Changelog for all platforms

Quetta Release Notes

Check out our changelog to learn about Quetta’s new features and highlights.

🎉 We’re excited to announce that we’ve officially launched Quetta for Android and are bringing the web browser into a new era. It is now available on Google Play. Here’s what’s new.

What's New

All Platforms
April 25, 2024

Version 1.0.9

  • Added support for automatic translation. Translated websites will still be automatically translated on your next visit.

  • Implemented automatic Reader for specified websites to enhance readability.

  • Now you can access links directly from the clipboard, providing a more convenient way to navigate.

  • Improved Data Vault when using multi-select for a smoother experience.

  • Fixed other bugs and improved overall performance.

April 22, 2024

Version 1.0.8

  • We’ve updated the address bar to avoid impacting webpage rendering and to improve its performance.

  • You can now place shortcuts to Favorites on Start Page for more efficient use of Quetta.

  • Added support for casting videos from webpages to your TV, even when site developers haven’t implemented this feature.

  • Enhanced Playlist support for TikTok videos.

  • Optimized search suggestions and autofill for more accurate and quicker content discovery.

  • Improved security when accessing Data Vault in Privacy Space.

  • Fixed other bugs and improved performance.

March 29, 2024

Version 1.0.7

  • We’ve always taken your security and privacy seriously, and to that end we’ve introduced security alerts for insecure websites so you’re more aware of the risks that have arisen.

  • When you leave Playlist, videos that are playing will automatically enter picture-in-picture mode to avoid interrupting your viewing.

  • Fixed issues with search suggestions and auto-completion that could occur when entering search terms or URLs.

  • Enhanced Playlist management by adding search videos and multi-selection.

  • Fixed some other bugs and improved performance.

March 19, 2024

Version 1.0.6

  • Introduced playback speed control for all Playlist videos, enabling personalized adjustment.

  • Optimized Ad Blocker engine to improve its startup speed for faster blocking within web pages.

  • Added support for external downloader such as 1DM and ADM, expanded download flexibility.

  • Enhanced picture-in-picture (PIP) and audio background for smoother experience.

  • Added HTTPS certificate viewer to Privacy Guard, increasing security transparency for further connection protection.

  • Now you can delete cookies and stored data for a specific website individually in addition to managing Data Vault globally.

  • Fixed some other bugs and optimized performance.

March 8, 2024

Version 1.0.5

  • We’ve released a brand new Enhanced Video Player that lets you enable picture-in-picture or listen to audio in the background for any web video, as well as add your favorite videos to the Playlist for later offline watching.

  • Extended ABI support so that all devices based on the ARMv7-A instruction set can now install and run Quetta.

  • Improved Playlist compatibility with downloaded videos in the background on Android 13 and above.

  • Supported for exporting bookmarks in addition to importing bookmarks, as we believe you should take control of your data.

  • History can now be grouped by date and allowed to be searched.

February 27, 2024

Version 1.0.4

  • ⚠️ We have re-published version 1.0.4 to fix a critical issue where bookmarks could be lost in some cases.

  • Added bookmark import to enable you to effortlessly import bookmarks from Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Brave, streamlining the process to bring your favorite sites into Quetta.

  • Optimized Reader for a tailored reading experience, enabling to customize fonts and colors palette, mimicking the feel of reading a magazine.

  • Improved Translator capabilities to include translations across a wider array of languages, ensuring easier access to global content directly from your browser.

  • Enhanced ad blocking engine for quicker web page loading, enhancing overall browsing speed.

  • Added search or multi-selection options for Favorites, making favorites management more intuitive.

  • Upgraded Chromium to 120.0.6099.231.

February 14, 2024

Version 1.0.3

  • Supported for sending requests with Do Not Track (DNT) header to help you state your privacy claims to website owners.

  • Joined the Global Privacy Control (GPC) program. Now you can exercise your legal privacy rights in one step via GPC, required under the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA).

  • Enhanced ad blocker and updated machine learning models for cleaner and faster access to many popular sites such as YouTube, X / Twitter, Facebook and Quora.

  • Updated the address bar to display the domain name first, making it easier to know where you are on the Internet.

  • Improved stability and fixed bugs, in particular fixing a number of crashes that were reported to us by multiple previous users.

February 9, 2024

Version 1.0.2

  • Enhanced Quetta’s Translator. Quetta now locally remembers your translation settings for specific websites, automatically enabling translation upon revisits without the need to re-enable the Translator each time.

  • Added settings for Translator. You can access Translator settings under More menu after enabling the Translator while browsing web pages.

  • Added search in Favorites. Searching for other items in Data Vault will be supported soon.

  • Optimized the display of certain icons in dark mode to enhance readability.

  • Changed address bar to always display domain name instead of page title for clearer identification of the current website being visited.

  • Corrected some issues with offline video caching in Playlist.

  • Fixed several bugs that may occur while playing videos in the Playlist.

  • Fixed some other bugs and optimized performance.

January 30, 2024

Version 1.0.1

  • Now you can manually set a light or dark theme for Quetta instead of just following the system.

  • Published enhanced dark theme for web contents that can be applied to unsupported web pages for more comfortable reading at night. Go to Settings > Appearance > Enhance Dark Theme for Web Contents to turn it on.

  • Introduced a new way to access Favorites on Start Page, allowing quick access to bookmarks while keeping it clean and simple.

  • Supported disabling the input method’s personalized learning when using the keyboard in private tabs to better protect your private data. It requires your keyboard app to support and respect the IME_FLAG_NO_PERSONALIZED_LEARNING flag.

  • Updated WebView UI to align more with Quetta’s unique style, available only when Quetta is set as your default browser.

  • Updated the app icon with some minor details, but it’s still simple and clean.

  • Fixed a bug in Reader where it might incorrectly flag connections as unsafe in certain conditions.

  • Fixed issues related to picture-in-picture mode for Playlist and resolved anomalies in video playback states.

  • Fixed issues where web animation would stutter under specific circumstances.

  • Fixed some other bugs and optimized performance.

January 24, 2024

Version 1.0.0 (Initial)

  • We’re excited to announce that we’ve officially launched Quetta for Android and are bringing the web browser into a new era.

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Explore a New Browsing Era!

Streamlined for speed, designed for privacy. Enjoy a pure, ad-free browsing experience with enhanced personalization. Simple by design, Quetta is all about getting you where you want to go on the web, hassle-free.

Quetta Private Browser app icon

Explore a New Browsing Era!

Streamlined for speed, designed for privacy. Enjoy a pure, ad-free browsing experience with enhanced personalization. Simple by design, Quetta is all about getting you where you want to go on the web, hassle-free.