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Brave Release Notes

All release notes will be reported here as new releases are made.

Desktop

Release Notes v1.71.118 (Oct 23, 2024)

Web3

  • [Security] Added warning message when submitting transactions containing system program instructions as reported on HackerOne by topenga. (#41219)

General

  • Updated default search engine to Brave Search for new installations in Australia. (#41451)
  • Fixed crash which occurred when the browser window was reduced to the smallest size in certain cases. (#40059)
  • Fixed certain cases where synced devices could be duplicated on the sync chain. (#41615)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 130.0.6723.70. (#41804) (Changelog for 130.0.6723.70)

Release Notes v1.71.114 (Oct 17, 2024)

Web3

  • Added support for resolving new UD TLDs. (#40543)
  • Updated placement of deposit address in the wallet panel for “Deposit” screen. (#40826)
  • Updated Brave Wallet background with gradient color. (#40948)

General

  • Added support for local vector search for the selection of key text segments of page and video context while using Brave Leo. (#36801)
  • Added search query and summary from Brave Search SERP when available while using Brave Leo. (#40615)
  • Added advanced server selection to Brave VPN. (#38186)
  • Added Italy content feed support for Brave News. (#40957)
  • Added support for Chromium’s tri-color profile schemes. (#40689)
  • Added a native menu and inject for the adblock content picker. (#40821)
  • Updated the source within the URL for search suggestions. (#41112)
  • Moved the “Inactive tabs appearance” setting to brave://settings/appearance. (#41482)
  • Moved “Copy clean link” to be listed first in the share menu. (#40614)
  • Removed known tracking parameter “srsltid” from URLs. (#40912)
  • Removed known tracking parameter “_bhlid” from URLs. (#40716)
  • Removed caption options from the media control popup. (#41527)
  • Fixed crash which occurred when visiting brave://branded-wallpaper or brave://background-wallpaper. (#40807)
  • Fixed crash which occurred when pinning a tab that is part of a tab group while using vertical tabs. (#40365)
  • Fixed scriptlets not working in about:blank frames. (#40703)
  • Fixed styling not being applied for “Filter lists” and “Add custom filter lists” under brave://settings/shields/filters. (#27647)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 130.0.6723.58. (#41651) (Changelog for 130.0.6723.58)
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Android

Release Notes v1.71.118 (Oct 24, 2024)

Release Notes v1.71.114 (Oct 18, 2024)

Web3

  • Added support for resolving new UD TLDs. (#40543)
  • Improved authentication process for biometric unlock during Brave Wallet onboarding. (#40188)
  • Updated Brave Wallet’s unlock screen to use native Android unlock screen UI. (#40224)
  • Fixed missing “Invalid URL” message when adding a custom network with “http://” URLs. (#40498)
  • Fixed the disappearance of the “Network list” in Brave Wallet when switching the device’s system theme. (#40496)

General

  • Added support for local vector search for the selection of key text segments of page and video context while using Brave Leo. (#36801)
  • Updated the source within the URL for search suggestions. (#41112)
  • Updated the VPN server selection UI to display more granular region details, including countries, cities, and servers. (#36277)
  • Updated Sync chain’s device list icons to use proper mobile version. (#7359)
  • Removed known tracking parameter “srsltid” from URLs. (#40912)
  • Removed known tracking parameter “_bhlid” from URLs. (#40716)
  • Fixed crash which occurred when visiting brave://branded-wallpaper or brave://background-wallpaper. (#40807)
  • Fixed scriptlets not working in about:blank frames. (#40703)
  • Fixed an issue where sites using OpenSearch weren’t consistently appearing in Brave’s “Recently visited” search engines. (#38129)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 130.0.6723.58. (#41651) (Changelog for 130.0.6723.58)
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iOS

Release Notes v1.69.170 (Sep 12, 2024)

Web3

  • Enabled Bitcoin by default in Brave Wallet. (#38775)

General

  • Added per-site adblocking in the Brave Shields panel. (#39573)
  • Added advanced server selection for Brave VPN. (#36409)
  • Added country server details to the VPN “Server Region” page. (#39824)
  • Improved standard mode shields logic to allow some ads that were being hidden. (#40967)
  • Updated model names in Brave Leo models menu. (#40464)
  • Updated adblock-rust to v0.8.11 which applies “removeparam” to document/subdocument/xhr by default. (#36039)
  • Updated the Leo input box UI. (#38960)
  • Fixed prompt spoofing issue as reported on HackerOne by Imnarendrabhati. (#40709)
  • Fixed sandbox iframe configuration vulnerability as reported on HackerOne by imnarendrabhati. (#40846)
  • Fixed issues with Requestblockingscript.js which caused some delays in page loading on certain sites. (#39546)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 128.0.6613.138. (#40972)(Changelog for 128.0.6613.138)
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Brave build channels

Brave has a fast iterative development cycle, split into three stages. New features are typically first introduced in the Nightly channel. After we’ve polished a bit, we’ll move those features into the Beta build. Then, after final testing, we’ll merge to the Release version of Brave. This is the version that most users access on a daily basis.

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Brave Nightly is our testing and development version of Brave. The releases are updated every night and may contain bugs that can result in data loss.

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Brave Beta

Brave Beta is an early preview for new versions of Brave. This build showcases the newest advances that we’re bringing to our browser.

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This is our official release version of Brave, with new releases landing approximately every four weeks.

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Brave is available as a fast, free, secure web browser for your mobile devices. Complete with a built-in ad blocker that prevents tracking, and optimized for mobile data and battery life savings. Get the Brave Browser (mobile) for Android or iOS.