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The choices behind a more private browser.

Nirvana for Android3 min readReviewed 2 October 2026
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The short version

Nirvana is an independent Android browser built from Fennec and Firefox Android code. Browsing history, bookmarks and saved logins are normally stored on your device. A website you visit still receives the requests needed to load it. Search, Sync, DNS, translations, summaries and optional diagnostics can involve separate services.

Your phoneHistory, bookmarks, passwords stay here
Websites you openalways
Your search providerwhen you search
DNS resolverfor every new site
Sync account serviceonly if you sign in
Page Summaries serviceonly when you ask
Diagnostics & crash reportsoff by default
Solid lines happen during normal browsing. Dashed lines only happen if you turn the feature on or use it.
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Data on your device

Your tabs, history, downloads, bookmarks, permissions and saved sign-ins are handled by browser and Android storage. Private tabs are excluded from regular history after they close, but downloads, bookmarks, network records and website accounts can remain. Anyone with access to your unlocked device or backup may see local data.

HistoryBookmarksPasswordsDownloadsPermissions

Protect it with a screen lock. Anyone with your unlocked phone can see local data.

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Optional app diagnostics

In the reviewed Android source, technical and interaction telemetry is off by default, and automatic crash reporting is set to Never by default. You can change data choices in Settings. If enabled, the inherited Firefox/Mozilla telemetry and crash-report infrastructure may receive limited app, device and performance details. The Settings label says “Nirvana team”; that label does not mean the current endpoint is operated solely by Nirvana.

Data collection
Send technical and interaction data
Automatically send crash reports
Never
Defaults in the reviewed source. Check your installed version.
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Other services and recipients

Search suggestions and searches may go to your selected search provider. Sync uses the account service presented in the app; the current build inherits Mozilla account infrastructure rather than a Nirvana-operated Sync server. DNS over HTTPS sends domain lookups to the chosen resolver. Page Summaries can send page text to a cloud model service when you ask for a summary. Websites, extensions, Google Play and Android each have their own data practices.

You
WebsiteRequests to its pages, your IP address
Search providerWhat you search for
DNS resolverDomain names you look up
Network operatorConnection metadata, not HTTPS page contents
Account you sign intoActivity on its own service
Each party sees a different slice. No single setting hides you from all of them.
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Your choices

Open Settings to review Data collection, Search, Sync, Secure DNS, AI Controls, Page Summaries, site permissions and saved data. You can disable optional sharing, change providers, remove site permissions, clear local data and contact us for help. Turning a switch off stops future optional collection under that setting; it does not erase data already held by another service.

Data collectionSearchSyncSecure DNSAI ControlsSite permissionsDelete browsing data
Every optional data flow has a switch in Settings.
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Retention and requests

We have not yet published a field-by-field inventory or verified retention periods for the inherited Mozilla services. For records handled by Mozilla, its privacy notice and account controls apply. Email contactus@arivna.com with your app version and the specific request; never include passwords or page contents in a support email.

What we know
Default setting in the reviewed sourceVerified
Endpoints in the Play Store buildNeeds audit
Full event list and retentionNot yet published
We mark what is verified and what is still open.
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Children and families

Nirvana is a general-purpose browser, not a service designed for children. A child’s use of websites, search, accounts and downloads may involve those third parties. Parents and guardians should review Android family controls and the policies of services a child visits.

Android family controlsSet up on the device
Websites and servicesHave their own rules
Nirvana is a general-purpose browser, not designed for children.
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Security and international processing

We use the security features available in the Android and Firefox-derived stack, but no browser or network is risk-free. Optional Mozilla services and other providers may process data in countries other than yours; their own notices explain their practices. We have not verified a complete list of processing locations for this build.

Your countryService providerOther regions
Optional services may process data in other countries under their own notices.
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Changes to this notice

This notice reflects the reviewed Android source and developer answers on 2 October 2026. If a release changes endpoints, collection defaults, recipients or user controls, the notice must be checked and updated. For a specific privacy question or access request, contact the developer by email.

October 2026
2
Last reviewed
Follow the official source for current behaviour
Pages are re-checked when a release changes

Official sources and further reading

Mozilla Firefox privacy noticeGoogle Play data safety
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