Release notes for OpenVPN Connect on Android
3.4.2
Added confirmation dialog when connecting with a profile that contains unsupported directives.
Important
The next application version will completely deprecate using such directives
Updated Import Profile screen.
Improved log export capabilities.
Introduced "Security Level" setting to select allowed encryption level and other security options.
"Minimum TLS version" setting replaced with "Enforce TLS 1.3."
"Allow Compression" setting removed from the application.
File Browser Screen replaced with a system file browser.
App no longer supports Android 8(8.1).
Fixed an issue that users sometimes experienced problems when connecting with external certificates.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented users from changing the volume when the app is running.
Minor bug fixes.
Known issue: The app may not work properly when opening deep link URLs with the Android QR Code Scanner.
Fixed issues with the application launch on some devices.
Added Captive Portal Detection.
Added settings, "Allow LAN Access" and "System Browser Auth."
Fixed issues with file import.
Fixed issues on Chrome OS.
Improved stability and performance.
Updated information exchange for CloudConnexa users.
Bumped version to 3.3.0 for consistency with other platforms. No functional changes.
OpenSSL updated to 1.1.1n (fix for CVE-2022-0778).
Added import using Web Authentication in a system browser.
Changed Web Auth flow to use external browser for authentication.
Resolved a bug when importing CloudConnexa profiles.
Added support for deep linking and web authentication using system web browser.
Minor fix for Web Auth flow.
Minor changes for Web Auth flow.
Minor bug fixes.
Fixed issue with 'mssfix' option in .ovpn profiles.
Switchover from MbedTLS library to OpenSSL library.
Support of TLS 1.3 version.
Support signing with RSA-PSS signatures during TLS handshake.
Update of OpenVPN3 library to 3.5.5 version.
Improved stability and performance.
MbedTLS update to 2.7.13 including fix for CVE-2019-18222.
New profile import flow with WebAuth support and "Connect after import" ability.
Improved VPN connection stability when application is in background.
Added app notification in case when the VPN connection was interrupted.
MbedTLS updated to 2.7.11.
Dropped support of MD5 algorithm because it is insecure.
Disabled tunnel compression by default (can be enabled in the app settings).
Removed Private Tunnel section.
Support of 64-bit architecture.
Added dark theme.
Added support of TalkBack.
Improved battery usage by reducing speed stats frequency from 1 to 10 sec.
Fixed connection with static-challenge response.
Fixed proxy basic authentication.
Fixed ‘AES-CBC cipher algorithm’ setting.
Refactor of PT adaptive logic.
Added PT cancel login.
Changed PT icon.
Removed reconnect when changing timeout.
Bug fixes for UI, logs, shortcuts, timeouts and certificate revoke.
PT OBFS fix.
PT added do not log out on back button feature.
Fixed .ovpn file association.
Added minimize app on disconnect shortcut feature.
Added pause/resume and clear logs feature.
Few fixes with logs and shortcuts.
Fix crash during PT login.
Added access to settings from PT login screen.
Added info about PT protocol/port.
Autologin on bookmarks.
Import from SD card.
Integration with external apps (file associations).
Fixed issue with Basic Authentication.
Various migration fixes.
Migration fixes.
Proxy basic authentication fix.
OnePlus device specific fixes.
Added ‘don’t show again’ option for disconnect modal.
Open app at last used profile.
Profiles sorting.
Fix for PT login for blocking.
Added Share button on log screen.
2FA fix.
Label fix for OnePlus devices.
Changed PT sub expired error message.
TLS handshake fix.
TCP connection fix.
Added options to not save key passphrase/vpn password.
Fix for profile migration from old version on some configurations.
More crash fixes.
Fix for disconnect after wake from sleep.
Fixed issue with VPN pause when network is unavailable.
Fixed crashes.
Added disconnection shortcut.
Added prompt when exiting PT.
Profiles and settings now preserved on update.
Fixed reconnection issue on 3g->wifi switch.
Replaced UI layer with new UI build on React Native.
Completely updated profile management.
Updated PrivateTunnel icon in main screen.
Fixed false positives triggering MD5 warning popup.
Changed notification icon to monochrome design.
Added warning message when connecting to server using MD5 to sign certificate.
Added knob to reject connection using certificates signed with MD5 (default on).
Added knob to switch to Dark theme.
Fixed crash when pushing the 'back' button in file dialog.
Relax the certificate validation in mbedTLS to allow certificates with broken date format to connect.
Re-enabled deprecated and insecure md5 signature algorithm. Support for md5 will be officially DROPPED on Apr 31st 2018.
Fix connection issues to servers supporting only TLS1.0, which was causing crashes on very old vpn servers (< 2.3.7).
Fix for importing profiles using external certificates/bundles.
Upgrade to mbedTLS 2.6.0.
Upgrade to lz4 1.8.0.
Upgrade to Android 8 SDK.
Ask for user permissions at runtime.
Open import file dialog on user external storage by default.
Fix for crash if storage path not found.
Fix for shortcut creation under Oreo.
Update ovpn3 core.
Added tls-crypt support.
Updated mbedTLS (formerly PolarSSL) to 1.3.16.
Miscellaneous OpenVPN core 3 updates.