Release notes for 0.59.x (Release Channel)

[kjozwiak]

Release Notes

• Request user confirmation before opening all external applications.(#542)
• Switching between built-in Dark and Light theme should change DevTools theme setting.(#784)
• Provide a switch to enable / disable WebTorrent in settings.(#897)
• Cannot make Brave the default browser on Linux.(#1274)
• Rewards and other custom chrome:// pages need favicon.(#1466)
• Unable to download pdf instead opening them in brave. Unable to disable pdf.js via command line..(#1531)
• Return constant result for navigator.mimeTypes and navigator.plugins.(#1549)
• User should be able to 'Claim' the grant from the BAT panel..(#1783)
• Asset change needed for Tips from Donations.(#1825)
• Updates to welcome flow to fix multiple issues.(#1847)
• Update tor to 0.3.4.9.(#1974)
• Google Hangouts / Google Meet: Screenshare feature is non-functional.(#1982)
• Purchased content from youtube doesn't prompt to install Widevine (Amazon too).(#1985)
• Disabling auto-contribution doesn't show YT publishers in Rewards panel.(#2084)
• Allow contributions to non-verified sites setting is not being respected.(#2111)
• Fix users who already restored wallets but UI displays incorrect addresses.(#2172)
• Rewards: "Next Contribution Date" Sometimes displays a past date.(#2206)
• Icons in toolbar are too thick on non retina screens.(#2327)
• Rewards Summary section is showing incorrect Redeemed tip amount.(#2332)
• Images blocked when device language is set to Japanese.(#2482)
• Add support for custom tip amount for publishers.(#2645)
• Non-verified publishers are not displayed.(#2653)
• No cursor on "Send my tip" button.(#2744)
• Youtube publisher not recognized based on placement of attribute¦value pairs in URL.(#2820)
• Several Strings Remain Untranslated.(#2831)
• Clear notifications from BAT logo.(#2883)
• Pending contributions not updated.(#2890)
• Enabling rewards via the panel doesn't always display the welcome screen and doesn't always correctly create the wallet.(#2962)
• About:gpu differences between Brave and Chrome.(#3105)
• Corrupted auto-contribute table.(#3134)
• Browser requires restart for "x-brave-partner" headers to start working.(#3143)
• Upgrade from 72.0.3626.71 to 72.0.3626.81.(#3146)
• Pubs which are already in a-c table are getting deleted on upgraded profile after revisiting.(#3162)
• Weight is not implemented correctly.(#3163)