Nova Client 1.34.2, build 287: macOS, Windows and Linux desktop update.
- Backup, Restore and Reset: export settings and profiles, restore without duplicating subscriptions, and keep subscriptions/single configurations when resetting defaults. Sensitive Cloudflare/MASQUE identities are included only in password-encrypted backups. Keep backup files and passwords private.
- macOS: improved physical-network DNS handling for Iranian domains in Rule mode with Direct for Iran enabled, while keeping proxy/bootstrap DNS separate. This DNS change is Mac-specific.
- Rounded desktop launcher artwork and the existing country picker with flags.
- Preserves build 285's SNI-bypass cipher compatibility, manual settings, native engines and ordinary connection defaults.
macOS is universal for Intel and Apple Silicon, Developer ID signed, notarized and stapled. The tested Intel macOS 14.8.9 setup passed normal Safari-download launch with quarantine intact and the ordinary macOS Verify/Open flow. Earlier Telegram desktop downloads encountered a sandbox-origin execution restriction. Use an ordinary browser download and macOS verification; no quarantine removal or security exceptions are required by the supported installation flow.
Private field testing reported Mac profile retention, VPN/public HTTPS, Disconnect/normal internet, Iranian-site reachability and Backup/Restore/Reset passing. Those are user-reported field results; normal Safari launch was a separate retest. Windows features were reported working; old Windows desktop/running-app icon appearance remains a cosmetic follow-up. CI selected tests passed: Windows 441, Linux 364, plus packaged CBC/TLS controls. Linux real desktop tray/keyring/file dialogs and macOS 12 runtime remain unverified. This does not guarantee every carrier, network, OS or leak-freedom outcome.
The Windows installer is not Authenticode signed. Verify SHA256SUMS.txt. Mac and Windows updater payloads are Ed25519 signed with the existing trusted update key.
Quit Nova and disconnect VPN before replacing an installation. Do not delete application data or profiles. Keep a private backup before Restore/Reset. The notarized ZIP is the same tested app; the DMG contains that exact app plus an Applications shortcut.
Android remains Google Play only: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=online.novaproxy.nova_client . No APKs are attached. This desktop release does not announce an Android 287 or iOS 287 store rollout. Existing mobile releases remain unchanged.