[guardian-dev] Orbot 15.2.0 RC 1 is out!

[Nathan of Guardian]

I've pushed out a quick RC2 release attempting to address issues with
root+transproxy features.

If you use these features, please test this build with them enabled.

APK: https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-v15.2.0-RC-2-arm.apk
(.asc)

5d52f04 update to 15.2.0-RC-2
dacf2ef cleanup resources and unused drawables
d25b3d5 tweak root preferences
4d66133 remove unused files
ef57341 re-enabled root permission request and shell
f463887 quick fixes for app UI and VPN dialog

Thanks!



On Fri, Oct 28, 2016, at 09:13 AM, Nathan of Guardian wrote:
> A culmination of work done since March, has resulted in a
> stable-enough-for-jazz RC 1 release of Orbot v15.2. This is the first RC
> using our new Gradle-based project, which we hope to even further refine
> into various useful modules.
> 
> We've also redesigned the user interface to be even simpler for new
> users, yet still have all the exciting options for the old timers. Along
> with this, we are now shipping on ARM only, SDK16+ release, reducing the
> app download size to 7MB. We will be released x86 and MIPS builds
> shortly, as well. We are considering our strategy for supporting older
> devices, in particular Android 2.3, or at least 4.0/SDK-14, and up
> still.
> 
> The build has been pushed to Google Play, and is available as an APK for
> direct download. We will update our F-Droid repository shortly, as
> always.
> 
> APK: https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-v15.2.0-RC-1-arm.apk
> (.asc)
> Tag:
> https://gitweb.torproject.org/orbot.git/commit/?id=9077bd236df388cd14727252d0be676d39b841e5
> 
> CHANGELOG: https://gitweb.torproject.org/orbot.git/tree/CHANGELOG
> 
> /** 15.2.0 RC 1 / 28 October 2016/ 
> 9077bd236df388cd14727252d0be676d39b841e5 **/
> 
> 9077bd2 update to 15.2.0-RC-1 and SDK min of 16
> 085ddb3 make ndk-build work again
> 290059d fix string path in build script
> dec3d95 add proguard rules to optimize orbot binary
> 160383b update for gradle
> 
> /** 15.2.0 BETA 2 / 24 October 2016/
> 12b1198b4b5a4420b16b9ab166828bba787c17aa **/
> 
> 345aea9 move the controls to the left sidebar; improve VPN mode more
> c76d935 improve bridge dialog display
> ac037a9 fix browser install request
> 28f1dbf make the VPN/apps mode have a better UI flow
> c1ffdbb put browser button back in
> 518f70d comment out notification actions for now
> 0bb8e84 update Tor version to 0.2.8.9
> 2125db1 make start and stop of Tor service all hanlded through executor
> d8648a5 remove meek-google as an option
> 2676cd3 update resource to make smaller
> 3ee6b2a don't fail on lint for release builds
> e3d7ca2 update tor 0.2.8.9
> 
> /** 15.2.0 BETA 1 / 13 October 2016/
> abaa3f83fc64b9b567a5d437d26db0f660655f35 **/
> 
> cd8b549 add the compiled tun2socks lib for devs who just want to work on
> UI
> 3c181bc add the proguard rules
> 9948975 we aren't going to show a notification light
> 50f33c9 make sure we set VPN mode properly before we launch the service
> 9de4f54 using compat builder for notifications
> 3308602 improve the code for launching the pdnsd daemon
> da0fb10 multiple fixes to re-enable VPN mode and pdnsd daemon
> ca238c6 continued re-integration of VPN feature
> 1614921 clean pdnsd binaries from libs in Makefile
> 1db5676 continue to migrate service and VPN code
> d5f2c06 remove vpn code that is now in the service module
> 34c7cfd modify jni build inclusion
> 268002b fix build scripts for new paths
> 6333a45 update gitignore to handle orbotservice binary libs
> d2cf545 move jni code and VPN logic from app module to service
> 9f61afc improve tor service event handling and display
> ebc046e remove littleproxy reference (for now!)
> 7c3a16f we don't need a separate service for the VPN
> 7950cac remove dated information in the BUILD file
> 9afbb00 update gradle props and ignore files we don't want in repo
> 7284a5e make sure Tor start/stop work - use Process instance instead of
> processID lookup - reply on Tor's HALT command
> 55e08b9 tweak homescreen layout and strings
> d56fdb2 renable polipo
> 90d77ce modify imports
> 1ffea58 udpate resource paths
> bab7904 target API 14
> aba7f8e update gitignores for gradle
> 912cb74 update tor to 0.2.8.7
> 5a4e00a fix paths for new module layout
> ecf9023 remove old binaries
> 10f1ade update makefile and add new patch
> b52023a move assets to service project
> 549399b launch default activity from notification
> 6d0fdbb update gitignore for gradle project
> 56683a3 add pdnsd library in for vpn service DNS!
> 29fd07a remove patches from here, moved to external
> 0f00e12 move patches to external since that is what it is applied to
> (external code)
> 54b3349 remove redundant code from old ant build format (not in gradle
> modules)
> 18682e4 big check-in of major gradle refactor; now building and running!
> VPN features are disabled for now
> bdb5893 update translations
> 4023354 Merge branch 'master' of github.com:n8fr8/orbot
> 6e45c07 Merge pull request #32 from ghost/patch-1
> 21c5bcc Remove typo
> 5adcbec Start the meek transport for custom meek bridges
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
>   Nathan of Guardian
>   nathan at guardianproject.info


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