- Upgraded core components: Chromium 144, Node 24.11.1, and V8 14.4.
- Introduced many new APIs such as memory eviction reasons, RGBAF16 HDR offscreen rendering, app.isHardwareAccelerationEnabled, bypassCustomProtocolHandlers, granular accessibility controls, WebSocket login authentication, external shared ...
- Deprecated the clipboard API from renderer processes and delivered extensive bug fixes (cookie‑encryption handling, crashes, UI glitches) plus documentation updates.
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Fixed numerous crashes and stability issues (DevTools popup, promptTouchID, malformed ASAR, login item settings, sharedTexture GPU, main process exit, etc.).
Fixed Linux frameless window drop‑shadow glitch and a memory leak when creating BrowserWindows.
Fixed registerFileProtocol and registerHttpProtocol to return opaque responses for cross-origin no‑CORS fetches.