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Subject: Tor Browser 14.5 (2025-04-16) 
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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 
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