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Brave Release Notes

All release notes will be reported here as new releases are made.

Desktop

Release Notes v1.97.56 (Oct 7, 2026)

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)

Origin Release Notes

  • 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)
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Android

Release Notes v1.97.56 (Oct 7, 2026)

  • 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)
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iOS

Release Notes v1.94.122 (Sep 8, 2026)

  • [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)
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Help improve Brave Beta

Beta is a stable preview version of Brave that includes soon-to-be-released features. This build showcases the newest advances and is ready for daily use.

Brave Beta automatically sends us crash reports when things go wrong. We value your feedback and help in testing this preview version of Brave.

Downloads of Brave Beta for desktop are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. You can also try Brave Origin Beta for a streamlined, premium browser experience.

Brave is always open source. Review on GitHub or visit community.brave.app for support.

Brave build channels

Brave has a fast iterative development cycle, split into three stages. New features are typically first introduced in the Nightly channel. After we’ve polished a bit, we’ll move those features into the Beta build. Then, after final testing, we’ll merge to the Release version of Brave. This is the version that most users access on a daily basis.

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Brave Nightly

Brave Nightly is our testing and development version of Brave. The releases are updated every night and may contain bugs that can result in data loss.

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Brave Beta

Brave Beta is an early preview for new versions of Brave. This build showcases the newest advances that we’re bringing to our browser. We encourage more technical users to test this channel and help report any problems to us early.

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Brave Release

This is our official release version of Brave, with new releases landing approximately every four weeks.

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