Brave Release Notes

Desktop

Release Notes v1.58.135 (Sep 28, 2023)

• Added Argentina, France, and Germany content feed support for Brave News. (#33251 & #32416)
• Upgraded Chromium to 117.0.5938.140. (#33282) (Changelog for 117.0.5938.140)

Release Notes v1.58.131 (Sep 22, 2023)

• Upgraded Chromium to 117.0.5938.92. (#33181) (Changelog for 117.0.5938.92)

Release Notes v1.58.129 (Sep 20, 2023)

• Added brave://flags#brave-global-privacy-control-enabled to opt out of GPC. (#32231)
• Updated SKU credential matching logic for Brave VPN. (#32924)
• Reverted hidden vertical tab bar when in full screen mode. (#33106)

Release Notes v1.58.127 (Sep 16, 2023)

• Upgraded Chromium to 117.0.5938.88. (#33052) (Changelog for 117.0.5938.88)

Release Notes v1.58.124 (Sep 14, 2023)

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Web3

• Added IPFS promotional infobar. (#32010)
• Added Coinbase as an Onramp provider. (#32083)
• Added support for EIP-6963. (#30595)
• Added virtualized tokens list to the “Buy” and “Deposit” screens. (#31675)
• Added loading skeleton and spinner to the “NFT” page. (#31485)
• Added a “More” menu for each asset on the “Portfolio” page. (#30982)
• Added filters to the “NFT” tab. (#31041)
• Added grouping to the “NFT” tab. (#31342)
• Added an empty state to the “Portfolio” page when filters are applied. (#31147)
• Added the ability for users to choose which Solana account to choose when connecting to Solana DApps. (#31109)
• Added the ability to allow selection of an existing “f1 address” as recipient when sending FEVM tokens. (#31101)
• Added segmented controls to the “Asset Details” view. (#30981)
• Implemented autofill of CoinGecko ID’s when adding custom tokens. (#31975)
• Improved performance on the “Buy” screen of Brave Wallet. (#31685)
• Improved balance scan performance. (#30779)
• Moved IPFS banner to the “NFT” tab. (#31332)
• Updated design on the “Wallet Unlock” screen. (#31603)
• Updated design on the “Market” page. (#31611)
• Updated design on the “Buy” screen. (#31384)
• Updated design on the “Account Details” page. (#31617)
• Updated design on the “Accounts” tab. (#31432)
• Updated design on the “Visible Assets” modal. (#31389)
• Updated Stripe logo and description. (#32226)
• Updated NFT pinning eligibility text. (#30550)
• Merged IPFS DNSLink and IPFS redirect settings into a single setting. (#31097)
• Removed “Network” and “Account” groups with zero balance from display on the “Portfolio” page. (#31680)
• Fixed Solana DApps to disconnect when permission is revoked. (#24974)
• Fixed manually added assets not being added to the deposit list. (#31889)
• Fixed wallet panel opening and closing on Magic Eden. (#31853)
• Fixed issue where all tokens weren’t returned when restarting the browser directly into deposit screen. (#31669)
• Fixed “Portfolio” page to retain the state of account list when page is reloaded or UI refreshes. (#31249)
• Fixed inability to view NFT details when listed under hidden NFTs. (#31208)
• Fixed assets being sorted by global level instead of group level on the “Portfolio” page. (#31602)
• Fixed network selector background. (#31459)
• Fixed “Portfolio” token list disappearing from view when “Visible assets” modal is displayed. (#31275)
• Fixed overlap on the “Token details” menu when the token graph is loading. (#31263)

Rewards

• Added ZebPay as new custodial account provider for Brave Rewards (India only). (#32036)
• Implemented “Manage Brave Ads” on the brave://rewards page. (#30637)

General

• Added Speedreader options for themes, fonts, and text size. (#29075)
• Added brave://flags/#brave-adblock-scriptlet-debug-logs flag for filter authors. (#31438)
• Enabled download protection allow list. (#26183)
• Improved vertical tab animation. (#30897)
• Improved sidebar slide animation. (#25382 & #21992)
• Updated “lock” icon to “tune” icon in address bar. (#31642)
• Updated brave://settings page to load in a new tab when accessed via the settings button in the sidebar. (#31663)
• Updated “Learn more” link on the “Lookalike URL” popup. (#31396)
• Updated cosmetic filtering to force aggressive blocking on YouTube. (#30896)
• Updated brave://flags/#brave-adblock-cookie-list-default to be enabled by default. (#29986)
• Removed known tracking parameters “mtm_cid” and “pk_cid” from URLs. (#31084)
• Fixed the New Tab Page displaying the same background image in certain cases. (#32359)
• Fixed URL query filter regression caused by brave://flags/#brave-domain-block-1pes. (#32462)
• Fixed “Expires” property in some Adblock lists is not being read and set properly. (#31238)
• Upgraded Chromium to 117.0.5938.62. (#32945) (Changelog for 117.0.5938.62)

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Android

Release Notes v1.57.62 (Sep 6, 2023)

• Upgraded Chromium to 116.0.5845.180. (#32765) (Changelog for 116.0.5845.180)

Release Notes v1.57.60 (Aug 31, 2023)

• Fixed “Allow app links to open in apps outside of Brave” being disabled by default. (#32500)
• Upgraded Chromium to 116.0.5845.163. (#32587) (Changelog for 116.0.5845.163)

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iOS

Release Notes v1.49.1 (Apr 14, 2023)

• Fixed issues with fingerprinting protection. #7231
• Fixed transaction confirmation view from auto-dismissing when presented in Brave Wallet. #7200

Release Notes v1.49 (Apr 6, 2023)

Web3

• Added Solana Swap integration into existing Swap UI using Jupiter as the DEX aggregator. (#6847)
• Added transaction submitted and transaction completed state in wallet panel. (#6881)
• Added UI to display “signed” status for Ethereum transactions. (#6606)
• Added support for sending to ENS wallet address. (#5787)
• Added auto-complete when entering token address for custom Solana assets. (#6982)
• Added support for Solana Name Service (SNS) navigation in app. (#6706)
• Fixed wallet issue where the Origin Password field was shown when adding Solana account. (#7175)
• Fixed reporting Brave Wallet usage stats. (#7143)
• Fixed issue adding a custom network via panel. (#6965)
• Fixed issue with ERC721 NFTs with different token identifiers showing incorrect balance. (#6954)
• Fixed crash related to loading URLs when selecting one of the on-ramp purchase options. (#6993)

General

• Added support for only loading HTTP/HTTPS URLs when scanning a QR code from the URL bar. (#6997)
• Added capability to permanently delete sync accounts. (#6820)
• Added promotional callout for VPN cross-platform linking on https://account.brave.com. (#6164)
• Added support for selecting full page view when taking screenshots in Brave. (#2806)
• Dropped support for iOS 14 devices. (#6695)
• Fixed website favicons flickering when searching history. (#7116)
• Fixed issue where some playlist folders were not shown when using CarPlay. (#7105)
• Fixed Brave News feed not showing when following only individual sources and no channels. (#7093)
• Fixed Brave News feed being updated every time NTP is viewed with RSS-only sources enabled. (#7059)
• Fixed suppressing “open in app” dialog on Google Maps website. (#7024)
• Fixed an issue with cross-platform VPN configuration not being refreshed after credentials expire. (#7014)
• Fixed issue where full URL is shown under the shields panel. (#6964)
• Fixed Playlist folder reordering feature. (#6961)
• Fixed “Blocking Switch to App Notices” switch from being in disabled state causing “open in app” dialogs to not be suppressed on webpages. (#6953)
• Fixed favorites not showing in the widget. (#6859)
• Fixed opening ad notifications that use items-appss:// where new tab is opened but isn’t resolved. (#6782)
• Fixed an issue where scrolling/swiping stops on https://www.theblock.co after loading links using “Open in New Tab” option. (#6518)
• Fixed shields panel toggle alignment for localized German string. (#6171)

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