• Tor Browser 13.5 - Android improvements

    From D@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 21 17:12:50 2024
    https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-135/
    New Release: Tor Browser 13.5
    by duncan | June 20, 2024
    Tor Browser 13.5 is now available from the Tor Browser download page >https://www.torproject.org/download/
    and our distribution directory.
    https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/13.5/
    Regular readers of our release posts will know that for the past two years >we've been gradually increasing our capacity to not only maintain, but bring >tangible improvements to Tor Browser for Android.
    ...
    What's new for Android?
    New connection experience
    We've completely replaced Tor Browser for Android's connection screens with
    a new, "native" implementation. This is a welcome and necessary first step
    in our longer-term efforts to bring Connection Assist -- a feature which can >circumvent censorship of the Tor network automatically -- to Android in a >future major release. However, while we await Connection Assist's arrival, >Tor Browser's new connection screens already offer a series of small >improvements for Android users.
    In order to establish a firm foundation on which we can expand Android's >connection features in future, these screens have also been made more >consistent with desktop. Ultimately, it's our hope that a user who can >successfully circumvent censorship on desktop will be able to pick Android
    up without needing to relearn how it works.
    In addition to a visual refresh, you can now enable the option to connect >automatically (based on your last used connection settings) when the app is >launched. Plus, you can also access the full settings menu before connecting >to Tor -- either by tapping the settings icon, or via the new button to >"Configure connection" -- where you can find the new Tor logs too (more on >that below!).
    A permanent home for Tor logs
    As many of you may know, Tor Browser maintains a log of Tor's background >activity to help troubleshoot issues when they occur. Tor logs don't contain >any sensitive information about your browsing activity, but simply reveal >what Tor is trying to do behind the scenes -- for example, these logs >typically include a record of Tor's bootstrapping progress, plus any
    warnings or errors as they occur.
    Should a user run into a problem and contact support, we may request a copy >of your Tor logs to help them diagnose the issue. However, in previous >versions of Tor Browser for Android, Tor logs could only be found by swiping >to the side during the connection sequence. This meant that once Tor Browser >had established a successful connection, users were unable to return to this >screen to view and copy their Tor logs.
    To address this issue, we've rebuilt and relocated Tor logs to a new section >within Settings called "Connection Settings" -- which is exactly where you >can find Tor logs on desktop too. Given that the settings menu can now be >accessed regardless of your connection status, this means that you can >retrieve your Tor logs at any point while using Tor Browser. And finally, >there's a handy button you can use to copy all logs without needing to
    fiddle around with selecting text....
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