android, Brave would have been cut off from a huge portion of the world's mobile users. Eich was a Mozilla co-founder who led the Firefox browser project until his controversial departure in 2014. Google's opposition, which lasted 10 days, was a serious impediment for the software and for the ambitions of Brave CEO Brendan Eich to make a fresh start in the Web browser business. Despite troubles convincing Google that its app is legit, Brave Software's browser is now available to anyone who is sick of annoying mobile ads.Īpple added Brave for iPhones and iPads to its app store on Friday, but Google rejected the app twice before publishing Brave for Android devices in the Google Play app store Tuesday night.

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