Software Changelog

IMPORTANT NOTICE: connections using OpenVPN XOR, AES-128 and AES-256 will stop working on January 3rd, 2024. You must run the latest apps to be able to connect with those 3 connection types. 

Android TV / Amazon Fire TV Stick (gen 2+) v1.0.23
Release date: February 13, 2024
- Fixed a crashing issue on connect, on Fire Stick devices
- other minor fixes
- the apk files are now separate for Fire Stick TV devices and Android TV due to different SDK targets
Download: .apk file for Fire TV Stick devices / Amazon App Store / .apk file for Android TV devices
Sideloading: instructions

Android TV / Amazon Fire TV Stick (gen 2+) v1.0.21

Release date: January 25, 2024
- (IMPORTANT!) Renewed the RSA CA certificate for OpenVPN XOR, AES-128 and AES-256 to ensure connectivity after January 3rd, 2024
- other fixes and improvements
Download: .apk file (sideloading instructions) / Amazon App Store 

MacOS 4.3.1
Release date: December 31, 2023
- fixed an issue with blank lists in locations when trying to change category/continents. 
Download: installation kit

Linux 2.1
Release date: December 30, 2023
(IMPORTANT!) Renewed the RSA CA certificate for OpenVPN XOR, AES-128 and AES-256 to ensure connectivity after January 3rd, 2024
Added the SecureDNS feature for DNS security filtering
Download: installation kit

MacOS 4.3
Release date: December 26, 2023
(IMPORTANT!) Renewed the RSA CA certificate for OpenVPN XOR, AES-128 and AES-256 to ensure connectivity after January 3rd, 2024. The old CA certificate expires on January 2024 so it is essential to run this new version to be able to connect using the mentioned OpenVPN connection types after January 3, 2024. OpenVPN ECC isn't affected, but its CA expires next year in July, so a new update will be available in the coming weeks to address that, too. The apps for Linux and Android TV will be updated in the coming days 
- Added the SecureDNS feature for DNS security filtering 
- Added support for v2ray obfuscation

Windows 4.4.8
Release date: December 23, 2023
- (IMPORTANT!) Renewed the RSA CA certificate for OpenVPN XOR, AES-128 and AES-256. The old CA certificate expires on January 2024 so it is essential to run this new version to be able to connect using the mentioned OpenVPN connection types after January 3, 2024. OpenVPN ECC isn't affected, but its CA expires next year in July, so a new update will be available in the coming weeks to address that, too. The apps for MacOS, Linux and Android TV will be updated in the coming days 
- Added new ports for OpenVPN XOR (UDP 27001, 27002, 27003) which may help in case of ISP filtering especially in China: not yet enabled on servers, will be enabled after Christmas 
Download: installation kit / (for obsolete 32bit Windows: installation kit)

Android 1.1.43
Release date: December 14, 2023
Renewed RSA-4096 CA certificate used by AES-128, AES-256 and XOR connections. This update is needed in order to be able to connect after January 03, 2024 when the old CA expires. The apps for other platforms will be updated for the same reason. 
Download: Play Store / .apk file

Android 1.1.42
Release date: October 09, 2023
- fixed Android 14 crash on Connect
- minor improvements

iOS 3.2.2
Release date: September 27, 2023
- bottom menu design improvements

iOS 3.2.1
Release date: September 21, 2023
- minor improvements

Android 1.1.41
Release date: August 23, 2023
- upgraded Android target API (Google requirement)
- minor improvements

Android 1.1.39
Release date: November 20, 2022
- Improvements to the login fields to discard empty characters when entered by error (e.g. a space/new line character after the username or the password)
- Updated Android API target
- Added 'Quick Disconnect' option to cancel the warning pop-up when disconnecting the VPN
- Other minor fixes and improvements

Download from Google Play Store or from our site (.apk file)

Android TV / Amazon Fire TV Stick (gen 2+)

Release date: November 10, 2022
- Fixed an issue with the permissions required to start the app on-boot
Download: sideloading instructions / Amazon App Store

Android TV / Amazon Fire TV Stick (gen 2+)
Release date: March 18, 2022
- Implemented support for DNS filtering (ads/tracking/malware blocking: see the feature announcement for more details)
- Added latency/ping tests
- Minor bug fixes and improvements

Windows 4.4.7
Release date: April 27, 2021
- Fixed a problem caused by Windows Task Scheduler, shutting down the VPN client app when switching power source from power cable to battery on laptops, if the VPN app is set to Auto Start on boot
- Added caching of proxy locations for the new obfuscated proxy feature introduced in v.4.4.6 (see more details in the release notes for 4.4.6 below)

Download: installation kit / portable ZIP for 64-bit Windows releases. For 32-bit: installation kit / portable ZIP - WinTun support on Win32 requires to install the latest OpenVPN GUI, select only the WinTun driver in the installation process. 

Windows 4.4.6
Release date: March 18, 2021
- Added DNS filtering capabilities, details in the initial announcement. The option is available in the Advanced tab.
- Added obfuscation capability for all OpenVPN connection types (TCP ports only) via V2Ray tunneling, either directly through our obfuscated proxies or through the Cloudflare network + our proxies. The option is available in the Advanced tab, it adds another (or even two extra) hops and it also brings major benefits against censorship: more details
- Added ability to use your own local SOCKS5 proxy (it must listen on port 1080, without authentication).
- OpenVPN updated.
- Fixed a problem with the auto-connect on launch in the previous version 4.4.5.
- Design adjustments to the main menu icons.
- Multiple bug-fixes and improvements to ensure a smoother, faster and better experience. 

Download: installation kit / portable ZIP for 64-bit Windows releases. For 32-bit: installation kit / portable ZIP - WinTun support on Win32 requires to install the latest OpenVPN GUI, select only the WinTun driver in the installation process. 

Android 1.1.38
Release date: January 19, 2021
- Fixed an issue with the Exclusions feature affecting some Android 11 devices

Android 1.1.37
Release date: January 07, 2021
- New SecureDNS feature implemented for ads/malware/tracking protection and more. See the announcement for more details. 
- Added latency/ping tests
- Main menu buttons layout changed (blue background removed)

SecureProxy addon for Firefox (v2.4.0) and Chrome/Chromium (v2.1.2)
Release date: January 05, 2021
- minor improvements

SecureProxy addon for Firefox v2.3.5
Release date: December 05, 2020
- Fixed an issue with Firefox still trying to use the proxy unsuccessfully even if the connection to the server failed, requiring to restart the browser

Windows 4.4.4
Release date: November 18, 2020
- rendering improvements for a faster and smoother navigation through menus, options and lists (i.e. locations menu)

Windows 4.4.3
Release date: November 10, 2020
- improvements related to handling new connections and reconnections
- minor bug fixes

SecureProxy addon for Chrome/Chromium browsers v2.1.1
Release date: November 09, 2020
- New design implemented
- Minor bug fixes and improvements

SecureProxy addon for Firefox v2.3
Release date: November 03, 2020
- New design implemented
- Fixed an issue with the selected location defaulting to "US West Coast" on browser restart

iOS v3.2
Release date: November 02, 2020
- Added locations latency (ping) test 

Windows 4.4.2
Release date: October 26, 2020
- minor bug fixes

Windows 4.4.1
Release date: August 13, 2020
- fixed an issue with the Windows Task Scheduler which was closing the application after a few days if it was launched automatically on system-start

Windows 4.4  
Release date: July 26, 2020
- New design implemented 
- Added support for Wintun OpenVPN driver (more details here)
- Added option in Advanced tab to force a reconnection (OpenVPN only) when resuming from sleep/hibernate
- Minor bug fixes, improvements  

iOS v3.0
Release date: June 05, 2020
- New design implemented 
- Minor bug fixes, improvements

Android 1.1.34
Release date: May 12, 2020
- New design implemented
- Seamless connections (BIG improvement: no longer reconnecting when network changes, but staying connected all the time); much lower battery use
- Added shortcut in the Help tab to the Android apps battery optimization. Disable optimization for the vpn.ac app if you face unexpected behavior (app being killed, connection being dropped)
- Many bug-fixes/improvements, including fixes for crashes affecting some devices
- Known issue: auto connect on-boot works only if Always-On VPN is enabled. The issue has already been fixed after releasing version 1.1.34, a new update will be released soon. 

The update has been rolled-out to Play Store already, but you can also download the .apk file directly from us. 

Mac 4.1 (preview) 
Release date: January 3, 2020
- see the blog post for details

Windows 4.2 (preview)
Release date: December 28, 2019
- see the blog post for details

MacOS 4.0.8

Release date: October 5, 2019
- Added ping/latency tests in Locations list
- Minor improvements
Download: .pkg file

Windows 4.1.5
Release date: October 4, 2019
- minor improvements

Windows 4.1.4
Release date: September 4, 2019
- quick fixes for minor bugs in v4.1.3

Android 1.1.28
Release date: August 29, 2019
- internal geo IP improvement to address some locations not being accurately displayed
- Google API upgrade
- other minor improvements

Windows 4.1.3
Release date: August 27, 2019
- Added ping/latency tests in Locations list
- Connection management redesigned, it is now possible to regain control over the existing VPN connection in case of an unexpected GUI crash by simply starting the software again
- News tab will show a number of unread articles when there are new ones posted
- Other minor improvements

SecureProxy for Firefox 2.0.20
Release date: August 27, 2019
- fixed a compatibility issue in Firefox

Linux beta 1.4
Release date: April 19, 2019
- added support for latest Ubuntu 19
- fixed startup from menus so it should run without the need to start it from terminal
- added servers latency in the locations menu
More details: KB article

Windows 4.1.2
Release date: January 28, 2019
- added the option 'Use alternative graphics rendering engine' to Advanced tab. To be enabled only if there's any problem with the window content graphics rendering by defauly
- fixed a bug causing the vpnac.exe process to stay active after exit, if the kill switch was enabled


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