Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.
This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm i electron@9.0.0-beta.4.
Breaking Changes
- Changed the default value of
app.allowRendererProcessReuse to true, this will prevent loading of non-context-aware native modules in renderer processes. See #18397 for more information on this change. #22401
Features
- Added
session.serviceWorkerContext API to access basic service worker info and receive console logs from service workers. #22313
Fixes
- Backported V8 patch to fix bug in type inference. #22426
- Fixed an issue with
safeDialog preferences not being passed properly. #22378
Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.
This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm i electron@9.0.0-beta.3.
Features
- Added support for the chrome.extension.getBackgroundPage API. #22177
Fixes
- Fixed "will-navigate" event not being emitted for sandboxed contents. #22327
- Fixed Electron apps getting rejected to Mac App Store. #22354
- Fixed an issue where TypeError occurred on initializing CrashReporter. #22322
- Fixed issue where navigating with the mouse buttons 4/5 would result in full page loads instead of in-page popstate navigations. #22204
- Removed unneccessary breakpad_symbols directory from the dsym zip file. #22221
- Reverted a change to the name of the NSPrincipalClass, which could cause issues with protocol handlers on macOS (e.g.
my-app://). #22325
Other Changes
- Fixed an issue that caused PDFs to load as a grey page. #22366
Documentation
- Documentation changes: #22264