About Bitmask
Bitmask is a VPN client with automatic configuration. It has several techniques on board to circumvent censorship, network blocking or avoid surveillance. After choosing a compatible service provider it will encrypt and...
Bitmask is a VPN client with automatic configuration. It has several techniques on board to circumvent censorship, network blocking or avoid surveillance. After choosing a compatible service provider it will encrypt and route securely all your network traffic through your trusted service provider.
And you're good to go!
Bitmask is open source VPN client, distributed under the GPLv3 license. See https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask_android
FAQ:
* who: leap.se, a collective that loves the concept of the right to whisper, around since 2011.
* Translations greatly appreciated at our Transifex project https://app.transifex.com/otf/bitmask/dashboard/
If you experience problems or want to have bleeding edge versions, please join our chat https://matrix.to/#/#leap:libera.chat or write a bug report: https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask_android/
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Bitmask since it was posted on our website on 2016-12-25 19:21:22.
The latest version is 1.3.0 and it was updated on 2024-04-26 19:33:42. See below the changes in each version.
Bitmask version 1.3.0
Updated At: 2024-04-18
Changes: * Support for Android 14
* new translations (
Bitmask version 1.2.0
Updated At: 2023-11-01
Changes: 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
Bitmask version 1.1.7
Updated At: 2023-01-05
Changes: 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
Bitmask version 1.1.2
Updated At: 2022-05-08
Changes: 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
Bitmask version 1.0.9
Updated At: 2021-06-05
Changes: 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
Bitmask version 1.0.7
Updated At: 2021-02-11
Changes: 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
Bitmask version 1.0.6
Updated At: 2021-01-12
Changes: features:
- support for Android 10 and Android 11
- new translations (
Bitmask version 1.0.5
Updated At: 2020-07-29
Changes: 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
Bitmask version 1.0.3
Updated At: 2020-02-07
Changes: 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
Bitmask version 1.0.2
Updated At: 2020-01-11
Changes: - 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
Disclaimer
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