Release Notes for v45.1.0

Features

• Added filtering options to session.registerPreloadScript - matches, excludeMatches, includeGlobs, excludeGlobs, matchOriginAsFallback. #55181 ^{(Also in 44)}

Fixes

• Fixed a crash on Linux when a D-Bus method call was made on a disconnected bus. #55292 ^{(Also in 44, 46)}
• Fixed a main process crash when onSendHeaders observed Blob uploads. #55169 ^{(Also in 44)}
• Fixed extension chrome.webRequest events reporting a tabId of -1 and chrome.declarativeNetRequest rules restricted to tabs never matching. #55283 ^{(Also in 46)}
  • Fixed session.clearStorageData() unregistering the service workers of loaded extensions.
  • Fixed chrome.management methods and events being unavailable to extensions with the management permission.
  • Fixed __MSG_*__ placeholders not being localized in extension stylesheets.
  • Fixed extension service workers being stopped after 30 seconds while a WebSocket was active.
  • Fixed sandboxed extension pages being hosted in a process with extension API privileges.
  • Fixed extension service workers running an outdated script after an app restart when the extension's files changed without a version change.
  • Fixed chrome.alarms and content scripts registered with persistAcrossSessions not persisting across app restarts.
• Fixed File System Access blocklist gaps for .git/hooks writes and hypervisor UNC shares. #55329
• Fixed handling of malformed asar archives whose size fields do not match the file length. #55175 ^{(Also in 43, 44)}
• Fixed inconsistent handling of asar archive paths between the main process and child processes. #55184 ^{(Also in 43, 44)}
• Fixed Menu.popup() on macOS sometimes not showing a menu after another closed. #55326 ^{(Also in 44, 46)}
• Fixed MV3 extension events not arriving to background service workers. #55154 ^{(Also in 43, 44)}
• Fixed protocol.registerSource schemes not applying the same fetch rules as protocol.handle schemes. #55178 ^{(Also in 44)}
• Fixed requests stalling when an extension used a blocking chrome.webRequest listener. #55271 ^{(Also in 46)}
• Fixed utilityProcess not emitting an exit event when the app quit while the process was still launching. #55274 ^{(Also in 43, 44, 46)}

Other Changes

• Updated Chromium to 156.0.8078.49. #55252
• Updated Node.js to v24.22.1. #55163