Brave Browser release info

[Andrew999]

New horizontal tabs design looks great!
View attachment 281152

Yes, I have enabled it now and it looks great.

 

[LennyFox]

I know Brave user rules confirm with ABP, but does someone know a link where is explained which adblock rules they can process?

 

[Jan Willy]

I know Brave user rules confirm with ABP, but does someone know a link where is explained which adblock rules they can process?

Did you look at these pages?:

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/6449369961741-How-do-I-manage-Ad-Block-filters-in-Brave-

Issues · brave/adblock-rust

Brave's Rust-based adblock engine. Contribute to brave/adblock-rust development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[oldschool]

Did you look at these pages:

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/6449369961741-How-do-I-manage-Ad-Block-filters-in-Brave-

Issues · brave/adblock-rust

Brave's Rust-based adblock engine. Contribute to brave/adblock-rust development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

That's also the only resource I could find.

 

[LennyFox]

@Jan Willy and @oldschool

Thanks . Through trial and error playing with user rules, it seems that only the "normal" static (link1) rules are working and not uBO's extended static rules (link2).

 

[oldschool]

For anyone that might wish for Brave multi--account containers feature, here is the most recent developer reply:

Equivalent of Multi-Account Containers or Temporary Containers Extension (FF)
Brave Feature RequestsDesktop Requests
feature-request138 votes

kdenhartog
Saoiray
Dec '23

I wouldn’t go far as to say it will never happen, but you’re correct that this is a large lift. Essentially underneath the hood the chromium process model operates differently than how Firefox does which means implementing this is harder and requires more investigation.

This is definitely on our radar and I think there’s interest by a few people to see this get implemented but given its size we’d need to figure out how to prioritize it relative to other work happening.

Without having dug too deeply into this I can think of a few ways where we might be able to create “shadow profiles” and then layer on a differ UI. However, the concept of a profile has impact on a lot of browser preferences which would likely lead to side effects. One example is passwords in the password manager would not be shared across and requiring extra work.

The other idea is if people just want account management containers (e.g. logged into 2 accounts at the same time) we might be able to leverage the ephemeral storage, but then we may end up needing to create separate frame contexts for each in which case might needing to tamper with the origin to avoid other side effects. This usually means there may be implications with the security model around origins and all of the sudden this makes implementing this much harder.

Hopefully that gives some insight about how I’ve been thinking about it and so others can can understand the complexity of why this hasn’t been done yet.

Equivalent of Multi-Account Containers or Temporary Containers Extension (FF)

 

[oldschool]

https://community.brave.com/t/release-channel-1-62-156/529175?

Brave Desktop:​

• Download Brave Browser
• Brave Github repository

Linux​

• Linux installation instructions

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• Fixed unlocking Brave Wallet via the panel sometimes closes the panel. (#35612)

General​

• Updated URL bar icon for local files. (#35316)
• Decreased URL bar height to 32px. (#35506)
• Fixed sync crash when forcing device polling in certain cases. (#35554)
• Fixed “declarativeNetRequest” rules not being added when Brave is launched. (#30854)
• Fixed out of sync cookie settings under brave://settings/cookies and brave://settings/shields. (#35415)
• Fixed solid color for the New Tab Page background not being respected. (#35596)
• Fixed missing background for “Allowed” and “Not allowed” URL buttons when using light theme. (#35358)
• Fixed clipped hover state for icons in the URL bar. (#35507)
• Upgraded Chromium to 121.0.6167.139. (#35704) (Changelog for 121.0.6167.139)

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.62.162​

Brave Desktop:​

• Download Brave Browser
• Brave Github repository 1

Linux​

• Linux installation instructions

Full Release Notes​

• Fixed signing Solana DApp transactions using Ledger. (#35802)
• Upgraded Chromium to 121.0.6167.164. (#35844) (Changelog for 121.0.6167.164 2)

Release Channel 1.62.162

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Fixed signing Solana DApp transactions using Ledger. (#35802) Upgraded Chromium to 121.0.6167.164. (#35844) (Changelog for 121.0.6167.164)

community.brave.com

 

[silversurfer]

Release Channel 1.62.165​

Brave Desktop:​

• Download Brave Browser
• Brave Github repository

Linux​

• Linux installation instructions

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• Fixed custom token visibility to retain state between page reload. (#35149
• Fixed crash on “Accounts” page when a specific address is imported. (#35821)
• Fixed blank Brave Wallet “Accounts” page when native tokens are hidden from the visible asset list. (#35782)
• Fixed coins from being removed when they have the same “Contract ID” but on a different “Chain ID”. (#35150)

General​

• Upgraded Chromium to 121.0.6167.184. (#36023) (Changelog for 121.0.6167.184)

Release Channel 1.62.165

Where to download: Brave Desktop: Download Brave Browser Brave Github repository Linux Linux installation instructions Full Release Notes Web3 Fixed custom token visibility to retain state between page reload. (#35149 Fixed crash on “Accounts” page when a specific address is imported...

community.brave.com

 

[oldschool]

Brave issues new Chromium updates quicker than Edge, at least with today's release. Still waiting on Edge.

 

[SeriousHoax]

at least with today's release

I would say 9/10 times they are faster than Edge. Maybe the Edge team do more testing before releasing their update to the public.

 

[oldschool]

Brave Release Notes | Brave

Desktop​

Release Notes v1.63.161 (Feb 22, 2024)​

Web3​

• Added Bitcoin/BTC to purchasable assets on the “Buy” screen. (#35204)
• Added network selection step to wallet onboarding. (#34493)
• Added “Deselect All” option in the “Network Selection” screen of wallet onboarding. (#34696)
• Enabled BTC by default. (#35433)
• Implemented autofill of decimals, symbol, and name when adding ERC20 tokens. (#33314)
• Updated “Send”/“Swap” UI to use new “Composer UI”. (#34305)
• Updated “Swap” UI to be similar to “Send” UI. (#28720)
• Updated “Swap” settings modal using “Composer UI”. (#34582)
• Updated wallet to prevent re-fetching of address using domain lookup service when a non-lowercase domain name is entered in the “Send” screen. (#34796)
• Updated portfolio hidden tokens logic to list valueless tokens when grouped by account. (#34893)
• Updated Brave Wallet so that “Extensions (Brave Wallet fallback)” setting is able to trigger wallet onboarding when no wallet is created. (#35812)
• Fixed “Sell” on Ramp to resolve address. (#35779)
• Fixed native asset transactions not being listed under the “Transactions” tab on “Asset Details” screen. (#35068)
• Fixed flashing elements during wallet initializations when using dark themes. (#34824)
• Fixed incorrect route for “Wallet Settings” button. (#34647)
• Fixed Brave Wallet to only show the “Buy with Stripe” option when the user enters a purchase value. (#34221)
• Fixed Testnet account being displayed on the “Buy” screen when using Mainnet account. (#35564)
• Fixed wallet panel title not being aligned to center. (#34851)

Rewards​

• Added self-custody option for Brave Rewards. (#34952)
• Decreased minimum BAT amount for on-demand contributions. (#34780)
• Removed brave://settings/rewards section and moved “Show Brave Rewards button” setting under brave://settings/appearance. (#34667)

General​

• Added PDF compatibility with Brave Leo. (#32741)
• Added Google Docs compatibility with Brave Leo. (#35069)
• Added “Adjust autocomplete suggestion” under brave://settings/leo-assistant. (#33443)
• Added highlight to shields button when first used. (#27490)
• Added “Command Palette” to the omnibox when pressing “CTRL + Spacebar”. (#34781)
• Added “Sort by custom order” option to bookmarks side panel. (#34776)
• Added “Show on the right” setting for vertical tabs under brave://settings/appearance. (#30812)
• Added the ability for “Saved tab groups” to sync. (#36155)
• Improved support for “removeparam” in standard mode. (#35141)
• Updated minor UI details for Brave Leo. (#35177)
• Updated toolbar, sidebar, and navigation icon sizes and margins. (#34918)
• Updated position of profile icon on Linux. (#34858)
• Reduced space above the horizontal tab strip on Windows. (#35972)
• Removed known YouTube tracking parameter “si” from URLs. (#34719)
• Removed known Instagram tracking parameter “igsh” from URLs. (#35094)
• Fixed crash which occurred when using Brave Leo in certain cases. (#35396)
• Fixed incorrect search provider being used for “Paste and search” in a Private window. (#35308)
• Fixed scriptlet arguments with trailing escaped commas not being parsed correctly. (#36223)
• Fixed sidebar button not showing when side panel is active. (#34682)
• Fixed incorrect tab strip background on certain themes. (#35905)
• Upgraded Chromium to 122.0.6261.57. (#36242) (Changelog for 122.0.6261.57)

 

[silversurfer]

Brave Software released a new version of its Brave Browser to the public. Brave Browser 1.63 includes several new features and improvements of existing features.

Highlights include that vertical tabs may now be placed on the right side of the interface, new Brave Leo AI capabilities, and the option to sync tab groups

Brave Browser 1.63 launches with vertical tabs on right support and more AI - gHacks Tech News

A review of Brave Browser 1.63, which introduces support for vertical tabs on the right, tab groups syncing, and additional AI capabilities.

www.ghacks.net

 

[oldschool]

Brave did its sidebar the smart way, with an option to show "Always", "On hover" or "Never", and an optional toolbar icon. And they didn't load it with junk. It includes by default Brave Talk, Leo AI, bookmarks and reading list, and all easily removable.

 

[hakah]

Sorry, the version I got from their official website is 1.3.361.145 instead of 1.63.161.
Am I doing it wrongly?
Can any member assist in its clarification?

 

[oldschool]

Sorry, the version I got from their official website is 1.3.361.145 instead of 1.63.161.
Am I doing it wrongly?
Can any member assist in its clarification?

If you've installed it, simply use Brave's internal updater.

 

[Jonny Quest]

From my end, using the internal updater, as @oldschool mentioned.

 

[oldschool]

From my end, using the internal updater, as @oldschool mentioned.
View attachment 281718

Same here. @hakah please post a screenshot similar to @Jonny Quest to show your version.

 

[silversurfer]

Desktop​

Release Notes v1.63.162 (Feb 23, 2024)​

• Upgraded Chromium to 122.0.6261.69. (#36312) (Changelog for 122.0.6261.69)

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]

Release Notes v1.63.165 (Feb 28, 2024)​

Web3​

• Removed “Export” option for both Zcash and BTC accounts. (#35849)
• Fixed inability to import wallet from MetaMask extension. (#36256)

Rewards​

• Fixed failed Brave Rewards state migration. (#36350)

General​

• Upgraded Chromium to 122.0.6261.94. (#36404) (Changelog for 122.0.6261.94)

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