v2.9.0

This latest version includes tutorials and UI fixes to make using VPN easier, as well as bug fixes and technical improvements.

What's Changed

• Reactivate Qt6 android builds by @mbirghan in #3052
• Add missing error string by @lesleyjanenorton in #3067
• Fix #3026 - Submit auth forms on 'Enter' clicks only when submit buttons are enabled by @lesleyjanenorton in #3066
• Disable 2FA "Verify" button when code input is empty by @lesleyjanenorton in #3065
• Build Ubuntu packages with Qt6 linux support by @oskirby in #3063
• Fix animations not playing when navigating back from Get help by @flozia in #3057
• RELENG-851 - Pull taskgraph from pypi by @hneiva in #3059
• Fix #3060 by @lesleyjanenorton in #3064
• Disable VPNToggle when Connection Info Screen is open by @flozia in #3075
• Fix connection info restart button on error view by @flozia in #3080
• Fix connection info mobile layout by @flozia in #3078
• RELENG-820: Create android push apk tasks by @gabrielbusta in #2939
• Fix a crash in CI - nullify the request when completed - VPN-1930 by @bakulf in #3087
• Improve the qmake project generation by @bakulf in #3082
• Fix uploads to Socorro (Crashreports) by @mkestler-rtp in #3094
• Add a new string to fix the connection label - VPN-1858 by @bakulf in #3089
• Add ViewAuthenticationUnblockCodeNeeded.qml UI by @lesleyjanenorton in #3098
• Fix the IOS compilation in CI - VPN-1955 by @bakulf in #3099
• Use glean_parser latest version - fixes VPN-1886 by @bakulf in #3041
• Extra glean events for the subscription IAP flow by @bakulf in #3047
• Schedule contact-tasks during the authentication - VPN-1947 by @bakulf in #3109
• Fix the ci_scripts PATHs for the iOS CI by @bakulf in #3108
• No too aggressive timeouts in lottie animations by @bakulf in #3093
• Fix What’s new panel translations by @flozia in #3104
• Telemetry events for connection stability by @bakulf in #3048
• Add a missing dependency to fix the compilation on macos by @bakulf in #3112
• Fix settings label when Connection info screen is open by @flozia in #3113
• grcov for linux by @bakulf in #3019
• Remove a non-existing CONFIG flag by @bakulf in #3116
• Move a script for linux in the taskcluster folder by @bakulf in #3053
• Fix for AIA inputs on Android by @flozia in #3054
• Move macosx_build.sh script into the taskcluster folder by @bakulf in #3120
• Update the server country/city names - fixes VPN-1658 by @bakulf in #3121
• Invoke glean_parser as a module. by @oskirby in #3135
• Fix ConnectionInfo binding loop by @flozia in #3133
• Run Connection info animation only once by @flozia in #3136
• Android: Do not block UI thread for ipc by @strseb in #3100
• Update Prototype Pollution in minimist dependency - VPN-1964 by @bakulf in #3118
• Disable selection of server location and devices when CI is open by @flozia in #3143
• Fix What’s new translations on initial slide by @flozia in #3142
• Tunnel log entries were not decoded correctly by @mkestler-rtp in #3137
• Add MacosAuthenticationListener to support deep linking by @oskirby in #2852
• Sign Mozillavpnnp correctly on macos by @bakulf in #3145
• Fix VPNIconButton tooltips by @flozia in #3144
• Fix mobile onboarding white space on iOS by @flozia in #3072
• Fix The Whitebox issues on android 11+ by @strseb in #3155
• Re-enable native multihop support via LocalSocketController by @oskirby in #3134
• Update Android Qt version 6.2.1-> 6.2.3 by @strseb in #3159
• Linux: Update Qt6 PPA URL for Github CI builds by @oskirby in #3160
• A new tool to create country/city localization - fixes VPN-1967 by @bakulf in #3132
• Create the dump folder by @mkestler-rtp in #3139
• Fix typo in README.md by @jwigert in #3169
• Fix a crash in the CI - VPN-1989 by @bakulf in #3170
• Add libqt6sql6-sqlite as a dependency by @oskirby in #3172
• Allow the lib path to be set during build config by @Cimbali in #3140
• Remove Broken Apk's in release tasks by @strseb in #3161
• Ignore .cargo* folders - fixes VPN-1976 by @bakulf in #3166
• Generate grcov logs for functional tests by @bakulf in #3146
• Avoid a 0-division in CI by @bakulf in #3182
• Localize countries/cities using "en" as fallback by @bakulf in #3164
• Fix mobile onboarding background on android 12 by @strseb in #3184
• Heartbeat task couses high CPU usage and high memory consumption by @bakulf in #3189
• Update i18n repo in ci runs by @strseb in #3185
• Fix the connection-speed value by @bakulf in #3188
• Fix Not Loadable Lottie Animations on Android 12 by @strseb in #3183
• Fix handling of controller state changes while benchmarking connection by @flozia in #3163
• Remove feature-tour warnings - fixes VPN-1997 by @bakulf in #3193
• Fix captive portal functional tests. by @oskirby in #3187
• Fix way to enable debug features for Glean by @brizental in #3090
• Fix Log sharing on android by @strseb in #3196
• Fix a bunch of assorted QML warnings. by @oskirby in #3173
• Fix red cursor in VPNTextField on Android by @lesleyjanenorton in #2992
• Reduce the number of writing operations - fixes VPN-VPN-1996 by @bakulf in #3191
• Fix a crash in adjust task submission - VPN-2001 by @bakulf in #3205
• Fix high-DPI scaling on Android by @flozia in #3194
• Verification code is a 8-digit string - fixes VPN-2000 by @bakulf in #3208
• Fix #3103 - Fix clickable areas of links in IAPP legal disclaimer by @lesleyjanenorton in #3204
• Fix a crash in the sending unblock codes by @bakulf in #3210
• Correct error propagation in the Auth in-app listener - VPN-2007 by @bakulf in #3214
• Rescan for dumps by @mkestler-rtp in #3202
• Suspect the timers for lottie animations when they are completed - VPN-2004 by @bakulf in #3207
• update the i18n git module before importing languages by @bakulf in #3219
• Replace hard-coded "Secure password" string with string id by @lesleyjanenorton in #3223
• added initial pr template by @mozrokafor in #3105
• Xcode cloud fix by @mbirghan in #3225
• Let's use QT 6.2.4 almost everywhere by @bakulf in #3217
• Unblock code and email code are not digit only. by @bakulf in #3226
• Fix the system notification icons on Linux by @oskirby in #3224
• Revise password hint behavior in create password view by @lesleyjanenorton in #3038
• Fix LogViewer by @strseb in #3233
• Data-review bugID updated by @bakulf in #2990
• Fix contact and developer menu when visited from iOS onboarding by @flozia in #3234
• Version bump 2.9.0 by @bakulf in #3244
• Remove a non-catchable Fxa error and increase the test-coverage for auth-in-app by @bakulf in #3242
• Fix red cursor in VPNTextArea on Android by @lesleyjanenorton in #3221
• Fix 1615 - Checkboxes and radio buttons can be controlled by tapping their labels by @MattLichtenstein in #3174
• Only install on Win10 or higher, 64bit, x86 by @mkestler-rtp in #3236
• Functional testing: Qt6 and cleanup by @oskirby in #3218
• Use qt6 for all the github actions by @bakulf in #3254
• Additional logging for crash reporter by @mkestler-rtp in #3237
• Rewrite the ip-address lookup - fixes VPN-1986 by @bakulf in #3257
• Fix password creation tooltip by @lesleyjanenorton in #3239
• Remove QtCharts dependency by @bakulf in #3259
• Remove the 'fake' disconecting timeout - closes VPN-1985 by @bakulf in #3263
• Add generic authentication error message by @lesleyjanenorton in #3248
• Full Windows Taskcluster CI by @strseb in #2893
• Proposal: Handle Timeouts in InAppAuth Sign-In Step by @strseb in #3256
• Update connectionbenchmark.cpp by @mkestler-rtp in #3266
• Update Android-Qt to 6.2.4 by @strseb in #3275
• TC-Windows: Add debug symbols to artifact bundle by @strseb in #3274
• modified layout to support long country names by @lloan in #3272
• Fix an unblock-code-required issue - fix VPN-2037 by @bakulf in #3279
• Windows: Ignore hidden interfaces for exclusion routes. by @oskirby in #3282
• Cleanup qt5 hacks by @strseb in #3284
• Enable macos tasckluster by @mbirghan in #2873
• Fix Wix schema error due to out-of-order Conditions. by @oskirby in #3290
• Fix PPA automation workflow after Qt6 changes by @oskirby in #3289
• Fix the contact-us stackview handling - fixes VPN-2047 by @bakulf in #3296
• Use the auth-in-app component for account deletion by @bakulf in #3276
• Use qt6 for macos builds in taskcluster by @bakulf in #3307
• Add postrm script to kill the mozillavpn instances when the linux package is uninstalled - fixes VPN-2048 by @bakulf in #3304
• Try to fix python module installation in taskcluster by @bakulf in #3312
• Rename macosx to macos and fix indentations by @bakulf in #3313
• Remove not-used functions in apple-compile script by @bakulf in #3318
• Fix 1615 - Fix issues with radio buttons by @MattLichtenstein in #3260
• Introduce the guide engine by @bakulf in #3252
• Fix location button background color changes when connecting by @lesleyjanenorton in #3333
• Cleanup macos/ios builds in CI by @bakulf in #3334
• Parallelize the connection download benchmark by @oskirby in #3249
• Rust bridge: Add Cargo.lock file by @andersk in #3341
• Android: Split the gradle monolith by @strseb in #3288
• Remove Dead Qt5/android Code by @strseb in #3336
• Move windows_compile.bat into a scripts/windows folder by @bakulf in #3349
• Add the guides by @bakulf in #3339
• Fix-2783: Consistent cancel button by @MattLichtenstein in #3311
• Add free trial strings by @lesleyjanenorton in #3271
• Remove unused environment variables from .taskcluster.yml by @ahal in #3332
• Feature dependencies by @bakulf in #3364
• Enable the delete-account features only on iOS - VPN-2110 by @bakulf in #3362
• VPN-2035: Add 7-day trial label to mobile onboarding by @MattLichtenstein in #3355
• update string for tooltip - vpn apps permission view - toggle by @lloan in #3344
• VPN-1832: Improve visual cues from switching between single and multi-hop (and back) by @MattLichtenstein in #3309
• Add free trial as feature by @flozia in #3370
• RELENG-790: Linux build debian package signing by @gabrielbusta in #3354
• VPN-1839: Dinamically change status bar text color on mobile by @brizental in #3359
• Add and update account deletion views by @flozia in #3365
• Pass iap free trial duration to qml by @strseb in #3351
• Ensure taskgraph can be generated locally by @ahal in #3371
• Fix handling of aborted download benchmark by @flozia in #3369
• Fix collapsible card not expanding by @MattLichtenstein in #3376
• Add free trial chip to subscription options by @MattLichtenstein in #3391
• Update settings menu per in-app subscription management updates by @lesleyjanenorton in #3381
• Fix binding loops in mobile onboarding by @lesleyjanenorton in #3392
• Pass the original login email in case of redirects in the in-app auth flow - VPN-2124 by @bakulf in #3387
• Taskcluster: Build qt6 deps on a mac runner by @strseb in #2914
• Enforce empty line at the end of strings.yaml by @flodolo in #3382
• Disable features with dependencies by @bakulf in #3395
• Add the missing extra keys - VPN-2123 by @bakulf in #3403
• Fix disclaimer alignment in auth template by @flozia in #3405
• Fix layout breakage in DNS settings by @flozia in #3406
• Fix isDeleteAccountAuth is undefined by @flozia in #3401
• Guess graphic API for windows by @bakulf in #3398
• Use hashIndex for Openssl by @strseb in #3422
• Hide user info in Contact Support form if user is unauthenticated by @lesleyjanenorton in #3420
• Fix in-browser auth cancel button by @lesleyjanenorton in #3419
• Fix recursive rearranges in connection speed test screen by @lesleyjanenorton in #3417
• Check the model initialization before going to StateMain by @bakulf in #3427
• Try enforcing concurrency limits to abort stale CI runs by @oskirby in #3434
• Expose the app-state via glean events by @bakulf in #3428
• Remove a localizable string for the GPUCheck view by @bakulf in #3435
• Windows: Replace connectivity hint with GetIpInterfaceTable() by @oskirby in #3418
• Expose graphicsApi and use it in the glean initialization by @bakulf in #3441
• Proposal: Sort Plans by trial days by @strseb in #3450
• Fix the tutorial engine by @bakulf in #3438
• Allow landscape mode on ipad - closes VPN-1575 by @bakulf in #3463
• Update to taskgraph 1.5.0 and bump decision image by @gabrielbusta in #3430
• Fix German Free Trial layout by @strseb in #3451
• ci(taskcluster): make sure Android build failures turn the task red (… by @ahal in #3461
• Do not write the conf file on windows by @strseb in #3415
• Fix IAP-Discount not shown by @strseb in #3478
• ci(taskcluster): bump decision image by @gabrielbusta in #3469
• Account Deletion feature should not have features dependencies by @bakulf in #3476
• Get android builds a bigger taskcluster vm by @strseb in #3474
• Documentation for the guide JSON files - VPN-1743 by @bakulf in #3459
• Android: Fix Enless Loading of a free trial plan by @strseb in #3487
• IOS-IAP: Fetch the Free-Trial Info from the right field by @strseb in #3484
• Reduce the number of log entries in android by @bakulf in #2952
• Check the model initialization after the IAP check - fixes VPN-2184 by @bakulf in #3475
• Also check for x64 arch on non-prod .msi by @strseb in #3473
• ci(signing): switch Android builds back to an AWS pool by @ahal in #3495
• Mark some of the glean events as interaction by @bakulf in #3471
• Android: Fix Random Service starts in the client by @strseb in #3492
• No log entries to stderr when in production - VPN-2207 by @bakulf in #3504
• Remove webview auth code for iOS and Android by @bakulf in #3502
• Experiment: Building with CMake by @oskirby in #3350
• Add highlighted tutorial attribute by @bakulf in #3497
• Reduce clickable area for checkboxrow labels by @MattLichtenstein in #3508
• Expose VPN state via 'status' cli - VPN-2197 by @bakulf in #3519
• Reduce the level of information shared through logs by @bakulf in #3510
• Refactor handling of views with multiple entry points by @lesleyjanenorton in #3407
• Tips and tricks page by @MattLichtenstein in #3431
• Enable/disable features via inspector by @bakulf in #3530
• Tips and tricks page layout fix by @MattLichtenstein in #3524
• Removed NETWORKEXTENSION param by @bakulf in #3533
• Disable features by @bakulf in #3536
• Do not expose free-trial products if free-trial feature is not supported by @bakulf in #3541
• ci: Mac build and signing tasks by @hneiva in #3534
• Taskcluster: Fix wasm build by @strseb in #3546
• Change location to support multi-hop in tutorials by @bakulf in #3458
• Expose objectName in the tutorial signals by @bakulf in #3552
• Fix auth tests and improve unit testing by @oskirby in #3557
• ci: fix Linux + Android Taskcluster build artifacts by @ahal in #3560
• Fix a dumb typo causing the nightly PPA to fail. by @oskirby in #3555
• Fix the cmake-generated windows installer by @oskirby in #3567
• Mention ./scripts/utils/import_languages.py in error message. by @emilio in #3585
• Use Authentication in-app for the functional tests by @bakulf in #3553
• VPN-2260 - Create resilient connection with Guardian Websocket by @brizental in #3505
• Run apt-get update in PPA automation workflow by @oskirby in #3601
• Fix auto-generated BUILD_ID to include major version. by @oskirby in #3599
• Guide view for tips and tricks by @MattLichtenstein in #3565
• VPN-2276 - Put push feature behind feature flag by @brizental in #3604
• Remove the 'aia' params in the client user-agent - PSP-393 by @bakulf in #3485
• Cherry-pick: Check Direct3D shader version to select software rendering by @oskirby in #3605
• Add installation of mozillavpn binary. by @oskirby in #3612
• Add controller state event by @birdsarah in #3470
• linux: Fix icon on GNOME Wayland. by @emilio in #3589
• Reset the app in case of an auth failure - VPN-2149 by @bakulf in #3619
• Refactoring the feature initilization by @bakulf in #3608
• Make surveys per locale by @bakulf in #3623
• Fix install command by @emilio in #3581
• Bugs in CMake string translations by @oskirby in #3631
• Start update with a detached process - VPN-116 by @bakulf in #3626
• ci(taskcluster): temporarily disable caches for mac builds and toolch… by @ahal in #3630
• First experiments with addons by @bakulf in #3586
• Fix wrong name for controller step event by @birdsarah in #3636
• ci: Fix decision task retrigger by @hneiva in #3646
• Expose a way to localize currency values from iso4217 - VPN-2307 by @bakulf in #3648
• Add extra checks for the VPN-2307 currency issue by @bakulf in #3649
• Query parameter replacement for the surveys - VPN-2294 by @bakulf in #3634
• Support for the touch events by @bakulf in #3654
• Update back button in guide views - Fix #3643 by @lesleyjanenorton in #3659
• Quick followup to #3407 by @lesleyjanenorton in #3526
• Add Release notes 2.7.1 -> 2.8.3 by @strseb in #3592
• Fix device-limit - VPN-2319 by @bakulf in #3666
• Center connection info details vertically by @flozia in #3668
• Refactor VPNPopup by @MattLichtenstein in #3653
• Reduce the logging during the authentication flow - VPN-2323 by @bakulf in #3673
• Add a script to generate a translation file by @bakulf in #3664
• Remove unused LinkFeedback by @birdsarah in #3702
• Stop using 8.8.8.8 in the connection check by @strseb in #3708
• Tips and tricks intro modal by @MattLichtenstein in #3679
• VPN-2006 Add an alert for resent confirm codes by @strseb in #3545
• Use toolchain tasks for building openssl and qt by @ahal in #3620
• Let's point to google play store or apple store when updating the client by @bakulf in #3714
• VPN-2259 - Implement exponentially increasing interval between WebSocket server connection retries by @brizental in #3675
• Glean events for the update flow by @bakulf in #3509
• Clear QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE if the style was not found. by @oskirby in #3558
• Update Get help menus by @lesleyjanenorton in #3707
• Remove the ios-kill-switch Feature and include all networks by default by @bakulf in #3728
• Generate tutorial addons by @bakulf in #3638
• Include addons in the gh-pages branch by @bakulf in #3733
• Fix string export for main branch by @flodolo in #3737
• Feature tour card implementation + refactor by @MattLichtenstein in #3625
• Add guidance on data bugs by @birdsarah in #3726
• fix translations typo for guide block headers by @MattLichtenstein in #3747
• fix: misnamed path in Windows qt toolchain script by @ahal in #3744
• Schedule addon index refresh by @bakulf in #3736
• Move the condition block in the addon world by @bakulf in #3738
• Addons for wasm by @bakulf in #3742
• No filtering for addons. Moving tic-tac-toe and language in a `exampl… by @bakulf in #3740
• Tutorials by @lesleyjanenorton in #3652
• Content change for guide by @MattLichtenstein in #3748
• Mock guardian & FxA - functional tests by @bakulf in #3746
• Improve "device limit" removal visual cues by @MattLichtenstein in #3735
• Nit: Update scrollbar visibility by @lesleyjanenorton in #3661
• Fix Android Crash: Type abort #622 by @strseb in #3706
• Subscription management view by @flozia in #3606
• Fix an error in the translation string script by @bakulf in #3765
• Fallback for the download task DNS lookup by @flozia in #3671
• Addons for 2.9.0 by @bakulf in #3755
• Remove RPM github action by @bakulf in #3809
• [2.9.0] Properly disable qmljsdebugger in release mode by @andersk in #3803
• Remove extra files in the final addon folder by @bakulf in #3890
• Fix the windows installer path for 2.9 by @bakulf in #3943
• Consume signed stuff from the 'signed-internals' folder by @strseb in #3969
• HackFix for 2.9 tutorial UI issues (#4002) by @lesleyjanenorton in #4018

New Contributors

• @gabrielbusta made their first contribution in #2939
• @jwigert made their first contribution in #3169
• @Cimbali made their first contribution in #3140
• @lloan made their first contribution in #3272

Full Changelog: v2.8.4...v2.9.0