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Brave Browser 1.96.59

1 new setting, 5 changed since 1.95.104.

Changes that matter

6 settings · compared with 1.95.104
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Generative AI
    • Renamed Allows Gemini Spark to connect to [added: Brave ]and use [removed: Brave ]auto browse[added: via Gemini in Chrome]
    • Description … Spark agent is allowed to connect to Brave and use auto browse.[added: Gemini Spark might not be available to your organization.] 0 = Gemini Spark is allowed to connect to and use Brave …
      Whole description, marked

      Controls if the Gemini Spark agent is allowed to connect to Brave and use auto browse.[added: Gemini Spark might not be available to your organization.] 0 = Gemini Spark is allowed to connect to and use Brave auto browse 1 = Gemini Spark is not allowed to connect to or use Brave auto browse Warning: Enabling Gemini Spark to connect to Brave and use auto browse permits the Gemini Spark agent to perform autonomous, multi-step actions on Brave clients using the active browser session. This entails significant security risks, including credential risks, Local Network Ingress and loss of context aware signals. Existing management and security controls might not be respected. Administrators are advised to carefully evaluate their organization's network threat model, compliance and privacy guidelines before enabling this feature. This policy has no effect when the Google Gemini app or Brave auto browse policies are disabled. For example, the Google Gemini app can be disabled by GeminiSettings policy. For more information on Google Gemini in Brave, please see https://support.google.com/chrome/a?p=gemini_in_chrome. Brave auto browse and Gemini Spark are not available in all countries or all languages. Setting this policy to 0 - Enabled does not guarantee the feature will be enabled; it remains subject to availability. For more info on the roll-out, check the Enterprise Release Notes: https://chromeenterprise.google/resources/release-notes/.

    • Option “Allows Gemini Spark to connect to Brave and use auto browse via Gemini in Chrome” Allows Gemini Spark to connect to [added: Brave ]and use [removed: Brave ]auto browse[added: via Gemini in Chrome]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Relaunch
    • Moved Brave Software\Brave[added: \Relaunch]
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Relaunch
    • Moved Brave Software\Brave[added: \Relaunch]
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Relaunch
    • Moved Brave Software\Brave[added: \Relaunch]
  • Computer and user · Brave Software\Brave\Relaunch
    • Moved Brave Software\Brave[added: \Relaunch]

Cite this release

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Release
Brave Browser 1.96.59 (stable)
Published
24 Sep 2026
Collected
20 Oct 2026 06:54 UTC
Templates
1 ADMX files, 18 ADML files in 18 languages
Package
policy_templates.zip
File set SHA-256
75c55fde99499906f32a65e60ecac93077208e36aca830b1d5a366f6e22132db
Snapshot
b24bad5cbdc2c29ce28a5bf78876df228b35939b35d14fa0282a82e05a8a2a6b

Changed template files

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de-DE/brave.admlChangede45c69a8e1afdafb424f9f0552b7b74e9314734952d680e0e6f98f1ee607cf1263100768f2ac794c59ffddf2aef711fdca801e41cbaa99eec7ad12c3fc481900
en-US/brave.admlChanged428a39e0de2d326b16e7411ee961d0811307c460796eef0ae377e2632558d55026da2524b2bb0891fe0dc22378a098c1cf225e567292ba92a16b7a1f221fca1a
es-419/brave.admlChanged36381364d9a5395787fddc52b82557268b2ddec41abf3bda9872f705648e4c0798bed55cbd84b6d45ac467be8de021c0a84f244881e89e3607dc34e8a79e944c
es-ES/brave.admlChangedec9aedc88e47f030ac7f97e7395510d649d11c6dd6d4c9ec4a69b64836bb24e99ee35f8d1ac50e694928adc2e881347a474837658ccb2b2045cfaf1baf38b1c5
fr-FR/brave.admlChanged394aa57801baf9e878550e54f06f89b25b718021cf329c48223fb6d02d2cf63dbb909e08e3e7fd1159d605885b5b306e48eade0babf73bde9c573b002cc92936
id-ID/brave.admlChanged025a66fff121bf92d63bc7b4fc333369b65833f19b7f1f80994412550d6cbb89f3fe97639eb007c18ac1533ce58870fc805283f3d8a91e4ca682dd7d16c823d0
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ru-RU/brave.admlChanged55c1529cf1d21a4eb30f4cc33051c09911fc85fded932d7ed43610d806202f8af308a89a62f38466e0055c6a7c494730bd7355705aab13577f52de0f1f47475e
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uk-UA/brave.admlChangedef0bb6243367f71a3b8a37416ce2dc2b4c41d1773296e10a548c8d09f9bb674f5e18cf558e196fd43ffb407b9909ed862be7a03fdf3bb1569cf022c4af40298e
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zh-TW/brave.admlChanged600412ceeba6a1d77be1290cb1678b6985734952053a586da754efc4010a558b912bf50134a585b33f9e3f916771c9e270ccfb050f7e6b04f8944636e7e4cdfa
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