Releases: getlantern/lantern
Beta 9.1.11-beta
Lantern v9.1.11-beta Release Notes
This beta release includes minor updates and stability improvements.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed various stability issues
Note: This is a beta release. Please report any issues you encounter to help us improve Lantern.
This is a beta release from commit 8a16046.
Branch: v9.1.11-beta
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Beta 9.1.10-beta
Lantern v9.1.10-beta Release Notes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed iOS crash when updating to new versions
- Fixed password manager autofill for Pro authentication fields
- Fixed flag display size issues on Windows and other platforms
- Fixed Android Alipay payment handoff from payment webview
- Fixed issue report screenshot size validation
- Prevented multiple Lantern instances from running simultaneously on Windows
- Prevented signup account deletion when returning to confirm email screen
Improvements
- Improved VPN restart synchronization to prevent race conditions
- Improved user state preservation during configuration refresh
- Aggressive APK size optimization for sideload builds on Android
- Enhanced macOS system extension recovery from stale registry errors
- Improved smart strategy probe routing through bypass dialer
- Better error logging for canceled app purchases
- Disabled store purchase option for users in censored countries
Infrastructure & Stability
- Reverted QR scanner library change to restore stability
- Updated core VPN and backend components with critical fixes
- Disabled billing client initialization on non-store Android builds
This is a beta release from commit 8a16046.
Branch: v9.1.10-beta
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Beta 9.1.9-beta
Lantern v9.1.9-beta Release Notes
Features
- Restored purchase flow for Pro subscriptions
Bug Fixes
- Fixed iOS report issue screenshot picker functionality
- Fixed report issue screen polish and UI improvements
- Cleared selected VPN server when it's removed from available options
- Preserved manually-selected outbound server across configuration refreshes
Improvements
- macOS now caches installed system-extension hashes and skips unnecessary bundle uninstallation
- Settings now properly migrate Windows Pro state across directory moves
- Optimized compressed size handling for issue reports (max 19.5 MB)
Infrastructure
- Updated radiance and lantern-box dependencies to latest versions
This is a beta release from commit 5b5ae8a.
Branch: v9.1.9-beta
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Beta 9.1.8-beta
Lantern v9.1.8-beta Release Notes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed payment redirect checkout to include idempotency keys, preventing duplicate transactions
- Improved VPN performance through connection reselection on failure
- Fixed report issue screen display and functionality issues
Improvements
- Enhanced screenshot attachments in issue reports for better debugging
- Added method-aware retry logic across transport protocols for more reliable connections
- Introduced CLI monitoring interface with throughput metrics and session history
Infrastructure
- Updated lantern-box for improved URL test reselection and failure handling
- Bumped kindling dependency for enhanced retry mechanisms
This is a beta release from commit 2d3f800.
Branch: v9.1.8-beta
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Beta 9.1.7-beta
Lantern v9.1.7-beta Release Notes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed VPN disconnection issue when backend connection closes
- Fixed data directory handling to preserve caller-supplied paths
- Improved settings migration from legacy Lantern Client YAML configurations
Improvements
- Enhanced migration support for pre-9.x Lantern settings to ensure smooth upgrades
- Added QUIC error class instrumentation for better diagnostics and debugging
This is a beta release from commit b106b8e.
Branch: v9.1.7-beta
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Lantern 9.1.6-ios
Lantern v9.1.6 for iOS
Bug Fixes
- Fixed cellular DNS bypass on iOS by enabling includeAllNetworks on VPN profile
- Resolved in-flight in-app purchase duplicate payment redirects from rapid checkout taps
- Fixed data cap tracking issues
- Corrected smart location country selection
- Patched VPN conflict detection to allow connection attempts despite conflicts
Improvements
- Enhanced VPN connection status tracking with improved Connecting/Disconnecting state visibility
- Improved split tunnel filter persistence across app sessions
- Optimized radiance IPC outbound updates to process asynchronously for better stability
- Updated to lantern-box v0.0.75 with Reflex silence timeout improvements
- Refined smart routing to URL-test only smart outbounds while preserving extras for manual selection
Infrastructure & Dependencies
- Updated radiance with outbound/endpoint creation error logging for better diagnostics
- Bumped sing-box-minimal to v1.12.22-lantern
- Enhanced core networking stack with gVisor fallback on older kernel versions
- Improved server-recommended config poll interval handling
This is a production release from commit a873aaf.
Branch: v9.1.6-ios
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Beta 9.1.5-beta
Lantern v9.1.5-beta Release Notes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed privacy issue where
x-lantern-client-countryheader was being leaked through requests - Improved error messages shown to users for better clarity
- Fixed unbounded dial watchdog in lantern-box to prevent resource exhaustion
Improvements
- Enhanced QA infrastructure by plumbing RADIANCE_OUTBOUND_SOCKS_ADDRESS into the Android client for better testing
- Updated radiance configuration to read country information from environment variables instead of settings
Infrastructure
- Bumped radiance dependency with latest stability improvements
- Added feature overrides support to CLI set command for more flexible configuration management
This is a beta release from commit c595a5d.
Branch: v9.1.5-beta
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Beta 9.1.4-beta
Lantern v9.1.4-beta Release Notes
This is a minor beta release with maintenance updates and dependency improvements.
Infrastructure & Dependencies
- Updated dependencies to improve stability and security across the application stack
For issues or feedback, please report them through our support channels.
This is a beta release from commit bcc8973.
Branch: v9.1.4-beta
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Beta 9.1.3-beta
Lantern v9.1.3-beta Release Notes
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a crash on x86_64 Android devices caused by architecture filter mismatch in the Flutter library
- Prevented duplicate payment redirects from rapid checkout button taps
Improvements
- Updated Radiance dependency to the latest version with bug fixes and improvements
This is a beta release from commit bcc8973.
Branch: v9.1.3-beta
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Beta 9.1.2-beta
Lantern v9.1.2-beta Release Notes
This beta release includes minor updates and stability improvements.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issues in core dependencies to improve overall stability
Note: This is a beta release. Please report any issues encountered to help us improve Lantern.
This is a beta release from commit 7bc48d6.
Branch: v9.1.2-beta
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