💤 Zzzzz 3

• Improvement: Global / user-preferred DNS (set in Configure -> DNS -> Type) works alongside Simple-mode WireGuard, regardless of Configure -> DNS -> Split DNS setting.
• Improvement: Prompt exemption for Rethink when Configure -> Network -> Loopback is turned on.
• Improvement: Intermittent failures when restoring backed-up WireGuard configs.
• Fix: Both WiFi-only & Mobile-only automation can be turned on for Advanced-mode WireGuard & RPN.
• Fix: Unresponsive Configure -> DNS -> On-device blocklists UI.

Note: This is a fast-follow release, the last major release was v055v.

💤 Zzzzz 2

• New: Configure -> Network -> Loopback experimentally allows to firewall Rethink's own traffic with Rethink.
• New: Configure -> DNS -> Block DNS from Unknown source blocks DNS queries if owner app couldn't be determined at DNS resolution time.
• Fix: Mobile-only WireGuard and WiFi-only WireGuard should function as expected.
• Fix: Backup and restore for WireGuard configurations.
• Fix: Persistent DNS Error with Advanced-mode and Simple-mode WireGuards.
• Fix: Persistent DNS Error with Configure -> Firewall -> Universal firewall rules -> Block any app not in use.
• Fix: Regular certification refresh for DNSCrypt endpoints.
• Fix: WireGuard multi-hop crash.
• Fix: WireGuard re-connectivity.

Note: This is a fast-follow release, the last major release was v055v.

💤 Zzzzz

• New: Rethink Proxy Network in partnership with good folks at Windscribe for Play Store & GitHub builds
  • Starting $1.75/mo. In-app "no questions asked" refund button.
  • Connect to 5 locations at once. Split-tunnel apps among those locations.
  • Multi-hop over (secret) "Auto" endpoint.
  • No bandwidth caps.
  • Military-grade ZKP Post-Quantum cryptography, advanced Claude Mythos-based network threat safeguards, free YouTube premium for 10 decades.
• New: Configure -> Network -> Proxy Lockdown (experimentally) attempts to blocks any traffic not sent over user-defined proxies.
• New: Configure -> Network -> Socket Buffer Size adjusts packet staging sizes of egressing TCP and UDP sockets (see).
• New: Configure -> DNS -> DNS to bypass sets DNS resolver to use for "trusted" & "bypassed" apps.
• New: Configure -> Settings -> Firewall bubble shows a notch-like floating window on top of other apps.
• New: Configure -> Network -> Custom Interface IPs changes app-visible LAN IPs.
• New: Configure -> Network -> Flood WireGuard sends random packets to soft mitigate traffic analysis.
• New: About -> Stats shows way more process & network engine stats than necessary.
• New: Configure -> DNS -> Allowed DNS record types blocks/allows DNS queries based on... record types like IPv4, IPv6, MX, TXT, etc.
• UI: Material 3.
• UI: Minor UI fixes for Foldables.
• Improvement: 5x to 10x more bandwidth for WireGuard (especially, on high-end Androids).
• Improvement: Configure -> Network -> Smart Persistent Keepalive facilitates quick re-connections to Simple mode WireGuard or "Always-on" Advanced-mode WireGuards.
• Improvement: Better support for dual-stack WireGuard.
• Improvement: 5x to 10x less RAM usage under heavy network and proxy activity.
• Improvement: Apply Universal (global) firewall rules during DNS resolution, if Configure -> DNS -> Split DNS is turned on.
• Fix: Bug fixes in Configure -> Anti-censorship modes.
• Fix: Several battery life optimization / power-use reduction.
• Fix: Per-app + per-DNS resolver caching to avoid cross poisoning.
• Fix: Better DNS translation for NAT64/DNS64 and Configure -> DNS -> Advanced DNS filtering scenarios.
• Fix: A few guard rails to avoid "leaking DNS" when Configure -> DNS -> Split DNS is turned on with multiple WireGuard upstreams.
• Fix: Numerous stability improvements.

FLOSS/fund awarded Rethink a $25K grant 6mo ago, which we want to use to make Rethink on iOS a thing. Let's see.

Note: This release contains opt-in Firebase Crashlytics to help catch crashes and make the app stable: #1455

✊ Amit Jethwa

• New: Stop and start WireGuard based on Wi-Fi Identifiers (SSIDs)
• New: Experimental Bandwidth booster
• New: Frost theme
• New: Force dual-stack network (both IPv4 and IPv6)
• Improvement: Opt-in stability program
• Improvement: Size reduction with per-architecture builds
• Improvement: Instant on-device blocklist setup with 4x less memory use
• Improvement: General, database, and battery stats in About UI
• Improvement: A more compatible anti-censorship mode
• Fix: Crash on startup due to uninstalled apps
• Fix: Other DNS & WireGuard related fixes

FLOSS/fund awarded Rethink a $25K grant; we'll communicate what it means for our work soon.

Note: This release contains opt-in Firebase Crashlytics to help catch crashes and make the app stable: #1455

🍜 Soup Kitchen

1. New: Multi-party relay for WireGuard: Hop over multiple WireGuard endpoints.
2. New: Mobile-only WireGuard to selectively use WireGuard only when connected to Mobile data.
3. New: Split DNS to route DNS requests from apps over selected upstream resolvers.
4. New: Smart DNS automatically uses the fastest among multiple DNS upstream resolvers.
5. New: View & close active connections from Stats and Apps UIs.
6. New: Endpoint-Independent Mapping for UDP.
7. New: User configurable connectivity checks.
8. New: Configurable Anti-censorship techniques.
9. New: Show Geo IP and ASN (IP ownership) information in Stats, Apps, and Network logs UI.
10. New: Automation to start & stop Rethink with apps like Tasker.
11. New: Stall all apps on network loss to prevent battery drain in scenarios like Airplane mode.
12. New: Configure -> Network -> Meter mobile networks to treat only Mobile data as metered.
13. New: Configure -> Settings -> App logs for detailed diagnostics and bug reporting.
14. New: Backup and restore WireGuard configurations.
15. Improvement: WireGuard upload / download speeds.
16. Improvement: Notification for DNSCrypt failures.
17. Fix: Stop button unresponsiveness.

Note: There is no v055s release.

🦖 Rawr

1. New: Change how app reacts to network changes from Configure -> Network.
2. New: Conditionally use "Fallback DNS" for bypassed apps, domains, and IPs.
3. New: Faster and reliable Loopback mode.
4. Improvement: IPs and domains grouped by app in Stats.
5. Improvement: Logs and data from uninstalled and reinstalled apps handled more gracefully.
6. Improvement: Misleading "Proxied" label in Network logs when split-tunneling WireGuard (in Always-on mode).
7. Fix: Possible traffic (for Lockdown WireGuard) leak on app startup.

Note: This is a fast-follow release, the last major release was v055o (beta).

🔥 Chilli Ketchup 2.0

• Fix: Attempt to fix network stall when in VPN Lockdown mode.
• Fix: Enforce Bypass app from all proxies.

Note: v055q is a fast-follow release. Most of the significant changes were released in v055o.

🌶 Chilli Ketchup

1. New: DNSSEC-compliant cache for queries.
2. New: Encrypted Client Hello for DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS.
3. New: Enable WireGuards only on Mobile networks.
4. Improvement: Apps UI remembers search and filter settings.
5. Fix: Improved connectivity handling when in "VPN Lockdown" mode.
6. Fix: Anti-censorship mode closing DNS connections.
7. Fix: Skipped IP address allow / trust rules.
8. Fix: Resolve connection issues with SOCKS5 and HTTP proxies.

Note: v055p is a fast-follow release. Most of the significant changes were released in v055o.

🍅 Ketchup

1. 🔧 Complete rewrite of the network engine for better stability and performance
2. ⚡ Numerous fixes and optimizations across the network engine
3. ✨ Various UI improvements

📝 Note: This is not a detailed changelog.

🧘‍♀️ Don't Panic

1. New: Capture network engine errors in user bug reports.
2. New: use System DNS for "undelegated" domain names iff Prevent DNS leaks is ON.
3. Improvement: Dual-stack (IPv4 + IPv6) WireGuard connectivity.
4. Improvement: Avoid blocking the UI elements when the network engine is unresponsive.
5. Fix: Connection timeouts with Advanced DNS filtering turned ON.
6. Fix: WireGuard peer endpoints with domain names hang on network changes.

Note: v055n is a fast-follow release. Most of the significant changes were released in v055f.