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In-app guide for users in censored regions
The Bridges feature shipped in v1.1.14 needed clearer guidance for
users in countries / on networks where Tor is blocked. This release
replaces the brief Bridges info popup with a full step-by-step guide
inside the app — no need to leave Whispr or visit the website to
figure out how to use it.
What changed
Settings → Network → Bridges → tap the (i) icon now opens a
proper getting-started sheet titled "Using Whispr where Tor is
blocked." It covers:
- When you need bridges (India, Iran, China, UAE, restrictive
Wi-Fi) and how to recognise the symptom - A 3-step setup walkthrough with example bridge format
- Where to get bridges (bridges.torproject.org or the Tor Telegram
bot @GetBridgesBot) - What this release supports (vanilla bridges) and what's coming
(obfs4 / DPI-resistance) - Key clarifications: bridges don't change end-to-end encryption,
they age out and need refreshing, and the same line works across
all Tor-based apps
The sheet is scrollable, so it fits without truncation on small
screens.
No code changes outside the help sheet — the bridges feature itself
behaves identically to v1.1.14.
Verification
- Architecture: arm64-v8a
- Signed: release keystore (CN=Whispr)
SHA-256: cb546b2e5cc138f81976dcae065bbacd1e4131375aafefbaf9bd1e97393d41c5