Important fixes and changes since 17.9.3-RC-1-tor-0.4.9.6:
Tor & networking
- Upgraded tor-android to 0.4.9.9 (with x86 fix), via 0.4.9.8
- Updated built-in bridges and geoip data from torproject (geoip from tor-0.4.9.10)
- Verified/fixed onion service client authorization via .auth_private file import and dialog (#1706, #1584)
Kindness Mode (Snowflake proxy)
- Connection test now exhausts every way to determine snowflake eligibility before connecting to Tor, with clearer error messages (e.g. when another VPN app is active, with a shortcut into system VPN settings)
- Kindness mode config changes immediately invalidate/restart a running snowflake proxy (#1710)
- NAT type now updates live in the fragment without binding to the service
- Introduced Regionalization.kt to centralize exit-node and DNSTT countries, and to disable kindness mode in heavily censored regions
- Fixed edge case where the kindness dialog could dismiss without unlocking the main screen
- Bumped snowflake to 2.14.0
UI & service stability
- Fixed boot/auto-start issues (#1713) and a false on-boot trigger when deploying from Android Studio
- Fixed a race condition in OrbotService
- More accurate connection progress via STATUS_CLIENT events; progress and subtitle now persist across rotation
- Fixed log being cleared on device rotation; log fragment reworked and decoupled from OrbotActivity
- Removed "No Network Auto-Sleep" setting, now defaulted on (#1112)
Build & maintenance
- Upgraded to Gradle 9.6.0 (Gradle 10 ready) and Java 24
- Misc. lint/warning cleanups and many updated Weblate translations
