Brave Release Notes

Web3

• Enabled Zcash Ironwood support by default. (#56872)
• Updated wallet to reject incorrect Zcash account birthday height. (#58757)
• Updated wallet to reject negative Zcash “Send” amounts before review. (#58755)

General

• Added support for self-service Brave Account deletion. (#58719)
• Updated Brave VPN to allow local traffic on Windows when connected. (#56320)
• Updated screenshots taken in Private or Tor Windows to be marked as sensitive on Windows. (#58875)
• Fixed crash which occurred on macOS in certain cases when an update was pending. (#58699)
• Fixed “Pin to taskbar” not displaying a system notification on Windows. (#58830)
• Fixed app icon theme choice being broken when downloading a file on macOS 26 and 27. (#58790)
• Fixed “Always allow” checkbox setting for “mailto” not being respected on the external protocol dialog on macOS. (#16927)
• Fixed incorrect tab tinting for achromatic colors. (#58747)
• Fixed shields icon jitter on PWAs in tabbed mode on Linux. (#55708)
• Upgraded Chromium to 155.0.8059.40. (#59729) (Changelog for 155.0.8059.40)

• Added support for self-service Brave Account deletion. (#58719)
• Improved address bar focus ring on tablets to include Brave Shields and Brave Rewards buttons. (#58840)
• Fixed autofill service prompting to save an address on forms that do not contain address fields. (#58660)
• Fixed inability to select YouTube “settings” icon in fullscreen mode. (#57449)
• Fixed media notification persisting with incorrect playback state after reloading YouTube Music webpage. (#54893)
• Fixed dimmed overlay not extending to system navigation area when address bar is active and empty. (#58344)
• Fixed YouTube video player being cut off at the bottom in fullscreen mode on certain Android devices. (#56763)
• Fixed zoom setting being cut off in the main menu on tablets when viewing internal pages. (#58920)
• Upgraded Chromium to 155.0.8059.40. (#59729) (Changelog for 155.0.8059.40)

Leo

• Added Leo AI voice input support to homescreen and lockscreen widgets. (#58183)
• Added support for rendering mathematical equations in Leo responses. (#56523)

General

• Added support for new GPC API on iOS 27. (#55958)
• Added variable blur effect to the top of the webview on iOS 26+. (#58418)
• [Security] Fixed Private Browsing Only mode being bypassed when opening deep links as reported on HackerOne by syarif07. (#59400)
• Removed playlist icon in the URL bar from being displayed on the YouTube homepage. (#58718)
• Updated the New Tab Page background to be extended to the screen edges for iOS 26+. (#58450)
• Updated filter lists to use full permissions. (#59112)
• Fixed Instagram reels not working when forwarded via direct message. (#54921)
• Fixed “Site Tabs Closed” being truncated in the shields panel’s Shred detail view. (#58585)
• Upgraded Chromium to 154.0.8037.98. (#59587)(Changelog for 154.0.8037.98)

Web3

• Updated wallet to validate Solana mint addresses before NFT metadata/balance lookups. (#58531)
• Updated wallet to use a popup window instead of opening the panel for submitted transaction. (#19595)

Leo

• Added support for rendering mathematical equations in Leo responses. (#56523)

General

• Added preview dialog for “Screenshot” tool. (#57937)
• Updated VPN onboarding UI. (#57586)
• Updated brave://settings/system “Memory” section to display “Always keep these sites active” selections. (#58960)
• Updated location of “Screenshot” tool in hamburger menu from “Share” to “Save” section. (#58425)
• Updated “Shift + Right click” override to check for canvas elements on page. (#56333)
• Disabled Widevine in Tor windows and forced HTTPS on install as reported on HackerOne by newfunction. (#58453)
• Fixed renderer crash when “UserMediaElement” is disabled. (#59012)
• Fixed issue where onmibox calculation inputs were truncated in certain cases. (#54277)
• Fixed toggle for “Improve search suggestions” under brave://settings/search not being persisted on browser restart. (#58943)
• Fixed inability to edit startup pages under brave://settings/getStarted in certain cases. (#58846)
• Fixed desktop shortcuts displaying the Chromium icon instead of the Brave icon. (#58499)
• Fixed tab group hover card position when using vertical tabs. (#58592)
• Fixed missing “WM_CLASS” and Wayland app ID for video Picture-in-Picture (PiP) window on Linux. (#57390)
• Fixed issue where Brave News images weren’t immediately rendered in the side panel. (#58411)
• Upgraded Chromium to 154.0.8037.58. (#59235) (Changelog for 154.0.8037.58)

Web3

• Added Zcash Ironwood migration banner. (#58493)
• Added landscape support for Brave Wallet onboarding flow. (#58169)
• Added landscape support for Account selector screen in Brave Wallet. (#57467)
• Added landscape support for Advanced transaction settings screen in Brave Wallet. (#57504)
• Added landscape support for Dapps transaction confirmation screens in Brave Wallet. (#57723)
• Added landscape support for Brave Wallet lock and restore screens. (#58008)
• Fixed spacing for asset loading skeleton on the “Accounts” page. (#57871)

Leo

• Added the ability to share a Leo conversation. (#56444)
• Fixed full page screenshot not displaying accurate file size. (#57676)

General

• Added “Copy clean link” option to address bar context menu. (#57872)
• Added dynamic color tinting for icons on settings screen. (#57054)
• [Security] Fix “brave://” URLs opening from external sources as reported on HackerOne by stoletheminerals. (#57284)
• Enabled “Dynamic colors” preference by default for new and existing users. (#57121)
• Enabled fresh New Tab Page after idle by default. (#58056)
• Re-added “Move address bar to top/bottom” context menu option on “Standard” New Tab Page. (#57398)
• Improved spacing between “Hamburger menu” and “Shred” icons on tab switcher screen. (#57241)
• Updated rating prompt design to support dynamic colors and user preferences. (#57242)
• Updated settings layout to display content beneath system navigation bar. (#58116)
• Fixed issue where address bar theming lost dynamic colors in certain cases. (#55610)
• Fixed incorrect buttons colors on certain settings screens when using dynamic colors. (#56844)
• Fixed color display issues across settings and preference screens when dynamic colors enabled or disabled. (#56850)
• Fixed inconsistent options on “Delete browsing data” screen when accessed via tab switcher “Hamburger menu”. (#57217)
• Fixed incorrect “Shred” button color on Private Tab when light theme is enabled. (#57258)
• Fixed crash in autofill service when no data can be filled. (#58094)
• Fixed crash when Private browsing mode is unavailable. (#58218)
• Fixed issue where Brave Shields panel truncated long hostnames at the end and hid the main domain. (#58242)
• Upgraded Chromium to 153.0.8010.37. (#58822) (Changelog for 153.0.8010.37)

Web3

• Added Zcash Ironwood migration banner. (#58493)
• [Security] Fixed wallet permission list being shown only after page refresh. (#51916)
• Fixed visibility of “Skip” button on the “Backup Wallet” screen when using dark theme. (#58241)
• Fixed spacing for asset loading skeleton on the “Accounts” page. (#57871)

Leo

• Added the ability to share a Leo conversation. (#56444)
• Added a light box preview of attached images and files. (#45678)
• Improved contrast on certain dialogs when using dark theme. (#58353)
• Increased Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) input limits. (#49577)
• Updated UI on the “Add model” and “Edit model” screens for BYOM. (#57721)
• Updated Leo to transition from full page to side panel views when clicking a conversation link. (#57047)
• Fixed full page screenshot not displaying accurate file size. (#57676)

General

• Added calculator results to the address bar dropdown when typing basic math expressions. (#52260)
• Added “Always use mini icon for containers” setting under brave://settings/braveContent when “Containers” are enabled. (#56954)
• Added container name to tab hover card. (#56175)
• Added support for temporary containers via command-line switch. (#57993 & #58019)
• Added a keyboard shortcut for “Close all duplicate tabs”. (#45199)
• Re-added keyboard shortcut for toggling between vertical and horizontal tabs. (#52874)
• Updated “navigator.userAgentData” to hide Brave UA for certain sites. (#47826)
• Updated the “Customize” modal on the New Tab Page. (#57685)
• Updated .dmg installer backgrounds on macOS. (#58236)
• Disabled platform authentication (Cloud AP) SSO in container tabs. (#57741)
• Fixed padding and widths of tab groups when using vertical tabs. (#58010)
• Fixed improper display of container icons when scrolling the horizontal tab bar. (#57255)
• Fixed “Auto expand vertical tabs independently per window” setting not working on Linux. (#56842)
• Fixed “Edit Password” showing “chrome://” scheme instead of “brave://” for internal page bookmarks. (#40787)
• Upgraded Chromium to 153.0.8010.37. (#58822) (Changelog for 153.0.8010.37)

• [Security] Fixed minibar eliding issue as reported on HackerOne by z3phyrus. (#57393)
• [Security] Fixed parsing dir/meta tags in the Reader Mode as reported on HackerOne by nishimunea. (#58095)
• Enabled “Find Selection” from page context menu for web views. (#53391)
• Updated default AI models in Brave Leo. (#56011 & #49879)
• Updated PopArt alternative icon names. (#56819)
• Updated “Manage Passwords” settings UI to match new designs. (#52212)
• Fixed issue where VPN support email could not be sent due to email configuration error. (#55428)
• Fixed Playlist capture being allowed from non-playable pages which produced permanently broken items. (#55010)
• Upgraded Chromium to 152.0.7977.83. (#58701) (Changelog for 152.0.7977.83)