The sidebar is currently another bookmark bar, to improve, it should be like Edge’s where you can have whatever app you like on the side to use it like a split view.

Unrelated sort of update: it is my birthday today and I turn 20! (in Australia’s time, so tomorrow in America technically) [image]

I had a great birthday thank you for wondering by the way :slight_smile: I am no longer a teenager which is so insane :slight_smile: Do not worry this will not stop me from looking for sidebar web panel updates. Still nothing regarding the web panel by the way :frowning: What did I get for my birt…

Truly my pleasure mate :slight_smile: I am always happy to provide updates, if that makes any of you happy, then that’s all we need :slight_smile: And thank you so much mate, it’s the 17th now in Australia, but australia is always ahead, but nvm, I appreciate it mate :slight_smile: (Regarding my bi…

And honestly tell me about it, I am from Australia and I would love to watch the Australian ABC live (not to be confused with American ABC) (as I find news entertaining, the only issue is that it can cause stress depending on the topics most of the time, but I have a solution for that, I take a brea…

Worrisome Update: (this just means that I or the people here are starting to worry without any update since it’s been so long without one, like opening a new issue on the web panel’s to do list, etc etc) I asked Simon Hong if he’ll open the next issues soon Load new tab to panel view and make it per…

Good update: Agustin/Agus on X/Twitter said Simon will go back to that as soon as possible. Source: https://x.com/aguscruiz/status/1968452139950178543 [image] He then said, ‘Happy birthday! (for back then) Sorry I missed it, we were all trying to make webpanels a birthday gift for you, I guess i…

Slight update: Brave has once, again, confirmed that they’re working on this on Elon Musk’s X: [image] Brave @brave @XMorsels We're working on that sidebar change, actually: github.com/brave/brave-co… 8:52 PM - 24 Sep 2025 7 …

Unrelated, but handy update about something else Sidebar related: So now Brave wants to look at making the sidebar apps sync across devices. ABOUT TIME! This will help those who get a new desktop and use the same sync chain and still get all the sidebar apps. Took long enough :slight_smile: This eve…

Not an update, but it’s now been exactly a month since the last issue on the web panel feature. Wow. I pray Simon continues on with it soon as Agus said earlier :slight_smile: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/33533 (To see click ‘Edits’ on the right [image]

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zeusshomaly September 17, 2025, 2:06am 117

Some sort of disappointing update: He responded. That is why, that was fine he was busy with other issues, just super confused, but we can relax now guys. It was good I asked for an update because many of us were starting to worry not gonna lie.

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