[Git][tpo/applications/tor-browser][tor-browser-150.0a1-16.0-2] 2 commits: TB 44361: Notification for dropped support for 32-bit Linux.

23 Apr 2026


      henry pushed to branch tor-browser-150.0a1-16.0-2 at The Tor Project / Applications / Tor Browser


Commits:
9862e418 by Henry Wilkes at 2026-04-23T10:12:04+01:00
TB 44361: Notification for dropped support for 32-bit Linux.

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21a8e3a0 by Henry Wilkes at 2026-04-23T10:14:09+01:00
fixup! Tor Browser strings

TB 44361: Strings for dropped support notification.

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4 changed files:

- browser/base/content/browser-main.js
- + browser/base/content/droppedSupportNotification.js
- browser/base/jar.mn
- toolkit/locales/en-US/toolkit/global/tor-browser.ftl


Changes:

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browser/base/content/browser-main.js
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@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   Services.scriptloader.loadSubScript("chrome://browser/content/places/places-menupopup.js", this);
   Services.scriptloader.loadSubScript("chrome://browser/content/search/autocomplete-popup.js", this);
   Services.scriptloader.loadSubScript("chrome://browser/content/search/searchbar.js", this);
+  Services.scriptloader.loadSubScript("chrome://browser/content/droppedSupportNotification.js", this);
   Services.scriptloader.loadSubScript("chrome://browser/content/languageNotification.js", this);
   if (AIWindow.isOpeningAIWindow(window)) {
     ChromeUtils.importESModule("chrome://browser/content/urlbar/SmartbarInput.mjs", { global: "current" });


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browser/base/content/droppedSupportNotification.js
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@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// Show a prompt that a user's system will no longer be supported.
+window.addEventListener("load", () => {
+  let labelId;
+
+  if (
+    AppConstants.platform === "linux" &&
+    Services.appinfo.XPCOMABI === "x86-gcc3"
+  ) {
+    labelId = "dropped-support-notification-linux-32-bit";
+    // TODO: switch to the expired label for the final version 15 release.
+    // labelId = "dropped-support-notification-linux-32-bit-expired";
+  }
+
+  const dismissedPref =
+    "browser.dropped_support_notification_v16.dismiss_version";
+
+  if (!labelId) {
+    // Avoid setting any preferences for supported versions, and clean up any
+    // old values if the user ported their profile.
+    Services.prefs.clearUserPref(dismissedPref);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    Services.prefs.getStringPref(dismissedPref, "") ===
+    AppConstants.BASE_BROWSER_VERSION
+  ) {
+    // Already dismissed since the last update.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let locale = Services.locale.appLocaleAsBCP47;
+  if (locale === "ja-JP-macos") {
+    // Convert quirk-locale to the locale used for tor project.
+    locale = "ja";
+  }
+  // NOTE: The support page only covers a subset of locales. But they should
+  // redirect to the default en-US page if the locale is not supported.
+  // Locales that have support pages.
+  // NOTE: /es-ES/ will redirect to /es/.
+  const link = `https://support.torproject.org/${locale}/tor-browser/security/legacy-os/`;
+
+  const buttons = [
+    {
+      "l10n-id": "notification-learnmore-default-label",
+      link,
+    },
+    {
+      "l10n-id": "dropped-support-notification-dismiss-button",
+      callback: () => {
+        Services.prefs.setStringPref(
+          dismissedPref,
+          AppConstants.BASE_BROWSER_VERSION
+        );
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  gNotificationBox.appendNotification(
+    "dropped-support-notification",
+    {
+      label: { "l10n-id": labelId },
+      priority: gNotificationBox.PRIORITY_WARNING_HIGH,
+    },
+    buttons
+  );
+});


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browser/base/jar.mn
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@@ -106,4 +106,5 @@ browser.jar:
         content/browser/spotlight.js                  (content/spotlight.js)
 *       content/browser/default-bookmarks.html        (content/default-bookmarks.html)
 
+        content/browser/droppedSupportNotification.js (content/droppedSupportNotification.js)
         content/browser/languageNotification.js       (content/languageNotification.js)


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toolkit/locales/en-US/toolkit/global/tor-browser.ftl
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@@ -728,6 +728,19 @@ onion-site-saved-keys-dialog-remove-all-button = Remove all
 onion-site-saved-keys-dialog-fetch-keys-error-message = Unable to retrieve keys from Tor
 onion-site-saved-keys-dialog-remove-keys-error-message = Unable to remove key
 
+## Notification for dropped support for 32-bit Linux.
+
+# Shown before support has ended.
+# "{ -brand-product-name }" will be replaced with the localized name of the browser, e.g. "Tor Browser".
+# "16.0" refers to the browser versions number: Tor Browser 16.0.
+# "32-bit" and "64-bit" refer to CPU types: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32-bit_computing .
+dropped-support-notification-linux-32-bit = The next major version of { -brand-product-name } (16.0) will no longer support 32-bit Linux. Please install { -brand-product-name } on a 64-bit Linux operating system to continue receiving important security updates.
+# Shown after support has ended.
+# "{ -brand-product-name }" will be replaced with the localized name of the browser, e.g. "Tor Browser".
+# "32-bit" and "64-bit" refer to CPU types: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32-bit_computing .
+dropped-support-notification-linux-32-bit-expired = { -brand-product-name } no longer supports 32-bit Linux. Please install { -brand-product-name } on a 64-bit Linux operating system to continue receiving important security updates.
+dropped-support-notification-dismiss-button = Got it
+
 ## Year end campaign.
 
 yec-donate-button = Donate now



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