Brave Browser Discussion & Update Thread

Brave 1.48.167 (Feb 16, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave 1.48.171 (Feb 23, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

https://brave.com/privacy-updates/23-grab-bag-5/
1. Hiding “open in app” annoyances
2. Additional protections against “pool-party” attacks
3. Improved ad blocking with procedural cosmetic filters
4. Protecting against screen attribute-based browser fingerprinting

 

https://brave.com/latest/



Got it!

 

Brave v1.49.120 (Mar 9, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

Spoiler: Release Notes v1.49.120

Web3

• Added Ramp as an Offramp provider. (#27872)
• Added auto-discovery of Solana assets. (#27246)
• Added tooltip reason for disabled “Add” button on the “Add custom asset” screen. (#27636)
• Added pending transactions notification badge on Brave Wallet icon. (#24818 )
• Added a loading state when switching between Filecoin Mainnet and Testnet. (#23201)
• Added a 1 second delay in fetching Swap quotes. (#28631)
• [Security] Added the ability to distinguish contract address and wallet address when submitting an ETH sign transaction. (#27188 )
• Enabled Solana Name Service (SNS) by default. (#28282)
• Implemented “logs” support for “eth_subscribe”. (#27283)
• Implemented Swap quotes fetch to be dropped when the input value is cleared. (#28630)
• Updated target link for “Learn more about Brave Wallet” in Brave Wallet onboarding. (#26638 )
• Updated Sardine description on fund wallet screen. (#28665)
• Updated Brave Wallet to cache transaction data. (#27869)
• Updated “Token address” to “Mint address” on the “Add custom asset” screen for Solana. (#27664)
• Updated error message to indicate why adding an asset failed. (#21296)
• Renamed “Transactions” page to “Activity” page for Brave Wallet. (#27650)
• Fixed multiple fetch request for token balance when switching networks. (#28635)
• Fixed MATIC token balance to display correctly for each network. (#28669)
• Fixed issue where user was able to submit a Swap order on Solana without token balance. (#28623)
• Fixed issue where deleting Swap input value retained the Swap quotes. (#28618 )
• Fixed Solana transactions not being displayed in the “Activity” tab. (#28378 )
• Fixed Brave Wallet to allow values to be set lower than current base fee. (#22648)
• Fixed network being reset when selecting a different token on the “Buy” or “Deposit” screen. (#28040)
• Fixed inability to hide NFTs with the same contract address. (#27906)
• Fixed Brave Wallet panel not being dismissed after rejecting a transaction. (#23673)
• Fixed inconsistent casing between panel and “Activity” page. (#27646)
• Fixed casing of “Lock wallet” on panel and “Portfolio” page. (#27571)

Brave Rewards

• Implemented vBAT messaging. (#27882)
• Fixed issue when solving ad grant CAPTCHA on Linux. (#27463)

General

• Added “Copy Text From Image” entry to image context menu. (#27513)
• Added a keyboard shortcut for “Copy clean link”. (#26761)
• Added “Copy clean link” to the macOS application menu bar. (#26825)
• Added the ability to import from Whale browser. (#27641)
• Added support for “$match-case” option for adblock filters. (#28194)
• Added support for “:has” pseudoclass in cosmetic filters. (#27874)
• Implemented EventSource partitioning. (#28077)
• Updated default search engine to Brave Search for new installations in India. (#27709)
• Updated options for “Show bookmarks” setting under brave://settings/appearance. (#26072)
• Updated the Brave Talk sidebar button to activate the Brave Talk tab from any window. (#27794)
• Fixed delta updates on macOS. (#27398 )
• Fixed certain cases where “Person 1” profile could not be deleted. (#4599)
• Fixed custom background image not always being displayed on the New Tab Page. (#28493)
• Fixed “Background Image” options under “Customize Dashboard” not displaying when the system language is Spanish. (#28144)
• Fixed intermittent issue where Brave News would not peek on the New Tab Page. (#28018 )
• Fixed issue where importing multiple profiles put all imported data into a single profile. (#27591)
• Fixed inability to import extensions from Chromium based browsers. (#27770)
• Fixed incorrect naming of Safari Reading List after import. (#27738 )
• Fixed extension import when importing multiple profiles. (#27733)
• Fixed sidebar so that the selection which was last displayed is shown on the sidebar when it is reopened. (#25229)
• Upgraded Chromium to 111.0.5563.64. (#28922) (Changelog for 111.0.5563.64)

 

Does anyone use Brave Search?

https://search.brave.com/

 

Brave is all I use now. On my old laptop, I can still play my fb games through Brave in which I couldn't with edge and barely with ff.

 

Finallly I've assigned brave as my default browser on macOS. Why? See picture below:

 

Works for me.

 

Good to know.

 

Brave v1.49.128 (Mar 22, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave v1.49.132 (Mar 28, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Looks good.

 

Brave v1.50.114 (Apr 5, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

Spoiler: Release Notes v1.50.114 (Apr 5, 2023)

Release Notes v1.50.114 (Apr 5, 2023)

Web3

• Added Filecoin EVM to preloaded networks. (#28954)
• Added selected state to the side navigation bar. (#28786)
• Added additional currencies supported by Transak to the buy flow. (#28412)
• Added localized text for Filecoin transactions. (#26136)
• Added loading indicators on Brave Wallet panel when fetching transaction values. (#23663)
• Implemented NFT pinning. (#26828 )
• Implemented filtering options for “eth_subscribe” with “logs”. (#27842)
• Updated Brave Wallet to use BalanceScanner contracts for ETH asset discovery. (#28203)
• Updated Brave Wallet to hide accounts with zero balance in asset details view. (#28761)
• Updated error message when there is no FIL token linked to a domain address. (#28041)
• Updated “Portfolio” page to retain the selected network view between page refreshes. (#27364)
• Updated Brave Wallet to use Solana backend decoder instruction. (#25681)
• Removed Transak assets that are not supported in the US. (#29334)
• Disabled account selection drop down until a token is selected. (#28777)
• Fixed inability to deploy a contract using Brave Wallet. (#29252)
• Fixed Brave Wallet not showing lock screen when browser is reopened. (#28402)
• Fixed issue where the same token on different chains showed fiat value of zero. (#28753)
• Fixed asset discovery for cUSDT. (#28752)
• Fixed display of NFT icon when an NFT has a long name. (#28276)
• Fixed display of long NFT names on the “Visible assets” modal. (#28275)

Brave Rewards

• Added additional settings under brave://settings/rewards to control inline tip buttons without having to enable Brave Rewards. (#28023)
• Removed the “Backup” tab from the “Reset Brave Rewards” modal under brave://rewards. (#27547)

General

• Added brave://flags/#brave-sync-send-all-history flag to enable the ability to send all history entries to Brave Sync. (#28062)
• Added “Mute Tab” to the macOS application menu. (#28705)
• Added “Power” section under brave://settings/system. (#28615)
• Added keyboard shortcut to show/hide the sidebar. (#27994)
• Added support for “:-abp-has()” procedural selector in adblock rules. (#28609)
• Enabled “Screenshot” feature by default. (#28560)
• Enabled download bubble feature by default. (#28562)
• Enabled all available regional adblock filter lists for a given locale on first launch. (#20825)
• Implemented “HTTPS by Default” feature. (#27141)
• Updated Brave VPN SKU credentials to be cached until redeemed or expired. (#29345)
• Updated UI to display custom filter list subscriptions by title instead of URL. (#28416)
• Updated path for Brave VPN crash files so they can be uploaded. (#28343)
• Updated adblock rules created by the “Don’t warn me about this site again” domain blocking interstitial to be more strict. (#28390)
• Disabled “Import” button on brave://welcome when no browser selection is made. (#28788 )
• Fixed session cookies being persisted on session restore on Windows and Linux. (#28379)
• Fixed error when logging in https://account.t-mobile.com. (#28945)
• Fixed excessive CPU usage on https://mate-desktop.org. (#29438 )
• Fixed incorrectly placed quick actions on the New Tab Page in certain cases. (#29246)
• Fixed current default browser not being selected on “Import Settings” screen of brave://welcome flow. (#28573)
• Fixed brave://welcome flow not showing previously set default browser for import. (#28787)
• Fixed brave://welcome displaying in a Private window. (#28704)
• Fixed “Add to Brave” button on Chrome Web Store not being properly localized for non-English locales. (#10570)
• Upgraded Chromium to 112.0.5615.49. (#29396) (Changelog for 112.0.5615.49)

 

Nice!

 

Brave v1.50.118 (Apr 13, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave v1.50.119 (Apr 15, 2023)
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/brave.html

 

https://twitter.com/brave/status/1647198490043338753

 

Brave v1.50.120 (Apr 18, 2023)
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/brave.html

 

Brave v1.50.121 (Apr 19, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

Brave v1.50.125 (Apr 20, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

https://brave.com/search-independence/

 

Brave v1.51.110 (May 3, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

Spoiler: Release Notes v1.51.110 (May 3, 2023)

Release Notes v1.51.110 (May 3, 2023)
Web3

• Added the ability to set Brave Wallet permission duration when connecting to DApps. (#28841)
• [Security] Prevent blind cross chain signing as reported on HackerOne by julianor. (#29798 )
• Enabled NFT pinning. (#29017)
• Improved fetching of token balances in Swap. (#28634)
• Updated supported token list on Sardine. (#29503)
• Updated IPFS pinning banner text. (#29613)
• Updated Avalanche RPC to use Infura proxied through Brave. (#29109)
• Updated default wallet provider behavior of “Extensions (Brave Wallet fallback)”. (#29853)
• Updated Offramp flow to use token amount instead of fiat amount. (#28960)
• Updated Brave Wallet to use token’s chainID when fetching Solana NFT metadata. (#29066)
• Updated “Edit NFT” to “Import NFT”. (#28882)
• Removed Wyre as Onramp provider on “Buy” screen. (#28918 )
• Removed Celo from preloaded networks. (#29162)
• Removed network icon in NFT details screen. (#30057)
• Removed Transak assets which are not supported in the US. (#28866)
• Fixed browser crash when visiting brave://wallet in a Guest window. (#29925)
• Fixed NFT discovery from adding NFTs in visible list. (#29575)
• Fixed “Use ENS domain” button being disabled until an input value is entered. (#29214)
• Fixed account icon size on the “Portfolio” page when an account name is long. (#29129)
• Fixed native asset icons for Aurora and Optimism to show ETH icon instead of EVM network icon. (#29225)
• Fixed partially displayed network icons on the “Send” page. (#29267)
• Fixed balance and token list alignment on the Brave Wallet panel. (#29038 )
• Fixed selected fiat currency not updating in certain cases on the “Buy” screen. (#28845)
• Fixed invalid asset being selected on “Buy” and “Deposit” screens. (#28829)
• Fixed display of “Unlimited” in Brave Wallet panel and “Activity” tab. (#23666)

Brave Rewards

• Fixed creator counter not being displayed in unconnected state. (#29269)
• Fixed inline tip buttons not being displayed when a new profile is created. (#28702)

General

• Added “Google Sign-In” permission prompt. (#29504)
• Added Naver and Daum to the default search provider list for South Korea. (#18855)
• Added support for scriptlet arguments with quotes or backslashes. (#29099)
• Added the ability to “Copy clean link” from context menu on webpage when URL text is highlighted. (#28881)
• Added a “time to read” estimate for Speedreader articles. (#28827)
• Added media notifications for player controls on Linux. (#16187)
• Added a “What’s New” page for major version updates. (#28947)
• Enabled captive portal detection. (#20181)
• Implemented the ability to allow or block individual scripts in Brave Shields. (#28510)
• Implemented WebUSB farbling. (#28146)
• Updated “HTTPS by Default” to work with “HttpsFirstModeV2" which fixes some capability problems, such as determining the correct referrer policy for a navigation. (#28935 & #28809)
• Updated “HTTPS by Default” to fallback to HTTP when encountering an HTTP error code in response to an HTTPS upgrade. (#28013)
• Updated Brave VPN to fetch region listing more often. (#29728 )
• Updated column width to improve readability for Speedreader articles. (#28828 )
• Updated introductory graphic for the “Reading List” in sidebar. (#24927)
• Updated macOS icon to adhere to Apple’s guidelines. (#14801)
• Removed redundant browser name from profile import on brave://welcome page. (#29046)
• Removed the “Share” menu from the URL bar on internal pages. (#27484)
• Disabled brave://welcome in Guest windows. (#29012)
• Fixed passwords saved with Google account not being imported. (#29051)
• Fixed password manager executing unsuccessful requests to https://googleapis.com/affiliation/v1. (#29872)
• Fixed broken states in Brave VPN which could incorrectly cause “Edit payment method” or loading. (#29846)
• Fixed missing critical client hints causing some sites to get into infinite loop redirects. (#29875)
• Fixed issue where multiple profiles could unexpectedly be imported into a single profile. (#29476)
• Fixed issue where navigating back to the New Tab Page returns the user to the previous location in Brave News feed. (#28351)
• Fixed issue where element block picker did not work with Dark Reader extension. (#29185)
• Fixed missing translation for brave://welcome page title. (#29091)
• Fixed missing tooltip for Brave VPN settings icon. (#22636)
• Upgraded Chromium to 113.0.5672.77. (#30096) (Changelog for 113.0.5672.77)

 

Brave v1.51.114 (May 9, 2023)
https://brave.com/latest/

 

My SUMo is reporting about another Brave update(?)