<title> tag in every site is "Leo ai - new conversation" until site title loaded

2u841r · March 9, 2026, 1:49pm

Demo: https://youtu.be/FB_11PIOhWE

Brave 1.90.7 (Official Build) nightly (64-bit)
Chromium: 146.0.7680.32

Mattches · March 9, 2026, 5:04pm

Thank you for reporting – I can reproduce this as well. I’ve filed the following issue for review:

github.com/brave/brave-browser

[Nightly] Tab title flashes "Leo AI - New Conversation" when visiting site before real title loads

opened 05:03PM - 09 Mar 26 UTC

Brave-Matt

bug feature/tabs-bar OS/Desktop

### Description In Nightly - v1.89.100, 1.90.7 - when you open a new tab and vi…sit a site in it, the tab will first flash `Leo AI - New Conversation` as the title of that tab before the actual site title loads. Happens on all new tabs, forever site, and for both vertical and horizontal tabs: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a4d68b54-f7ca-4b45-ad7e-81a91ce4c904 ### Steps to reproduce 1. Open Nightly - v1.89.100, 1.90.7 2. Open new tab 3. Visit any site ### Actual result Incorrect tab title flashes before real title is loaded ### Expected result Leo title in new tab should not display at all ### Reproduces how often Easily reproduced ### Brave version (brave://version info) Nightly - v1.89.100, 1.90.7 ### Channel information - [ ] release (stable) - [ ] beta - [x] nightly ### Reproducibility - [ ] with Brave Shields disabled - [ ] with Brave Rewards disabled - [ ] in the latest version of Chrome ### Miscellaneous information _No response_

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<title> tag in every site is "Leo ai - new conversation" until site title loaded

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