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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions docs/src/api/class-browsertype.md
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Expand Up @@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ Connecting over the Chrome DevTools Protocol is only supported for Chromium-base
This connection is significantly lower fidelity than the Playwright protocol connection via [`method: BrowserType.connect`]. If you are experiencing issues or attempting to use advanced functionality, you probably want to use [`method: BrowserType.connect`].
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:::warning
Playwright maintains a curated list of arguments for launching the browser. If you launch the browser without Playwright and do not pass the exact same arguments, some of Playwright functionality may be broken upon connecting to the browser.
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**Usage**

```js
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
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Expand Up @@ -15351,6 +15351,10 @@ export interface BrowserType<Unused = {}> {
* If you are experiencing issues or attempting to use advanced functionality, you probably want to use
* [browserType.connect(endpoint[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-connect).
*
* **NOTE** Playwright maintains a curated list of arguments for launching the browser. If you launch the browser
* without Playwright and do not pass the exact same arguments, some of Playwright functionality may be broken upon
* connecting to the browser.
*
* **Usage**
*
* ```js
Expand All @@ -15377,6 +15381,10 @@ export interface BrowserType<Unused = {}> {
* If you are experiencing issues or attempting to use advanced functionality, you probably want to use
* [browserType.connect(endpoint[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-connect).
*
* **NOTE** Playwright maintains a curated list of arguments for launching the browser. If you launch the browser
* without Playwright and do not pass the exact same arguments, some of Playwright functionality may be broken upon
* connecting to the browser.
*
* **Usage**
*
* ```js
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* If you are experiencing issues or attempting to use advanced functionality, you probably want to use
* [browserType.connect(endpoint[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-connect).
*
* **NOTE** Playwright maintains a curated list of arguments for launching the browser. If you launch the browser
* without Playwright and do not pass the exact same arguments, some of Playwright functionality may be broken upon
* connecting to the browser.
*
* **Usage**
*
* ```js
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
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Expand Up @@ -15351,6 +15351,10 @@ export interface BrowserType<Unused = {}> {
* If you are experiencing issues or attempting to use advanced functionality, you probably want to use
* [browserType.connect(endpoint[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-connect).
*
* **NOTE** Playwright maintains a curated list of arguments for launching the browser. If you launch the browser
* without Playwright and do not pass the exact same arguments, some of Playwright functionality may be broken upon
* connecting to the browser.
*
* **Usage**
*
* ```js
Expand All @@ -15377,6 +15381,10 @@ export interface BrowserType<Unused = {}> {
* If you are experiencing issues or attempting to use advanced functionality, you probably want to use
* [browserType.connect(endpoint[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-connect).
*
* **NOTE** Playwright maintains a curated list of arguments for launching the browser. If you launch the browser
* without Playwright and do not pass the exact same arguments, some of Playwright functionality may be broken upon
* connecting to the browser.
*
* **Usage**
*
* ```js
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -15407,6 +15415,10 @@ export interface BrowserType<Unused = {}> {
* If you are experiencing issues or attempting to use advanced functionality, you probably want to use
* [browserType.connect(endpoint[, options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-connect).
*
* **NOTE** Playwright maintains a curated list of arguments for launching the browser. If you launch the browser
* without Playwright and do not pass the exact same arguments, some of Playwright functionality may be broken upon
* connecting to the browser.
*
* **Usage**
*
* ```js
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