Constantly causing brain drains will probably not help either.
neme
Bromite has not been updated since January.
One of the old Bromite contributors forked it: https://github.com/uazo/cromite
https://filterlists.com/lists/actually-legitimate-url-shortener-tool is bigger list and is updated more often.
What would be good privacy-friendly alternatives?
Settings > Search > Show voice search
Maybe try Mull https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ ?
https://github.com/Divested-Mobile/Mull-Fenix/issues/30 :
"Safe Browsing is not disabled. It is however set to never send off any information anywhere. It is configured to only use the static lists and perform checks locally. I do not recommend disabling it."
Not available on Android.
I'll consider an iPhone when they get rid of the giant notch and allow sideloading and more browser engines.
From README:
The current focus is on implementing next-word suggestions, which has become complicated/hit a snag and is taking more time than originally planned. Updates will come when this issue is resolved. Thank you for being patient.
There's fork that gets updates
https://github.com/Helium314/openboard