Brave Browser Discussion & Update Thread

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    Brave Browser v1.2.42 Released (January 8, 2020)
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    Brave Browser v1.2.43 Released (January 17, 2020)
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  3. Nanobot

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    Brave 1.0 Performance: Methodology and Results

     
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    Brave Browser v1.3.113 Released (February 7, 2020)
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    1.3.113
    • Added New Tab Page Sponsored Images. (#7883)
    • Added the ability to opt-in to user private Brave ads for over 30 new regions. (#6825)
    • Added the ability for multiple segments to trigger ad notifications. (#6256)
    • Added OS level targeting for ads. (#4761)
    • Added server configurable default tip amounts. (#6011)
    • Added web compatibility reporter on Brave Shields. (#4262)
    • Added additional zoom levels. (#6943)
    • Added the ability for users to disable autocomplete. (#843)
    • Added the ability to disable Tor via Admin policy. (#454)
    • Added auto-compaction for sync to reduce transferred data amount. (#6552)
    • Updated permissions for Uphold user wallets for Brave Rewards. (#7713)
    • Updated UI for the Brave Rewards widget on the New Tab Page. (#7885)
    • Updated text to indicate that wallet verification is optional. (#7102)
    • Updated "Thank you" text on monthly contribution banner. (#6744)
    • Updated ads panel on brave://rewards to display BAT with 1 decimal place. (#6774)
    • Updated speaker button on pinned tabs so it cannot be clicked. (#6358)
    • Updated Widevine setting to be install specific instead of profile specific. (#6747)
    • Updated the New Tab Page to be more dynamic. (#7884)
    • Updated sync chain preferences. (#6504)
    • Disabled out of process rasterization by default. (#7581)
    • Fixed crash which occurred when extensions-toolbar-menu is enabled in brave://flags. (#5646)
    • Fixed ads crash in certain cases. (#6880)
    • Fixed Brave Rewards widget not reflecting auto contribute amount. (#6740)
    • Fixed wallet balance not updating dynamically on the tip banner. (#7047)
    • Fixed incorrect balance displaying when rewards is toggled off. (#6335)
    • Fixed claim banner not being removed from brave://rewards in certain cases. (#6741)
    • Fixed the tipping banner always showing a disabled vertical scrollbar. (#6222)
    • Fixed multiple entries displaying in ads history for the same ad notification. (#6205)
    • Fixed inability to open ad notifications from notification center on Windows. (#4102)
    • Fixed certain cases where browser doesn't retry to get new signed ad tokens. (#6647)
    • Fixed global shields setting for "Only block cross-site cookies" not working. (#6804)
    • Fixed missing context menu items. (#6513)
    • Fixed inconsistent naming for Site Settings in brave://settings/clearBrowserData. (#6627)
    • Fixed exported password file name. (#629)
    • Fixed "Add to Chrome" being displayed instead of "Add to Brave" in Chrome Web Store. (#5730)
    • Fixed inability to login to Expensify with Google Authentication. (#5869)
    • Fixed certain cases where bookmarks are missing from sync after chain creation. (#7251)
    • Fixed certain cases where bookmark location changes are not synced to other devices on chain. (#8065)
    • Fixed issue with sync chain reset when device is offline. (#3628)
    • Fixed webview crash on dobreprogramy.pl. (#7453)
    • Fixed display glitches in certain cases. (#6979)
    • Fixed top sites widget not moving up when stats widget is hidden on the New Tab Page. (#7855)
    • Fixed typescript files not displaying syntax highlighting in Developer Tools. (#5618)
    • Upgraded Chromium to 80.0.3987.87. (#8058)
     
  5. Krusty

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    Brave will not update to this version on one of my machines. I downloaded the installer and tried to update over the existing version but I'm still on 79.0.3945.130. When I check for updates it says Brave is up to date.

    Any suggestions?
     
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    crash after updating to 1.3.x #8128
     
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    I had the same problem, I was wondering why it wouldn't update, uninstalled v.1.2.43 and installed v.1.3.114 so far so good. Thank you both.
     
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    Brave Browser v1.3.115 Released (February 10, 2020)
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  10. Krusty

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    Got it x 2. Thanks!
     
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    Did not know you were a Brave browser guy @Krusty
     
  12. Krusty

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    Yep! I dumped Chrome and installed Brave a while ago.

    #263

    But now that MS Edge Chromium has been released I tend to use it more. Firefox is still my go to browser though.
     
  13. Trooper

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    Maybe I will give it another go. I am still on Chrome as I find it faster than the new Edge. I also have a problem with a few sites I need to use for work that do not work with Firefox or Edge. Would love to use Firefox all the time, but it is just too slow for me on both my home and work computers. Stinks.
     
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    Sponsored Images now available on all Brave platforms, rewarding users who opt into Brave Rewards with 70 percent of the ad revenue
    February 12, 2020
    https://brave.com/sponsored-images-now-available-on-all-brave-platforms/
     
  15. Rainwalker

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    How is Brave with Sandboxie and dropped rights?
     
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    I must say that Brave is coming up with interesting solutions, but why not simply replace banners with static ads that are non tracking. Would be cool if they could make deals with major websites. I think that Brave Ads and Brave Rewards should be made more simple.

    https://brave.com/brave-rewards/

    I have tested Brave Portable and it works just fine. I don't believe "dropped rights" is that important.
     
  17. Rainwalker

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    OK...thanks Rasheed187. Anybody else have comments?
     
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    What exactly would you like to know, other than that it seems to work correctly with Sandboxie? I do have to say that I think it's a bit weird that on start up, Brave seems to connect out and loads about 12MB of data. It's probably legit traffic, but it's not a good look for a browser dedicated to privacy, less phoning home would be nice.
     
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    I had to uncheck Drop Rights for Brave to work.
     
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    An unofficial version of Brave browser brings native ARM64 support
    February 17, 2020
    https://www.neowin.net/news/an-unofficial-version-of-brave-browser-brings-native-arm64-support
     
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    Brave Browser v1.3.118 Released (February 19, 2020)
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    1.3.118
    • Added flag under brave://flags to re-enable sync. (#8187)
    • Improved P3A metrics for wallet states. (#8187)
    • Reduced interval between P3A pings from 1 hour to 1 minute. (#8084)
    • Fixed tokens not being successfully unblinded in certain cases leading to reduced balances. (#8207)
    • Fixed sync crash when re-creating a new sync chain. (#7412)
    • Fixed three consecutive sync updates will result in data deletion. (#8203)
    • Fixed sync crash in certain cases. (#8228)
    • Fixed incorrect Terms of Service link being used during onboarding and the rewards panel. (#8229)
    • Upgraded Chromium to 80.0.3987.116. (#8304)
     
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    Thanks AP.
     
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    I wish audio worked in Kubuntu on my Desktop machine. It worked OK when I had Kubuntu installed on my laptop.

    Firefox and VLC audio works fine, just not Brave.
     
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