This alpha brings built-in app updates: WebLibre can now check for new versions, download them and install them from inside the app, without visiting GitHub.
This is an alpha release. Back up important profiles before trying it.
Update WebLibre from inside the app
Find the new App updates screen under Settings > General > Updates, or open it from the About dialog.
- Automatic checks once a day. When a new version is out, WebLibre shows a short notice, a dot appears on the menu button, and an update row sits at the top of the browser menu. Checks can be turned off with Check for updates automatically, and Check now checks at any time.
- Nothing happens without a tap. WebLibre only checks on its own. Downloading and installing always wait for you to start them.
- See what you are getting first. The App updates screen shows the size of the download, a short summary of what's new, a link to the full release notes, whether the version includes security fixes, and which bundled parts change, such as the Gecko engine, Tor and sing-box.
- Interrupted downloads pick up where they left off. If a download is cancelled or the connection drops, Continue download carries on from what was already downloaded.
- Every update is verified before it is installed. WebLibre checks that the update information is signed by the WebLibre project and that the downloaded file is a genuine WebLibre build for your device. Anything that doesn't match is deleted, and the screen explains what went wrong.
- Respects your connection settings. Update checks and downloads go through the same proxy or Tor connection your tabs use. If that connection isn't available, WebLibre doesn't fall back to a direct connection.
- Installing closes WebLibre. Android needs WebLibre to close while the update installs; open it again afterwards. Private tabs are closed, and WebLibre warns you about this before it starts. Recent tab changes are saved before the app closes.
- The first time, Android asks you to allow WebLibre to install unknown apps. This permission is only used for WebLibre's own verified updates.
Everyday fixes and polish
- The bridges used to connect to Tor (Snowflake and Lyrebird) have been updated.
- Tab changes made just before quitting WebLibre with Quit are no longer lost.
Upgrading from v0.50.0-alpha-2
This version has to be installed by hand one last time. From this alpha on, WebLibre can update itself: the next alpha will show up on the App updates screen.
Alphas 3 and 4 were never published, so everything they would have brought is part of this release.