Now with integrated MOTE bridge request support, just like on Onion Browser iOS, courtesy of Benjamin Erhart (aka tla).

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Orbot 16.2.0 RC-1 (tor-0.4.2.7) Date: Mon, 4 May 2020 12:03:13 -0400 From: Nathan of Guardian nathan@guardianproject.info Organization: Guardian Project To: Guardian Dev guardian-dev@lists.mayfirst.org

Orbot 16.2.0 RC-1 (tor-0.4.2.7)

Tag: https://gitweb.torproject.org/orbot.git/tag/?h=16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7

APKs:

- https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot/releases/tag/16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2....

- Universal: https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed73... (.asc)

- ARM64: https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed73... (.asc)

- F-Droid soon...

Thanks to the fantastic contributions by @bitmold @tladesignz and @Hashik-Donthineni

Highlights

Resolved many issues related to startup of Tor and Obfs4/Meek bridges on Android Q/10     VPN fixes resolved through unifying 2 background services (TorVPNService, TorService) into one (OrbotService)     Update tor to 0.4.2.7 and obfs4proxy to 0.0.12 latest     Brand new "beta" integrated bridge fetch feature through Tor's MOTE service (just like in Tor Browser)     Brand new custom bridge configuration, setup UI     Zulu language random switch bug FINALLY fixed.... now the language you choose remains! (sorry, Zulu!)     and much more...

/** 16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7 / 4 May 2020 / 0a3a4f7 **/

0a3a4f7 (HEAD -> master) update version code to 16202001 a631077 (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD) Merge branch 'tladesignz-master' 875f18a (tladesignz-master) Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/tladesignz/orbot into tladesignz-master 85e027c update version code cabf328 don't start tun2socks/VPN if it is already running 718bb42 Issue #324: Implemented CustomBridgesActivity analogous to Onion Browser iOS. 12a3f4a (tag: 16.2.0-BETA-4-tor-0.4.2.7) remove TorVpnService from manifest to address #327 crash 22d7ef8 (tag: 16.2.0-BETA-3-tor-0.4.2.7) update to 16201003 22bd248 update binary install scripts, to fix pdnsd install - now pdnsd is packaged as libpdsnd.so to work on newer platforms e93c8bc (tag: 16.2.0-BETA-2-tor-0.4.2.7) update version code to 16201002 d0fec8e update tor and obfs4proxy binary libs to address #326 hopefully 3ac5a70 Issue #309: Activate newly required bridges, fixed accidental reset through Tor status notification. e1425d3 Issue #309: Also disable CAPTCHA solution EditText, as long as there's no CAPTCHA to solve and while letting it check. ff7cbcf Issue #309: Error alert button should say "OK" instead of "Cancel", since there's nothing to cancel, really, just to acknowledge the error. 54f5f31 Issue #309: Hide refresh option menu item instead of disable, because Android doesn't visualize that adequately. Additionally: Fix issue where you couldn't refresh after a network error. 3bfaa8a Issue #309: Fixed potential crash, when activity went away. c41d453 (public/master) fix unneeded includes 4f4300a (tag: 16.2.0-BETA-1A-tor-0.4.2.7, tag: 16.2.0-BETA-1-tor-0.4.2.7, ghdev/master) update version to 16201001 7d7b2e9 remove app updater code to address concerns in #323 ec47151 major VPN refactor with Android Q updates for #263 #261 #151 #316 and #303 - integrate TorVPNService directly into OrbotService, so just one service now - removed VPNEnableActivity, and just have VPN activated by service now - changes address start on boot with VPN enable - also improvements to managing PDNSD daemon d64b4d0 (tag: 16.1.5-BETA-2-tor-0.4.2.7) update version code to 16150001 d5bc374 update to SDK 29 919c211 improve pdnsd pid checking e78c27b remove unneeded commands in tor config and startup 5cd6cc8 update tor to 0.4.2.7 785fa8f Merge branch 'master' of github.com:guardianproject/orbot 93a0786 Merge pull request #322 from bitmold/AboutDialogCrashFix b24750e Fixes #321 IlleglaStateException on about dialog 2e6c9b1 (tag: 16.1.5-BETA-1-tor-0.4.2.5-rc) small tweaks to request bridge strings 3c80df0 Merge branch 'bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor' 08de553 (bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor) Merge branch 'compile_erorr+refactor' of https://github.com/bitmold/orbot into bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor df847ff Merge branch 'tladesignz-master' b2646a3 update AndroidPT to latest 1.0.8 with fixes for obfs4 and meek on Android 10 feedb3b fix string variable values 155980f Change from using String resources for a bundle key in Onboarding ec0ad26 Fixes compile error on master branch right now f2c8473 Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/tladesignz/orbot into tladesignz-master 732c153 Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot 09ded59 (githubgp/master) Merge pull request #311 from bitmold/email_bridges_fix b1049ca Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot b9804c1 Merge pull request #305 from Hashik-Donthineni/AppIntroOrientationFix 410ae03 tweaks to app data storage and control port interaction - in some cases, Orbot connection to local control port can hang. Make changes to address that. 19d5054 Color indeterminate ProgressBar. 1749167 Fixed behaviour on device turn. f94931e Don't allow refresh button to trigger while request ongoing. 7a9b9d1 Adapted to naming convention of project. 964c311 Fixed MoatActivity startup when Tor is not running. Reset old bridge configuration, when not completed. 5c99859 Finish BridgeWizardActivity on successful MOAT. a34ee22 Improved UI: show progress spinner, start request on keyboard enter. a46e463 Updated Gradle to latest version. c026e20 Check OrbotService status, start Tor, if down, switch to Meek, when started, fetch CAPTCHA, as soon as done with that. Proxy Volley correctly. Improved option menu handling. Not working, yet: Tor doesn't come up. Why? e7cfe46 Added first stab at a MoatActivity. Doesn't change bridges automatically, yet. Also, Volley needs to be proxied. 469d4cf Fixed most warnings and errors in OrbotMainActivity. 3eb76e6 Updated Gradle. 4283221 Updated BUILD info. 446dfa6 Fixes bugs in #289 pertaining to parsing bridges 8627989 Merge pull request #310 from bitmold/zulu_context_menu 29541f3 Fixes #300 Where Locale is set to Zulu when settings are opened bfbb85b Changed variable names for better understanding a09b4eb Fixed Unused Imports f4580cf Added comments for better understanding 6c09f67 Extracted String Resources ee3e054 Fixed blank screen when orintation changed in AppIntro 8a3727a Merge pull request #301 from PLNech/patch-1 0dcba0d fix FAQ URL in README 73b0b0d handle NPE since node is not yet set Assets 6 Orbot-16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed732a3-fullperm-arm64-v8a-release.apk 11.2 MB Orbot-16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed732a3-fullperm-arm64-v8a-release.apk.asc 833 Bytes Orbot-16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed732a3-fullperm-universal-release.apk 32.2 MB Orbot-16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed732a3-fullperm-universal-release.apk.asc 833 Bytes Source code (zip) Source code (tar.gz)