Desktop Release Notes for 1.51.x - Release

[LaurenWags]

Release Notes

• Show What's New page in foreground after major version updates. (#28947)
• Improve Brave VPN region data update. (#29728)
• Remove PurchasedState::INVALID from BraveVpnService. (#29846)
• Upgrade from Chromium 113.0.5672.63 to Chromium 113.0.5672.77. (#30096)
• Hide network icon(1.51.x only). (#30057)
• Visiting brave://wallet from a guest window causes crash. (#29925)
• Absent critical client hints cause some sites to get into infinite loop redirects.. (#29875)
• Password manager generates unsuccessful requests to googleapis.com/affiliation/v1. (#29872)
• Revise the behavior of "Extensions (Brave Wallet fallback)" setting. (#29853)
• [hackerone]: blind cross chain signing should be prevented. (#29798)
• Update IPFS banner text. (#29613)
• NFT discovery setting is not respected. (#29575)
• Add "Google Sign-In" permission prompt. (#29504)
• Update sardine token list. (#29503)
• Single imported profile is shown in the Profile manager/Profiles list when multiple profiles are imported from Edge browser . (#29476)
• Always show visited counter in non-connected state, even when count is 0. (#29269)
• Network Icons are getting clipped on Send page. (#29267)
• Use ETH icons for EVM networks with ETH as the Native Asset. (#29225)
• Use ENS domain button is disabled until a value is entered. (#29214)
• Element block picker shows blank page when the Dark Reader extension is installed/enabled. (#29185)
• Remove Celo from preloaded networks. (#29162)
• Account icons are squished when account names is usually long. (#29129)
• Switch Avalanche RPC to use Infura proxied through Brave. (#29109)
• Support scriptlet arguments with quotes or backslashes. (#29099)
• brave://welcome page title isn't translated. (#29091)
• Solana NFT metadata fetching should use token's chainId as the network. (#29066)
• Google account saved passwords is not imported. (#29051)
• Longer browser profile names are shown in brave://welcome pages. (#29046)
• Token List in Panel needs alignment. (#29038)
• Enable NFT pinning flag. (#29017)
• Do not open brave://welcome in guest windows. (#29012)
• Use Token Amount instead of Fiat Amount in Offramp Flow. (#28960)
• Update HTTPS by Default to work with HttpsFirstModeV2. (#28935)
• Refactor: remove Wyre from core. (#28918)
• Change title to "Add NFT". (#28882)
• Support "Copy clean link" from context menu on webpage when URL text (not link) is highlighted. (#28881)
• For Transak onramp, assets are showing up that are not supported for US users. (#28866)
• Selected currency not updating when user goes to select token step. (#28845)
• Wallet Permission Duration (Desktop UI) . (#28841)
• Invalid asset highlighted on Buy and Deposit. (#28829)
• Update column width to improve readability for Speedreader articles. (#28828)
• Add a time to read estimate for Speedreader articles. (#28827)
• HTTPS Upgrades should prevent referrer stripping on same site. (#28809)
• Inline tipping buttons aren't shown when a new profile is created. (#28702)
• Speedup fetching of token balances in Swap. (#28634)
• Re-add the ability to allow/block individual scripts in Shields (webui part). (#28510)
• Brave News 'back button regression' . (#28351)
• Remove or randomize serial numbers from WebUSB-accessible devices. (#28146)
• Fallback to HTTP when an upgraded site sees 404 etc. (#28013)
• Remove "ShareHubIcon" on internal pages. (#27484)
• Update introductory graphic for Reading list panel . (#24927)
• [Follow up Unlimited ERC20 allowance is incorrectly displayed in transaction history #23562] Unlimited ERC20 allowance shows full value in panel and on activity tab. (#23666)
• VPN Settings (gear) icon is missing its tooltip. (#22636)
• Captive portal detection may not be working. (#20181)
• Add Naver and Daum to the default search provider list for South Korea. (#18855)
• Show media notifications for player controls (Linux). (#16187)
• Adjust macOS icon to Apple's guidelines. (#14801)