# New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 14.0a6

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a6/14745
**Category:** Tor Browser Alpha Feedback
**Tags:** tor-browser
**Created:** [September 21, 2024, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a6/14745 "2024-09-21T04:47:22Z")
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#### Post date: [September 21, 2024, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a6/14745/1 "2024-09-21T04:47:22Z")

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by [morgan](https://blog.torproject.org/author/morgan) | September 21, 2024

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Tor Browser 14.0a6 is now available from the [Tor Browser download page](https://www.torproject.org/download/alpha/) and also from our [distribution directory](https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/14.0a6/).

This version includes important [security updates](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/) to Firefox.

We would like to thank the folowing community members for their contributions this release:

- NoisyCoil for their work on:
  - [tor-browser#41550](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41550)
  - [tor-browser#43052](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43052)
  - [tor-browser#43129](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43129)
  - [tor-browser#43146](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43146)
  - [tor-browser#43147](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43147)

If you would like to contribute, our contributor guide can be found [here](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/team/-/wikis/Development-Information/Tor-Browser/Contributing-to-Tor-Browser).

## Bugzilla Triage and Review

We have 9 remaining upstream Bugzilla issues to review and potentially develop patches for.

This work can be tracked in [this Gitlab query](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/?sort=updated_desc&state=opened&search=Review%20Mozilla&label_name%5B%5D=14.0%20stable&first_page_size=100).

## Send us your feedback

We are closing in on the end of this release cycle. The release scheduled for next should be our first release-candidate build for 14.0. If you are interested in [becoming an alpha-tester](https://community.torproject.org/user-research/become-tester/), now is the time!

If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, [please let us know](https://support.torproject.org/misc/bug-or-feedback/).

## Full changelog

The full changelog since [Tor Browser 14.0a5](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/raw/main/projects/browser/Bundle-Data/Docs-TBB/ChangeLog.txt) is:

- All Platforms
  - [Bug tor-browser#42831](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42831): Remove the shopping components
  - [Bug tor-browser#43144](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43144): Ensure non-privacy browsing also sets the GPC header

- Windows + macOS + Linux
  - [Bug tor-browser#42698](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42698): Bridge card background contrast is low for bridge-moji
  - [Bug tor-browser#42718](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42718): Remove the firefox-view button from UI, even when always-on private-browsing mode is disabled
  - [Bug tor-browser#42740](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42740): Stop trying to hide "Restore previous session"
  - [Bug tor-browser#43072](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43072): moz-message-bar does not get announced on Orca screen-reader
  - [Bug tor-browser#43083](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43083): Backport fix for Mozilla 1436462

- Linux
  - [Bug tor-browser#43141](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43141): Hardcode Arimo as a system-ui font
  - [Bug tor-browser-build#41237](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41237): Add some aliases to our Linux font config for compatibility

- Android
  - [Bug tor-browser#41550](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41550): Remove unused extensions from Tor Browser for Android
  - [Bug tor-browser#43052](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43052): Remove non private tabs icon and "other device tabs" from tab view
  - [Bug tor-browser#43129](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43129): about:neterror cannot display SVG on Android with Security Level Safest
  - [Bug tor-browser#43145](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43145): Backport Android security fix from 130.0.1
  - [Bug tor-browser#43146](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43146): Update the icon of DuckDuckGo onion search engine on Android
  - [Bug tor-browser#43147](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43147): Remove unused search plugins from the apk files

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a6](https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a6)
