Brave Browser Updates & Release Notes
82 updates curated from 1 source by the Releasebot Team. Last updated: Sep 2, 2026
- Sep 2, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Sep 2, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Sep 2, 2026
Release Notes v1.94.119 (Sep 2, 2026)
Brave Browser upgrades Chromium to 152.0.7977.76 for the latest browser improvements.
- Upgraded Chromium to 152.0.7977.76. (#58609) (Changelog for 152.0.7977.76)
- Aug 27, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 27, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 27, 2026
Release Notes v1.94.117 (Aug 27, 2026)
Brave Browser adds Email Aliases, OPML import and export for Brave News, new sidebar and vertical tab controls, and fresh keyboard shortcuts, while also updating Leo models and improving wallet, tabs, privacy, and crash fixes across the browser.
Web3
- Added support for 24 word recovery phrase option. (#56936)
- Added the ability to “Reset account birthday” for Zcash Shielded account. (#55611)
- Removed the empty space below the wallet container. (#48581)
Leo
- Updated default AI models in Brave Leo. (#56011 & #49879)
- Updated Leo side panel to close when opening the conversation in full page view. (#56979)
- Fixed input box not receiving focus in certain cases. (#56690)
General
- Added Email Aliases feature. (#57360)
- Added “Restore purchase” button to Brave Origin section of brave://settings/system. (#56929)
- Added OPML import and export for Brave News. (#25695)
- Added the ability to add Brave News to the sidebar. (#29147)
- Added the ability to show/hide vertical tabs button. (#56859)
- Added the ability to configure a keyboard shortcut for “Block Elements”. (#57259)
- Added new keyboard shortcuts for toggling side panels. (#57152)
- Updated background images on the New Tab Page to be randomized. (#56661)
- Updated icons in the URL bar to be proportionally squared. (#57402)
- Updated farbling support for schemes with inherited HTTP/HTTPS origin. (#56048)
- Updated vertical tabs to retain scroll position when toggling expanded state. (#52270)
- Updated the vertical tab bar to be draggable. (#30011)
- Fixed crash which occurred when opening brave://history from guest profile. (#58419)
- Fixed crash which occurred when disabling “Email Aliases” in upgraded Brave Origin. (#56890)
- Fixed farbling seed being retained between session restarts in certain cases. (#56288)
- Fixed “.onion” addresses being resolved in a normal window when the setting “Only resolve .onion addresses in Tor windows” is toggled on as reported on HackerOne by vsevkli. (#55938)
- Fixed both delta and full installers being requested on macOS. (#45447)
- Fixed “Reset to default” not working for Brave specific actions. (#56733)
- Fixed autohiding of vertical tabs panel on Linux. (#50579)
- Upgraded Chromium to 152.0.7977.64. (#58417) (Changelog for 152.0.7977.64)
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- Aug 21, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 21, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 23, 2026
Release Notes 1.93.138 (Aug 21, 2026)
Brave Browser upgrades Chromium to 151.0.7922.173 with the latest changelog update.
- Upgraded Chromium to 151.0.7922.173. (#58314) (Changelog for 151.0.7922.173)
- Aug 19, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 19, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 20, 2026
Release Notes v1.93.137 (Aug 19, 2026)
Brave Browser upgrades Chromium and fixes container link requests for correct Sec-Fetch-Site handling.
Updated opening a link in a container to set “Sec-Fetch-Site:cross-origin” appropriately as reported on HackerOne by newfunction. (#58230)
Upgraded Chromium to 151.0.7922.169. (#58247) (Changelog for 151.0.7922.169)
- Aug 12, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 12, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 13, 2026
Release Notes v1.93.136 (Aug 12, 2026)
Brave Browser disables HEVC software decoding on Linux, fixes getExtension, and upgrades Chromium to 151.0.7922.137.
- Disabled HEVC software decoder by default on Linux. (#57974)
- Fixed “getExtension” returning null script for extension. (#57902)
- Upgraded Chromium to 151.0.7922.137. (#58062) (Changelog for 151.0.7922.137)
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- Aug 7, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 7, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 8, 2026
Release Notes v1.93.134 (Aug 7, 2026)
Brave Browser adds MV2 extension setting migration, fixes WebGL support overlap, and upgrades Chromium.
Added migration of browser level extension settings for Brave-hosted MV2 extensions. (#57454)
Fixed “getSupportedExtensions” overlap between “WebGL” and “WebGL2”. (#57736)
Upgraded Chromium to 151.0.7922.108. (#57922) (Changelog for 151.0.7922.108)
- Aug 5, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Aug 5, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 7, 2026
Release Notes v1.93.132 (Aug 5, 2026)
Brave Browser ships security fixes, macOS UI fixes and a Chromium upgrade for better stability and privacy.
[Security] Added validation for Tor bridge list as reported on HackerOne by z3phyrus. (#57599)
[Security] Fixed Widevine install prompt as reported on HackerOne by syarif07. (#57649)
Fixed NoScript MV3 extension incorrectly being migrated to its Brave-hosted MV2 equivalent. (#57760)
Fixed multiple shield icons being displayed in PWA windows after going fullscreen on macOS. (#57349)
Fixed black bar being displayed on the tabs bar when using compact mode in fullscreen on macOS. (#56914)
Upgraded Chromium to 151.0.7922.76. (#57849) (Changelog for 151.0.7922.76)
- Jul 31, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 31, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 7, 2026
Release Notes v1.93.130 (Jul 31, 2026)
Brave Browser fixes a New Tab Page crash tied to persistent snackbar messages.
- Fixed crash that occurred when persistent snackbar messages were displayed on the New Tab Page. (#57727)
- Jul 30, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 30, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Jul 31, 2026
- Modified by Releasebot:Aug 8, 2026
Release Notes v1.93.129 (Jul 30, 2026)
Brave Browser releases a broad update with better Cardano DApp and wallet controls, new Leo sidebar and tab management options, compact mode and local history settings, stronger adblocking and fingerprint protection, plus fixes for HEVC playback, NTP loading, and other browser polish.
Web3
- Improved Cardano DApp support. (#56556)
- Updated “Swap” and “Bridge” token selectors to filter out hidden tokens. (#56385)
- Updated icon on “Report an issue” button. (#55977)
- Updated wallet front-end to use Nala color variables. (#55946)
Leo
- Enabled browser tab management tool in Leo. (#48536)
- Enabled persistent Leo sidebar between tab switches. (#53416)
General
- Added “Use compact mode” setting under brave://settings/appearance. (#55506)
- Added “Local history retention” setting under brave://settings/privacy. (#29045)
- Added context menu to the tab search button. (#54887)
- Added new WebGPU webcompat content settings type. (#55927)
- Improved adblocking. (#57042)
- Improved fingerprint farbling by adding support for “getSupportedExtensions” and “WebGL”. (#15904)
- Updated location of tab search button. (#56579)
- Updated the sidebar to work independently from side panels. (#56491)
- Updated icons for Bookmarks side panel. (#55826)
- Updated icon sizing on sidebar. (#56258)
- Updated brave://settings/origin to reflect which features are applicable to all profiles. (#55986)
- Updated sync server configurability via brave://flags/#brave-override-sync-server-url. (#48909)
- Removed blocked query parameters for values like “=”. (#55924)
- Fixed issue where custom high-resolution background uploads for the New Tab Page caused the browser to get stuck in a loading state. (#55551)
- Fixed farbling of “Accept-Language” header position. (#55271)
- Fixed inability to play H.265/HEVC videos on Windows and Linux. (#40101)
- Fixed sidebar keyboard shortcut not working when Leo is removed from sidebar. (#52020)
- Upgraded Chromium to 151.0.7922.71. (#57670) (Changelog for 151.0.7922.71)
- Jul 27, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 27, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Aug 8, 2026
Release Notes v1.92.144 (Jul 27, 2026)
Brave Browser adds Web3 account and token picker updates, Leo chat fixes, and Playlist cache-first playback. It also strengthens security and privacy with CSP and FaceID fixes, improves Shred and password settings, and upgrades Chromium for broader stability and performance.
Web3
- Added alert toast notification after account creation. (#55222)
- Updated “Native Asset” to be prioritized at the top of the “Select Token” modal. (#55500)
- Updated “Import Account” modal UI. (#55185)
- Updated “Create Account” modal UI. (#55180)
- Updated “Create Account Selector” modal UI. (#54947)
Leo
- Fixed issue where attaching files did not show progress while they were being processed. (#55694)
- Fixed task UI displaying each time a tool was used. (#55382)
- Fixed focus stealing loop which could occur in certain cases. (#55319)
General
- Implemented cache-first playback for Playlist. (#56793)
- [Security] Fixed Content-Security-Policy (CSP) handling when Reader Mode is enabled as reported on HackerOne by nishimunea. (#56472)
- [Security] Fixed FaceID lock screen being bypassed for private tabs using deep links as reported on HackerOne by lohigowda. (#56187)
- Removed Playlist related toggles from the “Clear Private Data” settings. (#51414)
- Improved cosmetic filtering by injecting scriptlets into isolated scopes. (#56797)
- Improved visibility of the data shredding animation while using dark mode. (#54759)
- Updated Shred to include removing search history when “Shred Removes History” toggle is enabled. (#55148)
- Updated Shred settings UI. (#55004)
- Updated Manage Passwords settings UI. (#52211)
- Fixed Origin feature switch state not being retained when quickly restarting after toggling on/off. (#56699)
- Fixed issue when redeeming a promo code on Origin paywall. (#56702)
- Fixed webpage alerts not working for restored tabs. (#55184)
- Fixed Playlist media being re-downloaded even though it appears as cached. (#54342)
- Fixed UI in “Tabs on Other Devices” displaying unwanted elements when tab syncing is already enabled. (#57046)
- Upgraded Chromium to 150.0.7871.186. (#57490) (Changelog for 150.0.7871.186)
- Jul 24, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 24, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Jul 25, 2026
Release Notes v1.92.144 (Jul 24, 2026)
Brave Browser upgrades Chromium to 150.0.7871.186.
- Upgraded Chromium to 150.0.7871.186. (#57490) (Changelog for 150.0.7871.186)
- Jul 22, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 22, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Jul 23, 2026
- Modified by Releasebot:Jul 31, 2026
Release Notes v1.92.143 (Jul 22, 2026)
Brave Browser upgrades Chromium to 150.0.7871.182 for the latest browser improvements.
- Upgraded Chromium to 150.0.7871.182. (#57409) (Changelog for 150.0.7871.182)
- Jul 17, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 17, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Jul 21, 2026
Release Notes v1.92.141 (Jul 17, 2026)
Brave Browser upgrades Chromium to 150.0.7871.128 with the latest changelog updates.
- Upgraded Chromium to 150.0.7871.128. (#57262) (Changelog for 150.0.7871.128)
- Jul 16, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 16, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Jul 21, 2026
Release Notes v1.92.140 (Jul 16, 2026)
Brave Browser upgrades Chromium to 150.0.7871.125 for a fresh browser release.
- Upgraded Chromium to 150.0.7871.125. (#57142) (Changelog for 150.0.7871.125)
- Jul 15, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Jul 15, 2026
- First seen by Releasebot:Jul 16, 2026
Release Notes v1.92.140 (Jul 15, 2026)
Brave Browser fixes tab group title truncation, Container tab permission prompts, and upgrades Chromium to 150.0.7871.125.
Disabled extensions manifest V2 deprecation. (#57155)
Fixed permission prompts not appearing in Container tabs. (#56943)
Fixed unnecessary truncation of tab group titles. (#56901)
Upgraded Chromium to 150.0.7871.125. (#57142) (Changelog for 150.0.7871.125)
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