Brave Browser Updates

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.71.118​

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• [Security] Added warning message when submitting transactions containing system program instructions as reported on HackerOne by topenga. (#41219)
  

General​

• Updated default search engine to Brave Search for new installations in Australia. (#41451)
  
• Fixed crash which occurred when the browser window was reduced to the smallest size in certain cases. (#40059)
  
• Fixed certain cases where synced devices could be duplicated on the sync chain. (#41615)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 130.0.6723.70. (#41804) (Changelog for 130.0.6723.70 1)
  

Release Channel 1.71.118  

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.71.121​

Full Release Notes​

• Improved performance in Safe Browsing. (#41681)
  
• Fixed “Aw, Snap!” error which could occur when using Geolocation API in certain cases. (#41859)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 130.0.6723.91. (#41960) (Changelog for 130.0.6723.91)
  

Release Channel 1.71.121

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.71.123​

Full Release Notes​

• Improved Brave News performance. (#42021)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 130.0.6723.116. (#42088) (Changelog for 130.0.6723.116)
  

Release Channel 1.71.123

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.73.89​

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• Added Brave Wallet logo to login UI on the panel. (#40296)
  
• Implemented new side navigation for Brave Wallet. (#40913)
  
• Updated transaction panel design for different statuses. (#40373)
  
• Updated Brave Wallet banner alerts UI. (#41036)
  
• Updated Brave Wallet panel background image. (#41035)
  
• Moved the “Activity” tab into the “Portfolio” panel view. (#41498)
  
• Fixed various renderer crashes when initializing Brave Wallet. (#41475)
  

General​

• Added the ability to set “–sync-url=” via Admin Policy. (#20431)
  
• Added support for procedural cosmetic filtering. (#16935)
  
• Improved Brave Leo internationalization support for French, Spanish, German, and Italian. (#41554)
  
• Improved Brave News peeking card selection on the New Tab Page. (#35659)
  
• Updated the “Open with Tor” button style. (#41546)
  
• Disabled brave://flags/#https-first-balanced-mode. (#41933)
  
• Fixed issue where Brave Leo panel would not open in certain cases. (#41154)
  
• Fixed focus ring placement for the information icon under the “Bring your own model” section of brave://settings/leo-assistant. (#41379)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 131.0.6778.69. (#42245) (Changelog for 131.0.6778.69)
  

Release Channel 1.73.89  

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.73.91​

Full Release Notes​

• Fixed toolbar separator color. (#42286)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 131.0.6778.85. (#42377) (Changelog for 131.0.6778.85)
  

Release Channel 1.73.91

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.73.97​

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• Improved Solana swap failure rate. (#42434)
  
• Removed “Speed Up” alert for Solana transactions. (#42379)
  

Rewards​

• Replaced the “Earnings so far” indicator in Brave Rewards UI. (#42475)
  

General​

• Fixed Brave Leo “Retry” button not working after network connection has been lost. (#42405)
  
• Fixed quick actions under “/” in Brave Leo. (#42279)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 131.0.6778.108. (#42639) (Changelog for 131.0.6778.108)
  

Release Channel 1.73.97

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.73.101​

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• Fixed broken Solana “Swap” and “Bridge” transaction details in the “Post” confirmation screen. (#42516)
  
• Fixed dropped Solana transactions displaying a loading spinner in the panel. (#42514)
  

General​

• Added a Brave VPN widget to the New Tab Page. (#41778)
  
• Fixed Brave Leo conversations not being persisted when closing and opening the panel on the same content. (#42510)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 131.0.6778.139. (#42804) (Changelog for 131.0.6778.139)
  

Release Channel 1.73.101

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.73.104​

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• Fixed an issue where the “Speedup transaction” button was not initiating a new transaction. (#42799)
  
• Fixed an issue where the “Post Confirmation” screen was showing incorrect transfer value. (#42770)
  

General​

• Removed “ScreenAI Library” component. (#41629)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 131.0.6778.204. (#42971) (Changelog for 131.0.6778.204)
  

Release Channel 1.73.104  

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.73.105​

Full Release Notes​

• [Security] Fixed race condition which caused a crash in Brave Wallet as reported on HackerOne by renwa. (#43147)
  
• Fixed “Send” transactions not working for transparent address in certain scenarios. (#42951)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 131.0.6778.265. (#43154) (Changelog for 131.0.6778.265)
  

Release Channel 1.73.105  

[harlan4096]

Release Channel 1.74.48​

Full Release Notes​

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)
  

Release Channel 1.74.48