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Fix ActiveRefreshImportMode not returning a valid value when Editor is launched with command line argument: -refreshImportMode OutOfProcess
Asset PipelineFix
Fix warning saying added ScriptedImporter is not running out of process when it is
Fixed "ScriptableSingleton ... already exists" warnings appearing in the Console when a package creates its settings asset, for example after installing the XR Composition Layers package.
Fixed a crash on Editor shutdown caused by an asset import worker timer callback running after the worker manager was destroyed.
Fixed a crash when opening a project that contained a manager asset holding an object of the wrong type.
Linked bug report
UUM-153271: Crash on GameObject::Reset and "GetManagerFromContext: pointer to object of manager 'TagManager' is NULL (table index 2)" error when opening a specific project
How to reproduce: 1. Open the attached “IN-154139” project 2. Observe the "GetManagerFromContext: pointer to object of manager 'TagManager' is NULL (table index 2)" error and click “Quit” and the crash Reproducible with: 6000.0.0f1, 6000.0.84f1, 6000.3.25f1, 6000.6.2f1, 6000.7.0b2, 7000.0.0a1 Reproduced on: Windows 10 (users device), Windows 11 Not reproduced on: No other environment tested No…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed a crash when opening a project with a corrupted Library.
Linked bug report
UUM-153198: Crash on IsArtifactStillRelevant when opening a project with corrupted library
How to reproduce: Download and extract the attached “IN-153468” archive Create a new project using the “Universal 3D” template and take note of it’s location Ensure that all Unity instances are closed In a Powershell window run “reproduce-standalone.ps1 <project location> <Editor location>” Observe the crash Reproducible with: 6000.0.0f1, 6000.0.85f1, 6000.3.25f1, 6000.6.2f1, 6000.7.0b2 Reprod…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed a random Editor crash on shutdown caused by a data race in the asset database script artifact bookkeeping.
Fixed a regression that slowed memory snapshot capture on Windows.
Fixed a regression where AssetDatabase.Refresh took longer when project settings had unsaved changes.
Fixed a spurious error message "Failed to update AssetBundle names in the database" that can succeed on an automatic retry.
Fixed an issue on Windows where saving ProjectSettings.asset could fail while an asset import worker process was starting in a project without a ProjectVersion.txt file.
Fixed an issue where a "File exists" error was shown when creating a project or duplicating a folder on an exFAT drive on macOS.
Linked bug report
UUM-150634: A "File exists" error is thrown when creating a project on an external drive
How to reproduce: Ensure that an external drive is connected Create a new project in Unity Hub with the location set to the external drive Observe the Editor Launch Screen Actual result: A “Copying file failed” window pops up with a “File exists” error Expected result: Project is created without error pop-ups Reproducible with: 6000.0.5f1, 6000.0.83f1, 6000.3.23f1, 6000.5.10f1, 6000.6.0b10, 60…
Retrieved 2026-11-12Fixed an issue where content could fail to commit to the data store after the Editor was force-quit during an import.
Fixed an issue where handlers subscribed to AssetDatabase.importPackageCancelled were never invoked.
Fixed an issue where the Editor could crash during a domain reload or on quit while asset previews were loading.
Linked bug report
UUM-141036: Crash on ProtectedScopedThreadAttach::ProtectedScopedThreadAttach when performing various Unity operations
A recurring crash issue in the Unity Editor has been observed, affecting various workflows. These crashes have been reported to happen when: Leaving the Editor idle Building the project Reproducible with versions: 6000.0.62f1-6000.0.73f1, 6000.3.0b4-6000.3.14f1, 6000.4.0b2-6000.4.4f1, 6000.5.0a6 (Sentry data) Reproducible on: Windows 11 (user) Notes: Not reproduced by CQA Sentry only collects …
Retrieved 2026-11-09Fixed an issue where the editor could hang if the Unity.DataStore process was killed.
Linked bug report
UUM-149968: Editor hangs and reports assets as corrupted when the Unity DataStore service process terminates
Steps to reproduce: Create a new 3D URP Project Wait for all background processes to finish In the Task Manager, end the Unity.DataStore.exe process Interact with the Editor for 10 seconds Actual results: Every artifact read blocks for 60 seconds waiting on the dead service and then fails with "Error loading the file 'VirtualArtifacts/Primary/<hash>'. File is either empty or corrupted, please …
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed asset paths with two or three leading path separators (for example ///asset) being incorrectly rejected as invalid on Windows CoreCLR Editors. Drive-relative and volume-separated asset paths (for example C:a.prefab) are now validated identically on Mono and CoreCLR Editors.
Fixed assets not reimporting when enum members change in a script, on the CoreCLR editor.
Fixed Editor crash when the Unity Version Control Diff window shows a modified prefab that contains nested prefab instances.
Linked bug report
UUM-155069: Crash on PrefabModificationsForSerializedObject::CachePrefabModifications when the UVC window refreshes on a modified prefab that contains nested prefab instances
How to reproduce 1. Open the attached “IN-153262” project 2. Ensure the com.unity.collab-proxy package is installed 3. Set up a new UVC Workspace 4. In the Project window, double click on the “Crash“ Prefab 5. Delete one of the nested “Capsule” Prefabs 6. In the Unity Version Control “Pending Changes“ window, right click “Assets\Crash.prefab” 7. Click “Diff” 8. Observe the crash Reproducible w…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed edits to a .meta file being overwritten when the file was changed while its asset was importing out of process.
Asset PipelineFix
Fixed repeated out-of-process imports and repeated version control prompts when an AssetModificationProcessor declined saving a .meta file that an importer had upgraded.
Asset PipelineFix
Fixed a bug on macOS where audio playback would slow down when the microphone was being used by the system
Linked bug report
UUM-149880: Audio playback slows down when the microphone is being used by the system
Reproduction steps: 1. Open the attached “IN-149275” Project 2. Use the microphone on the system (e.g. by starting a Slack Huddle, or by recording in OBS with the microphone enabled) 3. While the microphone is still being used, do any playback of a .wav file (eg. AudioSource in the scene or use the preview under the inspector) 4. Observe the audio being played about 3x slower or 3x faster 5. I…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed a performance regression in audio processing caused by profiler instrumentation running when no profiler data was being captured.
Fixed Microphone.devices reporting no devices when the Editor or Player started with a Bluetooth headset connected while using the Enhanced Audio Foundation on Linux.
Fixed the Player.log location
Bug ReporterFix
Improved the resilience pipeline when fetching the Editor version for a bug report
Bug ReporterFix
Fixed an issue in the Build Analysis window where all columns of a table could be hidden, which left an empty list that could still be scrolled and selected.
Fixed an issue where a BuildFailedException thrown during AssetPostprocessor.OnProcessScene was not automatically failing the build.
Fixed an issue where Build Details showed a "Content Options" row for Player builds and a "Build Options" row for Content Directory builds that always read "None".
Fixed build step labels in the Build Analysis window showing internal method names instead of readable text.
Fixed builds added to the build history while the Build Analysis window was closed not appearing in the build list when the window was opened.
Build PipelineFix
Fixed sequential command line builds started with -activeBuildProfile compiling scripts for the previously active platform.
Fixed the build count in the Build Analysis window footer not following the search filter. The footer now shows the number of matching builds while searching, and shows the build limit count only from 70% of the limit.
Linked bug report
UUM-150885: Build Analysis: Build count in the bottom left of the Build Analysis window does not update while searching
Steps to reproduce: Open a project on 6000.7.0a5 that has at least two completed build reports Open Window > Analysis > Build Analysis Note the build count in the bottom left of the build list - "2 of 50 builds" Type a term with no matches into the search field at the top of the build list, for example "test" Observe the build list and the count in the bottom left Actual results: The list show…
Retrieved 2026-11-11Fixed the warning and error counts being cut off in the Build Analysis window's Build Steps list when a step had 100 or more messages.
Strip the AMD FidelityFX DLL from player builds when AMDUnityPlugin is not enabled.
Fixed a cross-thread memory deallocation error that could occur when resolving content IDs through the Accelerator.
Fixed connecting to a Unity Accelerator when no port is specified in the cache server IP address: the default port now follows the TLS/SSL setting (10443 with TLS enabled, 10080 without).
Cache ServerFixServer
Fixed editor hangs when using TLS connections to a Unity Accelerator. One due to always failing certificate verification, which previously made the -cacheServerIgnoreTLSVerification command line argument mandatory for TLS and the other from closing the connection without a TLS close handshake. (EAD-2537)
Cache ServerFixServer
OrbitalFollow cameras using the InheritPosition blend hint with position damping now inherit the outgoing camera's direction correctly, and jerk less on the blend back.
Linked bug report
UUM-149754: Camera jerks when blending back to a Cinemachine Camera using InheritPosition with Orbital Follow position damping
How to reproduce: Open the attached "IN-149144" project Open "ReproScene" Enter Play mode Orbit "BaseCam_Inheriting" with the mouse so it frames the character from a clearly different position than "FarCam_NoBlendHint" Press "Enter" on the keyboard to switch to "FarCam_NoBlendHint" Press "Enter" again to switch back to "BaseCam_Inheriting" Observe the Game view during the blend back Actual res…
Retrieved 2026-11-12Fixed Leak Detection reporting false leaks on the first Domain Reload after switching from EnabledWithStackTrace to Enabled.
Linked bug report
UUM-108870: LeakDetection will report false leaks on the first Domain Reload after switching from EnabledWithStackTrace to Enabled
Reproduction steps: 1. Open the attached project "ReproProj" 2. Set Leak Detection Level to “Enable with StackTrace” (Edit > Preferences > Jobs > Leak Detection Level > Enable With Stack Trace) 3. Click Tools > Reload Domain 4. Set Leak Detection Level to “Enabled” (Edit > Preferences > Jobs > Leak Detection Level > Enabled) 5. Repeat step 3 6. Observe the Console Expected result: No leak dete…
Retrieved 2026-11-09Fixed batch mode Editor invocations appearing to hang for up to 10 minutes when their output is captured by a parent process.
Fixed CoreCLR native debug symbol files being included in the Mac and Linux Editor installers and in Linux Player builds, reducing installer and build size.
Fixed CoreCLR player builds including runtime files that are never loaded, such as standalone garbage collectors, ETW message resources, import libraries, and a duplicate debugger access library.
Fixed incorrect code generation when the JIT removed a BITCAST over a narrow (byte or ushort) load, which could leave garbage in the upper bits instead of correctly zero- or sign-extending the value (upstream dotnet/runtime #133597).
Fixed Localization and Smart Strings links in the documentation
Fix regex patterns in .buginfo, which fell through to the wrong team.
Fixed a Direct3D12 validation error caused by the Virtual Texturing GPU cache being written from the copy queue while still in a shader-read state.
Fixed a DirectX 12 validation error caused by incorrect resource-state tracking on async command lists.
Fixed a graphics validation error (category 9, id 538) at BeginRenderPass for render pass input attachments when using split-threaded native graphics jobs.
Fixed a random crash on Windows when using the Direct3D12 graphics API, caused by a use-after-free when releasing GPU buffers.
Linked bug report
UUM-150682: Crash on GfxVersionList::Impl::ReleaseFromGfxVersionList when performing various Unity operations
A recurring crash issue in the Unity Editor has been observed, affecting various workflows. These crashes have been reported to happen when: Entering Play Mode Moving GameObjects Interacting with Unity Editor Windows Reproducible with versions: 6000.0.62f1 - 6000.0.78f1, 6000.3.0b10 - 6000.3.22f1, 6000.5.0a7 - 6000.5.9f1, 6000.6.0a6, 6000.7.0a2 - 6000.7.0a4 (Sentry data) Reproducible on: Windo…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed errors being thrown when an empty texture is displayed in the Editor while using the Direct3D12 graphics API.
Linked bug report
UUM-144444: Errors are thrown when an empty texture is selected in Object Picker on DX12
Steps to reproduce: Create and open a new project Change the Graphics API to Direct3D12 in 'Edit -> Project Settings -> Player' Create a new Script with a line "[SerializeField] private Object obj;" in it Instantiate the Script in Hierarchy Import TextMeshPro Examples and Extras Open the Object Picker in the Script instance Select any one "Font Texture" from the list in Object Picker (it's of …
Retrieved 2026-11-11Fixed fields in the D3D12 Device Filter Inspector overflowing their section when the Inspector window was resized.
Fixed foldouts on a D3D12 Device Filter List asset collapsing when the asset was deselected and reselected in the Project window.
Fixed graphics API validation errors (invalid resource state 9:538 and resource barrier state mismatch 8:527) on depth-stencil attachments when native graphics jobs use split threading.
Fixed Player Settings showing unusable D3D12 device filtering settings for platforms that don't support Direct3D12.
Fixed terrain ShaderGraph splatmap layers beyond the 4th failing to render on DX12 in the Deferred and Deferred+ rendering paths when Rendering Layers or Decal Layers were enabled.
Fixed the -force-d3d12-debug command line argument reporting a missing Windows "Graphics Tools" optional feature when the D3D12 debug layer library was absent from the build instead.
Add duospace tag support to ATG
add UaaL support for Swift Project type in iOS/tvOS
EditorFixiOStvOS
Added Caption Bar support to the Android window insets API. Use AndroidWindowInsets.Type.CaptionBar to query the caption bar and control whether your application window renders behind it.
EditorFixAndroid
Added missing Apple and Android app support to the localization module.
EditorAndroid
Added Platform Define Support for Multi-Target Platform.
Added warning on "New Analysis" for imported Project Auditor reports.
AutoStaticsCleanup generator errors are now visible in console.
Avoid having multiple errors when changing the technical name of a custom package already in the project manifest.
Derived platform defines are now available in asmdef define constraints.
Ensure some memory areas missing roots are now rooted. Editor: MonoScriptInfoScraper and some il2cpp initialisation.
Fix broken profiles when multiple build profile variants share a package
Fix permissions on Burst MacOS tools, and remove chmod usages
Linked bug report
UUM-154906: Access Denied error when running chmod on llvm-lipo (Burst)
Burst package used to be installed in the Library folder which allowed non-admin user accounts to use chmod on llvm-lipo. From 6000.6, Burst is now a built-in package and is installed with the Unity Editor, which causes chmod to fail with an Access Denied error.
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fix Project Auditor empty-state message for filtered vs. empty categories
Fix use case: reparent into a layout group, then undo
FIxed a bug where the main toolbar unity logo appeared vertically stretched on mac retina display.
Linked bug report
UUM-134520: Unity logo icon in the main toolbar has incorrect proportions
Steps to reproduce: Open Unity Look at the far left of the top toolbar where the Unity logo is Actual results: Icon has incorrect proportions/ratio and looks slightly skewed Expected results: Icon appears with the correct proportions Reproducible with versions: 6000.0.7f1, 6000.5.0a8 Can’t test with versions: 6000.0.6f1 (The logo was introduced from 6000.0.7f1 onwards) Tested on (OS): Mac 15.7…
Retrieved 2026-11-09Fixed a bug where the prefab stage header text did not update after the asset name was modified in the project browser.
Fixed a crash on startup when the Unity Editor Software Terms had not been accepted and the terms file was missing, empty, or could not be read.
Linked bug report
UUM-154911: Crash in SoftwareTerms when opening a project while Software Terms file is missing and hasn't been accepted
How to reproduce: Open the Windows Registry Editor Navigate to the Unity Editor 5.x Key (Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Unity Technologies\Unity Editor 5.x) Locate all Values with “Terms” in their Name Set their Value Data to 0 (Double click → Edit DWORD) and click OK Close the Windows Registry Editor Open the Resources folder in the File Explorer (Editor Folder Location\Data\Resources) D…
Retrieved 2026-11-12Fixed a crash that could occur when undoing the addition of a Visual Effect component to a GameObject.
Linked bug report
UUM-136309: Crash on ClearPerMaterialCustomProperties when undoing the addition of Visual Effects Component to the GameObject for a few times
How to reproduce: 1. Create a new Unity project and install the VFX package 2. In the Project window, right-click -> Create -> Visual Effects -> Visual Effect Graph -> Any VFX Graph 3. In the Hierarchy, create an Empty GameObject 4. Drag the created VGX Graph from the Assets to the created GameObject Inspector to add the Component 5. Press "Ctrl + Z"/"Command + Z" to undo the action 6. Repeat …
Retrieved 2026-11-09Fixed a crash when closing the Inspector tab while an in-editor tutorial is running.
Fixed a flaky Android startup integration test (AndroidInitActivity.TestStartup_ARM64IL2CPP) and re-enabled it.
Fixed a grammatical error in the warning shown on the Install URP step of the Migrate to URP wizard.
Fixed a MissingReferenceException that the Inspector logged on Play mode exit when it was scrolled down and showed a Volume component.
Linked bug report
UUM-153587: MissingReferenceException Error is thrown after exiting Play mode if Volume component is shown in multiple Inspector windows
Steps to reproduce: Open the attached project Open the SampleScene Select the Global Volume object in the Hierarchy window Scroll the Inspector window that's docked to the right of the Game view all the way to the window's bottom Enter and exit Play mode Observe the Console window Actual results: Error is thrown after each Play mode exit if Volume component is visible on multiple Inspector win…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed a NullReferenceException thrown when selecting a GameObject in the Hierarchy while the Tool Contexts overlay was displayed but collapsed.
Linked bug report
UUM-141529: "NullReferenceException" errors are thrown when selecting a GameObject in the Hierarchy with Tool Context enabled and collapsed
How to reproduce: 1. Open the attached “IN-141840” project 2. Notice an NRE error in the Console 3. Select any GameObject in the Hierarchy 4. Observe the Console Actual result: NullReferenceErrors are thrown each time a GameObject is selected Expected result: No errors are thrown Reproducible with: 6000.3.0a4, 6000.3.15f1, 6000.4.6f1, 6000.5.0b7, 6000.6.0a4 Couldn’t test with: 6000.0.74f1, 600…
Retrieved 2026-11-09Fixed account dropdown display when entering play mode
Linked bug report
UUM-150759: Username field briefly displays "Sign in" when entering Play mode
How to reproduce: Create an empty project and open it Enter Play mode Observe the result in the top-left corner of the Unity editor Actual result: The username field flickers with “Sign in” before reverting to the signed-in user’s name Expected result: The username field keeps displaying the signed-in user’s name Reproducible with: 6000.3.0a2, 6000.3.23f1, 6000.5.10f1, 6000.6.0b10, 6000.7.0a5 …
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed an incorrect max width calculation and propagation in layout groups when there are no child elements.
Linked bug report
UUM-152498: HorizontalLayoutGroup child columns are laid out incorrectly when using LayoutElement Preferred Width
How to reproduce: 1. Open the attached “IN-152978” scene 2. Open the scene titled "Open this Scene" 3. Enter Play mode 4. Observe the Game view Actual result: First column keys are too wide, second column keys are too narrow, ignoring LayoutElement Preferred Width Expected result: Both columns should be laid out evenly, matching their Preferred Width settings Reproducible with: 6000.6.0a6, 600…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed an Inspector tracker leak that logged SerializedObjectNotCreatableException errors on domain reload after closing an Inspector window with a serialized lock state.
Fixed an issue where Build Profile Configurations in the Platform Browser could overlap the Packages section after resizing the window.
Fixed an issue where BuildPlayerOptions.previousBuildReportDirectories remained empty even though build reports should have been added.
Linked bug report
UUM-149360: BuildPlayerOptions.previousBuildReportDirectories remains empty when AddPreviousBuildReportDirectory is called
Reproduction steps: 1. Open the attached “IN-150358” project 2. Run custom build script (BugHunt > Run Oracle) 3. Wait for the player build triggered by the runner to finish 4. Open the Editor.log 5. Find the line BUGHUNT_DBG idea304 PrepareForBuild AddPrevious path=... hit=1 6. Inspect the next line BUGHUNT_DBG idea304 after Add dirs=... sawPath=... Actual result: BuildPlayerOptions.previousB…
Retrieved 2026-11-12Fixed an issue where refreshing an empty Project Auditor view switched it to a flat list and turned off Show Ignored Issues.
Fixed an issue where the Code and Shaders Compiler Messages views in Project Auditor overwrote each other's saved column widths, grouping, and sorting.
Fixed an issue where the Project Auditor window threw an exception on every open when its autosaved report was empty or truncated, instead of discarding the report with a warning.
Fixed an issue where Umbra menu items reappeared after a domain reload when legacy Umbra culling was disabled.
Fixed Android External Tools preferences window becoming unresponsive when typing paths with a custom JDK whose release file is missing.
Fixed bug where attempting to switch to a saved Editor layout while a window with unsaved changes was open could make it impossible to cancel the layout change.
Linked bug report
UUM-150448: Unable to cancel Layout change when an Editor Window with unsaved changes is open
Steps to reproduce: Create and open a new project Open 'Window -> Sequencing -> Timeline' window Select a GameObject and create a new Timeline asset Add any track to the Timeline Change the Layout of the Editor Click 'Cancel' in the prompt Observe the Editor Alternative steps to reproduce : Create and open a new project Download the attached `UnsavedChangesDebugWindow.cs` file and add it to th…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed bug where InstantiateAsync would not account for parent transform scale when Instantiate would.
Linked bug report
UUM-154591: InstantiateAsync and Instantiate produce different scales when created with identical InstantiateParameters
How to reproduce: Create and open a new 3D project Import the “AsyncScaleMinimal“ script (In the internal notes) Add the imported Script into the Scene Enter Play mode Observe the cubes in the Game or Scene view Actual result: One cube is bigger than the other one Expected result: Both cubes are the same size Reproducible with: 6000.0.33f1, 6000.0.84f1, 6000.3.25f1, 6000.6.3f1, 6000.7.0b2, 700…
Retrieved 2026-11-12Fixed Built-In Render Pipeline to URP migration wizard from accepting HD Render Pipeline assets
Fixed concurrent access in Standard text in UITK.
Linked bug report
UUM-151887: InvalidOperationException and NullReferenceExceptions are thrown when jobified text generation resolves a missing character through a font asset fallback chain
Steps to reproduce: 1. Open the attached user's project "CompressedRepro.zip" 2. Click on "Repro -> Run Race Probe" at the top menu bar 3. Observe the Console Actual result: InvalidOperationException and downstream NullReferenceExceptions are thrown from a data race on the shared FontAssetUtilities.k_SearchedAssets static during jobified text generation Expected result: Character lookup across…
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed crash with ATG measure unconstrained height.
Linked bug report
UUM-155956: Crash on TextLayoutService::AppendLineInfo when a wrapping Label with best-fit auto size and ellipsis is measured with an undefined height
How to reproduce: Open the attached “IN-155887“ project From the menu bar, select Repro -> “BestFit + ellipsis: Label in a 100px ScrollView hangs (CRASHES the Editor)” Wait for your system to run out of memory Observe the Crash Reproducible with: 6000.3.26f1, 6000.5.0a2, 6000.6.6f1, 6000.7.0b4, 7000.0.0a7 Not reproducible with: 6000.5.0a1 Could not test with: 6000.0.84f1 (Multiple compilation …
Retrieved 2026-11-10Fixed dragging multiple objects of the same type dropping them one by one when the drop target rejects them as a group, and the drag showing as allowed while hovering.
EditorFix
Fixed EditorWindow.HasOpenInstances returning true during a windows OnDestroy callback.
Fixed GameObjects not baking correctly when their properties change.
Fixed GameObjects with HideAndDontSave hide flags not disappearing immediately from the Hierarchy window when the flag was changed through an Inspector property edit.
Linked bug report
UUM-150345: GameObject fails to hide immediately, turning text gray until project is reopened when setting HideAndDontSave in Hierarchy V2
How to reproduce: Open the attached "IN-150883_NewHierarchyTest.zip" project Open the "SampleScene" located in the Scenes folder Select the "Control" GameObject in the Hierarchy tab In the Inspector, change the Flags dropdown in the Control (Script) component to "HideAndDontSave" Observe the Hierarchy Press Ctrl+S/Cmd+S and completely reopen the project Observe the Hierarchy and the Console Ac…
Retrieved 2026-11-10