New Release: Tor Browser 11.5.9 (Android)

system · November 23, 2022, 9:49pm

by richard | November 23, 2022

Tor Browser 11.5.9 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

This is an Android-only release which updates the Android Target API level to 31 to meet Google Play requirements (see: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/11926878)

The full changelog since Tor Browser 11.5.8 is:

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1159/

championquizzer · November 26, 2022, 4:03pm

Update: There is a issue with the latest update. Tor Browser for Android 11.5.9 is crashing after tapping on ‘Connect’ on devices Android 12 or above.
Bug report: Tor Browser 11.5.9 for Android seems to be crashing for everyone (#41481) · Issues · The Tor Project / Applications / Tor Browser · GitLab
Rollout has been halted but if you already updated and are running into this issue, please downgrade for the time being.

championquizzer · November 29, 2022, 10:40pm

Update 2: The bug is fixed with the latest update. Please update to Tor Browser for Android 11.5.10: New Release: Tor Browser 11.5.10 (Android)