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@kjozwiak kjozwiak released this 10 Aug 20:26
· 2186 commits to development since this release

In this release, we:

  • Added support for Siri Shortcuts. (Allows you to ask Siri to open a new Brave browser tab, clear browser history, enable VPN, open Brave News, and more.)
  • Added support for Pull-to-Refresh.
  • Made improvements to the progress bar and how it presents scrolling progress.
  • Made some Brave Playlist improvements.
  • Made some general speed and performance updates.

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!

List of all the closed issues in the milestone can be found here.

Release Notes

  • Added Siri Shortcuts. (#2227)
  • Added Pull-to-Refresh functionality. (#916)
  • Added brave://search URL scheme support. (#627)
  • Updated custom browser PIN feature to use users native device authentication instead. (#3921)
  • Updated adblock-rust library to support new DAT format. (#3848)
  • Updated URLs for custom top tiles for the Japan region. (#3568)
  • Improved Playlist performance. (#3855)
  • Improved progress bar reactivity when loading pages. (#3892)
  • Fixed favicon crash in certain cases. (#3868)
  • Fixed custom search URLs being capped at 150 characters. (#3914)
  • Fixed memory performance issues when re-opening new tabs in certain cases. (#3867)
  • Fixed setting toggles not persisting when scrolling away from changed settings. (#3543)
  • Fixed add search button not resizing correctly when moving between text fields. (#3735)
  • Fixed on-screen keyboard overlapping quick search bar in certain cases. (#3688)
  • Fixed % characters not being parsed correctly in certain cases. (#3865)