Brave Browser Updates

[silversurfer]

Brave Browser Feature List

Shields

• Ad blocking
  
• Fingerprinting prevention*
  
• Cookie control*
  
• HTTPS upgrading*
  
• Block scripts*
  
• Per-site shield settings
  
• Configurable global shield defaults
  

Security

• Clear browsing data
  
• Built-in password manager
  
• Form autofill
  
• Control content access to full-screen presentation*
  
• Control site access to autoplay media
  
• Send “Do not track” with browsing requests
  

Tabs & Windows

• Private Windows
  
• Pinned Tabs*
  
• Auto-unload*
  
• Drag and drop*
  
• Duplicate*
  
• Close Options
  
• Find on page
  
• Print page
  

Address Bar

• Add Bookmark
  
• Autosuggest URLs
  
• Search from address bar
  
• Autosuggest search terms
  
• Show/hide bookmarks toolbar*
  
• Show secure or insecure site
  

Homepage: https://brave.com/index/

Download: https://brave.com/download/

[jasonX]

No offline installer?

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No offline installer?

Download 64-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...eSetup.exe

Download 32-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...etup32.exe

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Brave Release Channel v0.56.12
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...g/v0.56.12

• Updated the Brave shields panel with a new design. (#1339)
  
• Added support for direct YouTube donations using the Rewards panel. (#1282)
  
• Added global Brave shield settings into preferences. (#1288)
  
• Added exclude / include option to the Rewards panel. (#1283)
  
• Added "Creating Wallet" message when enabling Rewards for the first time using the Rewards panel.(#1502)
  
• Added search engine shortcut keys. (#731)
  
• Fixed Hulu not playing in Brave. (#1242)
  
• Fixed PDFs protected by cookie based login not loading. (#1287)
  
• Fixed scripts not being blocked when disabling / re-enabling Brave shields. (#1991)
  
• Fixed favicons not being displayed for media publisher in the Rewards panel. (#1887)
  
• Fixed contrast so text under Rewards settings is more visible. (#1824)
  
• Fixed several issues with the Dow Jones promotion (#287)
  
• Fixed exclude / include not working when the publisher is not listed in the auto-contribution table. (#1797)
  
• Fixed websites not being added into the auto-contribution table after contribution has been made. (#1796)
  
• Fixed verified icon not being displayed for verified YouTube channels.(#1795)
  
• Fixed grant notifications being displayed even though there's no grants available. (#1793)
  
• Fixed favicons not loading correctly when enabling Rewards using the Rewards panel. (#1792)
  
• Fixed publisher information not appearing under the Rewards panel after restarting Brave. (#1777)
  
• Fixed onboarding links not being opened in new tabs. (#1739)
  
• Fixed Flash not properly blocking after clearing browser data. (#1727)
  
• Fixed websites not being added to the auto-contribute table if Rewards is enabled using Rewards Panel. (#1719)
  
• Fixed "learn more" link for WebRTC under preferences. (#1690)
  
• Fixed explanatory text in private window not displaying the correct macOS keyboard shortcuts for Tor windows. (#1688)
  
• Fixed Qwant in private windows and Tor windows for certain regions. (#1666)
  
• Fixed incorrect publisher being displayed under the Rewards panel on YouTube. (#1660)
  
• Fixed incorrect attention values for websites visited after auto-contribution. (#1656)
  
• Fixed auto-contribute entries sometimes containing "on YouTube" text twice. (#1565)
  
• Fixed several alignment issues under the Rewards page when minimizing the window. (#1556)
  
• Fixed deleted publishers being re-added into the auto-contribution table when they are revisited. (#1440)
  
• Fixed auto-contribution values not recalculating after removing entries from the auto-contribution table. (#1410)
  
• Fixed WebTorrent sometimes going blank when switching tabs/windows. (#1400)
  
• Fixed torrent files being downloaded twice when clicking on "Save Torrent File". (#1399)
  
• Fixed Brave shields not working after re-enabling in private browsing mode. (#1198)
  

Download 64-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...eSetup.exe

Download 32-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...etup32.exe

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Brave Release Channel v0.56.15
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...g/v0.56.15

0.56.14

• Upgraded to Chromium 70.0.3538.102. (#2099)
  

0.56.15

• Upgraded to Chromium 70.0.3538.110. (#2200)
  

Download 32-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...etup32.exe

Download 64-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...eSetup.exe

[akiratoriyama]

Can it sync data from Google Account?

[silversurfer]

Brave Release Channel v0.57.18

Release Notes:

• Updated Brave (Muon) import: you can now import Brave Payments, Windows and Tabs, and data related to the referral program. (#2402)
  
• Added notifications when contributions or donations fail. (#1483)
  
• Fixed memory leak in Brave Rewards. (#2213)
  
• Fixed certain PDFs failing to open in Brave. (#1033)
  
• Fixed certain extensions breaking when using Brave's default shields settings. (#1380)
  
• Fixed stub installers failing to download Brave under Windows 7. (#2129)
  
• Fixed hard refresh not fetching new Tor identities. (#1137)
  
• Fixed third party cookies being blocked even if per site shield is set to allow all cookies. (#2095)
  
• Fixed not being able to access premium Dow Jones content until restarting after claiming promotion. (#2020)
  
• Fixed not being able to login into Pocket using Google accounts. (#2164)
  
• Fixed not being able to close Guest/Tor windows using Brave's action buttons on Linux. (#1643)
  
• Fixed several Brave Rewards notifications. (#2114)
  
• Fixed opening Tor windows causing Brave to become unresponsive on Linux. (#1791)
  
• Fixed size of profile icon next to hamburger menu. (#1856)
  
• Fixed media publisher name and favicon in site banner not appearing correctly in certain cases. (#1924)
  
• Fixed shield block count overlapping text when going beyond three digits. (#1951)
  
• Fixed shields being expandable only when there is blocked items. (#1957)
  
• Added shields deep link to brave://settings/shields. (#1959)
  
• Fixed localization for various strings and web-ui pages. (#2035)
  
• Fixed custom amounts for Brave Rewards not appearing in drop down. (#2152)
  
• Created and automatically publish silent installers for Windows on GitHub. (#2210)
  
• Updated translations for various strings. (#2254)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 71.0.3578.80. (#2352)
  

Download 64-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...eSetup.exe

Download 32-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...etup32.exe

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Brave Release Channel v0.58.16
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...g/v0.58.16

Release Notes

• Added support for custom publisher branded Reward banners. (#1923)
  
• Added the ability to import search settings from muon. (#2415)
  
• Added notification under Rewards panel that only appears once if user hasn't enabled Brave Rewards. (#1439)
  
• Added the ability to restore another wallet if the current wallet has been corrupted or is missing data. (#2183)
  
• Added Copy / Print / Save as File actions under the "Backup your wallet" modal window in Brave Rewards. (#929)
  
• Added a deep link for "Add Funds" under the Rewards panel. (#1480)
  
• Added a relaunch dialog for macOS when updating via the hamburger menu. (#2477)
  
• Added timeout to the "Thank You" banner so it's dismissed automatically after sending a tip. (#1742)
  
• Added more information in "Add Funds" under Brave Rewards to make the experience more intuitive. (#1935)
  
• Removed the reload button under the Rewards panel. (#1598)
  
• Fixed extensions not being able to override the new tab page. (#993)
  
• Fixed several crashes when updating to a new version on macOS. (#1745)
  
• Fixed Brave not relaunching on macOS after updating to a new version. (#977)
  
• Fixed crash when opening "Rewards Settings" in certain situations. (#2375)
  
• Fixed PDFs not loading on certain websites when they are behind basic authentication. (#1788)
  
• Fixed import failing when denying Brave keychain access. (#2513)
  
• Fixed import failing when bookmark from muon fails to import. (#2517)
  
• Fixed import failing when Brave Payments (muon) fails to import. (#2421)
  
• Fixed import failing / hanging when Brave is already opened. (#2503)
  
• Fixed tips not being shown in summary table under Brave Rewards when Brave Payments (muon) data imported. (#2368)
  
• Fixed auto-contribute table under Brave Rewards clearing at the beginning of the month. (#2333)
  
• Fixed Reward summary table not being cleared when restoring another wallet. (#1559)
  
• Fixed stats under the new tab page being cleared when navigating back to the new tab page using the back button. (#307)
  
• Fixed DuckDuckGo being reset when using the navigation back button when using private windows. (#1490)
  
• Fixed wrong search engine being used in private windows when searching using the context menu. (#1037)
  
• Fixed wrong search engine being used in Tor windows when searching using the context menu. (#1758)
  
• Fixed stats count incrementally increasing under new tab page on certain websites. (#1311)
  
• Fixed pasting magnet links into the URL initiating search instead of loading WebTorrent. (#1435)
  
• Fixed torrent URLs being handled by Brave only when the WebTorrent extension is enabled. (#2043)
  
• Fixed removed publishers not always being restored in Brave Rewards when using the "Restore All" feature. (#1441)
  
• Fixed tooltip overlapping and preventing access to the exclude button under Brave Rewards. (#1850)
  
• Fixed double clicking on "X" to exclude publisher in the auto-contribute table incrementing total by two instead of one. (#1873)
  
• Fixed not being able to restore excluded publishers into the auto-contribution table in certain situations. (#1883)
  
• Fixed tips panel under Brave Rewards not displaying "on YouTube" text next to YouTube publishers. (#1976)
  
• Fixed "Sadly, no tokens yet" message appearing under the Rewards Summary table when importing Payments from Brave (muon) with a non-zero balance. (#2379)
  
• Fixed the formatting of the clock under the new tab page so AM / PM are displayed correctly. (#2439)
  
• Fixed the "X" button under the Rewards banner to make it more visible. (#2614)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 71.0.3578.98. (#2556)
  

Download 64-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...eSetup.exe

Download 32-bit: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...etup32.exe

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Brave Release Channel v0.58.21

Release Notes

• Added new contribution flow for unverified publishers. (#2836)
  
• Removed icon fetching for unverified media publishers. (#2717)
  
• Fixed several CORS issues due to Brave Shields. (#2252)
  
• Fixed JavaScript being able to load Brave schemes. (#2861)
  
• Fixed not being able to exclude websites from the auto-contribute table under Rewards. (#1693)
  
• Fixed auto-contribution table not being updated correctly in certain situations. (#2882)
  
• Fixed auto-contribution still occurring when Rewards is disabled or the auto-contribution toggle is toggled off within Rewards. (#2804)
  
• Fixed recurring tipping still occurring when Rewards is disabled. (#2815)
  
• Fixed not being able to play media on Reddit. (#1999)
  
• Fixed images failing to upload on GitHub. (#2034)
  
• Fixed not being able to login into https://riot.im. (#2521)
  
• Fixed videos failing to load on https://d.tube. (#1581)
  
• Fixed not being able to login into https://www.skill-capped.com. (#2411)
  
• Fixed not being able to search on namecheap.com. (#2341)
  
• Fixed behance.net not loading in Brave. (#2864)
  
• Fixed "Save Link As..." being disabled under the right click context menu when selecting "brave://sync" in settings. (#2849)
  

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Brave Release Channel v0.59.34

Release Notes https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/r...g/v0.59.34

• Added Sync. (#3180)
  
• Added ability to claim BAT grants using the reward panel. (#1783)
  
• Added support for custom tip amounts for publishers. (#2645)
  
• Added ability to enable and disable WebTorrent via Brave settings. (#897)
  
• Added request confirmation before opening external applications. (#542)
  
• Added dark theme support for Developer Tools. (#784)
  
• Improved the Brave welcome experience. (#1847)
  
• Enabled viz service display compositor. (#3105)
  
• Reduced user fingerprint by always returning constant values for navigator.mimeTypes and navigator.plugins. (#1549)
  
• Replaced several icons under Brave Rewards with new icons. (#1825)
  
• Fixed auto-contribution table being corrupted when changing "Minimum page time before logging a visit" via Brave Rewards settings. (#3134)
  
• Fixed publishers being removed from the auto-contribution table when "Minimum page time before logging a visit" is changed and Brave is upgraded or restarted. (#3162)
  
• Fixed reward panel not always displaying Welcome screen on first click which caused issues creating wallets. (#2962)
  
• Fixed several instances of incorrect crypto addresses being displayed in Brave Rewards. (#2172)
  
• Fixed weight for each publisher within auto-contribution not being calculated correctly. (#3163)
  
• Fixed Widevine notifications not appearing under YouTube and Amazon Prime when viewing premium content and Widevine is not installed. (#1985)
  
• Fixed PDFs being opened in Brave even though "Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Brave" has been enabled in Brave settings. (#1531)
  
• Fixed disabling auto-contribution also disabled YouTube tipping. (#2084)
  
• Fixed notifications under Brave panel not being dismissible in certain instances. (#2883)
  
• Fixed several instances of rewards panel not displaying YouTube publishers due to different URLs. (#2820)
  
• Fixed pending contributions to unverified publishers not being dynamically updated under Brave Rewards. (#2890)
  
• Fixed Brave Rewards summary sometimes displaying incorrect tip amounts. (#2332)
  
• Fixed non-verified publishers not being displayed in Brave panel when unchecking "Allow contributions to non-verified sites" in Brave Rewards settings. (#2653)
  
• Fixed "Next Contribution Date" under Brave Rewards displaying incorrect dates in some instances. (#2206)
  
• Fixed non-verified sites being added into auto-contribution table when "Allow contributions to non-verified sites" has been disabled. (#2111)
  
• Fixed "Send My Tip" button under Brave panel not displaying cursor. (#2744)
  
• Fixed specific headers for promotional campaigns not being used when Brave first starts up. (#3143)
  
• Fixed not being able to make Brave the default browser under Linux. (#1274)
  
• Fixed favicon not appearing on several custom brave:// pages. (#1466)
  
• Fixed Brave Shields blocking images when device language is set to Japanese. (#2482)
  
• Fixed several strings under the hamburger menu not being translated. (#2831)
  
• Fixed several icons under the toolbar that appeared too thick when not using retina screens. (#2327)
  
• Upgraded Tor to 0.3.4.9. (#1974)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 72.0.3626.81. (#3146)