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Oct 14, 2026
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Helium by imputnet

0.19.3

Helium updates to Chromium 155 and improves browser themes, tab icons, and split-view corners, while fixing Windows archive handling and refining build dependency pruning. It also suppresses Chrome nags across locales.
Changelog

b5145ab1 revision: bump to 3 (#2715)

777a737f helium/core/cws-fixups: suppress all chrome nags across locales (#2698)

abd76033 utils: fix pruning and archive extraction on windows (#2714)

11db3f4d utils/prune_binaries: keep build dependencies in both pruning passes

60c1c4aa utils/prune_binaries: normalize paths when keeping files

4611894f utils/extraction: merge prepared archive layers

17a8ecec readme: refresh contents, add new repos (#2710)

1fe0fe98 repo: drop CLAUDE.md (#2709)

e294de28 downloads: use prepared chromium base archives (#2668)

34f0ce95 merge: update to chromium 155.0.8059.79 (#2706)

f4c4b52c patches: refresh for chromium 155.0.8059.79

65bac052 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 155.0.8059.79

896f618f utils/prune_binaries: add switch to exempt build dependencies (#2699)

9f145d88 Update to Chromium 155.0.8059.79

888f0fb4 helium/ui: make chrome and system themes work with helium colors (#2692)

7c66a44f helium/ui: fix frame corner radius in stacked split view (#2696)

9aaf170d helium/core: simplify password manager disablement (#2681)

ee371824 helium/ui/tab-icon: brighten hibernated favicons in dark mode (#2689)

aec023c7 helium/core: remove unused ai and experimental webui resources (#2671)

f735c6bd utils/clone: let gclient prepare build dependencies

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Oct 8, 2026
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Oct 8, 2026

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Oct 15, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.19.2

Helium adds browser-level exceptions for Google services and restores DBSC flags in its latest changelog.
Changelog

9aa23f3c revision: bump to 2 (#2664)

12f09ae2 helium/core: allow browser-level exceptions for google services (#2663)

11658f03 helium/core/exclude-flags: restore DBSC flags

8d3cc45b helium/core: allow browser-level exceptions for google services

8309d0e9 devutils/lists: exclude gsutil, fix deps download post-sub (#2660)

11610d0e utils/deps: add depot_tools to PATH (#2657)

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Oct 7, 2026
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Oct 7, 2026

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Helium by imputnet

0.19.1

Helium updates to Chromium 155 and disables the foreground launch infobar on Windows.
Changelog

e6893b9f merge: update to chromium 155.0.8059.39 (#2654)

fa960220 revision: reset to 1

5c590e4c helium/core/exclude-flags: update for chromium 155

a49467f6 utils/cipd: install llvm-libclang

6cbf0650 patches: refresh for chromium 155.0.8059.39

d0dccfe6 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 155.0.8059.39

ffeb45a2 Update to Chromium 155.0.8059.39

860a42de helium/core: disable foreground launch infobar on windows (#2634)

3e46b138 CI: Prevent duplicate job runs on tag

d5de20c8 CI: Better handling of clone tarballs

a15893df CI: Remove/rename old Cirrus files

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Oct 2, 2026
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Oct 2, 2026

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Oct 3, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.18.3

Helium adds tab context menu muting, improves sync with a private sync profile repository and clearer backend handling, and fixes layout and toolbar issues. It also updates to Chromium 154.0.8037.97 for broader stability and compatibility.

Changelog

57a40ad8 revision: bump to 3 (#2632)

b0e3abba helium/core: add tab context menu option to mute tab(s) (#2631)

35b41387 helium/ui/layout: fix bugs introduced by overflow optimization (#2628)

2f3f1262 helium/ui/vertical: fix toolbar re-layout after button visibility change

cbd01b17 helium/ui/compact: drop tab strip layer on layout change

8bd1a6b3 helium/core/sync: add private sync profile repository (#2604)

70a38ebf merge: update to chromium 154.0.8037.97 (#2623)

2aebde9c patches: refresh for chromium 154.0.8037.97

7853f57c merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 154.0.8037.97

37085e47 Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.97

dfd7c502 Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.92

790ea617 helium/core/sync: distinguish local, custom, and disabled backends (#2600)

07a82e8b helium/core/sync/provider: require saved vault checkpoints (#2603)
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Sep 29, 2026
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Sep 29, 2026

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Sep 30, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.18.2

Helium releases Chromium 154.0.8037.92 and improves the browser UI with a responsive toolbar, fixed overflow on small screens, a 400dp minimum window width, and a new flag for hiding all page actions.

Changelog

76141e13 revision: bump to 2 (#2612)
f00c6682 merge: update to chromium 154.0.8037.92 (#2611)
0950dd17 patches: refresh for 154.0.8037.92
18cd2cbd merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 154.0.8037.92
710d3f98 Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.92
0dbe3372 helium/ui: add a flag for hiding all page actions (#2599)
c34ab46a helium/ui: fix toolbar overflow on small widths in all layouts (#2591)
df8c9999 helium/ui/layout: responsive toolbar flex layout, fixed overflow
06b296e2 helium/ui/omnibox: restore 20 char min size
56421608 helium/ui/compact: remove kHeliumCompactLocationWidth experiment
bf13d817 helium/ui/better-ntp: remove annoying "incorrect profile" log (#2592)
03c44a6a helium/core: prioritize platform policy loading (#2589)
1f673d93 helium/core: fix component managed schema loading (#2587)
c957a562 i18n: translate new strings, update owners (#2529)
66d8e575 helium/ui: set min window width to 400dp, fix toolbar flex rules (#2583)
8fbfa77d helium/ui: set min window width to 400dp in all layouts
ded80836 helium/ui/compact: fix toolbar overflow after switching layouts
55558b1b helium/ui/compact: fix min location bar flex in other layouts
3eb149f5 helium/ui: remove unused google promotional resources (#2569)
7a31ebf7 helium/ui/devtools: remove gemini rebranding junk (#2567)
19d3553a helium/core/ublock: compress text assets and drop unused files (#2566)
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Sep 23, 2026
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Sep 23, 2026

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Sep 24, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.18.1

Helium updates to Chromium 154.0.8037.57 and improves the UI with centered address bar fixes on window resize plus immersive fullscreen support on Mac.

Changelog

b38c4bdd merge: update to chromium 154.0.8037.57 (#2561)
63abef42 revision: reset to 1
029fe022 ungoogled/unused-prefs: restore removed sync service factory
93a46078 helium/core/exclude-irrelevant-flags: update for m154
9c696e08 utils/cipd: fetch esbuild for devtools
1c79a4d5 patches: update for chromium 154.0.8037.57
7d770d20 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 154.0.8037.57
800d0bb5 Update to Chromium 154.0.8037.57
2e0bc29d helium/ui: fix centered address bar positioning on window resize (#2556)
030abda4 helium/ui: adapt existing UI for immersive fullscreen on mac (#2555)
aaf19422 utils/clone: add --ignore-whitespace to gsutil.patch apply
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Sep 17, 2026
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Sep 17, 2026

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Sep 19, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.17.2

Helium ships a Chromium 153.0.8010.52 update with refreshed patches, a uBlock 1.75.0 bump, and several UI and core fixes, including menu crash handling, BackToOpener by default, lazy loading restored tabs, and onboarding Trusted Types support.

Changelog

8c19f4c6 revision: bump to 2 (#2536)
50978169 merge: update to chromium 153.0.8010.52 (#2535)
69f53b93 patches: refresh for chromium 153.0.8010.52
18af0743 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 153.0.8010.52
a638756e Update to Chromium 153.0.8010.52
5d71dc20 deps: bump ublock to 1.75.0 (#2533)
e4449de4 helium/ui: fix crash when main menu button is hidden (#2531)
65f2eb09 helium/core: enable BackToOpener by default (#2527)
0450610f helium/ui/split: stacked option, context menu on resizer RC (#2526)
984e2bdb Fix close-confirmation patch
7831093e helium/onboarding: enable trusted types support (#2525)
299cec87 helium/core: lazily load restored tabs (#2470)
ea0f5d71 helium/ui: exclude rounded frame border from content size
48cd6618 helium/core: lazily load restored tabs
31e6f2dd devutils/check_downloads_ini: fix crash on default invocation (#3947)
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Sep 15, 2026
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Sep 15, 2026

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Sep 19, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.17.1

Helium updates to Chromium 153.0.8010.47 and refreshes related patches, while improving build tooling and adding CNAME uncloaking support for bundled uBlock.

Changelog

fe517e5e revision: bump to 1 (#2523)

328f443c merge: update to chromium 153.0.8010.47 (#2521)

b4ab9484 patches: refresh for chromium 153.0.8010.47

6ee7a62e merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 153.0.8010.47

809f49cc Update to Chromium 153.0.8010.47

b09aa51a utils/install_cipd_deps.py: install go (#2515)

fbd20c49 helium/rbe: update for m153 (#2489)

a4862521 brave/custom-importer: migrate extensions checkbox to lit syntax (#2512)

b8bbb05e devutils/install_cipd_deps: chmod +x (#2508)

ae144734 devutils: add script to install cipd tools from DEPS (#2505)

24409ea1 .github/feature-request: remove pending label (#2499)

52d17a26 patches/helium: fix build warnings caused by patches (#2486)

08830ad7 helium/core: add cname uncloaking support for bundled ublock (#2484)

082d70d9 i18n: regenerate and forage (#2491)
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Sep 9, 2026
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Sep 9, 2026

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Sep 10, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.17.0

Helium updates to Chromium 153.0.8010.36 and refreshes related patches and settings for the latest Chromium M153 changes, with small UI and core build fixes along the way.

Changelog

45a4e3b8 merge: update chromium to 153.0.8010.36 (#2479)
d546e232 revision: reset to 0
b124aba7 helium/core/exclude-flags: update for m153
05c0d54f helium/ui/vertical: fix tab horizontal padding
821714d0 helium/settings/icons: fix info icon name for m153
0139f610 ci/ci-setup: nuke google repo from apt
c1c7e321 helium/core: use system python3
4e438c25 helium/core: set minimum rbe timeout to 7min, pass python path
8409ee23 deps.ini: update search_engines_data
df87b93c patches: refresh for chromium 153.0.8010.36
0f3f0c05 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 153.0.8010.36
dd8fb9b5 Update to Chromium 153.0.8010.36
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Sep 8, 2026
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Sep 8, 2026

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Sep 9, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.16.6

Helium adds rounded icons by default, smoother UI polish, and a refreshed tab and loading experience. It also expands core sync with extension and runtime API support, state deltas, and private sync updates.

Changelog

cc027787 revision: bump to 6 (#2478)
b95d5c3a helium/ui: migrate to rounded icons, enable by default (#2475)
fa8d4f1b helium/core: enable remote ts and mojo generation (#2476)
2a6c11dc helium/glow-up: enable rounded icons by default, restore related flags
75ec7c42 helium/ui: add support for rounded icons in helium UIs
dc3a4ec0 helium/ui: fix minor frame issues (#2472)
abe2353e helium/ui/rounded-frame: fix capture border split state
62bd4470 helium/ui/rounded-frame: draw outline outside of contents
4c10f02d helium/ui/color-mixers: make mixed colors actually transparent
8ed697fb helium/ui/native-materials: fix secondary selected tab backgrounds
b3fd0131 helium/ui: prettify the fullscreen notice, cut visible time (#2468)
1734a7e5 helium/ui: add animated loading progress to the address bar (#2463)
b8d015c7 helium/core/sync/provider: implement the extension api (#2456)
bb7341d1 helium/ui/tab-icon: new coherent appearance and hibernated state (#2435)
11a6d741 helium/core/sync/provider: handle settings cleanup failures (#2455)
63bbab6d helium/core/sync/provider: expose the runtime api
3198021f helium/core/sync/provider: limit pending requests
ab4857fb helium/core/sync/provider: handle vault responses
da65bdad helium/core/sync/provider: dispatch vault requests
fd35b990 helium/core/sync: add state deltas (#2453)
dfe4d210 helium/core/sync: omit google device ids from private sync (#2454)
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Sep 4, 2026
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Sep 4, 2026

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Sep 5, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.16.5

Helium updates core sync and Chromium, adds provider selection, and tightens defaults for downloading, WebOTP, and provider vault access.

Changelog

f769d143 revision: bump to 5 (#2446)

78556193 helium/core: don't enable parallel downloading by default (#2445)

8f081cb6 helium/core/sync: exclude providers from their own vaults (#2425)

b1a7927a merge: update to chromium 152.0.7977.82 (#2436)

dae11a2d merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 152.0.7977.82

e71b91c6 Update to Chromium 152.0.7977.82

ddbdb157 helium/core/sync/provider: add provider selection service (#2423)

854db98c helium/core/sync/provider: drop consent fingerprints (#2424)

ac37ddbf helium/core: disable webotp renderer feature by default (#2433)
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Sep 2, 2026
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Sep 2, 2026

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Sep 3, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.16.4

Helium updates to Chromium 152.0.7977.75 and adds private sync setup while disabling Google-backed sync integrations.

Changelog

00bb44b0 revision: bump to 4 (#2429)

c4045414 merge: update to chromium 152.0.7977.75 (#2428)

0e5141be patches: refresh for chromium 152.0.7977.75

3d3397a3 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 152.0.7977.75

cacf0f0f Update to Chromium 152.0.7977.75

9c8ac88b helium/settings: define private sync setup contract (#2416)

3eadaaca helium/core/sync: disable Google-backed sync integrations (#2415)
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Aug 31, 2026
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Aug 31, 2026

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Aug 31, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.16.3

Helium improves sync provider neutrality and polishes the UI with compact debugger warnings and spacing fixes.

Changelog

6fb6afe4 revision: bump to 3 (#2420)
867f7714 helium/core/sync/provider: make profile prefs provider-neutral (#2414)
957eafc0 helium/core/sync/vault: use provider-neutral engine names (#2413)
2337809a helium/ui: compact debugger warning, fix icon bubble margin (#2412)
58927d6c helium/ui: compact extension debugger warning
4ffbeff3 helium/ui/location-bar: fix trailing spacing in icon label bubble
e0580f59 helium/core/sync/provider: add provider manifest declaration (#2384)
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Aug 28, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026

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Aug 28, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.16.2

Helium bumps to 2 and updates onboarding dependencies.
Changelog

b0cbc001 revision: bump to 2 (#2408)

61a5ef1f deps: bump onboarding (#2407)

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Aug 27, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026

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Aug 27, 2026
Helium by imputnet

0.16.1

Helium updates to Chromium 152.0.7977.64 and refines core, UI, and sync behavior with default privacy and auth changes, appearance and tab fixes, and private sync profile updates.

Changelog

75868f84 merge: update to chromium 152.0.7977.64 (#2395)
143a6acd revision: reset to 1
40f4546a inox/modify-default-prefs: disable search suggest by default
3e0448a6 helium/core: disable non-standard auth features by default
1c56b283 helium/ui: remove dead indicators from pwa toolbar
161a56fd helium/ui/tabs: fix horizontal hover state
5a4fae76 helium/core/exclude-flags: update for chromium 152
703a7f91 ungoogled/unneded-ui: revert removal of appearance theme button
6d065a8b helium/ui/frame-materials: update for m152, fix refresh nits
01fdd0d7 helium/layout/settings: remove remains of chromium vertical tab prefs
d6f3ea21 helium/settings: use pref-key for toggles on appearance page
7ba4002d deps: update ublock to 1.74.0
912543e6 helium/core/network: don't expose gpc preference if disabled
b3e64a77 patches: refresh for 152.0.7977.54
5e505aa2 merge: update ungoogled-chromium to 152.0.7977.64
f85e84a4 Add flag to force reduced motion using existing switches (#3922)
59657a38 Update to Chromium 152.0.7977.64
e1e601d4 helium/core/sync: remove webidl from schema sources (#2383)
fcf3497b helium/core/sync/provider: add private sync profile prefs (#2378)
7eaef88b helium/core/sync/vault: use stateful AEAD (#2379)
239364c2 helium/core/sync/provider: define extension api contract (#2377)
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