Brave Browser Updates

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.51.118 (May 17, 2023)

​Web3​

• Fixed NFT pinning status background and text color. (#30219)
  

General​

• Implemented per-device WebUSB serial farbling. (#30041)
  
• Fixed saved passwords being removed from brave://settings/passwords and sync failure when restarting Brave on certain Linux distros. (#30147)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 113.0.5672.126. (#30386) (Changelog for 113.0.5672.126)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.52.117 (May 31, 2023)​

Web3​

• Added “Enable NFT auto-discovery” popup. (#29648)
  
• Added “Hide balance” and “Show graph” options under Portfolio customizations in Brave Wallet menu. (#29868)
  
• Added the ability to import hardware wallet accounts from the onboarding page. (#29107)
  
• Added network selector when importing from hardware wallet. (#29662)
  
• Added support for NFT discovery for ENS tokens. (#29121)
  
• Added support for Solana versioned transactions. (#26042)
  
• Added the ability to connect to DApps by selected network per origin. (#24414)
  
• Implemented versioned transactions for Solana swaps on Jupiter. (#30296)
  
• Implemented updated layout for Brave Wallet. (#29377)
  
• Updated NFT auto-discovery modal text. (#29792)
  
• Updated NFT details screen to match the new Brave Wallet layout. (#29472)
  
• Updated Line chart color to match the new Brave Wallet design. (#29834)
  
• Updated “Help Center” link to navigate directly to Brave Wallet section on Brave Help Center. (#29729)
  
• Updated action text to bold and uppercase on the “Activity” tab. (#28535)
  
• Updated popup menu in the “Accounts” tab to include account actions. (#29954)
  
• Updated Jupiter Swap API to v4 to add support for versioned transactions. (#30297)
  
• Fixed crash when loading SOL account page when a transaction is submitted that isn’t decoded. (#29698)
  
• Fixed inability to sign transactions on custom EVM networks. (#30642)
  
• Fixed Brave Wallet local storage data not being cleared when resetting Brave Wallet. (#29138)
  
• Fixed infinite loading on the “Buy” screen in certain cases. (#30089)
  
• Fixed missing display of FIL transaction fees. (#29814)
  
• Fixed NFTs with no symbols from not being automatically discovered. (#29386)
  
• Fixed Brave Wallet “Activity” tab incorrectly not displaying transactions. (#29272)
  
• Fixed asset detail screen displaying selected network info from the “Market” tab. (#29663)
  
• Fixed issue with Solana swap failing if “Associated Token Account” does not exist. (#29733)
  
• Fixed Solana transactions not being submitted to the chain in certain cases. (#28645)
  
• Fixed transaction status alignment on “Transaction” tab of Brave Wallet. (#28536)
  

 Brave Rewards​

• Implemented Brave Ads welcome notification. (#29297)
  
• Implemented Brave Ads clickthrough reminder notification. (#29313)
  
• Updated custodian selection modal. (#29448)
  
• Redesigned UI for the contribution banner. (#28148)
  

 General​

• Added Vertical Tabs feature. (#29692)
  
• Added “localhost resources” permission prompt. (#27346)
  
• Added “Copy Text From Image” entry to image context menu on Windows. (#29003)
  
• Added the ability to disable Brave VPN via Admin policy. (#29397)
  
• Added “Remove from list” menu entry to download bubble context menu. (#29475)
  
• Added an alert icon in the download bubble to indicate when an insecure download is in progress. (#29376)
  
• Added Constellation/STAR encryption for P3A. (#24338)
  
• Re-added the ability to view and manage individual cookies stored per-website under brave://settings/content/all. (#27150)
  
• Removed Google fallback when http://redirector.brave.com is unresponsive. (#29841)
  
• Fixed “HTTPS Everywhere” not being disabled when enabling “HTTPS By Default” which caused issues with “Don’t upgrade connections to HTTPS” in certain cases. (#30436)
  
• Fixed race condition which could occur in certain cases when using Brave VPN on Windows. (#29338)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 114.0.5735.90. (#30679) (Changelog for 114.0.5735.90)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.52.119 (Windows Only) (Jun 2, 2023)​

• Fixed intermittent “Failed to write the VPN config” errors which could prevent users from using Brave VPN in certain cases on Windows. (#30598)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.52.122 (Jun 6, 2023)​

• Fixed crash which occurred when resuming an insecure download. (#30626)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 114.0.5735.110. (#30830) (Changelog for 114.0.5735.110)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.52.126 (Jun 14, 2023)​

Web3​

• Fixed EIP-1559 gas estimation issue causing transfers to fail on zksync Era Mainnet when using Brave Wallet. (#30473)
  
• Fixed switch network notifications incorrectly being fired when a custom network is selected. (#30778)
  
• Fixed tokens being shown as ETH when not on asset list and added block explorer links for such tokens in panel and activity tab. (#23565)
  

 General​

• Fixed crash which could occur when refreshing the New Tab Page in certain cases. (#30938)
  
• Fixed RSS feed parsing performance which caused high CPU usage when using certain sites. (#29125)
  
• Fixed Brave VPN “Can’t connect to server” error message when switching between regions while already “Connected”. (#30792)
  
• Fixed “Show tab search button” setting under brave://settings/appearance not being respected when a new window is opened. (#30829)
  
• Fixed download bubble not being displayed when a file download is completed. (#30882)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 114.0.5735.133. (#31023) (Changelog for 114.0.5735.133)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.52.129 (Jun 28, 2023)​

• Upgraded Chromium to 114.0.5735.198. (#31309) (Changelog for 114.0.5735.198)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.52.130 (Jul 7, 2023)​ Web3​

• [Security] Fixed crash when signing message with invalid EIP-712 request data as reported on HackerOne by matseq. (#30212)
  
• Enabled support for EIP-1559 transactions on Optimism. (#30776)
  
• Updated label for “Reset and clear wallet data” under brave://settings/web3. (#30005)
  

General​

• Improved tab spacing by adding a 4px left margin to tab icons. (#30469)
  
• Fixed issue where some Brave News images were incorrectly aligned. (#30271)
  
• Fixed download bubble not being displayed when a dangerous file is downloaded. (#29651)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.57.62 (Sep 6, 2023)​

• Upgraded Chromium to 116.0.5845.180. (#32765) (Changelog for 116.0.5845.180)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.57.64 (Sep 12, 2023)​

• Upgraded Chromium to 116.0.5845.188. (#32911) (Changelog for 116.0.5845.188)
  

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.58.124 (Sep 14, 2023)​

Note for macOS users: macOS 10.15 Catalina is required. For more information please see (here)

Web3​

• Added IPFS promotional infobar. (#32010)
  
• Added Coinbase as an Onramp provider. (#32083)
  
• Added support for EIP-6963. (#30595)
  
• Added virtualized tokens list to the “Buy” and “Deposit” screens. (#31675)
  
• Added loading skeleton and spinner to the “NFT” page. (#31485)
  
• Added a “More” menu for each asset on the “Portfolio” page. (#30982)
  
• Added filters to the “NFT” tab. (#31041)
  
• Added grouping to the “NFT” tab. (#31342)
  
• Added an empty state to the “Portfolio” page when filters are applied. (#31147)
  
• Added the ability for users to choose which Solana account to choose when connecting to Solana DApps. (#31109)
  
• Added the ability to allow selection of an existing “f1 address” as recipient when sending FEVM tokens. (#31101)
  
• Added segmented controls to the “Asset Details” view. (#30981)
  
• Implemented autofill of CoinGecko ID’s when adding custom tokens. (#31975)
  
• Improved performance on the “Buy” screen of Brave Wallet. (#31685)
  
• Improved balance scan performance. (#30779)
  
• Moved IPFS banner to the “NFT” tab. (#31332)
  
• Updated design on the “Wallet Unlock” screen. (#31603)
  
• Updated design on the “Market” page. (#31611)
  
• Updated design on the “Buy” screen. (#31384)
  
• Updated design on the “Account Details” page. (#31617)
  
• Updated design on the “Accounts” tab. (#31432)
  
• Updated design on the “Visible Assets” modal. (#31389)
  
• Updated Stripe logo and description. (#32226)
  
• Updated NFT pinning eligibility text. (#30550)
  
• Merged IPFS DNSLink and IPFS redirect settings into a single setting. (#31097)
  
• Removed “Network” and “Account” groups with zero balance from display on the “Portfolio” page. (#31680)
  
• Fixed Solana DApps to disconnect when permission is revoked. (#24974)
  
• Fixed manually added assets not being added to the deposit list. (#31889)
  
• Fixed wallet panel opening and closing on Magic Eden. (#31853)
  
• Fixed issue where all tokens weren’t returned when restarting the browser directly into deposit screen. (#31669)
  
• Fixed “Portfolio” page to retain the state of account list when page is reloaded or UI refreshes. (#31249)
  
• Fixed inability to view NFT details when listed under hidden NFTs. (#31208)
  
• Fixed assets being sorted by global level instead of group level on the “Portfolio” page. (#31602)
  
• Fixed network selector background. (#31459)
  
• Fixed “Portfolio” token list disappearing from view when “Visible assets” modal is displayed. (#31275)
  
• Fixed overlap on the “Token details” menu when the token graph is loading. (#31263)
  

Rewards​

• Added ZebPay as new custodial account provider for Brave Rewards (India only). (#32036)
  
• Implemented “Manage Brave Ads” on the brave://rewards page. (#30637)
  

General​

• Added Speedreader options for themes, fonts, and text size. (#29075)
  
• Added brave://flags/#brave-adblock-scriptlet-debug-logs flag for filter authors. (#31438)
  
• Enabled download protection allow list. (#26183)
  
• Improved vertical tab animation. (#30897)
  
• Improved sidebar slide animation. (#25382 & #21992)
  
• Updated “lock” icon to “tune” icon in address bar. (#31642)
  
• Updated brave://settings page to load in a new tab when accessed via the settings button in the sidebar. (#31663)
  
• Updated “Learn more” link on the “Lookalike URL” popup. (#31396)
  
• Updated cosmetic filtering to force aggressive blocking on YouTube. (#30896)
  
• Updated brave://flags/#brave-adblock-cookie-list-default to be enabled by default. (#29986)
  
• Removed known tracking parameters “mtm_cid” and “pk_cid” from URLs. (#31084)
  
• Fixed the New Tab Page displaying the same background image in certain cases. (#32359)
  
• Fixed URL query filter regression caused by brave://flags/#brave-domain-block-1pes. (#32462)
  
• Fixed “Expires” property in some Adblock lists is not being read and set properly. (#31238)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 117.0.5938.62. (#32945) (Changelog for 117.0.5938.62)