[tor-talk] ANN: Orbot v15.5 RC 1

[Nathan Freitas <nathan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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A new release of Orbot has been tagged:

https://gitweb.torproject.org/orbot.git/tag/?h=15.5.0-RC-1-multi-SDK16

CHANGELOG is here:

https://gitweb.torproject.org/orbot.git/tree/CHANGELOG?h=15.5.0-RC-1-multi-SDK16

Highlights

* Update to Tor 0.3.1.8
* Removed support for Root / Transproxy functions as they had become
unreliable and untested
* IMPROVED support for VPN transparent proxying and new "Apps" app
selection user interface
* Address Obfs4proxy license info inclusion issue
* Update to latest Tor support Meek bridge locations

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You can find APKs posted on the Github release page:

https://github.com/n8fr8/orbot/releases/tag/15.5.0-RC-1-multi-SDK16

and here:

Android 4 / 5:
https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-15.5.0-RC-1-multi-SDK16.apk
(.asc)

Android 6+:
https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-15.5.0-RC-1-multi-SDK23.apk
(.asc)

Expect these builds up in our FDroid repo shortly as well.

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Here is the changelog through the 15.4.4 beta (which became 15.5 RC 1):

** v15.4.4 / 28 Oct 2017 / 032321656999543ab160f9739ca175d790bbd974 **/

0323216 update to 15.4.4-BETA-2-multi-SDK16
e1ba02a improve the layout!
a685bf1 remove unsupported preferences
0910374 clean up variables and improve how tor process is launched
d24aab8 update to Tor 0.3.1.8-openssl1.0.2k
165e95a update layout to present "Apps..." option on the main screen
dc7aee1 update tor to 0.3.1.8
440290e show warning about removal of transproxy support - also make app
selection more streamlining
9140ba6 we no longer ship xtables, so don't try to install it
f09508d remove unused permission
e6003f6 update tor constants to 0.3.1.7-openssl1.0.2k
d86ace6 update version to 15.4.4-BETA-1 update gradle depends
90975fb update Makefile for tor compression options
25425a6 remove xtables and iptables (no more root support)
b0b6b68 tor-0.3.1.7 update
dceea11 update version 15430000 aka 15.4.3-RC-1-multi-SDK16
b98a0ff simplify bridge selection screen
1e2074c update main activity to clean up intents
a5015dc update about layout to show obfs4proxy
b322e53 make sure receiver unregisters when destroyed
2bd5614 update to latest meek amazon bridge:
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21918
01176b1 big refactor for multiple reasons - implement LICENSE display in
About dialog - remove root transproxy features - general crufty stuff cle
anup
70693bf update to 4.9 NDK biuld
c4867ba update Makefile to target NDK 4.9
6ca89b3 remove old manifest
cc3c451 update license for better Obfs4proxy display
632824b remove RootCommands library as we don't need it now
d190f3a add license asset for display in the app
ebc362c add copyright notice from Obfs4 in the LICENSE file
5b255df update target SDK to 23 so we don't have perm downgrade issues


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