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[silversurfer]

Release Notes v1.85.116 (Dec 11, 2025)​

• Disabled premium models in “Skills” dropdown for non-premium users. (#51171)
• Fixed error being displayed to non-premium users in certain cases when selecting a new model from the “Change model for answer” drop down. (#51002)
• Upgraded Chromium to 143.0.7499.110. (#51374) (Changelog for 143.0.7499.110)

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Release Release v1.85.116 (Chromium 143.0.7499.110) · brave/brave-browser

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[silversurfer]

Release Notes v1.85.117 (Dec 17, 2025)​

• Fixed broken NFT icons on the “Edit Visible Assets” modal. (#51445)
• Fixed broken token icons on the “Portfolio” page. (#51407)
• Upgraded Chromium to 143.0.7499.146. (#51522) (Changelog for 143.0.7499.146)

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Release Release v1.85.117 (Chromium 143.0.7499.146) · brave/brave-browser

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[silversurfer]

Release Notes v1.85.118 (Dec 19, 2025)​

• Fixed token visibility changes between the “Portfolio” page and panel views. (#51540)
• Upgraded Chromium to 143.0.7499.169. (#51562) (Changelog for 143.0.7499.169)

Release Release v1.85.118 (Chromium 143.0.7499.169) · brave/brave-browser

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[silversurfer]

Release Channel v1.85.120 (not ready yet via auto-update...)

Release Notes​

Web3​

• Removed gradient background from Brave Wallet. (#51577)
• Fixed missing percent symbol for the balance difference on the "Portfolio" page. (#51563)

General​

• [Security] Updated Picture-in-Picture (PiP) to display origin as reported on HackerOne by frozzipies. (#51668)
• Upgraded Chromium to 143.0.7499.192. (#51796) (Changelog for 143.0.7499.192)

Release Release v1.85.120 (Chromium 143.0.7499.192) · brave/brave-browser

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[silversurfer]

Release Notes v1.86.139 (Jan 15, 2026)​

Web3​

• Added support for Zcash Testnet. (#50116)
• Updated UI for the “Cancel Transaction” confirmation panel. (#49719)
• Fixed macOS issue where switching apps using “Cmd + Tab” closed the wallet panel. (#50976)
• Fixed incorrect Cardano account being shown on the “Buy Crypto” screen. (#50790)

Leo​

• Added support for rich results from Brave Search. (#50812)
• Added several new premium models in Brave Leo. (#49218)
• Replaced “Llama 3.1 8b” with “Qwen 14B” in the recommended model list. (#50958)
• Fixed list numbers not being displayed correctly in Brave Leo responses. (#50467)

General​

• Added an “ask” keyword shortcut for “Ask Brave Search” in the URL bar. (#49179)
• Added “Always hide tab close button” setting under brave://settings/appearance. (#25077)
• Improved rounded corners on macOS. (#51057 & #49755)
• Improved display of sidebar on mouseover when rounded corners are enabled. (#50490)
• Increased the maximum number of top site tiles on the New Tab Page from 48 to 120. (#50468)
• Updated vertical tab strip to expand on mouseover when Brave is not in focus. (#50838)
• Fixed collapsed tab groups being expanded when moving via drag and drop. (#50898)
• Fixed inability to disable hidden lists in brave://settings/shields/filters. (#49207)
• Upgraded Chromium to 144.0.7559.59. (#51836) (Changelog for 144.0.7559.59)

Release Release v1.86.139 (Chromium 144.0.7559.59) · brave/brave-browser

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[LinuxFan58]

This is the version where it is allowed to disable the default filters (first three in the screen)

Spoiler: Brave Shields

 

[Parkinsond]

This is the version where it is allowed to disable the default filters (first three in the screen)

Spoiler: Brave Shields

View attachment 294697

Brave allows adding custom filters such AG or Hagezi?

 

[Allego]

Brave allows adding custom filters such AG or Hagezi?

Yes. AFAIK even previous versions.

 

[silversurfer]

Release Notes v1.86.142 (Jan 21, 2026)​

• Re-added “brave-keyring” as a dependency of “brave-browser” on Linux. (#52057)
• Removed “Web3” from the “Explorer” tab of Brave Wallet. (#50897)
• Upgraded Chromium to 144.0.7559.97. (#52147) (Changelog for 144.0.7559.97)

Release Release v1.86.142 (Chromium 144.0.7559.97) · brave/brave-browser

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[lokamoka820]

Brave Browser 1.86.146

Web3​

• Fixed inability to fetch Jupiter quotes. (#52163)
• Fixed inability to fetch Squid Router quotes. (#52159)

General​

• Fixed browser freezing/stalling at launch and when closing vertical tabs in certain cases. (#52037)
• Fixed Google page being displayed under brave://history/syncedTabs in certain cases. (#52065)
• Upgraded Chromium to 144.0.7559.110. (#52315) (Changelog for 144.0.7559.110)

Release Release v1.86.146 (Chromium 144.0.7559.110) · brave/brave-browser

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[silversurfer]

Release Notes v1.86.148 (Feb 4, 2026)​

• Fixed missing “Memo” field on the “Confirm Send” screen for Zcash. (#52303)
• Fixed crash which occurred when using “Quick Commands” in certain cases on macOS. (#52462)
• Upgraded Chromium to 144.0.7559.133. (#52516) (Changelog for 144.0.7559.133)

Release Release v1.86.148 (Chromium 144.0.7559.133) · brave/brave-browser

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[lokamoka820]

Release v1.87.186 (Chromium 145.0.7632.45)

Web3​

• Added separator for Testnet accounts in the "Create account" modal. (#51298)
• Added "Minimum amount" and "Maximum amount" warning message for quotes on the "Buy" screen. (#51498)
• Added support for Zcash deshielding (Shielded -> Transparent) transactions. (#45875)
• Improved performance on the "Edit Visible Assets" modal. (#51519)
• Improved Cardano transaction encoding. (#51477)
• Updated "Trezor Connect" support. (#50647 & #36575)
• Updated Cardano icon to display correctly in dark theme. (#46848)
• Updated Cardano minimum send value to 1 ADA. (#46753)
• Updated the Cardano transaction fee calculation algorithm. (#51121)
• Updated "Sign In With Ethereum" panel to new UI. (#51216)
• Updated "Sign In With Ethereum" error panel to new UI. (#51217)
• Updated the "Decrypt Message Request" panel to new UI. (#51338)
• Updated the "Provide Public Encryption Key" panel to new UI. (#51337)
• Updated the "Backup wallet" string in the settings menu. (#51507)
• Fixed page crash which occurred when Rabby Wallet and uBlock Origin extensions are installed. (#45871)
• Fixed unnecessary "Shield" and "Unshield" warnings. (#51762)
• Fixed issue where tokens may display empty icons in certain cases. (#52519)

Leo​

• Added support for auto-discovery of Ollama Lists under BYOM. (#39492)
• Updated "Qwen" model labels and removed "Gemma" and "Deepseek R1" models. (#51790)
• Fixed consecutive citations not rendering correctly in Brave Leo responses. (#52497)

Rewards​

• Added UI to help Gemini users migrate to other Brave Rewards payout account providers (Gemini sunsetted). (#50590)
• Updated the "Go to my Account" link for self-custody Brave Rewards users from Solana Explorer to Solscan. (#50517)

General​

• Added the ability to "Copy download link" from the download panel. (#48436)
• Added "Show VPN Tray Icon" setting under brave://settings/system for Windows. (#50991)
• Improved adblocking. (#51063)
• Improved adblock performance by adding resource sharing support. (#50368)
• Improved scriptlet handling. (#51448)
• Improved pinned tabs layout when using vertical tabs. (#51055 & #50974)
• Updated the New Tab Page favicon to monochrome. (#51381)
• Updated mouseover target for the vertical tabs bar to allow for easier opening when vertical tabs are hidden. (#50847)
• Removed "Index other search engines" setting from brave://settings/search. (#51656)
• Removed known tracking parameter "syclid" from certain URLs. (#50532)
• Removed extra padding on left side window border when vertical tabs are hidden. (#51056)
• Fixed crash which occurred when trying to load Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos in certain cases. (#52594)
• Fixed crash which occurred when selecting "Open here" button from the omnibox dropdown after enabling brave://flags/#brave-omnibox-tab-switch-by-default. (#51501)
• Fixed incorrect path being used when using UserDataDir policy on Windows. (#41854)
• Fixed unable to resize maximized window using top border when vertical tabs enabled on Windows. (#51554)
• Fixed tab names being blank on Linux in certain cases. (#51884)
• Fixed blank title bar being displayed in fullscreen on macOS. (#32549)
• Fixed hidden elements on the New Tab Page being clickable when the search widget has focus. (#51558)
• Upgraded Chromium to 145.0.7632.45. (#52554) (Changelog for 145.0.7632.45)

Release Release v1.87.186 (Chromium 145.0.7632.45) · brave/brave-browser

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