[tor-announce] New Release: Tor Browser 16.0a12 (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux)

[Giorgio Maone via tor-announce <tor-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

Tor Browser 16.0a12 has now been published for all platforms.

For details please see our blog post.

• All Platforms
  • Updated Tor to 0.4.9.12
  • Updated NoScript to 13.6.33.90101984
  • Bug tor-browser#45304: Rebase Tor Browser alpha onto 153.3.0esr
  • Bug tor-browser#45336: Pass --disable-proxy-direct-failover in our mozconfigs
  • Bug tor-browser#45299: Backport Security Fixes from Firefox 156
  • Bug tor-browser-build#41846: Sign alpha releases using new gpg subkey
  • Bug tor-browser-build#41875: Update relprep.py for the new versions.ini URL
• Windows + macOS + Linux
  • Updated Firefox to 153.3.0esr
  • Bug tor-browser#42065: Security exception warning and button for Onion Services with self-signed certificates
  • Bug tor-browser#45133: Disable browser.toolbars.share-button.enabled
  • Bug tor-browser#45177: Remove websiteSpoofEnglishControl
  • Bug tor-browser#45249: Remove the duplicate "Verified by" from the old site identity panel
  • Bug tor-browser#45255: Add YEC 2026 Strings (Desktop)
  • Bug tor-browser#45262: Disable reset PBM burn button and related UI migration
  • Bug tor-browser#45277: Change setting icon for About Tor Browser
  • Bug tor-browser#45278: Explicitly disable WebXR
• Linux
  • Bug tor-browser#44887: Drop Linux 32-bit deprecation notice
• Android
  • Updated GeckoView to 153.3.0esr
  • Bug tor-browser#44548: Remove "Passwords" UI from Android
  • Bug tor-browser#44936: Search widget icon is too small on android alpha
  • Bug tor-browser#45100: Regression in #43229 "Buttons that open links can be accessed before torbrowser is bootstrapped, leaving the app in a bad state"
  • Bug tor-browser#45172: Move our "Connect to Tor before opening links" code from the deprecated openToBrowserAndLoad to the recommended loadUrlOrSearch
  • Bug tor-browser#45217: Implement YEC 2026 Takeover for Android Stable
  • Bug tor-browser#45225: Remove "Share" and "Translate" options from "Settings" -> "Customize" -> "Toolbar shortcut"
  • Bug tor-browser#45250: Remove "Privacy report" in tabs settings in Android
  • Bug tor-browser#45251: Turn off and hide the remote improvements UI
  • Bug tor-browser#45252: Remove the change wallpaper menu item
  • Bug tor-browser#45256: Add YEC 2026 Strings (Android)
  • Bug tor-browser#45261: Add linter check: only MAIN+LAUNCHER components may be exported="true"
  • Bug tor-browser#45269: Completely disable search suggestion feature
  • Bug tor-browser#45275: Drop clearOnShutdown on Android-specific profile
  • Bug tor-browser#45280: about:config broken on Android
  • Bug tor-browser#45281: Fix or remove broken "Use screen lock to hide Tor Browser tabs" feature
• Build System
  • All Platforms
    • Bug tor-browser-build#41867: Update tails-dev email address in release prep templates
    • Bug tor-browser-build#41871: Update downloads repository references in relprep templates
  • Windows
    • Bug tor-browser-build#41877: make list_toolchain_updates is not checking windows-app-sdk
    • Bug tor-browser-build#41878: Update the Windows app SDK and add some additional DLLs
  • Android
    • Bug tor-browser-build#41876: Add missing firefox_platform_version.txt file in android artifacts directories

-- 
ma1
  

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