# What changed in whatwg-url-minimum

> 11 changes in whatwg-url-minimum 0.1 to 0.2 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/whatwg-url-minimum/

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## whatwg-url-minimum 0.2

### Performance

- Applies small optimisations to ASCII normalizeDomain cases. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)
- Applies small optimisations to parseScheme cases. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)
- Applies small optimisations to parseSchemeStart cases. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)
- Improves parser throughput with direct string parsing and recursive parser transitions. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)
- Adds a fast path for appending a URL search param. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)
- Improves URLSearchParams synchronization and URL encoding hot paths. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)

### Behavior and default changes

- Adds a check to approximate Bidi validation. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)
- Passes through to decodeURIComponent to bypass reliance on TextDecoder. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)
- Adds a UTS #46 dataset for full WPT compliance, providing DIAN/TR46 support. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)

### Fixes and other changes

- Closes compliance gaps with existing WPT tests and fixes minor IDL spec divergences. (0.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.2.0)

## whatwg-url-minimum 0.1

### Fixes and other changes

- URL and URLSearchParams now have Symbol.toStringTag annotations. (0.1.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/expo/whatwg-url-minimum/releases/tag/v0.1.2)