- Upgraded Chromium to 106.0.5249.91. (#25737) (Changelog for 106.0.5249.91)
- Added .zil TLD support for Unstoppable Domains. (#24621)
- Added "Prevent fingerprinting via language settings" under the "Brave Shields & privacy" settings. (#24621)
- Added Solana account creation dialog in Brave Wallet under the "Send" screen if Solana account doesn't exist. (#24463)
- Updated Brave Wallet to create a Solana account by default when creating or restoring a wallet and set Solana as the default network. (#25432)
- Improved de-AMP functionality. (#22917)
- Removed extra whitespace being added when pasting a contract address while adding a custom token in Brave Wallet. (#24728)
- Removed support for legacy Brave Rewards anonymous Uphold cards. (#24464)
- Removed 2 BAT minimum threshold under Brave Rewards before being able to use Uphold as a custodial provider. (#24759)
- Fixed pending Solana Devnet requests not being displayed under "Transactions" via Brave Wallet. (#24410)
- Fixed "Reset Brave Rewards" not working correctly when the Brave Rewards page is opened. (#8776)
- Fixed Brave Rewards panel not displaying "Logged out" when wallet has been disconnected from custodian. (#23480)
- Fixed Brave News feed not being displayed under active NTP when enabling through settings. (#25500)
- Upgraded Chromium to 106.0.5249.65. (#25629) (Changelog for 106.0.5249.65)
- Upgraded Chromium to 105.0.5195.136. (#25431) (Changelog for 105.0.5195.136)
- Added "Bridge to Aurora" button under the "Asset" panel in Brave Wallet. (#24446)
- Restored gesture requirement for async clipboard write access. (#16890)
- Fixed crash when reaching the end of Brave News feed. (#25312)
- Fixed button text not visible while using dark mode. (#25225)
- Upgraded Chromium to 105.0.5195.127. (#25377) (Changelog for 105.0.5195.127)
- Fixed crash when disabling Brave Ads under brave://rewards. (#25191)
- Upgraded Chromium to 105.0.5195.102. (#25173) (Changelog for 105.0.5195.102)
- Added Brave Translate. (#23770)
- Added dynamic Brave Ads payout status UI to Brave Rewards. (#23429)
- [Security] Implemented feature policy for Ethereum and Solana for iframes. (#23710)
- Updated several onboarding strings to improve the experience for users in India locales. (#24111)
- Updated IPFS to use a longer delay between reconnection attempts. (#24461)
- Fixed native token not being used when switching networks under both the "Send" and "Swap" panels in Brave Wallet. (#22572)
- Fixed native token not being updated when network is changed under the "DApp" panel in Brave Wallet. (#24078)
- Fixed incorrect image being used for the pending contribution message in Brave Rewards. (#24006)
- Fixed Brave News settings bar being cut off when scrolling through the news feed under the New Tab Page. (#21737)
- Fixed Brave News display issue when scrolling through the news feed after changing orientation while under the New Tab Page. (#22439)
- Fixed scrolling issue when swiping through the news feed under the New Tab Page for Brave News. (#22434)
- Fixed inconsistency between the "Sync Chain Code" and "Sync Chain QR Code" error messages in Brave Sync. (#23948)
- Fixed "Show simplified view" being displayed in certain cases even though the setting has been disabled via the "Accessibility" settings. (#14749)
- Fixed string alignment issue under the "Help make Brave better" onboarding panel at first launch. (#24003)
- Upgraded Chromium to 105.0.5195.68. (#25009) (Changelog for 105.0.5195.68)
- Added Solana support for account creation, sending SOL and sending SPL tokens with Brave Wallet. (#24133)
- Improved fingerprint farbling for subresources. (#24282)
- Updated tokens list for Aurora Chain in Brave Wallet. (#24473)
- Fixed balance not being updated correctly when changing networks via Brave Wallet. (#24272)
- Upgraded Chromium to 104.0.5112.102. (#24713) (Changelog for 104.0.5112.102)
- Added Aurora EVM chain to preloaded chains for Brave Wallet. (#23522)
- Added the ability to debounce URLs based on a regex applied to the path. (#23121)
- Added pending request notification to Brave Wallet icon badge for Decrypt screen. (#23613)
- Improved Brave Wallet UI on various screens to show the gradient color when selected. (#23556)
- Improved fingerprint farbling in aggressive mode. (#24126)
- Updated default search engine to Brave Search for new installations in certain regions. (#23814)
- Removed known Marketo email tracking parameters from URLs. (#9018)
- Removed P3A protobuf reporting. (#23147)
- Fixed incorrect token being set as default when selecting Buy/Send from token details page in Brave Wallet. (#22574)
- Fixed cosmetic filters not being applied inside of child frames. (#22781)
- Fixed input field from being blocked by auto-complete suggestions on certain sites. (#23487)
- Fixed Brave Wallet account address to be displayed in the same line when selected. (#23558)
- Fixed Brave Wallet icon color to match based on site theme color. (#23632)
- Fixed Brave Wallet interaction notification when tab focus is changed. (#23745)
- Fixed incorrect balance being shown for certain tokens in Brave Wallet. (#23998)
- Upgraded Chromium to 104.0.5112.81. (#24364) (Changelog for 104.0.5112.81)
- Fixed crash which occurred when searching on certain sites due to debouncing. (#24164)
- Fixed error page being shown when debouncing in certain cases. (#24080)
- Upgraded Chromium to 103.0.5060.134. (#24122) (Changelog for 103.0.5060.134)
- Implemented time-limited sync code words. (#22242)
- Added host related information including the ability to disconnect from Brave VPN via the persistent notification. (#21997)
- Added DApp decrypt request screen. (#23260)
- Improved privacy by preventing pages from passing identifiers through "window.name". (#5910)
- Updated the onboarding welcome screens. (#22946)
- Updated the brand logo for Ecosia throughout Brave. (#23405)
- Removed "Desktop Mode" from "Site Settings" as it's a duplicate of "Desktop site". (#23652)
- Fixed not being able to send Non-Fungible Token (ERC721) tokens. (#23508)
- Fixed Swap "To" token value from resetting to 0 when Swap "From" token is changed (#23631)
- Fixed crash when adding Harmony network into Brave Wallet when the locale is set to Hindi. (#23775)
- Fixed blogspot.com URLs not being debounced. (#22894)
- Upgraded Chromium to 103.0.5060.114. (#23860) (Changelog for 103.0.5060.114)
- Upgraded Chromium to 103.0.5060.70. (#23779) (Changelog for 103.0.5060.70)
- Fixed browser crash when app is brought into view from background with a pending action in Brave Wallet panel while notification badge is shown. (#23604)
- Added Dapps support for Brave Wallet. (#23159)
- Added support to list Non-Fungible Token (ERC721) in Brave Wallet. (#19565)
- Added pre-loaded EVMs into Brave Wallet network selector (supported by 0x). (#22888)
- Added ability to remove "Top Tiles" from the New Tab Page via the "New Tab Page" settings. (#23118)
- Retired the option of using DNS over HTTPS for Unstoppable Domains resolution now that layer 2 support has been added. (#22149)
- Changed Ethereum Dapp provider to only be available in secure contexts. (#23407)
- Changed Unstoppable Domains user opt-in interstitial from Cloudflare DoH to Ethereum option. (#22148)
- Removed "Beta" from Brave Wallet via the settings menu. (#23238)
- Updated QR sync code generator to include Brave icon when creating new QR sync codes. (#22420)
- Fixed Ethereum Dapps dialog being opened in inactive tabs. (#23460)
- Fixed selected network being used when resolving Unstoppable Domains/Ethereum Name Service to ETH address. (#22151)
- Fixed crash when selecting "VPN Support" under the "Brave Firewall + VPN" settings in certain cases. (#23492)
- Fixed not being able to copy sync code from existing sync chain in certain cases. (#23206)
- Fixed issue where setting Brave as the default browser using the onboarding screen didn't work in certain cases. (#22766)
- Upgraded Chromium to 103.0.5060.53. (#23482) (Changelog for 103.0.5060.53)
- Fixed certain cases where AMP pages would get into a redirect loop. (#23320)
- Upgraded Chromium to 102.0.5005.125. (#23444) (Changelog for 102.0.5005.125)
- Changed position of VPN toggle under settings menu. (#23240)
- Fixed browser crash when device attempts connecting to Google Play Store after losing network connectivity in certain cases. (#23177)
- Fixed subscription status under Brave Firewall + VPN settings not specifying if it's a trial, monthly or yearly subscription. (#23004)
- Fixed errors during sync decryption which caused Brave Sync to fail in certain cases. (#22898)
- Fixed certain cases where AMP pages would go into loading loop. (#22610)
- Upgraded Chromium to 102.0.5005.99. (#23311) (Changelog for 102.0.5005.99)
- Disabled Brave Firewall + VPN on both Android 6 and Android 7 due to several crashes. (#23063) & (#23089)
- Fixed cookies being cleared/removed when upgrading from Chromium 101 to Chromium 102. (#23109)
- Upgraded Chromium to 102.0.5005.78. (#23131) (Changelog for 102.0.5005.78)
- Added Brave Firewall + VPN. (#12197)
- Added support for blob partitioning. (#21746)
- Implemented eth_getEncryptionPublicKey for Brave Wallet. (#19276)
- Reduced adblock filter memory usage by optimizing unused regex rules. (#21970)
- Removed known Dialog Insight user tracking parameters from URLs. (#22082)
- Fixed breakage in webpack build caused by OpenSSL 3.0. (#22305)
- Fixed pending bell icon under Brave Wallet not being displayed when new unapproved requests are created. (#21654)
- Fixed expand icon under Brave Shields using incorrect color when the Privacy Hub has been enabled. (#22049)
- Upgraded Chromium to 102.0.5005.61. (#22923) (Changelog for 102.0.5005.61)
- Added Brave News opt-in card via the New Tab Page. (#22778)
- Reimplemented the ability to override page elements with "!important" styles using cosmetic filtering. (#22264)
- Refactored gas fee estimations to help increase successful transactions for Brave Wallet. (#22640)
- Fixed Brave Wallet disambiguation between Thor on Avalanche vs Thorswap on Ethereum. (#22651)
- Fixed selected custom networks not being displayed within the Brave Wallet portfolio page when selected via the dropdown menu. (#22425)
- Fixed incorrect starting position being used when opening a new tab within another New Tab Page while Brave News is enabled. (#22549)
- Fixed crash when changing device orientation and scrolling through the New Tab Page after upgrade in certain cases. (#22777)
- Fixed Brave News feed reappearing via the New Tab Page after being disabled when changing the device orientation. (#22444)
- Fixed Brave News position not being retained when switching between different tabs. (#22356)
- Fixed tapping on "Load new content" takes user to the second card within the news feed rather than at the beginning of feed. (#22183)
- Upgraded Chromium to 101.0.4951.67. (#22896) (Changelog for 101.0.4951.67)
- Upgraded Chromium to 101.0.4951.61. (#22760) (Changelog for 101.0.4951.61)
- Added Gemini two-way Brave Rewards wallet. (#17408)
- Added the ability to redirect an AMP page to its canonical non-AMP version. (#21643)
- Added the ability to customize the nonce for unapproved Brave Wallet transactions via the transactions confirmation screen. (#21459)
- Added "Clear wallet transaction and nonce information" setting for Brave Wallet under "Settings". (#21457)
- Added notification for Brave Wallet pending transactions. (#19837)
- Added "Show all pending contributions" view into Brave Wallet. (#17038)
- Updated the Brave Wallet network selector screen. (#20471)
- Updated adblocking to execute all cosmetic scriptlets even if one fails. (#21932)
- Renamed "Monthly Contributions" to "Monthly Tips" for Brave Rewards. (#20564)
- Removed referral code from P3A reports. (#21460)
- Fixed crash when opening the swap page under Brave Wallet for custom watchlist assets. (#22164)
- Fixed users swap values automatically being changed due to the market price constantly being updated in Brave Wallet. (#22308)
- Fixed both "Approve" and "Reject" buttons overlapping the details section when initiating swaps. (#21605)
- Fixed "Approve/Reject" dialog not being displayed for unapproved Brave Wallet transactions via "Asset Details". (#21458)
- Fixed switching networks in Brave Wallet via the "Send" screen not resetting input values. (#21136)
- Fixed unblocked cookie consent dialogs on some websites when the brave://flags/#brave-adblock-cookie-list-default is enabled. (#22032)
- Upgraded Chromium to 101.0.4951.41. (#22431) (Changelog for 101.0.4951.41)
- Improved general performance by fixing cosmetic filters. (#22030)
- Added "Enable Tab Group auto creation" setting under "Appearance" which controls the ability to open links in separate tabs. (#22105)
- Fixed rounding issues under Brave Wallet via the "Send" and "Swap" panels by increasing the digits after the decimal to 0.00000000 (8 digits) from 0.000000 (6 digits). (#22257)
- Fixed crash when attempting to send opened tab to another devices on sync chain using "Send to your devices". (#22128)
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.127. (#22318) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.127)
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.88. (#22221) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.88)
- Fixed crash when enabling or disabling P3A in certain cases. (#22037)
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.79. (#22077) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.79)
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.79. (#22077) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.79)
- Fixed crash when enabling or disabling P3A in certain cases. (#22037)
- Added fee oracle for EIP-1559 to estimate priority fees in Brave Wallet. (#20469)
- Added ability to to override page elements with "!important" styles using cosmetic filtering. (#20177)
- Improved selection of RPC URLs after input from chainlist.org with variables and wss:// (Affects Arbitrum). (#20958)
- Improved adblocking by applying generic cosmetic filters from brave://adblock into "Standard" shields blocking mode. (#20855)
- Removed references of "Brave DEX Aggregator" from Brave Wallet. (#20463)
- Fixed transaction status not being updated in certain cases for pending transactions in Brave Wallet. (#21300)
- Fixed biometric still enabled after Brave Wallet has been reset via brave://settings/wallet. (#20444)
- Fixed new Brave Wallet transactions not being added into the "Buy", "Send" and "Swap" panels. (#20677)
- Fixed switching to "Private" mode opened a "Standard" tab in certain cases. #21877)
- Fixed desktop mode not working in certain cases. (#20936)
- Fixed New Tab Page Sponsored Image text being cut off at the bottom on certain devices with smaller screen size. (#21736)
- Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.60. (#21953) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.60)
- Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.88. (#21889) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.88)
- Fixed Brave News onboarding card still appearing under New Tab Page in certain cases when Brave News has already been enabled via settings. (#21493)
- Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.74. (#21693) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.74)
- Fixed crash due to autocomplete in certain cases. (#21558)
- Added EVM support for compatible chains under Brave Wallet. (#20337)
- Added ability to restore Brave Crypto wallets within Brave Wallet using legacy 24-word mnemonic. (#18459)
- Added WebSockets connection pool limit when shields are enabled. (#19990)
- Added ability to completely disable autocomplete under "Brave Shields and privacy" settings. (#19647)
- Added EIP-55 checksum address checks in the send widget. (#20132)
- Added ability to enable Brave News via settings. (#21477)
- Added ability to scroll through websites within tab groups using swipe gestures. (#19902)
- Updated P3A pings to use JSON format. (#15967)
- Updated setting name and description for "Automatically send diagnostic reports" under brave://settings/privacy for clarity. (#19822)
- Removed the tab stack layout in favor of tab overview mode. (#21005)
- Fixed crash during onboarding when creating a Brave Wallet on certain devices that have biometric unlock enabled. (#21153)
- Fixed biometric unlock only being displayed when initially launching Brave Wallet. (#19973)
- Fixed biometric unlock not being displayed when auto-lock is triggered within Brave Wallet. (#20036)
- Fixed custom network being removed when editing ChainID while custom network not set as default. (#21046)
- Fixed selecting unapproved transactions not displaying the approval screen. (#19969)
- Fixed both "Buy" and "Swap" screens not being closed when an unsupported network is selected. (#20977)
- Fixed being able to select the same token under both the "From" and "To" fields when using Swaps via Brave Wallet. (#20005)
- Fixed incorrect asset icons being used in certain cases for Brave Wallet. (#20649)
- Fixed verify recovery phrase page being displayed when backup wallet is selected after resetting Brave Wallet. (#20532)
- Fixed cursor being reset to beginning of recovery phrase when "Show recovery" is selected. (#20465)
- Fixed several theme issues with Brave Wallet. (#19827)
- Fixed both "Submit" and "Add" buttons being cutoff when adding custom networks via Brave Wallet. (#20962)
- Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.51. (#21370) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.51)
- Added bitFlyer notification for Japan region only to let users know bitFlyer is available as a custodian. (#20725)
- Fixed crash when attempting to send opened tab to another devices on sync chain using "Send to your devices". (#21035)
- Upgraded Chromium to 98.0.4758.102. (#21093) (Changelog for 98.0.4758.102)
- Fixed issues with "Desktop mode" which prevented users from being able to view websites in desktop mode. (#20963)
- Fixed phone model being leaked via "navigator.userAgent". (#20499)
- Fixed crash when adding large values into swap input field via Brave Wallet. (#20881)
- Added bitFlyer two-way Brave Rewards wallet for Japan region. (#18439)
- Added "Brave" into the web search context menu when opening links in other browsers. (#19842)
- Added notification for Uphold verified users when Customer Due Diligence survey needs to be completed. (#20497)
- Added "wallet_requestPermissions" and "wallet_getPermissions" for compatibility with https://market.x.immutable.com and others. (#19274)
- Added support for "wallet_watchAsset" method to add suggested tokens. (#17878)
- Added EIP-55 checksum address checks in the send widget. (#19532)
- Updated rewards panel design. (#18471)
- Reduced BAT threshold before being able to verify Uphold two-way user wallet from 15 to 2 BAT. (#19912)
- Removed known user tracking parameters "igshid" from certain URLs. (#11580)
- Removed "navigator.connection". (#20122)
- Fixed last connected account being selected when multiple accounts are provided for OpenSea. (#19750)
- Fixed typed data signing issues with https://looksrare.org. (#20541)
- Fixed backup wallet message being displayed when restoring wallet account from seed phrase. (#19966)
- Fixed "My First Ad" notification not opening the correct website after rewards has been enabled. (#19856)
- Fixed "Brave Wallet" icon under "Settings" being a lot larger than other icons. (#20034)
- Upgraded Chromium to 98.0.4758.87. (#20814) (Changelog for 98.0.4758.87)
- Upgraded Chromium to 97.0.4692.99. (#20553) (Changelog for 97.0.4692.99)
- Added several new notifications to help onboard users and explain various features. (#19888)
- Updated the default widget list under New Tab Page. (#19888)
- Fixed autofill suggestions covering the URL bar in certain cases. (#19575)
- Fixed "Backup your wallet" error message not being clickable. (#18945)
- Upgraded Chromium to 97.0.4692.71. (#20269) (Changelog for 97.0.4692.71)
- Added first steps of Brave Wallet (Dapps and EVM support in future releases). (#19702)
- Implemented time-limited sync QR codes. (#19550)
- Removed known user tracking parameters "wbraid" and "gbraid" from certain URLs. (#18758)
- Upgraded Chromium to 96.0.4664.110. (#20077) (Changelog for 96.0.4664.110)
- Fixed search engines not being added into Open Search. (#19737)
- Upgraded Chromium to 96.0.4664.93. (#19950) (Changelog for 96.0.4664.93)
- Re-enable P3A uploads if enabled by user. (#19302)
- Fixed P3A being automatically enabled if disabled after upgrading in certain cases. (#19324)
- Updated autoplay to behave the same as desktop (desktop parity). (#14142)
- Fixed not being able to scan sync QR code during initial setup if QR code modal was dismissed. (#19389)
- Fixed sync warning modal that appears before joining sync chain not being dismissed when screen timeout is reached. (#19483)
- Removed mention of "Incognito" from the "Cookie" section under "Site Settings". (#12514)
- Upgraded Chromium to 96.0.4664.45. (#19387) (Changelog for 96.0.4664.45)
- [Security] Clarified sync setup instructions. (#19233)
- Disabled P3A temporarily due to possible instability issues and crashes in certain cases. (#19280)
- Fixed inability to leave sync chain in certain cases. (#19199)
- Fixed crash when tapping on "private product analytics" under the "Welcome to Brave Browser" on-boarding screen in certain cases. (#19135)
- Fixed crash when the initial "Brave Rewards" notification is displayed after enabling rewards for the first time in certain cases on Android 12 devices. (#19149)
- Fixed Brave freezing and crashing in certain cases. (#19144)
- Fixed startup crash on devices running Android 12. (#18667)
- Fixed startup crash when launching Brave for the first time without a network connection. (#18825)
- Fixed crash when tapping on "Continue" under the "Welcome to Brave Browser" on-boarding screen in certain cases. (#18776)
- Fixed incorrect search engine being set for both "Standard" and "Private" tab after making a selection under the search on-boarding screen. (#18777)
- Upgraded Chromium to 95.0.4638.69. (#19083) (Changelog for 95.0.4638.69)
- Added support for custom filter lists in shields via brave://adblock. (#8107)
- Added support to retrieve New Tab Page background images via CRX which reduces the size of the initial app. (#17328)
- Added ability to disable Chrome Sharing Hub from the share sheet via "Appearance" settings. (#17548)
- Added support for Android crash reports to be uploaded to https://backtrace.io. (#17563)
- Updated default search engine to Brave Search for new installations in certain regions. (#18452)
- Updated website that opens in a new tab when Brave Search is selected as the default. (#18324)
- Removed "Brave" from User Agent when visiting DuckDuckGo. (#15156)
- Removed Uphold "x-client-partner" header. (#18015)
- Removed "IdleDetection" from brave://settings/content. (#18409)
- Removed known user tracking parameter "twclid" from Twitter query strings. (#18020)
- Fixed "Incognito" being used instead of "Private" under "Search" settings on non-en-US locales. (#10105)
- Upgraded Chromium to 95.0.4638.54. (#18840) (Changelog for 95.0.4638.54)
- Upgraded Chromium to 94.0.4606.81. (#18620) (Changelog for 94.0.4606.81)
- Upgraded Chromium to 94.0.4606.71. (#18477) (Changelog for 94.0.4606.71)
- Added setting to "Automatically send daily usage ping to Brave" under brave://settings/privacy. (#16583)
- Removed known user tracking parameters from URLs. (#17507, #17452, #17451)
- Upgraded Chromium to 94.0.4606.61. (#18333) (Changelog for 94.0.4606.61)
- Upgraded Chromium to 93.0.4577.82. (#18066) (Changelog for 93.0.4577.82)
- Fixed issue where site settings were not being retained in certain cases. (#17859)
- Fixed Brave crash when launching Twitter App on tablets running Android 5. (#17735)
- Fixed browser crash when closing private tabs after interacting with shields on private tab. (#17657)
- Upgraded Chromium to 93.0.4577.63. (#17790) (Changelog for 93.0.4577.63)
- Added ephemeral support to "BroadcastChannel". (#17220)
- Added Uphold user ID under brave://rewards-internals to assist with rewards support. (#16937)
- Updated the date of installation parameter in the stats ping to expire in 30 days. (#17089)
- Removed the Brave Rewards semi-verified user wallet state which occurred in certain cases. (#15390)
- Upgraded Chromium to 93.0.4577.58. (#17668) (Changelog for 93.0.4577.58)
- Upgraded Chromium to 92.0.4515.159. (#17513) (Changelog for 92.0.4515.159)
- Updated the custom header list to be hard-coded. (#16455)
- Updated adblocking to collapse HTML elements with blocked image or iframe requests. (#14960)
- Removed the mention of Gmail under the "Safe Browsing" settings. (#16181)
- Fixed Brave Rewards wallet being reset after upgrading in certain cases. (#16449)
- Fixed users not being rewarded for New Tab Page Sponsored Image views in certain cases. (#17352)
- Fixed ads from split groups not being displayed in certain cases. (#17199)
- Fixed Brave ads database failing to upgrade in certain cases. (#17231)
- Upgraded Chromium to 92.0.4515.131. (#17306) (Changelog for 92.0.4515.131)
- Added new hourly options under “Maximum number of ads displayed” for Brave Ads notifications. (#16228)
- Added ability to change “Block trackers & ads” to either “Standard”, “Aggressive” or “Allow all” via the shields panel. (#16300)
- Added a new tab tutorial page on startup for Japan region. (#16033)
- Updated default search engine for new installations in certain regions. (#16870)
- Updated “Block cross-site trackers” text to “Block trackers & ads” under the shields panel. (#16299)
- Updated fingerprinting protections to always return light mode when set to strict. (#15265)
- Updated Brave Ads UI to show estimated pending rewards for current month only. (#15005)
- Improved “Disconnected” Brave Rewards wallet state. (#15237)
- Fixed “Maximum number of ads displayed” incorrectly being set to 0 after upgrade in certain cases. (#17155)
- Upgraded Chromium to 92.0.4515.115. (#17162)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.164. (#16977)
- Renamed “Brave Search beta” to “Brave” in several locations including settings and the onboarding screen. (#16564)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.124. (#16600)
- Fixed crash when opening links using custom tabs on certain locales. (#16569)
- Fixed permission crash in certain cases when sharing stats using Brave Shields. (#16596)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.120. (#16576)
- Added Brave Search beta to the list of available search engines. (#15663)
- Added ability to clear data on exit via “Clear browsing data on exit” under settings. (#7487)
- Added share button in Brave Shields to increase app virality. (#15021)
- Updated brave://version to show full variation names. (#14780)
- Updated the “Learn more” link on the IPFS interstitial page and under brave://settings/ipfs. (#15829)
- Updated the Cloudflare privacy policy link on the Unstoppable Domains interstitial page. (#15831)
- Fixed New Tab Page Sponsored Image always being opened when creating new tabs after beign added into tab groups. (#16263)
- Fixed “Ask where to save files” state under “Downloads” not persisting when changed. (#14246)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.114. (#16489)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.106. (#16314)
- Fixed $csp rules still being applied when Brave Shields has been disabled. (#16283)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.101. (#16314)
- Fixed an issue with tab-groups setting from working and re-implemented stacked tab layout. (#16140)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.88. (#16243)
- Added support for Unstoppable Domains via Ethereum. (#15373)
- Added support for “$csp” filter list rules in blocking engine. (#14792)
- Removed all Japan related Brave Rewards blocks. (#15786)
- Enabled logging of Brave Rewards errors by default. (#15500)
- Reduced BAT threshold before being able to verify Uphold two-way user wallet from 25 to 15 BAT. (#15196)
- Disabled additional parts of Google’s FLoC system. (#14942)
- Disabled FirstParty Sets. (#13098)
- Updated rewards wallet verification flow to match the current desktop flow. (#13220)
- Updated ad notification icons to distinguish between release and beta ads. (#7571)
- Updated Startpage icon under onboarding and search engine settings. (#15515)
- Fixed Binance widget not being dismissed when “Buy” button is clicked and landing page is loaded. (#14405)
- Fixed all tokens being displayed when viewing deposit address for a specific token. (#15236)
- Fixed certain setting pages missing “X” close button. (#10375)
- Fixed list of trackers being blocked under privacy report not visible when using dark theme. (#13455)
- Fixed “Nothing to see here” being shown on NTP instead of favorite icons when selecting search engine from onboarding. (#14662)
- Upgraded Chromium to 91.0.4472.77. (#16054)
- Fixed referral program codes not being retrieved from Google Play Store. (#15903)
- Upgraded Chromium to 90.0.4430.212. (#15725)
- Added support for Unstoppable Domains and ENS via DNS over HTTPS. (#15159)
- Added support for IPFS via gateway. (#13683)
- Updated 5% fee for Brave Rewards tips to only attempt to contribute 3 times per browsing session. (#14386)
- Removed Chrome logo when vertically flipping opened tabs. (#9867)
- Fixed “X” close button not working under “Site setting” pages. (#12181)
- Fixed crash when switching to existing rewards tab in certain cases. (#15389)
- Fixed Tab Groups toolbar occasionally still visible when the second last tab is closed. (#14847)
- Fixed “Estimated pending rewards” being temporarily reset to zero when server endpoint returns a non HTTP_OK status. (#15460)
- Fixed artifacts appearing when using fullscreen on YouTube. (#15548)
- Upgraded Chromium to 90.0.4430.93. (#15502)
- Added ability to disable Tab Groups through settings. (#15453)
- Fixed issue where device information was sometimes reported in User Agent string. (#15372)
- Upgraded Chromium to 90.0.4430.85. (#15397)
- Implemented verifiable advertiser conversions for Brave Ads. (#13368)
- Fixed CNAME adblocking breakage in certain cases. (#14755)
- Fixed Brave Shield icon being displayed in the incorrect position when using Custom Tabs. (#9113)
- Fixed text color to improve visuals in certain reward onboarding panels. (#13911)
- Upgraded Chromium to 90.0.4430.72. (#15299)
- Upgraded Chromium to 89.0.4389.128. (#15270)
- Fixed referral pings not initializing correctly. (#15034)
- Upgraded Chromium to 89.0.4389.114. (#15030)
- Improved canvas fingerprinting protections. (#12069)
- Enabled re-linking when Uphold wallet is connected to Brave Rewards. (#14573)
- Removed known Drip tracking parameters from URLs. (#8975)
- Updated query filter to enabled or disabled using shields toggle. (#13242)
- Fixed shields appearing disabled when opening links using “Open in browser” via custom tabs. (#14645)
- Fixed bottom toolbar appearing in landscape mode. (#14254)
- Fixed CNAME adblocking breakage. (#14756)
- Upgraded Chromium to 89.0.4389.105. (#14891)
- Updated the default number of ads per hour from 2 to 5 for new users and users who have not changed the "Maximum number of ads displayed" setting for Brave Ads. (#14377)
- Fixed crash on startup in certain cases due to stats ping being called before the profile is initialized. (#14594)
- Upgraded Chromium to 89.0.4389.90. (#14694)
- Fixed ads service crashing when fetching estimated earnings via rewards widget under the New Tab Page. (#14447)
- Upgraded Chromium to 89.0.4389.86. (#14579)
- Fixed crash when closing tabs while "Tab Groups" is enabled via brave://flags. (#14491)
- Fixed ads incorrectly displaying on https://www.reuters.com. (#14483)
- Added support for overriding default network adblocking using custom exception rules in brave://adblock. (#5440)
- Added warning into Brave Sync if auto-sync has been disabled on the device. (#11128)
- Implemented cosmetic filters. (#13070)
- Updated referral system to skip initialization when no referral code present. (#14428)
- Updated User Agent farbling to add workers support. (#12392)
- Removed known Olytics tracking parameters from URLs. (#13644)
- Removed known tracking parameter "wickedid" from URLs. (#13647)
- Fixed default browser modal being displayed if another Brave version is already set as the default browser. (#14078)
- Fixed Binance widget and autocomplete always using "en" URLs for all locales. (#9691)
- Fixed cast dialog not being displayed on https://gem.cbc.ca/live/channel/ottawa. (#13898)
- Upgraded Chromium to 89.0.4389.72. (#14412)
- [Security] Fixed ISP DNS leak when shields are enabled. (#12575)
- Fixed onboarding tooltip being displayed when shields icon not currently in view. (#14060)
- Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.182. (#14187)
- Added several educational onboarding notifications for Brave Shields. (#12209)
- Added onboarding for Privacy Preserving Product Analytics (P3A). (#12723)
- Implemented User Agent fingerprint farbling protections. (#12638)
- Updated the default browser modal. (#12390)
- Updated New Tab Page background images. (#13447)
- Improved UI on several onboarding modals. (#11939)
- Fixed rewards onboarding under rewards panel being displayed twice. (#13423)
- Fixed cases where the search engine onboarding is being displayed when URL bar not empty. (#13392)
- Fixed bookmark button under the bottom toolbar opening "Edit bookmark" rather than removing bookmark. (#14033)
- Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.152. (#13969)
- Removed "Homepage" under settings when bottom toolbar has been disabled which fixes a known crash. (#13809)
- Improved appearance of several text strings on the rewards onboarding panels. (#13800)
- Fixed several broken images on the rewards onboarding panels. (#13749)
- Fixed crash when loading background images on New Tab Page in certain cases. (#12627)
- Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.146. (#13900)
- Added Ecosia to the default search engine list for several new regions. (#13511)
- Fixed crash when updating home button state in certain cases. (#13680)
- Updated pre-populated search engine list. (#13283)
- Update referrer handling for better compatibility. (#13464)
- Fixed PDF files automatically downloading and opening on click. (#12902)
- Fixed menu buttons not properly aligned when bottom toolbar is disabled. (#12926)
- Upgraded Chromium to 88.0.4324.96. (#13637)
- Upgraded Chromium to 87.0.4280.141. (#13399)
- Fixed not being able to play videos on https://www.imdb.com. (#13101)
- Added protection against private browsing detection. (#11543)
- Implemented the ability to remove other devices in a sync chain. (#11232)
- Implemented Brave Rewards onboarding. (#12141)
- Enabled Global Privacy Control. (#12875)
- Updated default search engine to Yandex for new installations in certain regions. (#12327)
- Removed redundant rewards setting to address user confusion. (#11467)
- Fixed issue where the number of Brave Ads delivered per day was incorrectly being limited by the ads per hour selection. (#13215)
- Fixed issue where "Hide Brave Rewards Icon" setting was not being respected. (#12533)
- Upgraded Chromium to 87.0.4280.101. (#13081)
- Upgraded Chromium to 87.0.4280.88. (#13006)
- Fixed only four top sites appearing under New Tab Page when background images are disabled. (#12837)
- Fixed crash when "Tab Groups" or "Conditional Tab Strip" are enabled using brave://flags. (#12809)
- Fixed crash under privacy report in certain cases. (#12834)
- Fixed Brave stats formatting error under privacy report when reaching certain values. (#12831)
- Fixed settings menu appearing on both the top and bottom when opening links using custom tabs. (#12784)
- Updated "Ad notifications received this month" text under brave://rewards to "Ads received this month". (#12719)
- Upgraded Chromium to 87.0.4280.67. (#12793)
- Added widgets under New Tab Page. (#11658)
- Added support for CNAME adblocking. (#11712)
- Implemented WebGL2 fingerprint farbling protections. (#9189)
- Removed known user tracking parameter "_openstat" from query strings. (#11579)
- Fixed cosmetic filters crash in certain cases. (#12745)
- Fixed Startpage missing from onboarding. (#12340)
- Upgraded Chromium to 87.0.4280.66. (#12741)
- Upgraded Chromium to 86.0.4240.198. (#12645)
- Fixed supported links not being opened in external applications. (#12330)
- Changed HTTP error code Brave uses when blocking network request to better match what other browsers and tools expect, to increase compatibility with crowdsourced filter lists. (#10063)
- Disabled Brave notification when upgrading to a new version. (#12507)
- Upgraded Chromium to 86.0.4240.193. (#12603)
- Fixed reCAPTCHA constantly being displayed when logging into certain websites. (#12359)
- Fixed crash when tapping on rewards panel after skipping onboarding. (#12509)
- Upgraded Chromium to 86.0.4240.185. (#12479)
- Fixed "Desktop Mode". (#11928)
- Fixed webview crash in certain cases by using proper origin. (#12268)
- Added cosmetic filtering. (#11599)
- Added social media blocking for Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. (#9536)
- [Security] Fixed file-path for cookies as reported on HackerOne by kanytu. (#11520)
- [Security] Encrypted private wallet data preferences for Brave Rewards. (#2555)
- Updated Startpage search to give attribution to Brave. (#12257)
- Removed known email tracking parameters from Vero URLs. (#11817)
- Removed known tracking parameter "yclid" from URLs. (#11578)
- Removed intra-site requests from the query string filter. (#9020)
- Fixed breakage on sites that use "addthis" scripts in certain cases. (#11744)
- Upgraded Chromium to 86.0.4240.111. (#12225)
- Fixed "Estimated pending rewards" and "Ad notifications received this month" not being updated even though ads are being displayed in certain cases. (#11952)
- Upgraded Chromium to 86.0.4240.99. (#12124)
- Added "Night Mode" under "Appearance" settings. (#11085)
- Removed Chrome images from password prompt when re-logging into websites using saved passwords. (#12018)
- Fixed ad landing page not loading when clicking on a silent ad notification when Brave is running in background. (#10926)
- Fixed fingerprint settings not being retained in certain cases. (#11786)
- Upgraded Chromium to 86.0.4240.75. (#12021)
- Upgraded Chromium to 85.0.4183.127. (#11827)
- Upgraded Chromium to 85.0.4183.121. (#11793)
- Implemented additional farbling protections for fingerprinters accessing CPU information. (#10808)
- Implemented additional farbling protections for fingerprinters accessing media hardware information. (#11271)
- Fixed browser still using auto-rotate even when auto-rotate has been disabled on the device. (#11632)
- Fixed Brave accepting TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 certificates without warning users. (#10607)
- Fixed WebRTC Web APIs being modified when fingerprinting protection is enabled. (#11310)
- Fixed crash when opening "Privacy Report" notification while Brave running in background. (#11625)
- Fixed "Settings" menu not reachable on devices running Android 7. (#11620)
- Fixed text under the location permission modal displaying "Chromium" instead of "Brave". (#11656)
- Upgraded Chromium to 85.0.4183.102. (#11621)
- Implemented cross-platform promotion modal. (#10571)
- Implemented "Refresh Status" button on rewards panel to check publisher status. (#10005)
- Implemented new version of onboarding. (#9555)
- Implemented fingerprint farbling for Plugins. (#9435)
- Implemented new wallet API for Brave Rewards. (#8428)
- [Security] Reduce logging as reported on HackerOne by hihouhou. (#11456)
- Disabled ability to retrieve rewards logs via brave://rewards-internals and removed existing logs. (#11260)
- Fixed issue where ad conversions would fail when a site uses pushState. (#11012)
- Fixed not being able to open downloaded PDF and APK files. (#11420
- Fixed not being able to send links from Android to Desktop when sync is enabled. (#11077
- Upgraded Chromium to 85.0.4183.83. (#11401)
- Added Sync v2. (#10203)
- Added support for state level ads delivery. (#9200)
- Added the date of installation to the stats ping. (#10061)
- Added farbling for WebGL API when "Fingerprinting blocking" is set to "strict". (#10214)
- Enabled the "prefetch-privacy-changes" flag by default under brave://flags. (#8319)
- Updated referrer policy to improve privacy and prevent web compatibility issues. (#8696)
- Updated canvas maximum farbling to match balanced farbling. (#11067)
- Updated pre-populated search engine list. (#11089)
- Improved web compatibility by changing behavior of local and session storage in third-party frames to not throw an exception when storage is blocked. (#9578)
- Reduced size and improved performance of the publisher list for Brave Rewards. (#10836)
- Reduced the frequency at which promotions are fetched for rewards. (#9513)
- Disabled ad notifications on wearables. (#9397)
- Fixed issue where "Bat Ads Service" was running when Brave Ads were not enabled. (#9196)
- Fixed crash with Brave Ads when opening a new tab in certain cases. (#9393)
- Fixed issue where "Bat Ledger Service" was running when Brave Rewards was not enabled. (#9526)
- Fixed file-path for cookies as reported on HackerOne by kanytu. (#9818)
- Fixed "Estimated pending rewards" not being refreshed after claiming an ad grant. (#10094)
- Fixed ads state being removed when Brave Ads are disabled. (#10097)
- Fixed URL bar text being cleared when going into edit mode. (#10524)
- Fixed ads not being enabled on clean install when enabling rewards. (#10526)
- Fixed state level ads being shown on versions without support for state level ads delivery. (#10557)
- Upgrade to Chromium 84.0.4147.125. (#11153)
- Implemented new Brave Shields design to match desktop. (#9888)
- Implemented "Rate Brave" to capture feedback from within the app. (#8243)
- Implemented Sync v1 deprecation infobar for devices that have Sync enabled. (#10416)
- Added ability to view and download server error logs for Brave Rewards under "brave://rewards-internals" to improve rewards debugging. (#10712)
- Fixed shields not working on custom tab when app is removed from memory. (#10612)
- Updated Brave Rewards to display BAT values to three decimal places. (#10028)
- Upgraded to Chromium 84.0.4147.105. (#10732)
- Fixed rewards balance appearing as "0.0 BAT" in certain cases. (#9992)
- Fixed ads being shown on embedded YouTube videos. (#10436)
- Upgraded to Chromium 83.0.4103.116. (#10482)
- Disabled Twitter support in the rewards panel. (#10208)
- Fixed "Enable bottom toolbar" being reverted in certain cases. (#9843)
- Fixed ads being shown on YouTube in certain cases. (#10241)
- Fixed crash when opening new tab with Sponsored Image on certain screen resolutions. (#10296)
- Added Uphold two-way user wallets. (#8511)
- Added 25 BAT threshold before being able to verify Uphold two-way user wallet. (#9636)
- Fixed promotion notification not being cleared when error occurs. (#9657)
- Fixed referral QR code using incorrect URL format. (#10079)
- Upgraded to Chromium 83.0.4103.106. (#10268)
- Fixed default setting for "Show Brave suggested sites in autocomplete suggestions" to be off under brave://settings/appearance. (#10131)
- Implemented import/export database options for rewards. (#9766)
- Added settings for "Top sites suggestions" and "Brave suggested sites". (#9782)
- Added "Estimated Bandwidth Savings" stats on new tab page. (#8845)
- Fixed crash on certain devices when opening custom tabs. (#9857)
- Fixed users not receiving ad promotion due to empty public key in certain cases. (#9733)
- Implemented pagination for publisher list. (#9724)
- Upgraded to Chromium 81.0.4044.138. (#9736)
- Added support for referral background images and top sites on the New Tab Page. (#8217)
- Removed the "Telephone" permission. (#9454)
- Disabled background ad notifications by default. (#8641)
- Fixed Twitter displaying "Something went wrong" when toggling "Cross-site cookies blocked" using the shields panel. (#9489)
- Fixed video not playing in background in certain cases. (#9463)
- Fixed intermittent crash in ad confirmations due to invalid wallet. (#9651)
- Fixed sponsored images on New Tab Page being cropped after rotation. (#8892)
- Fixed URL overlapping tab count when using private tab and the bottom toolbar is disabled. (#9040)
- Upgraded to Chromium 81.0.4044.129. (#9734)
- Added "Open tabs in Custom Tabs" option in settings. (#9074)
- Improved publisher list load time. (#9376)
- Fixed ad notifications being displayed when Brave is not running. (#7917)
- Fixed claiming grants issue on rewards page when there are multiple promotions available. (#8586)
- Fixed custom tab being opened instead of new tab after launching PWA from home screen. (#9037)
- Fixed sponsored images under New Tab Page not using defined center point. (#9426)
- Fixed urlbar corners not appearing rounded when the rewards icon is disabled. (#8983)
- Upgraded to Chromium 81.0.4044.122. (#9453)
- Fixed third party cookies being blocked in certain cases after upgrade causing web compatibility issues. (#9055)
- Fixed Brave not closing when "Closing all tabs closes Brave" is enabled. (#9044)
- Replaced Chromium incognito icons with Brave icons in private browsing. (#9046)
- Changed rewards publisher list fetch interval from 1 day to every 7 days. (#9032)
- Upgraded Chromium to 80.0.3987.162. (#9031)
- Moved to new Chromium code base to improve stability and performance. (#9052)