Tor Browser 14.5 (2025-04-16)

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From	D <J@M>
Subject	Tor Browser 14.5 (2025-04-16)
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Date	2025-04-17 13:09 +0200
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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
>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
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