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Brave Release Notes

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

Desktop

Release Notes v1.87.186 (Feb 12, 2026)

Web3

  • Added separator for Testnet accounts in the “Create account” modal. (#51298)
  • Added “Minimum amount” and “Maximum amount” warning message for quotes on the “Buy” screen. (#51498)
  • Added support for Zcash deshielding (Shielded -> Transparent) transactions. (#45875)
  • Improved performance on the “Edit Visible Assets” modal. (#51519)
  • Improved Cardano transaction encoding. (#51477)
  • Updated “Trezor Connect” support. (#50647 & #36575)
  • Updated Cardano icon to display correctly in dark theme. (#46848)
  • Updated Cardano minimum send value to 1 ADA. (#46753)
  • Updated the Cardano transaction fee calculation algorithm. (#51121)
  • Updated “Sign In With Ethereum” panel to new UI. (#51216)
  • Updated “Sign In With Ethereum” error panel to new UI. (#51217)
  • Updated the “Decrypt Message Request” panel to new UI. (#51338)
  • Updated the “Provide Public Encryption Key” panel to new UI. (#51337)
  • Updated the “Backup wallet” string in the settings menu. (#51507)
  • Fixed page crash which occurred when Rabby Wallet and uBlock Origin extensions are installed. (#45871)
  • Fixed unnecessary “Shield” and “Unshield” warnings. (#51762)
  • Fixed issue where tokens may display empty icons in certain cases. (#52519)

Leo

  • Added support for auto-discovery of Ollama Lists under BYOM. (#39492)
  • Updated “Qwen” model labels and removed “Gemma” and “Deepseek R1” models. (#51790)
  • Fixed consecutive citations not rendering correctly in Brave Leo responses. (#52497)

Rewards

  • Added UI to help Gemini users migrate to other Brave Rewards payout account providers (Gemini sunsetted). (#50590)
  • Updated the “Go to my Account” link for self-custody Brave Rewards users from Solana Explorer to Solscan. (#50517)

General

  • Added the ability to “Copy download link” from the download panel. (#48436)
  • Added “Show VPN Tray Icon” setting under brave://settings/system for Windows. (#50991)
  • Improved adblocking. (#51063)
  • Improved adblock performance by adding resource sharing support. (#50368)
  • Improved scriptlet handling. (#51448)
  • Improved pinned tabs layout when using vertical tabs. (#51055 & #50974)
  • Updated the New Tab Page favicon to monochrome. (#51381)
  • Updated mouseover target for the vertical tabs bar to allow for easier opening when vertical tabs are hidden. (#50847)
  • Removed “Index other search engines” setting from brave://settings/search. (#51656)
  • Removed known tracking parameter “syclid” from certain URLs. (#50532)
  • Removed extra padding on left side window border when vertical tabs are hidden. (#51056)
  • Fixed crash which occurred when trying to load https://www.yahoo.com in certain cases. (#52594)
  • Fixed crash which occurred when selecting “Open here” button from the omnibox dropdown after enabling brave://flags/#brave-omnibox-tab-switch-by-default. (#51501)
  • Fixed incorrect path being used when using UserDataDir policy on Windows. (#41854)
  • Fixed unable to resize maximized window using top border when vertical tabs enabled on Windows. (#51554)
  • Fixed tab names being blank on Linux in certain cases. (#51884)
  • Fixed blank title bar being displayed in fullscreen on macOS. (#32549)
  • Fixed hidden elements on the New Tab Page being clickable when the search widget has focus. (#51558)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 145.0.7632.45. (#52554) (Changelog for 145.0.7632.45)
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Android

Release Notes v1.86.148 (Feb 4, 2026)

Release Notes v1.86.146 (Jan 28, 2026)

Release Notes v1.86.142 (Jan 21, 2026)

Release Notes v1.86.140 (Jan 15, 2026)

Web3

  • Fixed DApp fragment architecture to ensure proper UI recreation. (#50599)

Rewards

  • Fixed Rewards “notification” and “publisher-verified” icons not being displayed correctly. (#51198)

Leo

  • Added support for rich results from Brave Search. (#50812)
  • Added several new premium models in Brave Leo. (#49218)
  • Added context menu on long tap in Brave Leo conversations. (#50878)
  • Replaced “Llama 3.1 8b” with “Qwen 14B” in the recommended model list. (#50958)
  • Fixed list numbers not being displayed correctly in Brave Leo responses. (#50467)
  • Fixed “Edit” menu visibility for conversation inputs. (#50972)

General

  • Fixed “New Tab” and “New Private tab” being cut off when opening the Hamburger menu in certain cases. (#38108)
  • Fixed inability to disable hidden lists in brave://settings/shields/filters. (#49207)
  • Fixed “New Tab Page” (NTP) background image being displayed incorrectly when a custom Android display size is used. (#28664)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 144.0.7559.76. (#51992) (Changelog for 144.0.7559.76)
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iOS

Release Notes 1.86.144 (Jan 27, 2026)

  • Implemented the ability to dismiss/close the “Brave Shields & Privacy” settings modal using swiping gesture when accessed from the Brave Shields panel. (#50774)
  • Added several new premium models in Brave Leo. (#49218)
  • Added “Auto-Open Keyboard” setting that automatically brings up the keyboard when opening new tabs. (#50031)
  • Improved cosmetic filtering performance for mutated elements. (#48517)
  • Updated the tabs in tab tray to be larger when viewed in landscape for iPad users. (#49081)
  • Fixed Private Tabs being visible in the app switcher when tab tray is opened. (#52144)
  • Fixed not being able to dismiss the wallet backup modal after other Brave Wallet screens were shown. (#51270)
  • Fixed QR code camera view from rotating 90 degrees when sync flow is launched in landscape mode. (#50206)
  • Fixed the share icon opacity in the toolbar during hide transition. (#50645)
  • Upgraded Chromium to 144.0.7559.97. (#52147)(Changelog for 144.0.7559.97)
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