Many of these tweaks are the result of a recently completed accessibility review that the Tor Project says will also lead to more changes going forward as part of “a multi-release effort to improve Tor Browser’s accessibility'. Previously, users could only access this by opening the site information panel, whereas the circuit display now has its own dedicated button for direct access.Įagle-eyed users will also notice the icon used to indicate an onion site connection has also changed, a move The Tor Project says is down to the fact onion services are spreading beyond the Tor browser to other platforms, such as Onion Browser and Brave.Įlsewhere, users can now more easily connect to the Tor Network after navigating away from the browser’s start page thanks to the presence of a visible 'Connect' button next to the Address bar, reminding users they need to connect before they can browse the web.

This release updates Firefox to 102.14.0esr, including bug fixes, stability improvements and important security updates.We also backported the Android-specific security updates from Firefox 116. Then, the focus was on updating the underlying code base, whereas now changes are more visible.Ĭhief among these is a new home for the circuit display, which allows users to trace the path they’ve taken through the Tor network to their destination as part of its efforts to hide their location. Tor Browser 12.5.2 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

The new release unveils more eye-catching changes than the last major update (12.0) from last December.

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