Many thanks to @bitmold @tladesignz @Hashik-Donthineni for the contributions so far! On our way to a great 16.2. release..
4f4300a (HEAD -> master, tag: 16.2.0-BETA-1-tor-0.4.2.7, public/master, ghdev/master) update version to 16201001
7d7b2e9 remove app updater code to address concerns in #323
ec47151 (origin/master, origin/HEAD) major VPN refactor with Android Q updates for #263 #261 #151 #316 and #303 - integrate TorVPNService directly into OrbotService, so just one service now - removed VPNEnableActivity, and just have VPN activated by service now - changes address start on boot with VPN enable - also improvements to managing PDNSD daemon
d64b4d0 (tag: 16.1.5-BETA-2-tor-0.4.2.7) update version code to 16150001
d5bc374 update to SDK 29
919c211 improve pdnsd pid checking
e78c27b remove unneeded commands in tor config and startup
5cd6cc8 update tor to 0.4.2.7
785fa8f Merge branch 'master' of github.com:guardianproject/orbot
93a0786 Merge pull request #322 from bitmold/AboutDialogCrashFix
b24750e Fixes #321 IlleglaStateException on about dialog
2e6c9b1 (tag: 16.1.5-BETA-1-tor-0.4.2.5-rc) small tweaks to request bridge strings
3c80df0 Merge branch 'bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor'
08de553 (bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor) Merge branch 'compile_erorr+refactor' of https://github.com/bitmold/orbot into bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor
df847ff Merge branch 'tladesignz-master'
b2646a3 (tladesignz-master) update AndroidPT to latest 1.0.8 with fixes for obfs4 and meek on Android 10
feedb3b fix string variable values
155980f Change from using String resources for a bundle key in Onboarding
ec0ad26 Fixes compile error on master branch right now
f2c8473 Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/tladesignz/orbot into tladesignz-master
732c153 Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot
09ded59 (githubgp/master) Merge pull request #311 from bitmold/email_bridges_fix
b1049ca Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot
b9804c1 Merge pull request #305 from Hashik-Donthineni/AppIntroOrientationFix
410ae03 tweaks to app data storage and control port interaction - in some cases, Orbot connection to local control port can hang. Make changes to address that.
19d5054 Color indeterminate ProgressBar.
1749167 Fixed behaviour on device turn.
f94931e Don't allow refresh button to trigger while request ongoing.
7a9b9d1 Adapted to naming convention of project.
964c311 Fixed MoatActivity startup when Tor is not running. Reset old bridge configuration, when not completed.
5c99859 Finish BridgeWizardActivity on successful MOAT.
n8fr8@xstatic:~/dev/repos/orbot$ git log --oneline
4f4300a (HEAD -> master, tag: 16.2.0-BETA-1-tor-0.4.2.7, public/master, ghdev/master) update version to 16201001
7d7b2e9 remove app updater code to address concerns in #323
ec47151 (origin/master, origin/HEAD) major VPN refactor with Android Q updates for #263 #261 #151 #316 and #303 - integrate TorVPNService directly into OrbotService, so just one service now - removed VPNEnableActivity, and just have VPN activated by service now - changes address start on boot with VPN enable - also improvements to managing PDNSD daemon
d64b4d0 (tag: 16.1.5-BETA-2-tor-0.4.2.7) update version code to 16150001
d5bc374 update to SDK 29
919c211 improve pdnsd pid checking
e78c27b remove unneeded commands in tor config and startup
5cd6cc8 update tor to 0.4.2.7
785fa8f Merge branch 'master' of github.com:guardianproject/orbot
93a0786 Merge pull request #322 from bitmold/AboutDialogCrashFix
b24750e Fixes #321 IlleglaStateException on about dialog
2e6c9b1 (tag: 16.1.5-BETA-1-tor-0.4.2.5-rc) small tweaks to request bridge strings
3c80df0 Merge branch 'bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor'
08de553 (bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor) Merge branch 'compile_erorr+refactor' of https://github.com/bitmold/orbot into bitmold-compile_erorr+refactor
df847ff Merge branch 'tladesignz-master'
b2646a3 (tladesignz-master) update AndroidPT to latest 1.0.8 with fixes for obfs4 and meek on Android 10
feedb3b fix string variable values
155980f Change from using String resources for a bundle key in Onboarding
ec0ad26 Fixes compile error on master branch right now
f2c8473 Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/tladesignz/orbot into tladesignz-master
732c153 Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot
09ded59 (githubgp/master) Merge pull request #311 from bitmold/email_bridges_fix
b1049ca Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot
b9804c1 Merge pull request #305 from Hashik-Donthineni/AppIntroOrientationFix
410ae03 tweaks to app data storage and control port interaction - in some cases, Orbot connection to local control port can hang. Make changes to address that.
19d5054 Color indeterminate ProgressBar.
1749167 Fixed behaviour on device turn.
f94931e Don't allow refresh button to trigger while request ongoing.
7a9b9d1 Adapted to naming convention of project.
964c311 Fixed MoatActivity startup when Tor is not running. Reset old bridge configuration, when not completed.
5c99859 Finish BridgeWizardActivity on successful MOAT.
a34ee22 Improved UI: show progress spinner, start request on keyboard enter.
a46e463 Updated Gradle to latest version.
c026e20 Check OrbotService status, start Tor, if down, switch to Meek, when started, fetch CAPTCHA, as soon as done with that. Proxy Volley correctly. Improved option menu handling. Not working, yet: Tor doesn't come up. Why?
e7cfe46 Added first stab at a MoatActivity. Doesn't change bridges automatically, yet. Also, Volley needs to be proxied.
469d4cf Fixed most warnings and errors in OrbotMainActivity.
3eb76e6 Updated Gradle.
4283221 Updated BUILD info.
446dfa6 Fixes bugs in #289 pertaining to parsing bridges
8627989 Merge pull request #310 from bitmold/zulu_context_menu
29541f3 Fixes #300 Where Locale is set to Zulu when settings are opened
bfbb85b Changed variable names for better understanding
a09b4eb Fixed Unused Imports
f4580cf Added comments for better understanding
6c09f67 Extracted String Resources
ee3e054 Fixed blank screen when orintation changed in AppIntro
8a3727a Merge pull request #301 from PLNech/patch-1
0dcba0d fix FAQ URL in README
73b0b0d handle NPE since node is not yet set