[tor-bugs] #28329 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Design TBA+Orbot configuration UI/UX

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#28329: Design TBA+Orbot configuration UI/UX
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                       |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement                  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Very High                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, ux-team, TBA-a2  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #28051                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                               |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 Replying to [comment:7 n8fr8]:
 > Are you just hard forking Orbot code and merging it directly into the
 Tor Browser repo? I thought you were going to a bit more modular approach?

 No, we're handling this gentler than that - see #28051. In the short term,
 we'll maintain a patch that we'll apply on top of the official Orbot repo.
 We don't want to hard-fork Orbot, but using Orbot is the fastest and
 "easiest" solution given the timeline we set.

 >
 > This library: https://github.com/guardianproject/Tor_Onion_Proxy_Library
 is probably a better starting point, and something we could both
 collaborate on improving together. I see how using the Orbot code gives
 you a lot of config UI, PT's, etc quickly, but it isn't a library.

 We'll most likely use Tor Onion Proxy Library in the future, but that
 depends on #27609 - and we didn't have time for that within the last two
 months. I believe we all agree that Orbot (as it is today), is not the
 long-term answer to our problem of bundling Tor with Tor Browser for
 Android.

 >
 > As for MOAT it is something I'm already looking into tackling with
 Orbot, and again, seems like it would be best implemented as a library so
 that other apps can utilize it.

 Yes, that'd be great. I was thinking we can coordinate this and
 collaborate, and make sure we're not duplicating effort in this area - but
 the last month has been focused on building a working MVP where the result
 isn't worse than TBA and Orbot (separately). After this release, we'll
 start looking at #27609 and work toward using that instead of Orbot.

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