# New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 14.5a3 **URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-5a3/17356 **Category:** Tor Browser Alpha Feedback **Tags:** tor-browser **Created:** [February 11, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-5a3/17356 "2025-02-11T18:27:21Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![system](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d3424bed34f4ec18b2e99178c2801ba6dfb655d6.png) [@system](https://forum.torproject.org/u/system) #### Post date: [February 11, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-14-5a3/17356/1 "2025-02-11T18:27:21Z")
by [morgan](https://blog.torproject.org/author/morgan) | February 11, 2025 ![](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/0/07b2ad3e4afc2496abfc358679755e11132d63e9.png) Tor Browser 14.5a3 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/14.5a3/). 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 14.5a2](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#41065](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41065): navigator.storage "best effort" + "persistent" leak partitionSize/totalSpace entropy - [Bug tor-browser#41921](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41921): Clean up initialisation and bridges conflict between TorSettings and TorConnect - [Bug tor-browser#43308](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43308): Only allow "about:" pages to have access to contentaccessible branding assets - [Bug tor-browser#43323](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43323): Expose a stable asset from chrome:// to identify Tor, Base, and Mullvad Browser - [Bug tor-browser#43449](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43449): Rebase Tor Browser alpha onto 128.7.0esr - [Bug tor-browser#43451](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43451): Backport security fixes from Firefox 135 - [Bug tor-browser-build#41362](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41362): Remove meek azure from the builtin bridges - Windows + macOS + Linux - Updated Firefox to 128.7.0esr - [Bug tor-browser#41831](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/41831): Some .tor.onion sites are not displaying the underlying V3 onion address in alpha - [Bug tor-browser#43254](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43254): Cancel Moat requests when no longer needed - [Bug tor-browser#43386](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43386): Extension requests expose Firefox's minor version and custom app name - [Bug tor-browser#43398](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43398): tor-urlbar-button-plain hover styling is overwritten by tor-button rule - [Bug tor-browser#43406](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43406): 2 buttons displayed onion-available and connect when Tor daemon killed - [Bug tor-browser#43461](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43461): Drop our wordmark padding - [Bug tor-browser#43462](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43462): Use NetworkLinkService instead of Moat for the internet test - [Bug tor-browser#43466](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43466): Drop unnecessary CSS rules in branding aboutDialog.css - Windows - [Bug tor-browser#43402](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43402): set browser.startup.blankWindow false - macOS - [Bug tor-browser#43468](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43468): ScreenCaptureKit framework should be a weak link - Linux - [Bug tor-browser-build#41297](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41297): Add video codecs dependencies (recommends) on the Debian package - Android - Updated GeckoView to 128.7.0esr - [Bug tor-browser#43198](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43198): Remove "Learn more" link from Android's no-internet error - [Bug tor-browser#43199](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43199): Bootstrapping bar needs a little TLC on Android (Part 1) - [Bug tor-browser#43222](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43222): All tor logs timestamps reset to current time when opening screen - [Bug tor-browser#43351](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43351): Don't force ALL CAPS for the fenix snackbar action button text - [Bug tor-browser#43359](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43359): Improper handling of TorBootstrapChangeListener with respect to system onDestroy() calls for HomeActivity - [Bug tor-browser#43360](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43360): Replace custom variable isBeingRecreated with built-in isFinishing function - [Bug tor-browser#43368](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/43368): Add @Suppress for incorrect linting error "Overriding method should call super. onNewIntent" - Build System - All Platforms - Updated Go to 1.22.12 - [Bug tor-browser-build#41281](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41281): Better dev defaults for fetch variable - [Bug tor-browser-build#41324](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41324): Improve build signing ergonomics - [Bug tor-browser-build#41345](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41345): Go autoupdates in 1.23 so add env var to prevent it in any step that has network access - [Bug tor-browser-build#41357](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41357): keyring/anti-censorship.gpg is in `GPG keybox database version 1` format - [Bug tor-browser-build#41358](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41358): Update sign-tag script to handle rapid-release nightly branches - [Bug rbm#40079](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/rbm/-/issues/40079): Make `fetch: if_needed` fetch existing branches - Windows + macOS + Linux - [Bug tor-browser-build#41356](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41356): Add redirects to make 14.0a4 a watershed - macOS - [Bug tor-browser-build#41350](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41350): Increase timeout in rcodesign-notary-submit * * * This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-145a3](https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-145a3)