Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Bitmask since it was posted on our website on 2016-12-25.
The latest version is 1.3.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 26 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 1.3.0
posted on 2024-04-18
* Support for Android 14
* new translations (
version 1.2.0
posted on 2023-11-01
features:
* updated openvpn, openssl, tor, snowflake
* encrypted storage
* new provider setup UI
* Support for Android 13
* support TLS 1.3 on all Android versions
* Dns over Https (DoH) during provider setup
bugfixes:
* fixed possible on-device DoS vulnerability, leading to app crashes
* fixed task hijacking vulnerability (aka. strandhogg)
* fixed blocking vpn service stopping and notifications disappearing correctly
* disable location selection button if provider only supports 1 location
version 1.1.7
posted on 2023-01-05
Since the last release was not fully rolled-out, a summary of version 1.1.6 and 1.1.7:
* updated design
* improved circumvention capabilities
* updated dependencies (openvpn, tor, snowflake etc.)
* updated translations
* fixed crashes and other bugs
* support for Message of the Day
* 1.1.7 fix: hiding debugging entries in settings
version 1.1.2
posted on 2022-05-08
features:
* Tor on Snowflake: use new circumvention tech to unblock the communication between Bitmask and its configuration servers
* many, many new translations
* improved user interface
* UDP support for faster connections
* updated dependencies
bugfixes:
* some app crash fixes
* disable LED for VPN status notifications, enable them if app updates are available
* improvement some wordings
version 1.0.9
posted on 2021-06-05
features:
- updated translations
bugfixes:
- fix app crash in gateway selection error handling
- removed slovenian language as it is unmaintained right now
- fixed potential crashes due to wrong string formatting in several languages
version 1.0.7
posted on 2021-02-11
features:
- some new translations, more coming soon
bugfixes:
fixed relaunch VPN on reboot
-> in case always-on system setting is enabled on Android O+
-> in case VPN was connected before turning off the smartphone on pre Android O
-> better support for "Block connections without VPN" system setting while rebooting
version 1.0.6
posted on 2021-01-12
features:
- support for Android 10 and Android 11
- new translations (
version 1.0.5
posted on 2020-07-29
features:
- geoip service: improved automatic gateway selection, taking hemisphere into account
- vpn tethering over bluetooth
- general vpn tethering improvements
- tile service: start/stop Bitmask from Quick Setting Tiles
- security updates (openssl, openvpn)
- updated translations (thanks to Localization Lab and all translators!)
bugfixes:
- fixes for several UI bugs on Android 4.X devices
- improved provider setup flow
- fixes for several rare crashes
- fixed memory leaks
version 1.0.3
posted on 2020-02-07
1.0.3 - the PuraVida release:
- circumvent DNS blocking
- IPv6 Firewall: allows now the usage of many apps that couldn't connect before while Bitmask was enabled (requires root permission)
- VPN Tethering: share your VPN with other devices via USB or Wifi-Tethering (requires root permission)
- updated translations bugfixes
- fix UI bug in navigation drawer
version 1.0.2
posted on 2020-01-11
- implement Pluggable Transports to circumvent VPN blocking
- exclude apps from VPN (credits to Akuma!)
- improved gateway setup error handling
- faster recognition of newly added providers
- updated translations (thanks to Localization Lab and all translators!)
- reduced APK size
- fix performance issues on UI thread if VPN (re-)connects
- fix several crashes
- removed annoying dot from navigation drawer menu icon ;)
- show the correct state on main screen if VPN blocks all outgoing traffic
version 1.0.1
posted on 2019-08-05
Features:
- full support of Android 8+ kill switch ("Block connections without VPN")
- improve visibility of connecting state by changing the progress animation
- update ics-openvpn, openssl and openvpn
- a lot of small UI improvements
- updated translations (thanks to Localization Lab and all translators!)
Bug fixes:
- fix Android 9 app crash
- fix tablet layouts in portrait
- fix bug that leads to inability to turn off VPN on Android 8+
version N/A
posted on 2017-11-22
- support for Android O
- fixes failing login on Android 7.0 and Android 7.1 (Android Nougat)
- fixes vpn gateway selection
- fixes support for tablets
- fixes several app crashes
- updated ics-openvpn code, incl. openvpn and openssl
- show vpn data throughput and button to disconnect vpn in notification bar
- enforce TLSv1.2 on all devices
- bitmask honors the default protocol order (udp/tcp) specified by
the LEAP provider
version 0.9.5RC2
posted on 2016-09-26
0.9.5 - the "spare" release,- Improved security,- Improved stability,- removed broken provider pinning,Complete changelog, https://github.com/leapcode/bitmask_android/blob/master/CHANGELOG