Orbot: Tor APK Version History

Orbot: Tor v16.6.3-RC-1-tor.0.4.7.10 APK (Latest Version APK)

► Updated: November 1, 2022

► What's New in Version 16.6.3-RC-1-tor.0.4.7.10:

- update to latest tor 0.4.7.10
- improved snowflake and obfs4 bridge support
- improved share functions for logs

Orbot: Tor v16.6.1-RC-3-tor.0.4.6.10 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: April 29, 2022

► What's New in Version 16.6.1-RC-3-tor.0.4.6.10:

- updated to tor 0.4.6.10
- multiple stability improvements for start/stop, boot and VPN mode
- latest improvements to bridges, including Snowflake
- improved Snowflake proxy mode user experience

Orbot: Tor v16.6.0-RC-4-tor.0.4.6.9 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: March 7, 2022

► What's New in Version 16.6.0-RC-4-tor.0.4.6.9:

- Improve notification display with exit IP, country, and reliable up/down throughput display (bim!)
- Major improvement to VPN reliability through replacing pdnsd daemon with more reliable DNS layer (n8fr8, bim)
- Multiple small fixes, tweaks to startup/shutdown/restart reliability (bim, n8fr8)
- Updates to bridge reliability and resilience
- "Be a snowflake proxy" experimental mode in Settings

Orbot: Tor v16.5.2-RC-5-tor.0.4.6.9 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: January 3, 2022

► What's New in Version 16.5.2-RC-5-tor.0.4.6.9:

tor 0.4.6.9
many fixes related to start/stop, status
improved stability
latest pluggable transports, snowflake update
fix for battery optimization setting for hosted onion services
many other things thanks to @bitmold @eighthave @syphyr and @tladesignz

Orbot: Tor v16.4.0-RC-2a-tor-0.4.4.6 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: January 18, 2021

► What's New in Version 16.4.0-RC-2a-tor-0.4.4.6:

- This release is done in the memory of Karsten Loesing: https://blog.torproject.org/in-memoriam-of-karsten-loesing
Karsten was part of the Tor community for 13 years and an amazing, smart, thoughtful, and gentle person who has touched us all.
- Huge update to Bridges / Pluggable Transport support, with latest Obfs4, Meek and new SNOWFLAKE support added
- Performance and stability improvements for requesting new bridges via Tor's Moat service
- Updated to tor 0.4.4.6

Orbot: Tor v16.3.3-RC-1-tor-0.4.3.6 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: November 20, 2020

► What's New in Version 16.3.3-RC-1-tor-0.4.3.6:

- Major fix for hanging stop/start issue (if you still have problems, please "force stop" or do a fresh install and then try starting again)
- update to Tor Bridge support (more stable and reliable)

Orbot: Tor v16.3.2-RC-1-tor-0.4.3.6 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: November 3, 2020

► What's New in Version 16.3.2-RC-1-tor-0.4.3.6:

- many small user interface and stability fixes
- only show notifications when there is something to show!
- fixes for Onion Service configuration screens
.... and much much more: https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot/blob/master/CHANGELOG

Orbot: Tor v16.3.1-BETA-2-tor-0.4.3.6-3-g7ccdd01e APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: August 24, 2020

► What's New in Version 16.3.1-BETA-2-tor-0.4.3.6-3-g7ccdd01e:

- major fix for "no bootstrap" stuck tor issue
- many small UI and crash fixes
- improvement to VPN permission request
- better Bridge Wizard interaction

Orbot: Tor v16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed732a3 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: May 4, 2020

► What's New in Version 16.2.0-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.7-1-geed732a3:

- 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)

Orbot: Tor v16.1.4-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.5-rc APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: February 5, 2020

► What's New in Version 16.1.4-RC-1-tor-0.4.2.5-rc:

* upgrade to latest tor 0.4.2.5
* major fixes for VPN mode
* improvements for LineageOS devices
* return of Orbot notification up/down traffic display

Orbot: Tor v16.1.2-RC-2-tor-0.4.1.5-rc APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: September 10, 2019

► What's New in Version 16.1.2-RC-2-tor-0.4.1.5-rc:

* fixes for Bridge support
* updated to tor 0.4.1.5

Orbot: Tor v16.1.1-BETA-2-tor-0.4.0.4-rc APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: August 7, 2019

► What's New in Version 16.1.1-BETA-2-tor-0.4.0.4-rc:

- fixes to reliability of VPN mode and handling network restarts
- includes new 64-bit binaries for newer Android devices
- additional app fixes by @bitmold @sisbell @pgerber - thanks!

Orbot: Proxy with Tor v16.0.5-RC-2-tor-0.3.4.9 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: December 14, 2018

► What's New in Version 16.0.5-RC-2-tor-0.3.4.9:

Fixes crash related to starting a background service

Orbot: Proxy with Tor v16.0.5-RC-1-tor-0.3.4.9 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: November 14, 2018

► What's New in Version 16.0.5-RC-1-tor-0.3.4.9:

update Tor to latest v0.3.4.9
fixes for VPN stability
tested on Android 8 and 9
improved and updated translations for many languages

Orbot: Proxy with Tor v16.0.2-RC-1 APK (Old Version APK)

► Updated: May 14, 2018

► What's New in Version 16.0.2-RC-1:

30% smaller install (APK) size, under 10MB!
updated to tor 0.3.3.5 (Onion Services v3 support and more)
many fixes for tor, pluggable transport binary installation
No more "Polipo" HTTP server, just using Tor's new built in capability
improved language selection in app
NEW PERMISSION: Access to "External Storage" is for persisting backup information for onion services.
Full release notes at: https://github.com/n8fr8/orbot/releases/tag/16.0.2-RC-1