Custom Search Engine support rolls out for Brave’s Android browser; Check out the other upgrades rolled out with the June update

By Estuti Bajpai Published on June 12, 2026, 10:20 IST Last updated June 12, 2026, 10:21 IST

At the beginning of this month, Brave introduced a minimalist paid version of its browser, Brave Origin, which was made live for desktop and Android. And now recently, the company has rolled out a new update for Brave’s Android browser.

Brave released a v1.91 update for its Android browser that included Custom Search Engine support for users.

New in Brave for Android: Custom search engine support! 🔎

You can add new search engines, or sites with search, at Settings -> Search Engines.

Now they'll appear as Quick Search options when you start typing a query into the address bar. pic.twitter.com/rELngkg5dD

— Brave (@brave) June 11, 2026

With the new update, users can now add new search engines or sites with search at Settings -> Search Engines. They will then appear as Quick Search options when you start typing a query into the address bar. This new feature will provide greater flexibility.

The other improvements and enhancements included in the June update for Brave’s Android browser are mentioned below.

Brave’s Android browser: June update

June 9: v1.91.171

Origin

Fixed the issue where users could get stuck on disabling features after purchasing Origin
Fixed issue where changing browser language would display promo banners and features within ‘Settings’ that have been disabled with Origin
Fixed ‘Restart browser’ snackbar not appearing when restoring Origin purchase from Google Play Store
Fixed issue where Origin settings were not saved if the browser was restarted too quickly

General

Upgraded Chromium to 149.0.7827.103

June 4: v1.91.169

Origin

Initial Brave Origin release

Web3

Added ‘Get Started’ section to the Portfolio page
Added the ability to view ‘Asset Distribution’ in ‘Portfolio’
Added dotted texture to wallet line chart

Leo

Upgraded display of Brave Leo attachment previews to scroll horizontally instead of vertically
Fixed a crash that could occur in certain cases when using multiple tool requests

General

Added website icons to the password manager
Added ability to use custom search engines (being rolled out using Griffin)
Enabled Brave autofill service in device settings
Improved performance by caching AdBlock DATs
Fixed settings page layout when folding, unfolding, or rotating device
Fixed settings page layout after closing VPN browser
Fixed websites being automatically added to the Quick Search Engine list
Fixed ‘Add Widget’ button appearing too large and getting cut off when the language is set to Japanese
Fixed Brave VPN icon colours in Light and Dark themes
Upgraded Chromium to 149.0.7827.59

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