Brave Browser Discussion & Update Thread

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Brave Browser v0.68.138 Released (September 16, 2019)
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Brave Browser v0.68.140 Released (September 23, 2019)
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Brave Browser v0.68.141 Released (September 25, 2019)
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Brave Browser v0.68.142 Released (September 27, 2019)
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Brave Browser v0.69.132 Released (October 2, 2019)
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Spoiler: Changes v0.69.132

0.69.132

• Added Uphold two-way wallets. (#4774)
• Added Crypto Wallet. (#4494)
• Added Dapp detection. (#718)
• Added inline tipping support for GitHub. (#5040)
• Added "Simple View" for Brave Shields. (#1196)
• Added ability to use either "Simple View" or "Advanced View" as default for Brave Shields in brave://settings. (#4784)
• Added Chromecast support. (#209)
• Added "Install Google Translate to translate this page?" popup when viewing websites in other languages. (#5561)
• Added user feedback options under brave://rewards for viewed ads. (#4047)
• Added profile manager items to hamburger menu. (#5212)
• Added ability to import bookmarks and settings from other browsers during onboarding. (#1530)
• Added keyboard accessibility to the New Tab Page settings menu. (#5041)
• Added options to show or hide New Tab Page widgets. (#4510)
• Added "Don't ask again" option to hide Widevine install popup. (#5341)
• Added verified publisher icon in the tip banner. (#5517)
• Added setting to "Always show bookmarks bar on New Tab Page" in brave://settings. (#4782)
• Added link to "Get more extensions" in brave://settings. (#5540)
• Added dark theme support for brave://settings on Linux. (#5098)
• Added ability to edit profile in brave://settings. (#5211)
• Updated bookmark bar to be visible on New Tab Page by default. (#5781)
• Hide profile icon in navigation bar until user creates a second profile. (#5091)
• Improved WebTorrent by adding precentages and file size labelling. (#3285)
• Removed "Sign in to Brave" dialog when saving passwords. (#5849)
• Disabled "Install Google Translate to translate this page?" popup when using Tor. (#5657)
• Fixed Twitch tipping using the rewards panel. (#5549)
• Fixed speaker button in tabs not being able to mute or play audio. (#2025)
• Fixed Brave ads confirmations not being added into the retry queue in certain cases. (#5599)
• Fixed re-clicking an ad notification should refocus to an already open landing page tab and not create a new tab. (#5195)
• Fixed Brave Shields preventing identity verification with webcam when trying to KYC with Uphold. (#4139)
• Fixed large white spaces being left behind when Brave Shields blocks ads on certain websites. (#4338)
• Fixed cosmetic filter not blocking "display" properties using the "style" attribute. (#3041)
• Fixed Brave Shields menu not visible after allowing all scripts. (#5483)
• Fixed navigation issues in Brave Shields panel when viewing blocked script details. (#5338)
• Fixed "data:application" items blocked by Brave Shields can't be allowed to run. (#5346)
• Fixed YubiKeys with latest firmware not working within Brave. (#5697)
• Fixed WebTorrent HTTP server XSS issue. (#5821)
• Fixed "Add to Chrome" being displayed instead of "Add to Brave" in Chrome Web Store. (#790)
• Fixed scaling issues with cover image on tipping banner when resizing window. (#2015)
• Fixed "Show All" button under the download status bar not visible while using dark theme or when using Tor. (#5350)
• Fixed download status bar using light theme when dark theme is being used. (#3793)
• Fixed certain elements on older operating systems using light theme when dark theme is being used. (#4637)
• Fixed URL bar theme not being updated until mouse over. (#5462)

 

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Brave Browser v0.69.135 Released (October 11, 2019)
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Privacy-Focused Crypto-Browser Brave Logs More than 8 Million Users
October 18, 2019
https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/...browser-brave-logs-more-than-8-million-users/

Brave: Brave reaches 8 million monthly active users and delivers nearly 400 privacy-preserving ad campaigns

 

Brave Browser v0.70.121 Released (October 23, 2019)
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Spoiler: Changes v0.70.121

0.70.121

• Added the ability to opt-in to user private Brave ads for over 20 new regions. (#5655)
• Added the ability for inline Twitter tip button to be keyboard accessible. (#5791)
• Added "Save All Files" option to WebTorrent. (#1230)
• Added widget menu for New Tab Page elements. (#5015)
• Added dark theme support for New Tab Page settings menu. (#5014)
• Updated default search engine to DuckDuckGo for Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. (#6187)
• Updated auto-contribute to use "up to" budgeting and to only contribute to verified content creators. (#6228)
• Updated monthly contributions to process recurring tips individually before attempting auto-contribution. (#6288)
• Updated alert icon in rewards panel. (#5501)
• Updated Brave profile icons. (#6443)
• Updated profile manager menu. (#5213)
• Updated profile naming to use "Profile" instead of "Person" for both new and upgraded profiles. (#5814)
• Updated New Tab Page to respect 24 hour clock for locales which use this clock by default. (#1308)
• Fixed incorrect message display on tip banner in certain cases. (#6182)
• Fixed global shields setting for "Block all cookies" not working. (#6389)
• Fixed brave://welcome page being too tall for small screens. (#5950)
• Fixed resizing issues on brave://welcome page. (#6183)
• Fixed "Dashboard Settings" tooltip not showing on New Tab Page. (#5797)
• Fixed leaving sync chain not propagating to other devices. (#6131)
• Fixed sync records not updating in certain cases. (#6310)
• Upgraded Chromium to 78.0.3904.70. (#6508)

 

This is a pretty cool achievement, 8 million people is not bad at all.

 

Brave Browser v0.70.122 Released (November 1, 2019)
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Brave Browser v0.70.123 Released (November 7, 2019)
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Ad-blocking browser Brave launches out of beta
November 13, 2019
https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/13/ad-blocking-browser-brave-launches-out-of-beta/

Brave: Brave Launches Next-Generation Browser that Puts Users in Charge of Their Internet Experience with Unmatched Privacy and Rewards

 

Brave Browser v1.0.0 Released (November 13, 2019)
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Spoiler: Changes v1.0.0

1.0.0

• Added Brave Rewards widget to the New Tab Page. (#6370)
• Added notarization support for macOS Catalina. (#5177)
• Added link to access brave.com/latest from brave://settings/help. (#6152)
• Updated buttons throughout Brave to match product branding. (#6398)
• Updated subheading text on wallet verification modal window. (#6537)
• Improved general performance by not loading the rewards extension until it's used. (#3436)
• Improved general performance by not loading WebTorrent component until first launch. (#6342)
• Removed the extraneous zero on the New Tab Page. (#5710)
• Fixed auto-contribution still occurring when auto-contribution is disabled within brave://rewards. (#6716)
• Fixed ad notifications not being displayed on macOS Catalina. (#6466)
• Fixed ad notifications not being displayed in certain cases. (#6139)
• Fixed notifications in rewards panel not being dismissible in certain instances. (#5913)
• Fixed incorrect spacing around inline Twitter tip button. (#6456)
• Fixed cookies not being imported from Chrome. (#5975)
• Fixed cookie mismatch when importing google.com cookies from other browsers. (#5313)
• Fixed WebTorrent crash in certain cases. (#6193)
• Fixed the "Clear cookies and site data when you quit Brave" toggle under brave://settings/content/cookies reverting to default state after closing the tab. (#6119)
• Fixed tab context menus using incorrect Russian translation. (#6767)

 

Brave Browser v1.0.1 Released (November 19, 2019)
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I love the browser except for some cookie issues.

I know how to clean the cookies - or should i say according to Brave and i do all of the time. But for example Amazon doesn't need my password as the email is good enough. And my banks are not asking for two factor after the initial login. So because of this I am led to believe Brave is not deleting all of the cookies.

Has anyone else run into this?

 

Are you referring to the shields? Because they just block the cookies depending on your setting not remove them.

 

No. I am clearing the history and cookies for "all time". I am using the Linux version.

edit - I have an older version. I am going to update.

 

Brave Browser v1.1.20 Released (December 10, 2019)
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Spoiler: Changes v1.1.20

1.1.20

• Added Privacy Preserving Product Analytics (P3A). (#6285)
• Added auto-contribute support for GitHub. (#5120)
• Added separate tip banner for monthly contributions to creators. (#5996)
• Added the ability to opt-in to user private Brave ads for Cayman Islands. (#6006)
• Added fingerprinting exception for 1Password. (#6007)
• Added setting to "Use Google Services for Push Messaging" in brave://settings. (#2301)
• Updated ads confirmations to redeem with the server every 24 hours instead of 7 days. (#5999)
• Updated brave://rewards to show monthly tips in a separate panel. (#5957)
• Improved accessibility on brave://welcome page. (#5504)
• Improved accessibility on Brave Rewards tip banners. (#6147)
• Removed known user tracking parameters from query strings. (#4239)
• Disabled Safe Browsing for downloads. (#4341)
• Disabled Motion Sensors by default. (#4789)
• Disabled Web Background Synchronization by default. (#4709)
• Fixed certain cases where users are stuck in the wallet verification flow for Brave Rewards. (#7122)
• Fixed inability to tweet after completing an inline tip on Reddit. (#6223)
• Fixed ad notifications being displayed while browser is in full screen mode. (#5559)
• Fixed inability to import from Firefox. (#6521)
• Fixed Tor windows not respecting custom global shields settings. (#2978)
• Fixed Tor windows not respecting the globally set option for "Block Scripts" in brave://settings. (#4191)
• Fixed download not cancelling in Tor window when the window is closed. (#5367)
• Fixed CORS issue with atlassian.net. (#4419)
• Upgraded Chromium to 79.0.3945.74. (#7282)

 

Brave Browser v1.1.21 Released (December 13, 2019)
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Brave Browser v1.1.22 Released (December 16, 2019)
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Brave Browser v1.1.23 Released (December 18, 2019)
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Brave Browser v1.2.41 Released (January 3, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v1.2.41

1.2.41

• Added auto refresh of page after selecting "Always allow autoplay on..." from URL bar. (#6700)
• Added setting to allow "Remote debugging" in brave://settings/privacy. (#5640)
• Added ability to choose between Crypto Wallets or MetaMask for Dapps. (#6600)
• Updated Monthly Contribution text for Brave Rewards. (#7093)
• Updated tip banner to contain "Thank You" message after tip is made. (#6151)
• Improved general performance by only loading WebTorrent component when torrent or magnet pages are opened. (#6372)
• Revamped bookmark structure to improve syncing across multiple platforms. (#5158)
• Disabled option to open Tor in a Guest window. (#7237)
• Fixed certain cases where multiple auto contributions were occurring. (#7579)
• Fixed crash when attempting to open brave://sync from Tor window. (#7225)
• Fixed extensions denial of service issue as reported on HackerOne by world_languages. (#7291)
• Fixed incorrect number of maximum daily ad notifications. (#4207)
• Fixed Developer Tools Audit feature so it no longer freezes. (#3199)
• Fixed GTK+ dark theme display issue on Linux. (#7245)
• Fixed incorrect SUID sandbox on Linux. (#6247)
• Fixed inability to log into Bing Rewards. (#3082)
• Fixed "Relaunch" button resetting "Use Google Services for Push Messaging" selection. (#6633)