Release Notes for v16.0.0-alpha.8

Note: This is an alpha release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@16.0.0-alpha.8.

Features

• Added commandLine.removeSwitch to allow apps to remove command line switches from Chromiums internal command line representation. #31327 (Also in 15)

Fixes

• Fixed a JavaScript exception from webContents if render frame was disposed in WebFrameMain, resets the value of render_frame_disposed_ after updating render frame host. #31427
• Fixed black window when screen capturing a content-protected BrowserWindow on Windows 10. #31386 (Also in 15)

Other Changes

• Changed Web Serial to use ses.setDevicePermissionHandler to allow developers more control over Web Serial permissioning. #31324
• Updated Chromium to 96.0.4647.0. #31302

Release Notes for v16.0.0-alpha.7

Note: This is an alpha release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the alpha tag and can be installed via npm install electron@alpha, or npm install electron@16.0.0-alpha.7.

Fixes

• Fixed an potential crash in WebContents::MessageTo when a render frame has been destroyed. #31336 (Also in 13, 14, 15)
• Fixed crash when changing zoom level for webview. #31375 (Also in 14, 15)

Other Changes

• Backported fix for 1251688, 1219656. #31331