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Brave Release Notes

All release notes will be reported here as new releases are made.

Desktop

Release Notes v1.74.50 (Jan 23, 2025)

Release Notes v1.74.48 (Jan 15, 2025)

Web3

  • Added support for BTC Ledger hardware accounts. (#38447)
  • Added Base to the list of preloaded EVM networks. (#42885)
  • Added Squid as a cross-chain “Swap” provider. (#41049)
  • Added support for signing “Typed Data V3/V4” on Trezor devices. (#41864)
  • Enabled BTC Ledger support by default. (#41574)
  • Implemented ZCash Shielded account modal. (#41780)
  • Integrated Meld as a provider for “Buy” crypto assets. (#38985)
  • Updated 0x “Swap” API to v2. (#41891)
  • Removed Aurora from preloaded EVM networks. (#42884)
  • Removed divider line in Brave Wallet page headers. (#41458)

General

  • Added “Show Apps” under “More Tools” via the hamburger menu. (#16898)
  • Added the ability to set a custom “System Prompt” for BYOM (Bring Your Own Model) in Brave Leo. (#40690)
  • Added the ability to set “Context size” for BYOM (Bring Your Own Model) in Brave Leo. (#41167)
  • [Security] Fixed iframe download popup origin confusion as reported on HackerOne by syarif07. (#42939)
  • Improved error messaging for certain Brave VPN cases. (#33031)
  • Updated the background color of the search widget on the New Tab Page. (#42845)
  • Updated brave://settings to use system fonts. (#41559)
  • Fixed intermittent issue where sometimes links opened in a new tab without loading any content. (#39570)
  • Fixed issue with Brave Leo where trying to add a new custom model showed edit info for an existing custom model in certain cases. (#41345)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 132.0.6834.83. (#43183) (Changelog for 132.0.6834.83)
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Android

Release Notes v1.74.48 (Jan 19, 2025)

Web3

  • Fixed crash in certain cases when onboarding Brave Wallet. (#41981)
  • Fixed crash in certain cases when loading Brave Wallet. (#42958)

General

  • Fixed crash in Brave’s Ads component in certain cases. (#42024)
  • Fixed crash when accessing Content Filter List. (#42025)
  • Improved Quick-Search Engines bar with YouTube search integration. (#32843)
  • Updated Private window design for improved presentation. (#37596)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 132.0.6834.83. (#43183) (Changelog for 132.0.6834.83)
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iOS

Release Notes v1.73.97 (Dec 4, 2024)

Web3

  • Improved Solana swap failure rate. (#42434)

General

  • Added 7 day trial and annual subscription support for Leo. (#37961)
  • Added customization to “Shortcut” button in the toolbar. (#41031)
  • Added support for Hebrew, Vietnamese and Thai languages. (#42181)
  • Added French, German, Italian and Spanish language support for Leo system prompts. (#41554)
  • Added support for procedural cosmetic filtering. (#16935)
  • Added “Copy Clean Link” option to the context menu in the URL bar for selected text. (#41302)
  • Improved Playlist UI responsiveness by converting some fetch operations to be asynchronous. (#42501)
  • Updated the “Edit” button to “Done” when editing custom search engines. (#39552)
  • Updated sizing for some icons in the toolbar to be more uniform. (#41405)
  • Fixed crash when accessing Leo when feature flag is disabled. (#42150)
  • Fixed crash in Leo when sending queries using “REWRITE” options in slash tools. (#42443)
  • Fixed crash when purchasing Leo subscription after VPN is purchased. (#42268)
  • Fixed Playlist crashing in the background due to excessive CPU usage. (#42408)
  • Fixed Playlist items not deleting due to having invalid cache. (#41252)
  • Fixed not being able to re-order Playlist items when users have multiple folders. (#42318)
  • Fixed a leak resulting in two Playlist items playing at once in the background. (#42344)
  • Fixed Playlist audio being paused momentarily when locking/unlocking device. (#42468)
  • Fixed URL being opened in normal tab first when choosing “Open In New Private Tab” via long-press context menu in Playlist. (#42357)
  • Fixed VPN Region shortcut to update the active region when changing servers. (#41051)
  • Fixed opening bookmarks via the URL bar searches for the website via default search engine rather than directly opening the bookmarked website. (#41910)
  • Fixed HTTP scheme being shown when loading insecure websites. (#42070)
  • Fixed missing favicon on NTP in private browsing. (#40935)
  • Fixed generic cosmetic filter list rules not being applied on certain websites. (#42471)
  • Fixed Night Mode not working on sites such as https://community.brave.com and https://old.reddit.com. (#41888)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 131.0.6778.108. (#42639)(Changelog for 131.0.6778.108)
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Brave has a fast iterative development cycle, split into three stages. New features are typically first introduced in the Nightly channel. After we’ve polished a bit, we’ll move those features into the Beta build. Then, after final testing, we’ll merge to the Release version of Brave. This is the version that most users access on a daily basis.

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Brave Nightly is our testing and development version of Brave. The releases are updated every night and may contain bugs that can result in data loss.

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Brave Beta is an early preview for new versions of Brave. This build showcases the newest advances that we’re bringing to our browser.

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This is our official release version of Brave, with new releases landing approximately every four weeks.

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