Hi everyone, Tor Browser 16.0a2 has now been published for all platforms. For details please see our blog post: - https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-160a2/ Changelog: Tor Browser 16.0a2 - February 04 2026 * ll Platforms o Updated NoScript to 13.5.11.90301984 o Updated Tor to 0.4.9.4-rc o Updated OpenSSL to 3.5.5 o Bug tor-browser#44303 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44303>: Extension update job might never work on Android o Bug tor-browser#44416 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44416>: Rebase alpha onto 147 o Bug tor-browser#44420 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44420>: Drop "rights" from components.conf o Bug tor-browser#44482 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44482>: Script execution in Safest mode via data URI navigation o Bug tor-browser#44492 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44492>: Fix python linting warnings in our test files o Bug tor-browser#44580 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44580>: Registers noscript to check for updates on first run o Bug tor-browser-build#41676 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41676>: Update toolchains for Firefox 147 * Windows + macOS + Linux o Updated Firefox to 147.0a1 o Bug tor-browser#44289 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44289>: RFPHelper console error when |--toolbar-field-color| is set to |inherit| o Bug tor-browser#44343 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44343>: Hide the default browser settings again after MozBug 1969949 o Bug tor-browser#44460 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44460>: Payment methods and addresses setting headings are visible in settings o Bug tor-browser#44522 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44522>: Move common changes to about dialog to base-browser o Bug tor-browser#44535 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44535>: Letterboxing background colour is no longer used o Bug tor-browser#44554 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44554>: Unlabeled AI item in tab context menu in 147 * Linux o Bug tor-browser#44410 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44410>: Use system's size for UI font on Linux * Android o Updated GeckoView to 147.0a1 o Bug tor-browser#44398 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44398>: Unable to load websites after a short amount of time on Android o Bug tor-browser#44469 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44469>: Fix branding on Android RR o Bug tor-browser#44507 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44507>: Drop the dependency on Sentry o Bug tor-browser#44523 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44523>: New circuit seems to have disappeared from 147 on Android o Bug tor-browser#44532 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44532>: Backport Bug 1967968: Minify the pdf.js code in order to improve the loading performance o Bug tor-browser#44533 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44533>: Update NoScript to the version bundled with the browser on Android o Bug tor-browser#44591 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44591>: TBA Alpha fails to initialize WebExtensions * Build System o All Platforms + Bug tor-browser#44452 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44452>: Improve tb-dev range-diff and diff-diff + Bug tor-browser#44498 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44498>: Update translations CI to account for 1.0 version gap between alpha and stable + Bug tor-browser-build#41535 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41535>: Update macOS and Windows containers to Debian trixie + Bug tor-browser-build#41664 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41664>: Investigate and fix issue with unexpected build_id changes + Bug tor-browser-build#41668 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41668>: Build mozharness.zip when building dev artifacts + Bug tor-browser-build#41671 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41671>: Update tools/signing/linux-signer-sign-android-apks to check for v3 signatures instead of v1 + Bug tor-browser-build#41678 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41678>: Consider set -u and maybe set -o pipefail + Bug tor-browser-build#41682 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41682>: relprep.py should fail when a GitHub release is not found + Bug tor-browser-build#41685 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41685>: Add henry to list of taggers in relevant projects. + Bug tor-browser-build#41687 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41687>: Add single |make list_toolchain_updates| command to list all toolchain updates + Bug tor-browser-build#41691 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41691>: Update Lyrebird to v0.8.1 + Bug tor-browser-build#41705 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41705>: Remove unnecessary workaround in projects/go/build + Bug tor-browser-build#41707 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41707>: firefox-l10n fails to build with |fetch_locale: 1: set: Illegal option -o pipefail| + Bug tor-browser-build#41708 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41708>: relprep.py fails to update extensions when out/browser does not exist + Bug rbm#40095 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/rbm/-/issues/40095>: cached checksums should not be used for input files when refresh_input is enabled + Bug rbm#40096 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/rbm/-/issues/40096>: |container extract| is showing confusing error when target directory already exists + Bug rbm#40100 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/rbm/-/issues/40100>: The GZIP variable makes set -u fail o Windows + macOS + Linux + Bug tor-browser-build#41427 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41427>: Drop the openURL property from the update o Windows + Linux + Android + Updated Go to 1.25.6 o Linux + Bug tor-browser-build#41706 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41706>: Bump glibc to v2.28 in the linux cross-toolchain (aarch64) o Android + Bug tor-browser#44508 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/issues/44508>: Drop clearkey also on Android + Bug tor-browser-build#32200 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/32200>: only include required bits of OpenSSL in Android builds + Bug tor-browser-build#41679 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41679>: Android tor-expert-bundle archives missing version in filename + Bug tor-browser-build#41684 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41684>: Use only the NDK as var/compiler on Android + Bug tor-browser-build#41688 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41688>: 147 nightlies exceed the Play Store threshold + Bug tor-browser-build#41699 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41699>: Delete prefs specific to other architectures in omni.ja + Bug tor-browser-build#41702 <https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/41702>: Replace uglifyjs with terser -- ma1