Brave Browser Updates

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Windows Hotfix Release Channel update v1.61.106​Full Release Notes​

• Fixed Brave Ads crash on Windows x86. (#34854)
  

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Release Channel 1.61.109​

Brave Desktop:​

• Download Brave Browser
  
• Brave Github repository
  

Full Release Notes​

• Fixed crash when closing tabs on macOS in certain cases. (#34909)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 120.0.6099.144. (#34988) (Changelog for 120.0.6099.144)
  

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Release Channel 1.61.114​

Full Release Notes​

• Fixed uninstall process affecting Brave VPN on Windows. (#35006)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 120.0.6099.199. (#35108) (Changelog for 120.0.6099.199)
  

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Release Channel 1.61.116​

Full Release Notes​

• Upgraded Chromium to 120.0.6099.217. (#35219) (Changelog for 120.0.6099.217)
  

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Release Channel 1.61.120​

Full Release Notes​

• Upgraded Chromium to 120.0.6099.234. (#35345) (Changelog for 120.0.6099.234)
  

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Release Channel 1.62.153​

Full Release Notes​

Web3​

• Added a fallback button when an IPFS page can’t be loaded. (#26486)
  
• Added display error when transaction fee estimate fails. (#35413)
  
• Added “Placeholder” icons for broken NFT images. (#34139)
  
• Updated private key backup warning text. (#34228)
  
• Updated transaction confirmation panel components to show all transaction details. (#34661)
  
• Updated assets on “Account Details” screen to be able to sort by value. (#34064)
  
• Updated wallet account blockies design. (#34052)
  
• Updated hardware wallet import screen to show derivation path for account import. (#25954)
  
• Migrated Solana Swaps to use Jupiter Swap API v6. (#35091)
  
• Removed shadow from Brave Wallet panel header. (#34319)
  
• Removed “Hardware Wallet” icon from blockie icons. (#34193)
  
• Removed “NFT” tab for Filecoin account view. (#33992)
  
• Removed loading indicator when asset discovery is not being run. (#30921)
  
• Fixed DApp permission not being removed when Brave Wallet is reset. (#20966)
  
• Fixed “Account Details” incorrectly displaying zero total fiat balance. (#34142)
  
• Fixed “Accounts” tab briefly displaying zero for account fiat value before returning actual value. (#33993)
  
• Fixed NFT menu position when viewed over the NFT image grid. (#34148)
  
• Fixed broken “Placeholder” icons for custom tokens on “Account Details”. (#34204)
  
• Fixed small network “Placeholder” icons. (#34194)
  
• Fixed missing dark theme text color for icon stack on “Accounts” tab. (#34093)
  
• Fixed infinite loading skeleton for asset auto discovery. (#33303)
  

 Rewards​

• Updated “Logged out” from custodial account notification text. (#33583)
  
• Removed inline contribution “Tip” buttons. (#33783 1)
  

 General​

• Added Brave News feed v2 (being rolled out in phases using Griffin starting at 10%). (#34593)
  
• Added “Mixtral 8x7B” and “Claude Instant” which can now be used in the free tier but rate limited. (#34910)
  
• Added “Only resolve .onion addresses in Tor windows” setting under brave://settings/privacy. (#33735)
  
• Added the ability to apply Griffin studies on first launch on Windows. (#35232)
  
• Added polish to the URL bar icons with rounded square corners. (#34957)
  
• Added font allow list for Linux. (#34169)
  
• [Security] Force the referrer to always be “no-referrer” while in Speedreader mode as reported on HackerOne by nishimunea. (#35095)
  
• [Security] Perform automatic redirect for “.onion” URLs only in Tor windows as reported on HackerOne by newfunction. (#34163)
  
• [Security] Remove “.onion” services from “window.location.ancestorOrigins” as reported on HackerOne by xiaoyinl. (#32421)
  
• Improved keyboard accessibility for Brave Leo. (#34453)
  
• Updated Brave Leo opt-in experience. (#33942)
  
• Updated Brave Leo to handle page content changing during conversation. (#34706)
  
• Updated premium indicator for new Claude model. (#34718)
  
• Updated Brave Leo to format code responses. (#33668)
  
• Updated miscellaneous Brave Leo UI items. (#34124)
  
• Updated Brave Leo context indicators. (#34099)
  
• Updated theme colors for light, dark, Private window and Private window with Tor. (#31644)
  
• Updated sidebar’s last opened item to persist across browser relaunch. (#34399)
  
• Updated SKU SDK to submit and fetch credentials using new endpoints with request ids. (#34069)
  
• Updated farbling protections to only farble a subset of user installed fonts. (#34043)
  
• Updated Arm64 Windows to prevent Widevine version incompatibilities. (#33595)
  
• Updated “Password Manager” tab icon. (#33242)
  
• Updated “Suggest questions” to be on-demand for Brave Leo. (#33575)
  
• Removed HTTPS Everywhere. (#28433 1)
  
• Removed aggressive fingerprinting mode. (#31229)
  
• Removed known tracking parameter “_kx” from URLs. (#34578)
  
• Removed known tracking parameter “irclickid” from URLs. (#33952)
  
• Removed several known Yandex tracking parameters from URLs. (#33216)
  
• Removed several known Facebook tracking parameters from URLs. (#33984)
  
• Removed Brave Leo icon from sidebar in Private, Private with Tor, and Guest profile windows. (#34518)
  
• Disabled Bookmarks and Reading list buttons in Guest window sidebar. (#34162)
  
• Fixed same-document navigations for Brave Leo. (#34946)
  
• Fixed user not being able to interrupt autoscroll of Brave Leo response. (#32970)
  
• Fixed Brave News inability to recover from lack of Wi-Fi until browser restart. (#35154)
  
• Fixed on-demand updates failing in certain cases for Arm64 on Windows installations. (#34523)
  
• Fixed mismatched sidebar panel header and contents background colors. (#34165)
  
• Fixed difficulty closing sidebar when it is opened temporarily. (#34085)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 121.0.6167.85. (#35493) (Changelog for 121.0.6167.85)
  

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Brave 1.62.156:

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)
  

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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)
  

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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)
  

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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)