I've got big plans for Orbot in 2016... any thoughts on the roadmap below, particularly how it aligns with Tor core roadmap, would be appreciated.
----- Original message ----- From: Nathan of Guardian nathan@guardianproject.info To: guardian-dev@lists.mayfirst.org Subject: Orbot roadmap feedback Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:58:05 -0500
Here is my current set of brainstormed ideas for Orbot that I am currently working through... please add, edit, improve and prioritize as you are willing and able.
- Continued inclusion of the latest and greatest pluggable transports (Obfs*, Meek, ???)
- Improved support for requesting and configuring Obfs4 bridges - directly integrate with BridgeDB to provide streamlined way for people to get bridges where Tor is blocked
- More Orbot VPN features including better UI for enabling/disabling Tor routing, blocking specific apps, ports and/or hosts, and general "firewall" or little snitch type features within the Orbot VPN
- OrbotShare: an OnionShare inspired file sharing and download manager service to enable easy hidden service .onion setup and sharing (including support for new ephemeral onions)
- OrbotRelay/Bridge: improved UI for running a bridge or relay from within Orbot, including support for scheduled times (night only) or states (only when plugged in, on wifi, and screen is off, etc)
- Removal of Polipo, in favor of new streamlined in process HTTP proxy (less memory use, and more stable)
- Creation of LibOrbot module/library for use by any app to embed Tor into their app
- Overall improved configuration / settings UI to make tuning Orbot a better, simpler experience... this is an expansion of the new exit country selector in Orbot v15.1, but also includes managing things like network usage and so on.
- OrbotWear / OrbotTV: Should we expand Orbot support to other Android platforms like watches and Smart TVs? Perhaps Orbot relay/bridge mode could run on a TV or set top box?
- Some sort of "Pro" or Donation-ware version to allow a pay-what-you-can concept within the app
Good, bad, ugly? Let me know!