[tor-bugs] #32723 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Android Tor Browser startup stalls at "Opened HTTP tunnel listener on 127.0.0.1:8218"

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#32723: Android Tor Browser startup stalls at "Opened HTTP tunnel listener on
127.0.0.1:8218"
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 Reporter:  asmx    |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium  |      Component:  Applications/Tor Browser
  Version:          |       Severity:  Normal
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Parent ID:          |         Points:
 Reviewer:          |        Sponsor:
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 On Android 7.1.2, I installed Tor Browser for Android
 [https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/9.0.2/tor-browser-9.0.2-android-
 armv7-multi.apk from this official APK] (the APK filename says version
 9.0.2 and Android app info shows version 68.3.0).

 After clicking on the Connect button, the big onion logo keeps slowly
 blinking with message "Opened HTTP tunnel listener on 127.0.0.1:8218"
 under. This is always reproducible.

 Swiping left reveals the following logs:

 {{{
 - Set background service to FOREGROUND
 - updating settings in Tor service
 - updating torrc custom configuration...
 - success.
 - checking binary version: 0.4.1.5-rc-openssl1.0.2p
 - Orbot is starting…
 - Connecting to control port: 60526
 - Connecting to control port: 52978
 - SUCCESS connected to Tor control port.
 - SUCCESS - authenticated tor control port.
 - Took ownership of tor control port.
 - adding control port event handler
 - SUCCESS added control port event handler
 - NOTICE: Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9150
 - Starting Tor client… complete.
 - NOTICE: Opened Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9150
 - NOTICE: Opening DNS listener on 127.0.0.1:5400
 - NOTICE: Opened DNS listener on 127.0.0.1:5400
 - NOTICE: Opening Transparent pf/netfilter listener on 127.0.0.1:9140
 - NOTICE: Opened Transparent pf/netfilter listener on 127.0.0.1:9140
 - NOTICE: Opening HTTP tunnel listener on 127.0.0.1:8218
 - NOTICE: Opened HTTP tunnel listener on 127.0.0.1:8218
 - Starting Tor client... complete.
 }}}

 The last line, 'Starting Tor client,' sometimes shows, sometimes doesn't.

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