✨ New Things

• Chromium update (v135) — Updated to Chromium v135 for improved security, performance, and compatibility.

• Download “Keep” option — You can now choose to keep a file flagged as suspicious or dangerous, giving you more control over downloads.

🐛 Bugs Fixed

Performance & Stability

• Startup & launch — Shift and startup pages now open significantly faster.

• Settings & panels — Settings, Extensions, History, Downloads, and Bookmarks panels now load quickly instead of stalling.

• New tab performance — Opening multiple new tabs is smoother and no longer freezes the browser.

• Bookmarks performance — Large bookmark collections now load without lag.

• Stability improvements — Fixed rare crashes when opening/closing windows and when closing tabs with “Leave site?” dialogs.

Tabs & Windows

• Resize & move — Fixed window resizing from the bottom-right corner and restored the ability to drag non-maximized windows.

• Single-tab windows — Closing the last tab now closes the empty window automatically.

• Tab dragging improvements

  • Tabs can now be dragged across windows, including between monitors, with smooth previews even on high-DPI displays.

  • Tabs can be dropped anywhere on the tab strip, not just near the “+” button.

  • Dragging a tab straight upward now correctly creates a new window.

  • Dragging a detached tab back into a window now works as expected.

  • The stop icon no longer appears when dragging tabs within a window.

Bookmarks

• Bookmark actions — Right-click → “Open in New Tab” now works correctly.

• Bookmarks bar toggle — Toggling the bar no longer triggers duplicate events, and the setting now saves between sessions.

• Context menu cleanup — Removed unrelated “Show Tab Groups” option from the bookmarks menu.

Omnibox & Navigation

• Focus & select-all — Clicking the Omnibox now consistently focuses and highlights the entire URL.

• Search suggestions — Autocomplete suggestions now match what you type, without cutting off the last letter.

• Dropdown behavior — Past search suggestions now only appear while typing, not persistently.

• Navigation buttons — Back/Forward buttons now activate correctly while navigating within a tab.

Passwords

• Import — Passwords now import correctly on first install, including those with new Chromium encryption.

• UI consistency — “Close Password Manager” button color remains correct after importing.

• Autofill icon — Saved login pop-ups now display the Shift icon instead of Chrome’s.

Extensions

• Badges — Extensions like AdBlock, Ghostery, Privacy Badger, and AdGuard now display notification numbers.

• AdBlock — “More pause options” and “Hide something on this page” links now work as in Chrome.

• Grammarly — Works correctly in apps like Google Docs, Gmail, and Outlook.

• HubSpot — Works inside Gmail apps in Shift, not just in standalone tabs.

• Extension icons — Newly installed extensions now appear immediately without requiring login.

Downloads & Security

• Blocked files — The Downloads panel now clearly shows when a dangerous file is blocked, instead of appearing stuck.

• Settings cleanup — Outdated/unsupported options (like Google’s password breach warning) have been removed from Privacy & Security.

Misc Fixes

• Notification badges — The “Show Shift Notification Badge” toggle now saves correctly.

• Home tab — Unlocking your computer after install now correctly returns you to your home tab.

👀 Other Notable Updates

• Tab closing — Close "X" button now has a larger click target and better spacing.

• App icons — Monochrome app icons now adapt to theme colors for consistency.

• Advanced Settings — Full-page panels redesigned with rounded corners, aligned search & close buttons, and draggable top bars.

• Help links — All links in Advanced Settings now point to Shift support articles.

• Windows startup control — Disable Shift at startup directly via Windows Startup Apps.

• Keyboard shortcut — Quick Settings can now be opened with Ctrl + , (Windows) or Command + , (Mac).

• Forms — Added a smaller FieldMessage variant for better layout in forms like Add App.

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