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Milestone 4 completed – Advanced features taking shape

Following the completion of Milestone 3, the team has continued to build out more advanced browser functionality while expanding the foundations laid in earlier milestones. Milestone 4 marks an important step toward a more capable and reliable Orion experience.

What’s included in Milestone 4

Advanced tab management

Advanced tab management is now complete, with the exception of the Tab Switcher UI, which is not supported yet. This milestone focused on improving how tabs are handled under the hood, in preparation for further usability improvements.

Advanced history management

The advanced history system is now code complete. It provides more robust handling of browsing history, with additional testing currently underway to ensure stability and reliability.

Password management framework

The password management framework has been completed. This establishes the core infrastructure needed for secure password handling and future improvements in this area.

WebExtension API – ongoing development

Work continues on implementing the WebExtension API to support WebKit extensions. At this stage, users can install certain popular extensions and see them appear in the browser, but full functionality is not yet available, as not all required APIs have been implemented. This milestone represents steady progress toward broader extension compatibility.

Sync infrastructure – development started

Development of the sync infrastructure has begun. The focus so far has been on setting up and familiarizing the team with the underlying framework, laying the foundation for future sync capabilities.

What’s next

Upcoming milestones will continue to build on these advanced features, with further refinement of tab management, expanded extension support, and continued work on sync and overall stability.

Join us in shaping Orion

As always, your feedback is invaluable. If you have thoughts or questions about the features introduced in Milestone 4, we’d love to hear from you and continue building Orion together.