Since the beginning of the year our developers have been working hard to recommence regular updates for Android, improve the app's stability, and catch up to Fenix's (Firefox for Android's) release cycle. HTTPS-Only by default for Androidīack in July, we shared an update about Tor Browser for Android and our aspirations for its near future in the Tor Browser 11.5 release post. Apple Silicon compatible) builds are bundled together with the correct version chosen automatically when run. Like Mozilla's approach for Firefox, we've opted for a Universal Binary too – meaning both x86-64 (i.e.

This was no small task, but we're happy to say that Tor Browser 12.0 now supports Apple Silicon natively. Naturally, bundling multiple languages in a single download should increase Tor Browser's filesize – we are very conscious of this however, we've found a way to make efficiency savings elsewhere, meaning the difference in filesize between Tor Browser 11.5 and 12.0 is minor. Switching language after installing Tor Browser wasn't an easy task either, and would either require adding the new language pack to your existing installation, or redownloading Tor Browser from scratch.Īs of today we're pleased to announce that this is a thing of the past: Tor Browser for desktop is now truly multi-locale, meaning all supported languages are now included in a single bundle.įor new users, Tor Browser 12.0 will update itself automatically when launched to match your system language.Īnd if you've upgraded from Tor Browser 11.5.8, the browser will attempt to maintain your previously chosen display language.Įither way, you can now switch display language without any additional downloads via the Language menu in General settings – but we'd still recommend giving Tor Browser a quick restart before the change can take complete effect. Previously, if you wanted to use Tor Browser for desktop in a language other than English, you needed to find and download one of the matching language versions from our download page. We've spent the past few months since Tor Browser 11.5's release reviewing ESR 102's release notes to ensure each change is compatible with Tor Browser.Īs part of that process, anything that may conflict with Tor Browser's strict privacy and security principles has been carefully disabled.

Once again, the time has come to upgrade Tor Browser to Firefox's newest Extended Support Release. What's new? Upgraded to Extended Support Release 102

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