# New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 14.0a8
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a8/15044
**Category:** Tor Browser Alpha Feedback
**Tags:** tor-browser
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a8/15044 "2024-10-08T00:55:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.torproject.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a8/15044/1 "2024-10-08T00:55:14Z")
by [morgan](https://blog.torproject.org/author/morgan) | October 7, 2024
Tor Browser 14.0a8 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/14.0a8/).
This version includes important [security updates](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/) to Firefox.
## Send us your feedback
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 13.5a11](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/raw/main/projects/browser/Bundle-Data/Docs-TBB/ChangeLog.txt) is:
- All Platforms
- [Bug 1607032 + 1918202#30543](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/1607032%20+%201918202/-/issues/30543): compat: make spoofed orientation reflect spoofed screen dimensions [tor-browser]
- [Bug tor-browser#42054](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42054): ESR128: investigate - thorin's list
- [Bug tor-browser#42716](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42716): Disable unwanted about:\* pages
- [Bug tor-browser#43170](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43170): Disable user-agent spoofing in HTTP header
- [Bug tor-browser#43173](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43173): Backport security fixes from Firefox 131
- [Bug tor-browser#43178](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43178): Audit fingerprinting overrides (MozBug 1834274)
- Windows + macOS + Linux
- Updated Firefox to 128.3.0esr
- [Bug tor-browser#43098](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43098): YEC 2024 Takeover for Desktop Stable
- [Bug tor-browser#43149](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43149): Update donate URL in YEC 2024 desktop
- [Bug tor-browser#43164](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43164): Prevent search-bar from being auto-hidden when not used for awhile
- [Bug tor-browser#43169](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43169): compat: align userAgent in navigator + HTTP Header
- Android
- Updated GeckoView to 128.3.0esr
- [Bug tor-browser#42660](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/42660): Review the patch on Android's ProxySelector
- Bug 43102: Android notifications tell to make Firefox your default browser
- [Bug tor-browser#43151](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43151): MOZ\_DATA\_REPORTING, MOZ\_TELEMETRY\_REPORTING, MOZ\_CRASHREPORTER, and MOZ\_BACKGROUNDTASKS enabled on Android
- Build System
- All Platforms
- Updated Go to 1.23.2
- [Bug tor-browser#43156](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43156): Update translation CI to account for the extended 13.5 release
- [Bug tor-browser#43157](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43157): Move tb-dev to base-browser
- [Bug tor-browser#43181](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43181): Run translation CI if there is a change in a string.xml file
- Windows + macOS + Linux
- [Bug tor-browser-build#41247](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41247): Adapt tools/update-responses/update\_responses to support multiple versions in the same xml files
- [Bug tor-browser-build#41256](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41256): tools/signing/upload-update\_responses-to-staticiforme should regenerate update-responses when it already exists
- [Bug tor-browser-build#41259](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41259): Skip versions which don't set incremental\_from when generating incrementals
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a8](https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a8)
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### Author:  [@thorin](https://forum.torproject.org/u/thorin)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a8/15044/2 "2024-10-08T10:54:12Z")
[Bug 1607032 + 1918202#30543](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/1607032%20+%201918202/-/issues/30543): compat: make spoofed orientation reflect spoofed screen dimensions [tor-browser]
not found
- link is `https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/30543`
- it is not: `https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/1607032%20+%201918202/-/issues/30543`
I think your script for generating logs needs a tweak @morgan - e.g. parse after `#`
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### Author:  [@ebanam](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ebanam)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a8/15044/3 "2024-10-08T11:09:49Z")
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### Author:  [@ebanam](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ebanam)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-0a8/15044/4 "2024-10-10T08:10:05Z")