Electron: v12.0.0-beta.27 Release

Release date:
February 18, 2021
Previous version:
v12.0.0-beta.26 (released February 15, 2021)
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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 install [email protected].

# Release Notes for v12.0.0-beta.27

Features

  • Added allowFileAccess option to loadExtension() API. #27702 <span style="font-size:small;">(Also in 11)</span>
  • Added win.setTopBrowserView() so that BrowserViews can be raised. #27713 <span style="font-size:small;">(Also in 10, 11)</span>
  • Added display-capture API for session.setPermissionRequestHandler. #27696

    Fixes

  • Fixed PDF viewer failing to load resources. #27747

  • Fixed crash when destroying WebContents in the crashed event. #27756 <span style="font-size:small;">(Also in 10, 11)</span>

    Other Changes

  • Updated Chromium to 89.0.4389.47. #27591