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Brave 1.44.108 (Oct 6, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

fyi. brave browser for desktop 1.44.112 released oct 12, 2022

 

Brave 1.45.113 (Oct 25, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

Spoiler: Release Notes

Release Notes v1.45.113 (Oct 25th, 2022)

• Added dialog for blocking cookie consent banners. (#26203)
• Added additional language pairs to Brave Translate. (#24303)
• Added NFT tab to Brave Wallet. (#25245)
• Added expanded view of NFT in Brave Wallet. (#24887)
• Added “Request a feature” button to the Brave Wallet page. (#22843)
• Added the ability to edit network details for Solana and Filecoin under brave://settings/wallet/networks for Brave Wallet. (#24569)
• Added dedicated review screen for ETH Swap transactions when using Brave Wallet. (#24860)
• Added option to view asset details from token details page in Brave Wallet. (#23792)
• Added support for province level targeting for select Canadian provinces when using Brave Ads. (#16682)
• Added the ability to disable Brave Rewards via Admin policy. (#25151)
• Added “Copy clean link” feature. (#23315)
• Added ability to import from Google Chrome for developers. (#25335)
• Added ability to import from Google Chrome Beta. (#14609)
• Added the ability to edit items in sidebar. (#24964)
• Added the ability to select a gradient background option for the New Tab Page. (#24889)
• Added “Refresh on every new tab” toggle under the “Customize Dashboard” modal for the New Tab Page. (#24968 )
• [Security] Added additional password protection for Brave Wallet account removal. (#24711)
• [Security] Added additional password protection for Brave Wallet backup seed. (#24534)
• [Security] Added additional password protection for Brave Wallet show private key. (#24830)
• [Security] Enhanced protection against Brave Wallet pollution attacks. (#24415)
• [Security] Updated the Brave Wallet network selector to show the full network name. (#25114)
• [Security] Updated Brave Wallet to show the full network name in tooltip for Buy/Send/Swap widget and panel. (#25107)
• [Security] Updated the Brave Wallet transaction confirmation panel to show the full network name. (#25105)
• [Security] Fixed misleading signing request message in Brave Wallet. (#24816)
• Enabled swaps for Arbitrum network in Brave Wallet. (#24859)
• Enabled theme support for Speedreader. (#25116)
• Enabled sharing hub on URL bar. (#26019)
• Improved loading of Brave Wallet tokens list on deposit and portfolio screens. (#24959)
• Improved scrolling of portfolio page in Brave Wallet. (#25565)
• Improved privacy by preventing private windows from inheriting permissions set in normal windows. (#24720)
• Improved fingerprinting privacy by adding farbling protections for screen resolution and coordinates. (#23170)
• Updated Brave Wallet to allow a DApp to open onboarding at most once per provider. (#25152)
• Updated UI for Brave Wallet warning message to be more legible when using light theme. (#25339)
• Updated description for “Method to resolve Unstoppable Domains” setting under brave://settings/extensions. (#24622)
• Updated verified vs. unverified criteria for Brave Rewards creator channels. (#25085)
• Updated Brave Rewards tipping banner to always use global default suggested values. (#24548)
• Updated “Close window when closing last tab” setting under brave://settings/system to only work for normal windows. (#25340)
• Updated import of extensions to include extension settings. (#8847)
• Removed address resolution for “.888 TLD” from Unstoppable Domains. (#24922)
• Removed known Squarespace newsletter tracking parameters from URLs. (#24988 )
• Removed known Blueshift email tracking parameters from URLs. (#25238 )
• Disabled “Add checked accounts” button until an account is explicitly selected to import in Brave Wallet. (#25617)
• Fixed inability to add ETH POW as a custom network for Brave Wallet. (#25493)
• Fixed ERC20 Approve transaction using the wrong network for fees with Brave Wallet. (#25255)
• Fixed NFT not being displayed in Brave Wallet portfolio without page refresh. (#25578)
• Fixed not being able to connect to Adobe using Brave Wallet. (#25039)
• Fixed not being able to connect to bsc.cryptoz.cards using Brave Wallet. (#23571)
• Fixed inability to unselect an account on Brave Wallet panel when connecting to a DApp. (#25101)
• Fixed all networks incorrectly being displayed for Filecoin in Brave Wallet. (#24947)
• Fixed incorrect settings being opened when “Connected Sites” is selected from Brave Wallet panel for Solana. (#24847)
• Fixed missing “Bridge to Aurora” button locale string. (#25181)
• Fixed incorrect casing of “Ledger” in Brave Wallet import authorization window. (#25616)
• Fixed broken layout under brave://settings/wallet/networks. (#25210)
• Fixed regression of expiration of JavaScript set cookie lifetime from 6 months to 7 days. (#15048)
• Fixed incorrect display on shields when there are “99+” items blocked. (#23085)
• Upgraded Chromium to 107.0.5304.62. (#26151) (Changelog for 107.0.5304.62)

 

Thanks much

 

Brave 1.45.116 (Oct 28, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.45.118 (Nov 2, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

fyi. brave beta 1.46.89 released nov 1, 2022.

 

Brave 1.45.123 (Nov 9, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.45.127 (Nov 15, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.45.131 (Nov 22, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.45.133 (Nov 25, 2022)
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Brave 1.46.133 (Dec 1, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.46.134 (Dec 3, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.46.138 (Dec 7, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.46.140 (Dec 8, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.46.144 (Dec 14, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.46.153 (Jan 6, 2022)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.47.171 (Jan 12, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

Spoiler: Release Notes

Release Notes v1.47.171 (Jan 12, 2023)

• Added a fiat balance for each token and account total in the Brave Wallet “Select Token” modal. (#26838 )
• Added a new Brave Wallet “Send” tab. (#26371)
• Added an account selector in the Brave Wallet “Send” tab. (#26784)
• Added NFT tooltip in Brave Wallet “Send” tab. (#26753)
• Added support for Uint8Array private key import of Solana account for Brave Wallet. (#26672)
• Added a toggle to hide the price graph on Brave Wallet’s “Portfolio” page. (#26080)
• Added a network filter to the Brave Wallet “Edit Visible Assets” modal. (#23675)
• Added Brave icon for Brave Wallet pages. (#25818 )
• Added placeholder text for “Recent Transactions” modal in Brave Wallet. (#24335)
• Added “Copy clean link” feature to renderer view context menu. (#25845)
• Added Brave Creators promotion card under brave://rewards. #25503)
• Added “Connecting to selected custodian temporarily unavailable” error modal in Brave Rewards. (#25125)
• Added promotion of Snowflake extension for Tor. (#25315)
• Added support for “$removeparam” adblock filter syntax under brave://settings/shields/filters. (#23927)
• Added “IPFS public gateway address for NFT” setting under brave://settings/ipfs. (#25646)
• Added the ability to set Brave Shields via Admin policy. (#25394)
• Added Windows group policy templates. (#26501)
• [Security] Fixed Brave Wallet showing wrong network when signing DApp messages or transactions. (#26476)
• [Security] Added mixed content check for “.onion” URLs as reported on HackerOne by xiaoyinl. (#25939)
• [Security] Improved browser privacy by reducing high resolution timer precision as reported on HackerOne by joe12387. (#24681)
• [Security] Fixed Brave Today opening non-HTTP or non-HTTPS URLs as reported on HackerOne by nishimunea. (#27602)
• Integrated SNS address resolution when navigated to .sol domains. (#26652)
• Implemented SNS address resolution to send tokens via .sol domain in Brave wallet. (#25907)
• Improved asset discovery for Brave Wallet on page refresh. (#25820)
• Improved performance of cosmetic filtering in third-party iframes. (#26212)
• Increased area on windows where they can be picked up for drag and drop. (#25757)
• Updated Brave Wallet backup UI under brave://wallet/crypto/backup-wallet. (#26399)
• Updated Brave Wallet backup words to display number and text. (#26591)
• Updated Brave Wallet backup text under brave://wallet/crypto/backup-wallet. (#26227)
• Updated new user onboarding design and flow. (#26378 )
• Updated Web Discovery Project promotion to display an infobar. (#26576)
• Updated Brave Rewards for users in specific countries to disallow enabling and show clearer unavailable messaging. (#25275)
• Updated connection messages on Tor windows. (#24978 )
• Updated internal URLs on the New Tab Page to display brave:// URL scheme when hovered over. (#2566)
• Updated text under crypto widget previews on “Customize Dashboard” modal. (#26223)
• Reduced the size of Windows group policy templates. (#26611)
• Removed rejected transactions from displaying under account transactions in Brave Wallet. (#19441)
• Removed “Restore” tab from “Manage Brave Rewards” modal. (#26338 )
• Removed known tracking parameter “vgo_ee” from URLs. (#26295)
• Removed Chromium “Ads” permission from site settings UI under brave://settings/content/siteDetails. (#27010)
• Fixed “The receiving address is your own address” error message not showing on the “Send token” tab for Brave Wallet. (#26918 )
• Fixed broken images for ERC721 tokens from token registry in Brave Wallet. (#26594)
• Fixed inability to add ERC721 from token registry in Brave Wallet. (#26593)
• Fixed the show or hide chart state to persist between page loads in Brave Wallet’s “Portfolio” page. (#26557)
• Fixed issue where NFTs did not display icons on Brave Wallet Portfolio list and “NFT” tab in certain cases. (#26343)
• Fixed ERC20 token balance overflow display issue on Brave Wallet token details screen. (#26122)
• Fixed Brave News crash which occurred when certain characters were at the end of the title or description field. (#26604)
• Fixed Brave News icon displaying in the URL bar prior to opting into Brave News. (#27057)
• Fixed “Set IPFS gateway” popup not closing after clicking “Submit”. (#26104)
• Fixed automatic redirects to IPFS via gateway not working in certain cases. (#21454)
• Upgraded Chromium to 109.0.5414.87. (#27710) (Changelog for 109.0.5414.87)

 

Brave 1.47.186 (Jan 25, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.48.158 (Feb 7, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

Spoiler: Release Notes

Release Notes v1.48.158 (Feb 7, 2023)

• Added Solana NFT gallery support to Brave Wallet. (#27129)
• Added Brave Wallet Swap V2. (#26632)
• Added Web3 settings section under brave://settings/web3. (#14516)
• Added “Transactions” tab to Brave Wallet, also accessible via brave://wallet/crypto/transactions. (#27106)
• Added loading skeletons to Brave Wallet asset list on the “Portfolio” and “Account” pages. (#26547)
• Added a loading state to Brave Wallet UI while API resolves domains. (#26956)
• Added support for “eth_signTransaction” and “eth_sendRawTransaction” in Brave Wallet. (#23582)
• Added support the “eth_subscribe” method in Brave Wallet to show new block head every 20 seconds. (#21350)
• Added asset balance to the “Swap To” field in Brave Wallet . (#23161)
• Added asset balance to the “Swap From” field in Brave Wallet. (#21565)
• Added IPNS support for redirecting IPNS links to configured gateway. (#26485)
• Added new side navigation on “Portfolio” page of Brave Wallet. (#27008)
• Added and updated rewards states for Brave Rewards changes as described in https://brave.com/rewards-changes. (#27054)
• Added keyboard shortcut “CTRL+M” for muting a tab. (#26994)
• Added “Disable mute function in tab speaker icons” setting under brave://settings/appearance. (#6690)
• Added the ability to import from Yandex. (#27301)
• Added Microsoft Internet Explorer to “Import Settings” screen via brave://welcome onboarding. (#27557)
• Added “Auto-redirect tracking URLs” setting under brave://settings/shields. (#24020)
• Added sidebar position menu entry to sidebar context menu. (#27160)
• [Security] Fixed EIP712Domain data not being displayed in Brave Wallet when signing messages as reported on HackerOne by julianor. (#28048)
• [Security] Added the ability to delete a Brave Sync chain. (#22884)
• Improved network list user experience via Brave Wallet. (#27058)
• Improved “Assets” filter on Brave Wallet “Portfolio” page. (#27323)
• Updated ENS, SNS, and UD to use Brave endpoints for address resolution in both the omnibox and Brave Wallet. (#26654)
• Updated Brave Wallet panel to display full account names. (#27612)
• Updated text on UD, ENS, and SNS interstitial pages. (#27110)
• Updated Brave Wallet UI to display Swap quotes and routing information. (#21761)
• Updated Brave Wallet to show 0x Swaps price comparison against CoinGecko. (#21704)
• Updated brave://settings/appearance to group sidebar settings together. (#25717)
• Updated brave://settings/braveSync/setup when unable to decrypt the sync passphrase. (#25028)
• Reverted Twitter’s “t” tracking parameter removal due to webcompat issues in certain cases. (#28184)
• Removed address resolution for “.coin” TLD from Unstoppable Domains. (#27436)
• Removed known Twitter tracking parameters “ref_src” and “ref_url” from URLs. (#26966)
• Removed crypto widgets. (#26865)
• Removed known Yahoo tracking parameters from URLs. (#25691)
• Fixed crash in Brave Wallet when Solana is selected as the default provider. (#28147)
• Fixed custom names for NFTs not being displayed after adding an NFT to the Brave Wallet portfolio. (#28131)
• Fixed Solana “Send” transactions not showing receiving address in Brave Wallet. (#28039)
• Fixed missing “Signed” transaction text in Brave Wallet. (#28205)
• Fixed poor rendering of image on Brave Wallet panel for “Transaction submitted”. (#27403)
• Fixed wildcard URLs not being blocked correctly via Brave Shields in certain cases. (#26288)
• Fixed broken “Save” button on “Clear browsing data” modal. (#26819)
• Upgraded Chromium to 110.0.5481.77. (#28219) (Changelog for 110.0.5481.77)

 

this update broke bitwarden extension ability to login using fido/webauthn (yubikey bio) 2fa, previous version is ok (just a heads up if anyone relies on it

**update fix is in the works - its not just brave its all chromium 110+ with bitwarden extension, bitwarden has a fix in the works https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/pull/4695

 

Brave 1.48.164 (Feb 15, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/