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New Release: Tor Browser 14.5[end quoted plain text]
by duncan | April 16, 2025
Tor Browser 14.5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page >https://www.torproject.org/download/
and distribution directory.
https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/14.5/
This release marks the introduction of Connection Assist to Android, empowering
mobile users who are subjected to strict censorship to unblock Tor at the press
of a button. In addition, the Belarusian, Bulgarian and Portuguese (Portugal) >languages are now available across all platforms.
What's new?
Connection Assist for Android
Tor aspires to connect as many people to the free and open internet as possible.
But what happens if the Tor network itself is blocked in your country, by your >ISP, or on your local network? The answer lies in bridges: a type of relay that's
hidden from censors using various techniques we collectively call Pluggable >Transports. However, censors may have found and blocked certain bridges already,
and what works for one country or network may not work for another. This means >that the process to find a working bridge to unblock Tor required some trial and
error, and placed an undue burden on users who are subjected to strict censorship.
To simplify this process and help more users connect to Tor, we released >Connection Assist for Linux, macOS and Windows in Tor Browser 11.5. Subsequently,
should Tor Browser fail to establish a direct connection to the Tor network, >Connection Assist will offer to find and try bridges for you. But before this >feature could be made available on Android, we had to embark on a multi-year >effort to refactor our tor integration across each platform first. This project
has now reached an important milestone, and we're proud to announce the release
of Connection Assist for Android today.
Multiple screenshots of Tor Browser for Android showcasing Connection Assist, >which successfully connecting to the Tor network after trying bridges
On a technical level, this means both desktop and Android now benefit from a >shared backend (to a degree) and a leaner codebase, thanks to the elimination of
a significant amount of legacy and redundant code. On a human level, not only is
Connection Assist now available for Android, but Tor Browser users can expect >more stable and less error-prone connections in general. In addition, this >refactor provides a more robust foundation for future improvements too, such as
making the circuit display available on Android, or potentially transitioning to
arti in the further future.
Privet. Zdraveite. Ola.
In order for Tor Browser to be accessible to as many people as possible, it >needs to speak their languages. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our >volunteers, and the continued support of Localization Lab, three additional >languages are now available on both desktop and Android: Belarusian, Bulgarian >and Portuguese (Portugal). To check these out, follow these steps to change Tor
Browser's language:
On Linux, macOS or Windows, go to ? > Settings > General > Language and
Appearance > Language.
On Android, go to ? > Settings > General > Language.
If you spot an error in these or any other language, you can learn more about >how to contribute to the translation of Tor Browser, its documentation and our >websites on our Community portal. Becoming a Tor translator is one of the most >impactful ways you can help at-risk and censored internet users safely access Tor.
Multiple screenshots showcasing Tor Browser for Desktop and Android in the >Belarusian, Bulgarian and Portuguese languages
Small but mighty improvements
It's easy to focus on the big features at the expense of smaller things in >release posts like these. However, smaller improvements can be just as impactful
as the big ticket items, and help contribute towards the long-term usability and
stability of Tor Browser. For instance, over the last few months our developers
have invested considerable time into fixes like these:
Following similar improvements to Android in Tor Browser 13.5, the layout of
Tor logs on desktop has been enhanced to aid readability. Logs now "stream" live
on desktop too, so that you no longer need to close and reopen the dialog to >refresh your logs.
Various edge-cases in Connection Assist's logic have been ironed out, and Tor
Browser now makes fewer calls using moat (a type of brief, non-Tor connection >that uses domain fronting) when diagnosing connection issues. Tor Browser for >Desktop will also deliver warnings when changes to Tor Browser's Connection >Settings (like configuring bridges) fail to apply, instead of failing silently,
which wasn't good.
Quitting Tor Browser via the "Quit" menu item on Android now does a more
thorough job of ending background processes and clearing recent tasks. Similarly,
we've restored an older feature whereby Tor Browser will quit itself and close >all tabs in the process if you back out of the app in a hurry - which is handy in
a pinch.
These are just a few examples of some of the smaller improvements we've been >working on. For a full accounting of all changes, please see the changelog below.
Known issues
Tor Browser 14.5 comes with a number of known issues that can be found in Tor >Browser's issue tracker.
Get involved
If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, >we'd love to hear your feedback. If you would like to contribute to a future >release, please see our guide for new contributors to get started. >Contributors <3
Thanks to all of the teams across Tor, and the wider community, who contributed
to this release. In particular we'd like to extend our gratitude to the following
volunteers who have contributed their expertise, labor and time:
cschutijser
cypherpunks1
NoisyCoil
thorin
Full changelog
The full changelog since Tor Browser 14.0.9 is:
*All Platforms
Bug tor-browser#41710: Refactor about:torconnects relation to TorConnectParent
Bug tor-browser#41921: Clean up initialisation and bridges conflict between
TorSettings and TorConnect
Bug tor-browser#42300: Do not store logs inside TorProvider
Bug tor-browser#43308: Only allow "about:" pages to have access to
contentaccessible branding assets
Bug tor-browser#43323: Expose a stable asset from chrome:// to identify Tor,
Base, and Mullvad Browser
Bug tor-browser#43334: Developer Tools lacks data for Responsive Design Mode
and Compatibility
Bug tor-browser#43336: Move branding files out of torbutton
Bug tor-browser#43337: Add branding files to translation CI
Bug tor-browser#43345: Translation CI: Exclude android strings from the
legacy branch
Bug tor-browser#43446: Change the Tor Browser name between releases
Bug tor-browser#43463: Include moat circumvention countries in the build (tor-
browser part)
Bug tor-browser#43488: Handle Moat connection errors and other non-
bootstrapping errors in TorConnect
Bug tor-browser#43490: Use lower case "n" for "Tor network" in the UI
Bug tor-browser#43524: Enable new locales: be, bg and pt-PT
Bug tor-browser#43529: AutoBootstrapAttempt cancel does not await
BootstrapAttempt.cancel
Bug tor-browser#43551: Backport Mozilla Bug 1924070 - modify H.264 extradata
to match sample conversion code.
Bug tor-browser#43575: Cleanup channel preferences
Bug tor-browser#43628: Handle unavailability of NetworkLinkService API in Tor
Connect
*Windows + macOS + Linux
Bug tor-browser#40473: Tor logs UI not updated as new logs come in
Bug tor-browser#41051: Replace Noto Sans Myanmar with Pyidaungsu
Bug tor-browser#41755: Show the link to about:support in the help menu
Bug tor-browser#41831: Some .tor.onion sites are not displaying the
underlying V3 onion address
Bug tor-browser#41919: Add temporarily visible web content-size overlay after
resizing window when letterboxing is enabled
Bug tor-browser#42186: Drop about:tbupdate
Bug tor-browser#42550: Do not re-try auto-bootstrapping after the user
selects a specific region in about:torconnect
Bug tor-browser#42597: Lox.generateInvite does not convert JSON object to
string
Bug tor-browser#42656: about:torconnect new url location override
(maybeUpdateOpenLocationForTorConnect) mostly does nothing
Bug tor-browser#42670: Letterboxing sometimes visible even if disabled
Bug tor-browser#42720: Link to release notes missing from "About Tor Browser"
window
Bug tor-browser#42739: Fix localization in the profile error dialog
Bug tor-browser#42802: Make use of :has CSS selector
Bug tor-browser#43130: Adjust preferences for contrast theme or forced colors
Bug tor-browser#43189: Remove
privacy.resistFingerprinting.spoofOsInUserAgentHeader machinery entirely
Bug tor-browser#43205: newwin / letterboxing rounding with subpixels is off
Bug tor-browser#43237: Tweak Tor circuit display panel for screen readers
Bug tor-browser#43254: Cancel Moat requests when no longer needed
Bug tor-browser#43263: Onion site keys: add some alerts for screen readers
Bug tor-browser#43294: Replace Actor willDestroy with didDestroy
Bug tor-browser#43314: Tidy up connection preferences for screen readers and
keyboard users
Bug tor-browser#43320: Improve how bridge settings appear in search results
Bug tor-browser#43321: Do not focus the connect button if the user has never
connected before
Bug tor-browser#43328: Improve tor log dialog
Bug tor-browser#43398: tor-urlbar-button-plain hover styling is overwritten
by tor-button rule
Bug tor-browser#43405: Handle failing to apply tor settings
Bug tor-browser#43406: Hide the "Onion Available" button whilst the "Connect"
button is shown
Bug tor-browser#43461: Drop our wordmark padding
Bug tor-browser#43462: Use NetworkLinkService instead of Moat for the
internet test
Bug tor-browser#43465: Show the urlbar Connect button during a bootstrap or
final error
Bug tor-browser#43466: Drop unnecessary CSS rules in branding aboutDialog.css
Bug tor-browser#43647: Race condition in about:tor prevents displaying
localised survey banner
Bug tor-browser#43469: Rename "Quickstart" toggle as "Connect automatically"
(Desktop)
Bug tor-browser#43502: Move openTorConnect and getRedirectUrl to
TorConnectParent
Bug tor-browser#43531: Use "label" attribute rather than textContent for the
bridge dialog XUL buttons
Bug tor-browser#43547: Cannot remove the final bridge
Bug tor-browser#43563: TorConnect country/region names should change based on
the app language
Bug tor-browser#43632: Letterboxing size indicator may display data from a
background tab
Bug tor-browser#43642: New tab shows letterboxing size indicator
Bug tor-browser#43653: privacy.resistFingerprinting.spoofOsInUserAgentHeader
is still in our pref file even though we ripped out the code
*Windows
Bug tor-browser#43402: set browser.startup.blankWindow false
*Linux
Bug tor-browser#30970: Different window borders in XFCE can lead to
different, not rounded window sizes
Bug tor-browser#41786: Remove old fontconfig stuff at the next watershed update
Bug tor-browser#41799: Make lack of fonts.conf less of a footgun
Bug tor-browser#43330: System fonts leak when emptying the allow list on Linux
Bug tor-browser-build#41297: Add video codecs dependencies (recommends) on
the Debian package
Bug tor-browser-build#41298: Remove --detach parameter from .desktop files
Bug tor-browser-build#41312: Remove comment in start-browser about --class
and --name parameters
*Android
Bug tor-browser#41188: Implement Android-native Connection Assist UI
Bug tor-browser#42251: Expose TorConnect lifecycle events to fenix
Bug tor-browser#42651: Finishing bootstrapping kicks the user out of
settings, interupting whatever they were doing
Bug tor-browser#43091: Delete unused android strings
Bug tor-browser#43198: Remove "Learn more" link from Android's no-internet
error
Bug tor-browser#43199: Bootstrapping bar needs a little TLC on Android (Part 1)
Bug tor-browser#43222: All tor logs timestamps reset to current time when
opening screen
Bug tor-browser#43229: Buttons that open links can be accessed before
torbrowser is bootstrapped, leaving the app in a bad state
Bug tor-browser#43232: Make the Android Meek transport easier to debug
Bug tor-browser#43241: Improve hiding non-private tab features on Android
Bug tor-browser#43251: Enable tab suggestions and autocomplete for private
tabs on Android
Bug tor-browser#43329: Remove remaining traces of the old Bootstrap on Android
Bug tor-browser#43350: Remove all caps comment from android string
Bug tor-browser#43351: Don't force ALL CAPS for the fenix snackbar action
button text
Bug tor-browser#43359: Improper handling of TorBootstrapChangeListener with
respect to system onDestroy() calls for HomeActivity
Bug tor-browser#43360: Replace custom variable isBeingRecreated with built-in
isFinishing function
Bug tor-browser#43361: Move code relating to onTerminate() in
FenixApplication.kt
Bug tor-browser#43368: Add @Suppress for incorrect linting error "Overriding
method should call super. onNewIntent"
Bug tor-browser#43408: Access TorConnect.quickstart separately from
TorSettings.getSettings on Android
Bug tor-browser#43464: TBA Alpha and Nightly cannot be debugged with
about:debugging
Bug tor-browser#43473: Rename "Quickstart" toggle as "Connect automatically"
(Android)
Bug tor-browser#43480: Split up TorConnectionAssistViewModel for better
readibility and performance.
Bug tor-browser#43498: Uplift tor-browser#43129: about:neterror cannot
display SVG on Android with Security Level Safest
Bug tor-browser#43528: Improper handling of TorBootstrapChangeListener in
HomeActivity
Bug tor-browser#43565: The quit button on Android doesn't actually exit
Bug tor-browser#43576: Connection Assist on Android Polish
Bug tor-browser#43581: Bookmarks are failing to load on Tor Browser Android
Alpha 14.5a5
Bug tor-browser#43593: Use "region" instead of "country" in connect assist
Bug tor-browser#43604: TorDomainIsolator routinely clears Android browser
circuit data
Bug tor-browser#43648: Survey banner isn't displaying for other locales on
Android
Bug tor-browser#43633: TorAndroidIntegration.regionNamesGet() always returns
region names in english
Bug tor-browser-build#41422: Patch viaduct in Application Services to always
return a backend error
*Build System
All Platforms
Bug tor-browser-build#41040: Add configuration to rbm.conf to select
channel and platforms
Bug tor-browser-build#41121: Use the official Go binaries for bootstrapping
Bug tor-browser-build#41281: Better dev defaults for fetch variable
Bug tor-browser-build#41288: Avoid unneeded git checkouts when possible
Bug tor-browser-build#41304: Add a browser commit tag+signing script
Bug tor-browser-build#41306: Container dependencies are sorted before
resolving templates
Bug tor-browser-build#41307: Container dependencies are not filtered for
duplicates
Bug tor-browser-build#41326: Remove var/torbrowser_legacy_version from
rbm.conf in alpha/nightly
Bug tor-browser-build#41358: Update sign-tag script to handle rapid-release
nightly branches
Bug tor-browser-build#41365: Indent download*.json files
Bug tor-browser-build#41372: Handle branding names in tor-browser-build
Bug tor-browser-build#41379: Include moat circumvention countries in the
build (tor-browser-build part)
Bug tor-browser-build#41381: Usability improvements for the browser commit
tagging script
Bug tor-browser-build#41389: Remove need to update set-config.tbb-version
Bug tor-browser-build#41394: Fix upload-update_responses-to-staticiforme
for mullvadbrowser
Bug tor-browser-build#41398: Build snowflake from main on nightlies
Bug tor-browser-build#41406: Restore -desktop and -android Makefile targets.
Bug tor-browser-build#41409: Create a script for quickly setting up
protected branches
Bug tor-browser-build#41411: Update licenses for PTs
Bug tor-browser-build#41417: Bump the conjure version we ship
Bug tor-browser-build#41419: Add comment in downloads.json to mention that
the file is deprecated, and that download-$platform.json should be used instead
Bug tor-browser-build#41426: Set the Lyrebird version
Bug rbm#40006: Add option to avoid doing a git checkout when using the exec
template function
Bug rbm#40079: Make fetch: if_needed fetch existing branches
Bug rbm#40081: Support apt option for not installing recommended dependencies
Bug rbm#40082: With fetch: if_needed, rbm is doing a git fetch when it
shouldn't, when using a fixed commit
Bug rbm#40083: rbm creates out/$project directories with mode 0700
Windows + Linux + Android
Updated Go to 1.23.8
Bug tor-browser-build#41386: Upgrade Go to 1.23 for Windows, Linux, and
Android
Windows + macOS + Linux
Bug tor-browser-build#40799: Remove legacy locale iteration in build and
signing scripts
Bug tor-browser-build#41356: Add redirects to make 14.0a4 a watershed
Bug tor-browser-build#41363: Change update-response generation script to
create one commit per OS+arch tuple
Bug tor-browser-build#41374: Remove support for migrate_archs and
migrate_langs in update_responses
Bug tor-browser-build#41401: Replace Noto Sans Myanmar with Pyidaungsu
Windows + macOS
Bug tor-browser-build#41349: Wrong copyright year makes build non-
reproducible
macOS
Bug tor-browser-build#41403: The rcodesign step has a wrong dmg name in alpha
Linux
Bug tor-browser-build#41142: Complete the toolchain for linux-aarch64
Bug tor-browser-build#41266: Build the Tor and Mullvad Browsers for aarch64
Linux
Bug tor-browser-build#41329: Do not install python2.7-minimal in the linux-
aarch64 firefox container
Bug tor-browser-build#41331: Make update_responses find linux-aarch64 mar
files
Android
Bug tor-browser#42669: Convert majority of application-services
functionality to no-op
Bug tor-browser#43518: Verify existence of
localProperties.dependencySubstitutions.geckoviewTopsrcdir before
substituting
Bug tor-browser-build#41387: Fix Golang toolchain breakage for lyrebird:
linkname
Bug tor-browser-build#41400: Add branding localization to GeckoView
On 17.04.25 13:09, D wrote:
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-145/
New Release: Tor Browser 14.5
by duncan | April 16, 2025
Tor Browser 14.5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page
https://www.torproject.org/download/
and distribution directory.
https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/14.5/
This release marks the introduction of Connection Assist to Android, empowering
Nobody asked for this unreadable mess.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-145/
New Release: Tor Browser 14.5
by duncan | April 16, 2025
Tor Browser 14.5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page
https://www.torproject.org/download/
and distribution directory.
https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/14.5/
This release marks the introduction of Connection Assist to Android, empowering