In this release we:
- Added many new VPN server locations and updated the server selection UX.
- Updated the Brave Wallet onboarding.
- Fixed a bug related to setting recently visited search engines as default.
- Upgraded to Chromium 130.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.
In this release we:
- Added many new VPN server locations and updated the server selection UX.
- Updated the Brave Wallet onboarding.
- Fixed a bug related to setting recently visited search engines as default.
- Upgraded to Chromium 130.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.
In this release we:
- Added support for Widevine, a digital rights management (DRM) system that’s widely used by streaming services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and others. Adding Widevine support allows you to play content from more providers in Brave.
- Added the ability to enable additional Shields filter lists (which can be found in Settings >> Brave Shields & Privacy).
- Made some accessibility improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 119.
In this release we:
- Added support for Widevine, a digital rights management (DRM) system that’s widely used by streaming services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and others. Adding Widevine support allows you to play content from more providers in Brave.
- Added the ability to enable additional Shields filter lists (which can be found in Settings >> Brave Shields & Privacy).
- Made some accessibility improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 119.
In this release we:
- Added support for Widevine, a digital rights management (DRM) system that’s widely used by streaming services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and others. Adding Widevine support allows you to play content from more providers in Brave.
- Added the ability to enable additional Shields filter lists (which can be found in Settings >> Brave Shields & Privacy).
- Made some accessibility improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 119.
In this release we:
- Added support for Widevine, a digital rights management (DRM) system that’s widely used by streaming services like Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and others. Adding Widevine support allows you to play content from more providers in Brave.
- Added the ability to enable additional Shields filter lists (which can be found in Settings >> Brave Shields & Privacy).
- Made some accessibility improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 119.
In this release we:
- Added the ability to add custom filter ad-blocking lists (located in the Settings menu, under Brave Shields & privacy).
- Made some updates to Rewards
- Upgraded to Chromium 118.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added the ability to add custom filter ad-blocking lists (located in the Settings menu, under Brave Shields & privacy).
- Made some updates to Rewards
- Upgraded to Chromium 118.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added the ability to add custom filter ad-blocking lists (located in the Settings menu, under Brave Shields & privacy).
- Made some updates to Rewards
- Upgraded to Chromium 118.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added the ability to copy a “clean” URL link, which means a link minus any corresponding tracking codes that companies like Facebook might have appended at the end of the URL.
- Added the ability to include custom filter lists in Brave’s ad blocking.
- Upgraded to Chromium 117.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added the ability to copy a “clean” URL link, which means a link minus any corresponding tracking codes that companies like Facebook might have appended at the end of the URL.
- Added the ability to include custom filter lists in Brave’s ad blocking.
- Upgraded to Chromium 117.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added the ability to copy a “clean” URL link, which means a link minus any corresponding tracking codes that companies like Facebook might have appended at the end of the URL.
- Added the ability to include custom filter lists in Brave’s ad blocking.
- Upgraded to Chromium 117.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added a setting to block Android app links.
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 116.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added a setting to block Android app links.
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 116.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added a setting to block Android app links.
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 116.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added a setting to block Android app links.
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 116.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added a setting to block Android app links.
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 116.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added the ability to import/export bookmarks from/to another browser.
Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
Upgraded to Chromium 115.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added the ability to import/export bookmarks from/to another browser.
Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
Upgraded to Chromium 115.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added the ability to import/export bookmarks from/to another browser.
Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
Upgraded to Chromium 115.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added the ability to import/export bookmarks from/to another browser.
Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
Upgraded to Chromium 115.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added additional video watching options, you can now hide distracting elements (e.g. comments) for a cleaner viewing experience.
- Made some improvements to the Brave Search widget.
- Upgraded to Chromium 114.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added additional video watching options, you can now hide distracting elements (e.g. comments) for a cleaner viewing experience.
- Made some improvements to the Brave Search widget.
- Upgraded to Chromium 114.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added additional video watching options, you can now hide distracting elements (e.g. comments) for a cleaner viewing experience.
- Made some improvements to the Brave Search widget.
- Upgraded to Chromium 114.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added additional video watching options, you can now hide distracting elements (e.g. comments) for a cleaner viewing experience.
- Made some improvements to the Brave Search widget.
- Upgraded to Chromium 114.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added additional video watching options, you can now hide distracting elements (e.g. comments) for a cleaner viewing experience.
- Made some improvements to the Brave Search widget.
- Upgraded to Chromium 114.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Fixed the share menu that appears when opening a Brave web view in other apps.
- Made Naver/Daum the default search engines in South Korea.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 113.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Fixed the share menu that appears when opening a Brave web view in other apps.
- Made Naver/Daum the default search engines in South Korea.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 113.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Fixed the share menu that appears when opening a Brave web view in other apps.
- Made Naver/Daum the default search engines in South Korea.
- Made some general stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 113.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added a setting to suppress “switch to app” messages that sometimes appear on websites.
- Made some updates to Brave News.
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Made some stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 112.
In this release we:
- Added a setting to suppress “switch to app” messages that sometimes appear on websites.
- Made some updates to Brave News.
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Made some stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 112.
In this release we:
- Landed cross-device VPN, allowing Brave VPN subscribers to protect multiple Android, iOS, and desktop devices on the same subscription (just go to VPN settings and press “link subscription” to get started).
- Enabled warning pages for dangerous websites (via on-device lists provided by Google Safe Browsing).
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Upgraded to Chromium 111.
In this release we:
- Landed cross-device VPN, allowing Brave VPN subscribers to protect multiple Android, iOS, and desktop devices on the same subscription (just go to VPN settings and press “link subscription” to get started).
- Enabled warning pages for dangerous websites (via on-device lists provided by Google Safe Browsing).
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Upgraded to Chromium 111.
In this release we:
- Landed cross-device VPN, allowing Brave VPN subscribers to protect multiple Android, iOS, and desktop devices on the same subscription (just go to VPN settings and press “link subscription” to get started).
- Enabled warning pages for dangerous websites (via on-device lists provided by Google Safe Browsing).
- Made some updates to Brave Rewards.
- Upgraded to Chromium 111.
In this release we:
- Added the ability to hide stats on the new-tab page (the “Trackers & Ads Blocked” stat, and the time and bandwidth stats).
- Made improvements to Brave Rewards.
- Added Solana NFT (display) and SNS support to Brave Wallet.
- Upgraded to Chromium 110.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added the ability to hide stats on the new-tab page (the “Trackers & Ads Blocked” stat, and the time and bandwidth stats).
- Made improvements to Brave Rewards.
- Added Solana NFT (display) and SNS support to Brave Wallet.
- Upgraded to Chromium 110.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added the ability to hide stats on the new-tab page (the “Trackers & Ads Blocked” stat, and the time and bandwidth stats).
- Made improvements to Brave Rewards.
- Added Solana NFT (display) and SNS support to Brave Wallet.
- Upgraded to Chromium 110.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Fixed an issue where some users that were using Widgets encountered a problem causing the app to crash.
- Made some stability improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 109.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Updated Widgets to make them more useful.
- Improved how we request notification permission on Android 13.
- Added Solana DApp Support.
- Upgraded to Chromium 109.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Updated Widgets to make them more useful.
- Improved how we request notification permission on Android 13.
- Added Solana DApp Support.
- Upgraded to Chromium 109.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Made improvements to Brave Rewards tipping. With a redesigned tipping interface, you can now select a custom amount of BAT to tip your favorite website or creator.
- Updated Brave Wallet to remove the Wyre integration.
- Upgraded to Chromium 108.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Made improvements to Brave Rewards tipping. With a redesigned tipping interface, you can now select a custom amount of BAT to tip your favorite website or creator.
- Upgraded to Chromium 108.
- This will be our last release for 2022. Thank you all for helping support Brave on our mission to build a more private, more rewarding, and most of all user-first Web. We’ve got lots of exciting stuff planned for 2023. Stay tuned…
In this release we:
- Made improvements to Brave Rewards, specifically around tipping. You can now select a custom amount of BAT to tip your favorite website or creator.
- Upgraded to Chromium 108.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Made improvements to Brave Rewards, specifically around tipping. You can now select a custom amount of BAT to tip your favorite website or creator.
- Upgraded to Chromium 108.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Added support for Brave’s new Cookie Consent Blocker, which blocks those annoying website pop-ups that ask you to accept their cookies. Brave has always blocked these cookies; now we’re also providing a way to block the annoyance of consent notices.
- Added support for a QR scanner.
- Made improvements to the Brave Rewards Settings pages.
- Upgraded to Chromium 107.
In this release we:
- Added support for Brave’s new Cookie Consent Blocker, which blocks those annoying website pop-ups that ask you to accept their cookies. Brave has always blocked these cookies; now we’re also providing a way to block the annoyance of consent notices.
- Added support for a QR scanner.
- Made improvements to the Brave Rewards Settings pages.
- Upgraded to Chromium 107.
In this release we:
- Added support for Brave’s new Cookie Consent Blocker, which blocks those annoying website pop-ups that ask you to accept their cookies. Brave has always blocked these cookies; now we’re also providing a way to block the annoyance of consent notices.
- Added support for a QR scanner.
- Made improvements to the Brave Rewards Settings pages.
- Upgraded to Chromium 107.
In this release we:
- Added support for Brave’s new Cookie Consent Blocker, which blocks those annoying website pop-ups that ask you to accept their cookies. Brave has always blocked these cookies; now we’re also providing a way to block the annoyance of consent notices.
- Added support for a QR scanner.
- Made improvements to the Brave Rewards Settings pages.
- Upgraded to Chromium 107.
In this release we:
- Added support for Brave’s new Cookie Consent Blocker, which blocks those annoying website pop-ups that ask you to accept their cookies. Brave has always blocked these cookies; now we’re also providing a way to block the annoyance of consent notices.
- Added support for a QR scanner.
- Made improvements to the Brave Rewards Settings pages.
- Upgraded to Chromium 107.
In this release we:
- Added support for Aurora Bridge in Brave Wallet, and made some other general Wallet improvements.
- Upgraded to Chromium 106.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added support for Brave Translate, which can automatically translate Web pages you visit into 1 of 15 available languages (with more languages on the way soon).
Added an option for split tunneling on Brave Firewall + VPN.
Upgraded to Chromium 105.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added support for Brave Translate, which can automatically translate Web pages you visit into 1 of 15 available languages (with more languages on the way soon).
Added an option for split tunneling on Brave Firewall + VPN.
Upgraded to Chromium 105.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some improvements to auto-complete suggestions.
Brave Search is now the default search engine for new browser users in Mexico, Spain, and Austria.
Upgraded to Chromium 104.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some improvements to auto-complete suggestions.
Brave Search is now the default search engine for new browser users in Mexico, Spain, and Austria.
Upgraded to Chromium 104.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some smaller updates and improvements.
Upgraded to Chromium 103.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some smaller updates and improvements.
Upgraded to Chromium 103.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added support for Brave Firewall + VPN! Brave’s Firewall + VPN encrypts and protects anything you do online, even outside the Brave browser. That’s every app, on your entire device. To get started, open Brave and click Settings (“⋮”), and toggle VPN to on to complete the in-app purchase.
Upgraded to Chromium 102.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know.
In this release we:
Added support to “de-AMP” webpages (meaning Brave can load the original—or “canonical”—version of a page, rather than Google’s Accelerated Mobile Page version).
Made some visual changes to how we display top tiles. (Note we plan to make more changes in upcoming versions, allowing easier access to more than 4 tiles. Stay tuned…)
Added support to connect your Brave Rewards Wallet to Gemini.
Upgraded to Chromium 101.
In this release we:
Added support to “de-AMP” webpages (meaning Brave can load the original—or “canonical”—version of a page, rather than Google’s Accelerated Mobile Page version).
Made some visual changes to how we display top tiles. (Note we plan to make more changes in upcoming versions, allowing easier access to more than 4 tiles. Stay tuned…)
Added support to connect your Brave Rewards Wallet to Gemini.
Upgraded to Chromium 101.
In this release we:
Made some small UI updates.
Updated to Chromium 100.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some small UI updates.
Updated to Chromium 100.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made Brave news available on Android! Brave News brings a completely private feed of top news stories from leading publishers, right to your browser. To access, tap “⋮” (vertical ellipses), tap Settings, then toggle News to on.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 99.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made Brave news available on Android! Brave News brings a completely private feed of top news stories from leading publishers, right to your browser. To access, tap “⋮” (vertical ellipses), tap Settings, then toggle News to on.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 99.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made Brave news available on Android! Brave News brings a completely private feed of top news stories from leading publishers, right to your browser. To access, tap “⋮” (vertical ellipses), tap Settings, then toggle News to on.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 99.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 98.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 98.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 98.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 97.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Added support for Brave Wallet (beta). With Brave Wallet you can buy, sell, send, and swap crypto right from the Brave Browser, no extensions required.
Updated to Chromium 96.
In this release we:
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 96.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 96.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Are excited to announce that Brave Search is now the default search engine for new browser users in the US, UK, Canada, France, and Germany. Learn more at https://brave.com/search.
- Updated to Chromium 95.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Are excited to announce that Brave Search is now the default search engine for new browser users in the US, UK, Canada, France, and Germany. Learn more at https://brave.com/search.
- Updated to Chromium 95.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
- Are excited to announce that Brave Search is now the default search engine for new browser users in the US, UK, Canada, France, and Germany. Learn more at https://brave.com/search.
- Updated to Chromium 95.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some improvements to Brave Rewards.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 94.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some improvements to our Shields.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 93.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some improvements to our Shields.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 93.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some improvements to our Shields.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 92.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Made some improvements to our Shields.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Updated to Chromium 92.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
In this release we:
Updated the Shields UI to add more options.
Made some improvements to Brave Rewards.
Updated to Chromium 92.
Made some performance and speed improvements.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions for future releases? Visit the Brave Community (https://community.brave.com) to let us know. And, as ever, thanks for using Brave!
New in this release:
We updated the menu UI.
We added the ability to clear cache on exit.
We added “aggressive mode” to shields to match desktop.
We added Brave Search beta as an option in the list of available search engines.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We updated the menu UI.
We added the ability to clear cache on exit.
We added “aggressive mode” to shields to match desktop.
We added Brave Search beta as an option in the list of available search engines.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 91
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 91
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 91
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 90 minor,
We are adding support for Android App Bundles.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 90 minor,
We are adding support for Android App Bundles.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We improved our shields,
We upgraded to Chromium 90.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We improved our shields.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We improved our shields,
We upgraded to Chromium 89.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We improved our shields,
We upgraded to Chromium 89.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We improved our shields,
We upgraded to Chromium 88.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We improved our shields,
We upgraded to Chromium 88.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 88.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 88.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to Chromium 88.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
Creator channel info and tipping options will now be shown when you first open the Brave Rewards Panel on supported platforms.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
Creator channel info and tipping options will now be shown when you first open the Brave Rewards Panel on supported platforms.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
Creator channel info and tipping options will now be shown when you first open the Brave Rewards Panel on supported platforms.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
Big News: In this release we are introducing Widgets on the new tab page. We have partnered with Binance for our first Widget and stay tuned for more Widgets in the future.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
Big News: In this release we are introducing Widgets on the new tab page. We have partnered with Binance for our first Widget and stay tuned for more Widgets in the future.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
Big News: In this release we are introducing Widgets on the new tab page. We have partnered with Binance for our first Widget and stay tuned for more Widgets in the future.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We added the ability to enable "Night Mode". When this mode is on, your webpage content is dark. Dark content is easier on the eye, especially at night. This is still experimental, but have fun!
We added 1.21% more lions too!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We added the ability to enable "Night Mode". When this mode is on, your webpage content is dark. Dark content is easier on the eye, especially at night. This is still experimental, but have fun!
We added 1.21% more lions too!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We added the ability to enable "Night Mode". When this mode is on, your webpage content is dark. Dark content is easier on the eye, especially at night. This is still experimental, but have fun!
We added 1.21% more lions too!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We added the ability to enable "Night Mode". When this mode is on, your webpage content is dark. Dark content is easier on the eye, especially at night. This is still experimental, but have fun!
We added 1.21% more lions too!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We added the ability to enable "Night Mode". When this mode is on, your webpage content is dark. Dark content is easier on the eye, especially at night. This is still experimental, but have fun!
We added 1.21% more lions too!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We added the ability to enable "Night Mode". When this mode is on, your webpage content is dark. Dark content is easier on the eye, especially at night. This is still experimental, but have fun!
We added 1.21% more lions too!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
Minor chromium update. Stability and crash fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport and please remember to rate us on the Play Store.
Stability and crash fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport and please remember to rate us on the Play Store.
New in this release:
Big News, Privacy Reports now make it easier for you so see what trackers and unwanted connections our Shields have blocked. Check it out by tapping on any Brave Stat from the new tab page.
Also,
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to the new Chromium 85 version.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport and please remember to rate us on the Play Store.
New in this release:
Big News, we’ve been working hard rebuilding sync from the ground up. Our new Sync lets you sync Bookmarks, History, Open Tabs and more with Brave on your Desktop.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
Brave Shields got a new look, tap on the lion icon on the top to see the updates,
We upgraded to the new Chromium 84 version,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web! Please remember to rate us on the Play Store, it really helps.
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to the new Chromium 83 version,
We added the option to sync Brave Rewards with Uphold
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to the new Chromium 83 version,
We added the option to sync Brave Rewards with Uphold
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to a new minor Chromium 81 version,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some stability and crash fixes,
We upgraded to a new minor Chromium 81 version,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some internal speed improvement,
We upgraded to Chromium 81,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We’ve been working on this release for a while and hopefully you’ll find that Brave is now faster while also saving you more battery and data.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We’ve been working on this release for a while and hopefully you’ll find that Brave is now faster while also saving you more battery and data.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.5.8
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We upgraded to Chromium 80,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Added 1.2% more lions!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.5.8
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We upgraded to Chromium 80,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Added 1.2% more lions!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.5.7
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We upgraded to Chromium 80,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Added 1.2% more lions!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.5.6
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We upgraded to Chromium 80,
And we made a few other small fixes,
Added 1.2% more lions!
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some polish improvements and a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some polish improvements and a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We upgraded to Chromium 79,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We fixed an issue relating to Rewards Auto Contribute,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We fixed an issue relating to Rewards Auto Contribute,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
New in this release:
We made some polish improvement,
We upgraded to Chromium 79,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.6.0
New in this release:
We added nice background images,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.4.2
New in this release:
We added Dark Theme,
Long pressing the + button give the option to open a private tab,
We made it easier to close out of settings,
It is now easier to delete download history,
We upgraded to Chromium 77,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.4.1
New in this release:
We added Dark Theme,
Long pressing the + button give the option to open a private tab,
We made it easier to close out of settings,
It is now easier to delete download history,
We upgraded to Chromium 77,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.4.0
New in this release:
We added Dark theme,
Long pressing the + button give the option to open a private tab,
We made it easier to close out of settings,
It is now easier to delete download history,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.3.2
New in this release:
We added onboarding for new users,
We made some small changes to the home button functionality,
Closing all your tabs won’t close the browser now, unless you decide to in settings,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.3.1
New in this release:
We added onboarding for new users,
We made some small changes to the home button functionality,
Closing all your tabs won’t close the browser now, unless you decide to in settings,
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V1.2.0
New in this release:
We upgraded to Chromium 76
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
- Upgraded to Chromium 75.0.3770.143
V.1.0.99
New in this release:
We upgraded to Chromium 75
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V.1.0.98
New in this release:
We upgraded to Chromium 75
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V.1.0.97
New in this release:
We upgraded to Chromium 75
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V.1.0.95
New in this release:
We upgraded to Chromium 74
We’ve added a Brave User Agent
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport
V.1.0.92
Big news: Brave Rewards is now available.
Brave Rewards lets you support the sites you love while blocking invasive ads and trackers. Tap the triangular BAT icon in the URL bar to get started with Brave Rewards.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport or send us an email at support+android@brave.com
v1.0.91
Big news: Brave Rewards is now available.
Brave Rewards lets you support the sites you love while blocking invasive ads and trackers. Tap the triangular BAT icon in the URL bar to get started with Brave Rewards.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport or send us an email at support+android@brave.com
v1.0.89
New in this release:
We added an option to disable the bottom toolbar
We upgraded to Chromium 73
And we made a few other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport or send us an email at support+android@brave.com
[1.0.82]
- Upgraded to Chromium 72.0.3626.105.
- Fixed context menu.
- Sync fixes.
- Fixed startup crash on some devices.
1.0.77
Brave Sync is in Beta, plus some performance improvements.
Big news: Brave Sync now lets you securely sync your bookmarks. Here’s an FAQ with instructions for setting it up. https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021218111-How-do-I-set-up-Sync-
We’ve also made a handful of under-the-hood changes which should speed things up and improve reliability.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
Upgraded to Chromium 71.0.3578.99
[1.0.61]
- Upgraded to Chromium 70.0.3538.80.
- Translation and UI fixes.
[1.0.58]
- Upgraded to Chromium 69.0.3497.100.
[1.0.52]
- Fixed background video playback.
- Added an option to open links directly in Brave.
[1.0.48]
- Upgraded to Chromium 66.0.3359.158.
- Added an option to close tabs on exit (Settings->Privacy->Close tabs on exit).
- Allow video playback in Brave by default.
[1.0.43]- Upgraded to Chromium 65.0.3325.109.- Upgraded to HTTPS Everywhere 6.0.- Improved websites filtering.
[1.0.41]- Upgraded to Chromium 64.0.3282.137.- Added handling to stay in Brave for video links.- Fixed video in background feature for some links.- Fixed some translations.- Updated the app icon.
[1.0.40]- Upgraded to Chromium 63.0.3239.111.- Added a feature to play YouTube and other video when Brave is in the background (Settings->Site settings->Media->Video in background).- Corrected some strings.- Fixed an icon on notifications.- Improved suggestions for URL bar.- Fixed notification crash on Android 8.0 and higher.- Fixed User Agent for DuckDuckGo.- Fixed home button.
v1.0.88
New in this release:
Thumb-only browsing is easy with a new bottom toolbar. Access settings, tabs, and bookmarks without reaching all the way across your vast screen.
If you ❤️ Brave, make things official: head to Settings > Set as default browser.
And of course, many other small fixes.
Thank you for using Brave and making a better web!
For questions or comments please check out https://brave.com/msupport or send us an email at support+android@brave.com
Upgraded to Chromium 71.0.3578.83
[1.0.70]
- Localization update.
[1.0.69]
- Upgraded to Chromium 70.0.3538.110.
- TLS 1.3 by default.
[1.0.54]
- Upgraded to Chromium 68.0.3440.91.
- Updated to ad block v4.
- Applied new Brave icons.
- Implemented UI for DuckDuckGo private search.
- Changed Incognito naming to be Private to match desktop Brave.
- Fixed video playback issue (WebM wasn't working).
[1.0.51]
- Upgraded to Chromium 67.0.3396.87.
[1.0.44]
- Improved video playback.
[1.0.39]- Upgraded to Chromium 63.0.3239.107.- Added a feature to play YouTube and other video when Brave is in the background (Settings->Site settings->Media->Video in background).- Corrected some strings.- Fixed an icon on notifications.- Improved suggestions for URL bar.- Fixed notification crash on Android 8.0 and higher.- Fixed User Agent for DuckDuckGo.- Fixed home button.
[1.0.37]- Updated to Chromium 62.0.3202.84.- Added a feature to play audio streams in the background.- Fixed shields settings in incognito tabs.- Fixed HTTPSE redirects.- Brave Shields UI small fixes.
