xBrowserSync version history - 3 versions
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xBrowserSync version history - 3 versions
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Latest version
Version 1.5.2
Released Apr 9, 2020 - 1.88 MBWorks with firefox 69.0 and laterPlease note, the following known issues:
- native bookmark tags are not supported in Firefox’s bookmarks API and so are not supported by xBrowserSync. Any existing native tags will be lost when using xBrowserSync
What’s new in version 1.5.2:
- Fixed bug where startup process can be triggered twice in some instances which can cause data loss/corruption
- Fixed bug where checking for updates whilst syncs are being processed can trigger a local refresh whilst event listeners are enabled
- Fixed bug when checking network connection status
- Fixed Firefox bug where moving multiple bookmarks results in corrupt sync data
- Fixed Firefox bug where sync data is corrupted when creating new folders via native bookmarking functionality
- Fixed Firefox bug where sync is executed twice when moving bookmarks
- Improved sync engine handling of large amounts of simultaneous changes
- Updated sync engine so that remote data is only updated once after all queued syncs have been processed
- Fixed Android bug when retrieving metadata fails with an error and bookmark panel does not display
- Fixed Android bug where loading dialog displays before form is shown when adding bookmark by sharing to app
- Fixed Android bug where status bar disappears when loading metadata
- Fixed Android bug where error message not displaying when retrieving metadata for shared bookmark fails
- Added ability to cancel sync when extension window is opened during push sync
- Added a delay on checking for sync updates on startup to allow browser to init connection
- Changed check for updates period back to 15 minutes
- Fixed bug where disabling sync from extension window doesn't disable properly in background
- Fixed potential messaging bugs when extension window is opened during sync
- Fixed bug in metadata collection where description displays encoded characters
- Fixed bug where encoded characters are displayed in tags after getting bookmark metadata
- Fixed bug where password fields highlight spelling issues when set to show password
- Added option of checking for app updates to Preferences section in Settings panel
- Fixed bug where sync id is not displayed when disabling sync just after creating a new sync
- Added ability to click native alerts to open links
- Fixed bug when disabling sync, Settings panel flickers and Login panel displays after slight delay
- Fixed bug where only first bookmark tag in field shows autocomplete
- Improved handling of syncing when offline for desktop platforms
- Moved sync bookmarks toolbar setting to prefs panel
- Improved sync UI by adding abiity to update service URL when creating a new sync/entering sync credentials
- Added confirmation panel displaying service info when updating service URL
- Updated Sync ID QR code to now also include service URL and updated Android scanning functionality to read new QR code format
- Updated layout CSS to improve handling of browser page zoom
- Many, many more minor enhancements and bug fixes
Source code released under GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Version 1.5.1.0
Released Feb 9, 2020 - 1.82 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and laterSource code released under GNU General Public License v3.0 only
Version 1.5.0b
Released Nov 15, 2019 - 1.98 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and laterPlease note, there are currently known issues when syncing multiple changes via Firefox's native bookmarking functionality, please see this list for more information. Also we recommend using Firefox v69 or later due to additional bugs in Firefox's bookmarks API in v68 and earlier.
What’s new in version 1.5.0:
- Huge improvements to syncing engine:
- Updated sync process to be more reliable and less prone to issues
- Fixed issues when changing local bookmarks using native tools that can cause sync failures/duplication/corruption
- UI updated to display syncing animation when syncs are in progress
- Browser icons updated to reflect sync status and direction (uploading/downloading)
- Sync is no longer disabled when clearing local browser cache or by third-party privacy plugins
- Bookmarking Chrome-specific URLs (i.e. chrome://...) no longer breaks sync in Firefox
- Many more bookmark URL protocols now supported
- Added support for syncing Firefox native separators
- Added button to manually update sync with latest changes
- Much improved password validation when creating new syncs: more accurate password strength meter, warnings and suggestions displayed to help user choose a more effective password and relaxed validation rules to allow users more freedom in choosing a password
- Bookmarking of non-HTML web pages such as PDFs now supported
- Very large sync data sizes now supported
- Extension icons updated to make current sync status clearer
- Bookmark URL validation improved
- Sync ID field value now saved whenever it is updated resolving issues when pasting values from a password manager
- Default keyboard shortcut now included
- Added button for easily copying sync ID
- Added retry after delay when checking for sync updates at startup, avoids "Connection lost" warnings when using proxied connections for example
- Added button to clear existing tags, useful when pages contain many irrelevant tags
- Removed debug mode, added better logging and ability to download log file to provide when logging issues
- Improved code security: more restrictive content security policy, removed all references to `innerHTML`, removed references to `eval` (javascript bookmarklets no longer supported)
- Updated donation options, Liberapay and better crypto donation process added
- User interface updates and improvements
- Prettier backup file JSON data
- Many, many more minor enhancements and bug fixes
For full release history visit github.com/xbrowsersync/app/releasesSource code released under GNU General Public License v3.0 only
- Huge improvements to syncing engine: