Release Notes for v16.0.9

Fixes

Fixed an issue where frameless windows on Windows would incorrectly show a small frame during the loading process. #32710 (Also in 14, 15, 17, 18)
Fixed an issue where if backgroundColor was set to undefined, vibrancy failed to work and the backgroundColor would show up as white. #32654 (Also in 17)
Fixed an issue with transparent windows failing to fire the maximize and unmaximize events on Windows. #32689 (Also in 15, 17)
Fixed effect when hovering over window controls on Windows in a WCO-enabled window. #32720 (Also in 14, 15, 17, 18)
Fixed issue where not all serial devices were exposed to the handler specified by session.setDevicePermissionHandler. #32687 (Also in 15, 17)

Backported fix from https://crbug.com/1263070 for filtering in devtools console . #32860
Security: backported fix for chromium:1248444. #32804
Security: backported fix for chromium:1255368. #32801
Security: backported fix for chromium:1260869. #32802
Security: backported fix for chromium:1274445,v8:7990. #32738
Updated Chromium to 96.0.4664.174. #32715

2022-02-15 (803 days ago) 96.0.4664.174 16.9.1

Fixed a crash that occurred when user attempted to download an edited PDF. #32538 (Also in 15, 17)
Fixed an issue that the alert() dialog title is corrupted. #32470 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
Fixed an issue where ipcRenderer.postMessage would throw errors when the transfer argument was not passed. #32460 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
Fixed an issue where frameless vibrant windows would not show transparency correctly on macOS. #32648
Fixed an issue where the 'maximize' and 'unmaximize' events didn't fire properly on linux. #32497 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
Fixed aspect ratio resize for frameless windows on macOS. #32446 (Also in 15, 17)
Fixed crash when calling webContents.setZoomFactor(1.0). #32620 (Also in 13, 14, 15, 17)
Fixed minimized BrowserWindow being restored by BrowserWindow.unmaximize(). #32495 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
Fixed windows with roundedCorners: false unable to be closed. #32611 (Also in 15, 17)
Strip symbols from crashpad_handler binary on Linux, reducing bundle size. #32554 (Also in 15, 17)
The <webview> implementation was made more robust, it no longer breaks when will-attach-webview handler modifies the internal params.instanceId. #32429 (Also in 17)

2022-01-27 (819 days ago) 96.0.4664.110 16.9.1