Hello,
Tor Browser Stable is ready for Tails. Build artifacts can be found here:
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https://tb-build-02.torproject.org/~morgan/builds/torbrowser/release/unsigned/14.5-build2/
Changelog:
Tor Browser 14.5 - April 15 2025
* All Platforms
* Bug 41710: Refactorabout:torconnects relation to TorConnectParent [tor-browser]
* Bug 41921: Clean up initialisation and bridges conflict between TorSettings and TorConnect [tor-browser]
* Bug 42300: Do not store logs inside TorProvider [tor-browser]
* Bug 43308: Only allow "about:" pages to have access to contentaccessible branding assets [tor-browser]
* Bug 43323: Expose a stable asset fromchrome:// to identify Tor, Base, and Mullvad Browser [tor-browser]
* Bug 43334: Developer Tools lacks data for Responsive Design Mode and Compatibility [tor-browser]
* Bug 43336: Move branding files out of torbutton [tor-browser]
* Bug 43337: Add branding files to translation CI [tor-browser]
* Bug 43345: Translation CI: Exclude android strings from the legacy branch [tor-browser]
* Bug 43446: Change the Tor Browser name between releases [tor-browser]
* Bug 43463: Include moat circumvention countries in the build (tor-browser part) [tor-browser]
* Bug 43488: Handle Moat connection errors and other non-bootstrapping errors in TorConnect [tor-browser]
* Bug 43490: Use lower case "n" for "Tor network" in the UI [tor-browser]
* Bug 43524: Enable new locales: be, bg and pt-PT [tor-browser]
* Bug 43529: AutoBootstrapAttempt cancel does not await BootstrapAttempt.cancel [tor-browser]
* Bug 43551: Backport Mozilla Bug 1924070 - modify H.264 extradata to match sample conversion code. [tor-browser]
* Bug 43575: Cleanup channel preferences [tor-browser]
* Bug 43628: Handle unavailability of NetworkLinkService API in Tor Connect [tor-browser]
* Windows + macOS + Linux
* Bug 40473: Tor logs UI not updated as new logs come in [tor-browser]
* Bug 41051: Replace Noto Sans Myanmar with Pyidaungsu [tor-browser]
* Bug 41755: Show the link toabout:support in the help menu [tor-browser]
* Bug 41831: Some .tor.onion sites are not displaying the underlying V3 onion address [tor-browser]
* Bug 41919: Add temporarily visible web content-size overlay after resizing window when letterboxing is enabled [tor-browser]
* Bug 42186: Dropabout:tbupdate [tor-browser]
* Bug 42550: Do not re-try auto-bootstrapping after the user selects a specific region inabout:torconnect [tor-browser]
* Bug 42597: Lox.generateInvite does not convert JSON object to string [tor-browser]
* Bug 42656:about:torconnect new url location override (maybeUpdateOpenLocationForTorConnect) mostly does nothing [tor-browser]
* Bug 42670: Letterboxing sometimes visible even if disabled [tor-browser]
* Bug 42720: Link to release notes missing from "About Tor Browser" window [tor-browser]
* Bug 42739: Fix localization in the profile error dialog [tor-browser]
* Bug 42802: Make use of `:has` CSS selector [tor-browser]
* Bug 43130: Adjust preferences for contrast theme or forced colors [tor-browser]
* Bug 43189: Remove privacy.resistFingerprinting.spoofOsInUserAgentHeader machinery entirely [tor-browser]
* Bug 43205: newwin / letterboxing rounding with subpixels is off [tor-browser]
* Bug 43237: Tweak Tor circuit display panel for screen readers [tor-browser]
* Bug 43254: Cancel Moat requests when no longer needed [tor-browser]
* Bug 43263: Onion site keys: add some alerts for screen readers [tor-browser]
* Bug 43294: Replace `Actor` `willDestroy` with `didDestroy` [tor-browser]
* Bug 43314: Tidy up connection preferences for screen readers and keyboard users [tor-browser]
* Bug 43320: Improve how bridge settings appear in search results [tor-browser]
* Bug 43321: Do not focus the connect button if the user has never connected before [tor-browser]
* Bug 43328: Improve tor log dialog [tor-browser]
* Bug 43398: tor-urlbar-button-plain hover styling is overwritten by tor-button rule [tor-browser]
* Bug 43405: Handle failing to apply tor settings [tor-browser]
* Bug 43406: Hide the "Onion Available" button whilst the "Connect" button is shown [tor-browser]
* Bug 43461: Drop our wordmark padding [tor-browser]
* Bug 43462: Use NetworkLinkService instead of Moat for the internet test [tor-browser]
* Bug 43465: Show the urlbar Connect button during a bootstrap or final error [tor-browser]
* Bug 43466: Drop unnecessary CSS rules in branding aboutDialog.css [tor-browser]
* Bug 43647: Race condition inabout:tor prevents displaying localised survey banner [tor-browser]
* Bug 43469: Rename "Quickstart" toggle as "Connect automatically" (Desktop) [tor-browser]
* Bug 43502: Move openTorConnect and getRedirectUrl to TorConnectParent [tor-browser]
* Bug 43531: Use "label" attribute rather than textContent for the bridge dialog XUL buttons [tor-browser]
* Bug 43547: Cannot remove the final bridge [tor-browser]
* Bug 43563: TorConnect country/region names should change based on the app language [tor-browser]
* Bug 43632: Letterboxing size indicator may display data from a background tab [tor-browser]
* Bug 43642: New tab shows letterboxing size indicator [tor-browser]
* Bug 43653: privacy.resistFingerprinting.spoofOsInUserAgentHeader is still in our pref file even though we ripped out the code [tor-browser]
* Windows
* Bug 43402: set browser.startup.blankWindow false [tor-browser]
* Linux
* Bug 30970: Different window borders in XFCE can lead to different, not rounded window sizes [tor-browser]
* Bug 41786: Remove old fontconfig stuff at the next watershed update [tor-browser]
* Bug 41799: Make lack of fonts.conf less of a footgun [tor-browser]
* Bug 43330: System fonts leak when emptying the allow list on Linux [tor-browser]
* Bug 41297: Add video codecs dependencies (recommends) on the Debian package [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41298: Remove `--detach` parameter from .desktop files [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41312: Remove comment in start-browser about --class and --name parameters [tor-browser-build]
* Android
* Bug 41188: Implement Android-native Connection Assist UI [tor-browser]
* Bug 42251: Expose TorConnect lifecycle events to fenix [tor-browser]
* Bug 42651: Finishing bootstrapping kicks the user out of settings, interupting whatever they were doing [tor-browser]
* Bug 43091: Delete unused android strings [tor-browser]
* Bug 43198: Remove "Learn more" link from Android's no-internet error [tor-browser]
* Bug 43199: Bootstrapping bar needs a little TLC on Android (Part 1) [tor-browser]
* Bug 43222: All tor logs timestamps reset to current time when opening screen [tor-browser]
* Bug 43229: Buttons that open links can be accessed before torbrowser is bootstrapped, leaving the app in a bad state [tor-browser]
* Bug 43232: Make the Android Meek transport easier to debug [tor-browser]
* Bug 43241: Improve hiding non-private tab features on Android [tor-browser]
* Bug 43251: Enable tab suggestions and autocomplete for private tabs on Android [tor-browser]
* Bug 43329: Remove remaining traces of the old Bootstrap on Android [tor-browser]
* Bug 43350: Remove all caps comment from android string [tor-browser]
* Bug 43351: Don't force ALL CAPS for the fenix snackbar action button text [tor-browser]
* Bug 43359: Improper handling of TorBootstrapChangeListener with respect to system onDestroy() calls for HomeActivity [tor-browser]
* Bug 43360: Replace custom variable isBeingRecreated with built-in isFinishing function [tor-browser]
* Bug 43361: Move code relating to `onTerminate()` in `FenixApplication.kt` [tor-browser]
* Bug 43368: Add @Suppress for incorrect linting error "Overriding method should call super. onNewIntent" [tor-browser]
* Bug 43408: Access TorConnect.quickstart separately from TorSettings.getSettings on Android [tor-browser]
* Bug 43464: TBA Alpha and Nightly cannot be debugged withabout:debugging [tor-browser]
* Bug 43473: Rename "Quickstart" toggle as "Connect automatically" (Android) [tor-browser]
* Bug 43480: Split up TorConnectionAssistViewModel for better readibility and performance. [tor-browser]
* Bug 43498: Uplift tor-browser#43129:about:neterror cannot display SVG on Android with Security Level Safest [tor-browser]
* Bug 43528: Improper handling of TorBootstrapChangeListener in HomeActivity [tor-browser]
* Bug 43565: The quit button on Android doesn't actually exit [tor-browser]
* Bug 43576: Connection Assist on Android Polish [tor-browser]
* Bug 43581: Bookmarks are failing to load on Tor Browser Android Alpha 14.5a5 [tor-browser]
* Bug 43593: Use "region" instead of "country" in connect assist [tor-browser]
* Bug 43604: TorDomainIsolator routinely clears Android browser circuit data [tor-browser]
* Bug 43648: Survey banner isn't displaying for other locales on Android [tor-browser]
* Bug 43633: TorAndroidIntegration.regionNamesGet() always returns region names in english [tor-browser]
* Bug 41422: Patch viaduct in Application Services to always return a backend error [tor-browser-build]
* Build System
* All Platforms
* Bug 41040: Add configuration to rbm.conf to select channel and platforms [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41121: Use the official Go binaries for bootstrapping [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41281: Better dev defaults for fetch variable [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41288: Avoid unneeded git checkouts when possible [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41304: Add a browser commit tag+signing script [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41306: Container dependencies are sorted before resolving templates [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41307: Container dependencies are not filtered for duplicates [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41326: Remove var/torbrowser_legacy_version from rbm.conf in alpha/nightly [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41358: Update sign-tag script to handle rapid-release nightly branches [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41365: Indent download*.json files [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41372: Handle branding names in tor-browser-build [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41379: Include moat circumvention countries in the build (tor-browser-build part) [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41381: Usability improvements for the browser commit tagging script [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41389: Remove need to update set-config.tbb-version [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41394: Fix upload-update_responses-to-staticiforme for mullvadbrowser [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41398: Build snowflake from main on nightlies [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41406: Restore -desktop and -android Makefile targets. [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41409: Create a script for quickly setting up protected branches [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41411: Update licenses for PTs [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41417: Bump the conjure version we ship [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41419: Add comment in downloads.json to mention that the file is deprecated, and that download-$platform.json should be used instead [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41426: Set the Lyrebird version [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 40006: Add option to avoid doing a git checkout when using the exec template function [rbm]
* Bug 40079: Make `fetch: if_needed` fetch existing branches [rbm]
* Bug 40081: Support apt option for not installing recommended dependencies [rbm]
* Bug 40082: With `fetch: if_needed`, rbm is doing a git fetch when it shouldn't, when using a fixed commit [rbm]
* Bug 40083: rbm creates out/$project directories with mode 0700 [rbm]
* Windows + Linux + Android
* Updated Go to 1.23.8
* Bug 41386: Upgrade Go to 1.23 for Windows, Linux, and Android [tor-browser-build]
* Windows + macOS + Linux
* Bug 40799: Remove legacy locale iteration in build and signing scripts [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41356: Add redirects to make 14.0a4 a watershed [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41363: Change update-response generation script to create one commit per OS+arch tuple [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41374: Remove support for migrate_archs and migrate_langs in update_responses [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41401: Replace Noto Sans Myanmar with Pyidaungsu [tor-browser-build]
* Windows + macOS
* Bug 41349: Wrong copyright year makes build non-reproducible [tor-browser-build]
* macOS
* Bug 41403: The rcodesign step has a wrong dmg name in alpha [tor-browser-build]
* Linux
* Bug 41142: Complete the toolchain for linux-aarch64 [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41266: Build the Tor and Mullvad Browsers for aarch64 Linux [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41329: Do not install python2.7-minimal in the linux-aarch64 firefox container [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41331: Make update_responses find linux-aarch64 mar files [tor-browser-build]
* Android
* Bug 42669: Convert majority of application-services functionality to no-op [tor-browser]
* Bug 43518: Verify existence of localProperties.dependencySubstitutions.geckoviewTopsrcdir before substituting [tor-browser]
* Bug 41387: Fix Golang toolchain breakage for lyrebird: linkname [tor-browser-build]
* Bug 41400: Add branding localization to GeckoView [tor-browser-build]
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ma1
