Brave Browser release info

[oldschool]

Desktop version update:

Release Notes V1.36.109 (Mar 2, 2022)​

• Added custom RSS support to Brave News. (#13095)
• Added Brave Talk widget as the default for the widget stack under New Tab Page. (#20015)
• Added signTypedData keyring support for Brave Wallet. (#18833)
• Added chain validation to wallet_addEthereumChain API call for Brave Wallet. (#17640)
• Added confirmation modal when Brave Wallet is reset. (#18997)
• Added “Clear wallet transaction and nonce information” setting for Brave Wallet under brave://settings/wallet. (#19760)
• Added the ability to set custom nonce value for Brave Wallet transactions. (#19705)
• Added “Decimals of precision” to the add network panel for Brave Wallet. (#19749)
• Added support for Brave Wallet to display custom chain and token icons. (#20000)
• Added token balances in Brave Wallet panel. (#20179)
• Added a “More” menu to the “Wallet Tab Bar” which includes “Lock Wallet”, “Back up now” and “Settings” for Brave Wallet. (#20339)
• Added CoingeckoID field into the “Add custom asset” form for Brave Wallet. (#20581)
• Added checkmark icon next to the currently selected account under the “Select Account” component for Brave Wallet. (#20549)
• Added chainID validation to the network settings page for Brave Wallet. (#20605)
• Added several custom chain and token icons into Brave Wallet. (#20687)
• Added “Unlimited approval requested” message to the Brave Wallet panel for swap. (#21198)
• Added a third option to Ledger accounts to support old derivation paths for Brave Wallet. (#21171)
• Added window.ethereum object when reloading pages. (#20993)
• Added “Connected sites” button to the “More” menu for Brave Wallet. (#20380)
• Added WebSockets connection pool limit when shields are enabled. (#19990)
• Updated description on Widevine prompt. (#9907)
• Updated P3A pings to use JSON format. (#15967)
• Updated UI on “Verify recovery phrase” screen of Brave Wallet to show seed words in red when they are not selected in the correct order. (#19736)
• Updated Brave Wallet not supported tooltip messaging to be more specific. (#19815)
• Updated the Brave Wallet “Accounts” page to support multiple networks. (#20333)
• Updated Crypto Wallet extension to stop when default wallet is set to a different selection. (#20905)
• Updated Brave Wallet to use “BlockchainToken.decimals” to limit decimal amounts on input fields based on token. (#20596)
• Updated “Open using IPFS” button text to “IPFS”. (#19591)
• Updated the “Local node” option to read “Brave local IPFS node” for “Method to resolve IPFS resources” setting under brave://settings/ipfs. (#17757)
• Updated subresource redirection to be limited on IPFS pages. (#20357)
• Updated user cosmetic filtering logic to apply on vetted search engine pages. (#19229)
• Updated setting name and description for “Automatically send diagnostic reports” under brave://settings/privacy for clarity. (#19822)
• Updated “Hide Brave Rewards button” setting text under brave://settings/appearance to be “Show Brave Rewards icon in address bar”. (#19695)
• Temporarily disabled EIP-1559 on Polygon and Avalanche. (#20652)
• Disabled background component updater on Windows. (#14105)
• Fixed PWA crashes on macOS. (#21302)
• Fixed clicking on “Solve” for adaptive CAPTCHA not working in certain cases. (#21311)
• Fixed position not being retained when adding a new visible asset to Brave Wallet. (#19352)
• Fixed rounded amounts on Brave Wallet transaction confirmation screen. (#19521)
• Fixed token name not showing on the Brave Wallet allow spend screen. (#19785)
• Fixed focus not being given to search field on swap screen for Brave Wallet. (#19788)
• Fixed reset of Brave Wallet not resetting selected chain without browser restart. (#19844)
• Fixed incorrect Brave Wallet legacy derivation path. (#19883)
• Fixed values being incorrectly truncated under the transaction confirmation screen in Brave Wallet. (#20432)
• Fixed formatting issue under Brave Wallet where large values were being converted into metric values. (#20535)
• Fixed gas fees not being converted into ETH in the Brave Wallet “Transaction details” panel. (#20941)
• Fixed “Maximum fee” under Brave Wallet not being updated when the base fee changes. (#21105)
• Fixed display issue with the hardware device selection menu under “Import from hardware wallet” for Brave Wallet when the window has been narrowed. (#20681)
• Fixed issues with casting votes with Ledger hardware wallet under https://snapshot.org using Brave Wallet. (#20864)
• Fixed “Insufficient Balance” not being displayed after clicking “Send” when input value is greater than available balance in Brave Wallet. (#21094)
• Fixed personalSign requests not working after connecting to https://lostpoets.xyz using Brave Wallet. (#20600)
• Fixed incorrect gas limit computation on Arbitrum. (#21084)
• Fixed “IPFS” button missing from URL bar in certain cases. (#20340)
• Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.51. (#21370) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.51)

https://laptop-updates.brave.com/latest/winx64

 

[silversurfer]

Brave 1.36.109, released on March 2, 2022, adds support for the missing feature. To add a custom RSS feed to Brave, select customize while on the new tab page and enter/paste the address into the Feed URL field at the top. Select "add source" once you are done to add the feed to Brave. The feed is added to the news listing from that moment on.

Brave News: Brave desktop users get custom RSS feeds support - gHacks Tech News

Users of the Brave desktop web browser who use Brave News, a service that displays news from various online sources on the browser's new tab page, may now add custom RSS feeds as sources.

www.ghacks.net

 

[oldschool]

Brave's side panel bookmarks are finally working with latest version 1.36.109. Brave is now more usable for Edge users considering a change of browsers.

Also some new flag recommendations from Chef Koch

 

[silversurfer]

Release Notes V1.36.111 (Mar 7, 2022)​

• Added promotional banner to Brave Wallet. (#21224)

Brave Release Notes | Brave

The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.

brave.com

 

[silversurfer]

Unlinkable Bouncing is a complementary feature according to Brave that makes bounce tracking less effective through the use of temporary storage. Basically, what the new technique does is create temporary DOM storage for the site that is used for bounce tracking. The storage is removed automatically once the site is no longer open, and that means that it can't identify the user anymore on the next (bounce tracking) visit.

Unlinkable Bouncing introduces first-party ephemeral storage in Brave Browser. First-party ephemeral storage complements the already used ephemeral third-party storage feature of the browser. The latter clears third-party data automatically when the first-party site is exited that loaded these third-party scripts. First-party ephemeral storage protects users against data that first-party sites may store in the browser for tracking purposes.

First-party ephemeral storage takes things one step further, and prevents the first-party site from re-identifying you: sites will be able to remember you across visits only if you want them to. This brings about a total shift in the Web’s default behavior: to date, browsers have assumed users want every site to remember them unless the user takes some explicit step against that remembering. Instead, Brave is working toward forgetfulness (and thus privacy) by default.

Unlinkable Bouncing is available in Brave Nightly already. Brave plans to launch it in the upcoming Brave Stable 1.37 release.

Brave Browser's Unlinkable Bouncing protection improves bounce tracking protection further - gHacks Tech News

Recent Nightly versions of Brave Browser support a new privacy feature that Brave calls Unlinkable Bouncing to improve user privacy.

www.ghacks.net

 

[Mjolnir]

Brave takes on the creepy websites that override your privacy settings

Even if you block 3rd-party cookies, bounce tracking can set them anyway. Until now.

arstechnica.com

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.36.112​

Full Release Notes:

• Fixed not being able to search through assets via the “Buy”, “Send” and “Swap” tabs under Brave Wallet. (#21263)

Release Channel 1.36.112

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Fixed not being able to search through assets via the “Buy”, “Send” and “Swap” tabs under Brave Wallet. (#21263)

community.brave.com

 

[silversurfer]

Brave Browser for Android was updated to version 1.36.112 recently. The latest build of the app has removed the Tab Stack view, and instead forces the Grid layout as the only way to switch between tabs.

Brave Browser for Android removes support for Tab Stack view - gHacks Tech News

Brave Browser for Android no longer lets you use Tab Stack view. The change leaves grid layout as the only option for users.

www.ghacks.net

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.36.116 for Windows and Linux

Full Release Notes

• Added Brave Search as the default search engine for Tor windows. (#20583)
• Removed the Brave Rewards card from brave://welcome page. (#21400)
• Disabled brave://flags/#enable-lens-region-search by default. (#21442 1)
• Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.74 on Windows and Linux. (#21693) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.74)

Release Channel 1.36.116 for Windows and Linux

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Added Brave Search as the default search engine for Tor windows. (#20583) Removed the Brave Rewards card from brave://welcome page. (#21400) Disabled...

community.brave.com

 

[Sammo]

Brave 1.36.117​

 

[silversurfer]

Brave 1.36.117​

Yes, but looks like this version is released for Mac OS only, according to Brave:

Release Channel 1.36.117 for Mac

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Full Release Notes Added Brave Search as the default search engine for Tor windows. (#20583) Removed the Brave Rewards card from brave://welcome page. (#21400) Disabled brave://flags/#enable-lens-region-search...

community.brave.com

 

[Sammo]

Yes, but looks like this version is released for Mac OS only, according to Brave:

Release Channel 1.36.117 for Mac

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Full Release Notes Added Brave Search as the default search engine for Tor windows. (#20583) Removed the Brave Rewards card from brave://welcome page. (#21400) Disabled brave://flags/#enable-lens-region-search...

community.brave.com

They must be messed up. Download Crew shows it for Windows.

Brave Browser 1.71.118 - Software reviews, downloads, news, free trials, freeware and full commercial software - Downloadcrew

Brave Browser 1.71.118: A speedy web browser with a focus on security and privacy

www.downloadcrew.com

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.36.119 (Desktop)

Full Release Notes

• Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.83. (#21778 1) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.83 1)

Release Channel 1.36.119

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.83. (#21778) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.83)

community.brave.com

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Release Channel 1.36.122 (desktop)

Full Release Notes

• Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.88. (#21889 1) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.88 2)

Release Channel 1.36.122

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Upgraded Chromium to 99.0.4844.88. (#21889) (Changelog for 99.0.4844.88)

community.brave.com

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.37.109​

Full Release Notes

• [Security] Prevent Brave Wallet secrets potentially being saved to disk (credit: Halborn). (#21874)
• Added ability to add custom background images for New Tab Page. (#19640 1)
• Added ability to enable sidebar via brave://settings/appearance. (#21699)
• Added fee oracle for EIP-1559 to estimate priority fees in Brave Wallet. (#20469)
• Added swap functionality to Polygon network with 0x in Brave Wallet. (#21264)
• Added network icons under the various network selector buttons throughout Brave Wallet. (#20986)
• Added swaps for BSC, Avalanche, Optimism, Fantom, and Celo in Brave Wallet. (#21473)
• Added ability to disable Brave Wallet icon in the toolbar by right clicking and selecting “Hide Brave Wallet icon on toolbar”. (#19514)
• Added ability to hide balances via “hide” button under Brave Wallet. (#20838)
• Added network identifications to portfolio assets in Brave Wallet. (#20902)
• Added tool-tip to send button in Brave Wallet when button is in a disabled state. (#21053)
• Added message in Brave Rewards that warns users they have 90 days to claim ad earnings and solve CAPTCHA. (#17133 2)
• Added ability to to override page elements with “!important” styles using cosmetic filtering. (#20177 1)
• Added current version of IPFS component extension to brave://ipfs. (#18493)
• Improved selection of RPC URLs after input from chainlist.org with variables and wss:// (Affects Arbitrum). (#20958)
• Improved the webcompat reporter. (#20095)
• Improved adblocking by applying generic cosmetic filters from brave://adblock into “Standard” shields blocking mode. (#20855)
• Updated PageInfo version 2 to support IPFS links. (#19421)
• Updated IPFS toolbar icon to match both “Tor” and “Onion Available” icons. (#21092)
• Updated IPFS DNSLink URL resolution to “/ipns/”. (#20567)
• Moved IPNS menu items into a separate menu under the IPFS context menu. (#16998)
• Removed the “microsoft-edge” protocol from brave://settings/system. (#21553)
• Removed resize limitation for picture-in-picture windows. (#20789)
• Fixed DevTools setting changes not persisting once Brave is closed. (#20491)
• Fixed tipping with Gemini logging users out in certain cases. (#21591)
• Fixed update popup being displayed during the Sparkle update process on macOS. (#9562)
• Fixed transaction confirmation button in Brave Wallet not being disabled if estimated gas limit is zero. (#20259)
• Fixed Brave Wallet randomly crashing when current network is set as Arbitrum. (#21109)
• Fixed error when importing accounts using hardware wallets after Brave Wallet was reset via brave://settings/wallet. (#21137)
• Fixed the default wallet setting needing a new tab when moving from “Brave Wallet” setting to “Brave Wallet (prefer extensions)”. (#21571)
• Fixed styling issue in Brave Wallet that prevented the swap container from dynamically updating due to the errors being displayed. (#21061)
• Fixed addresses being duplicated when multiple keyrings are enabled in Brave Wallet. (#21015)
• Fixed various precision issues while formatting amounts in Brave Wallet. (#20994)
• Fixed transaction status not being updated in certain cases for pending transactions in Brave Wallet. (#21300 1)
• Fixed insufficient liquidity not being displayed on the swap button in Brave Wallet even though browser console logs the error. (#20467)
• Fixed assets with zero balance not being displayed in various panels in Brave Wallet. (#20955)
• Fixed URLs not being correctly redirected to the correct URL after unlocking Brave Wallet. (#19820)
• Fixed settings icon not being displayed correctly in Brave Wallet when dark theme is being used. (#20859)
• Fixed several Brave Wallet onboarding issues. (#19957)
• Fixed MetaMask importer being shown even though MetaMask wallet hasn’t been created. (#20799)
• Fixed DNSLink redirecting to either IPNS or IPFS depending on whether a DNS-CNAME-to-IPFS or DNS-IPNS-to-IPFS redirect is involved. (#20320)
• Fixed IPFS onboarding does not validate postmessage origin. (#21234)
• Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.60. (#21953) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.60)

Release Channel 1.37.109

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes [Security] Prevent Brave Wallet secrets potentially being saved to disk (credit: Halborn). (#21874) Added ability to add custom background images for...

community.brave.com

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Brave 1.37: new sidebar, custom new tab backgrounds and privacy improvements - gHacks Tech News

The makers of the Chromium-based Brave web browser have released Brave 1.37 to the public. The new stable version of Brave adds a new optional sidebar to the browser among other new features.

www.ghacks.net

 

[silversurfer]

The team that is behind the Brave web browser added two more fingerprinting protections to the browser to improve user privacy on the Internet. The first protects against using the preferred languages feature for fingerprinting, the second the available fonts.

Brave includes an array of fingerprinting defenses that are expanded regularly. Fingerprinting refers to a tracking technique that identifies and tracks users across the Internet based on certain characteristics of their applications and systems. Browsers do reveal certain information to sites automatically, and scripts may pull even more information that sites may then use to fingerprint users. The uniqueness of the data set determines the tracking success.

Brave plans to launch the anti-fingerprinting techniques in Brave 1.39. The current stable version of Brave is 1.37 at the time of writing.

Brave Browser gets language and font fingerprinting privacy protections - gHacks Tech News

Brave browser 1.39 features two additional privacy protections against font-based and language-based fingerprinting tracking techniques.

www.ghacks.net

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.37.111​

Full Release Notes

• Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.79. (#22077 3) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.79 3)

Release Channel 1.37.111

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.79. (#22077) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.79)

community.brave.com

 

[Nightwalker]

Does anyone noticed some performance degradation after updating to version 1.37.xx?

The only way to return to "normal" was disabling Brave's adblocker and using a extension to do the job.

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.37.113​

Full Release Notes

• Added default browser first time dialog on Windows. (#21464 1)
• Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.88. (#22221) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.88 1)

Release Channel 1.37.113

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Added default browser first time dialog on Windows. (#21464) Upgraded Chromium to 100.0.4896.88. (#22221) (Changelog for 100.0.4896.88)

community.brave.com

 

[Trooper]

Man Brave is quick! Wish MS would update Edge a bit sooner.