- Added experimental Navigation API support, signal‑based forms, and many compiler/template enhancements (host binding type checking, IntersectionObserver options, regex in templates).
- Introduced breaking changes: removed NgModuleFactory and moduleId, dropped deprecated interpolation option, discontinued Zone.js support for IE/Edge, disallowed TS emitDeclarationOnly, and switched server bootstrapping to BootstrapContext.
- Fixed bugs and deprecations: router memory leaks, Windows directory rename issue, HttpResponseBase.statusText deprecated, and added migrations for class/style and router testing module.