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[[!img configure.png link="no" alt=""]]
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[[!img onboard.png link="no" alt=""]]
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Wayland and better Unsafe Browser
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We replaced the deprecated X.Org display system with Wayland.
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Even if you won't notice any visual difference, Wayland brings more security in depth to Tails by making it harder for a compromised application in Tails to compromise or misuse another application.
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For example, since [[Tails 4.8|news/version_4.8]], the *Unsafe Browser* was disabled by default because a security vulnerability in another application in Tails could start an invisible *Unsafe Browser*, reveal your IP address, and [[deanonymize you|doc/anonymous_internet/unsafe_browser#security]].
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Wayland fixes this vulnerability and makes it safe to reenable the *Unsafe Browser* by default. You can still disable the *Unsafe Browser* in the Welcome Screen.
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Wayland also brings in other features that were not working yet in the *Unsafe Browser*:
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- Sound - Uploads and downloads - Alternative input methods for Chinese and other non-Latin languages - Accessibility features like the screen reader and virtual keyboard
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QR code scanning of Tor bridges
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We made it easier to enter new Tor bridges in Tails by scanning a QR code.
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To get a QR code, you can either:
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Send an empty email to <bridges@torproject.org> from a Gmail or Riseup email address.
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Get bridges from <https://bridges.torproject.org/> and print the QR code on paper.
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We are aware that the QR codes that are currently provided are too big to be easy to scan. We are [working with Tor](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/bridgedb/-/issues/40052) to make them smaller and easier to scan.
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[[!img test_5.8-beta1/qr_code.png link="no" alt=""]]
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<h1 id="changes">Changes and updates</h1>
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- Update *Tor Browser* to [12.0.1](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1201).
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- Update *Thunderbird* to [102.6.0](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/102.6.0/releasenotes/).
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