We test our desktop client releases extensively across a wide variety of operating systems prior to releasing anything publicly. That has also been the case for v1.5.0 - but it contains several major underlying changes, and we therefore want to release it as a beta first before releasing it as an online update to everyone.
The beta period will last between 2-6 weeks and depending on the results, we might release subsequent versions but also prolong or shorten the beta period.
Download
Download v1.5.0-beta for Windows
Download v1.5.0-beta for macOS
Download v1.5.0-beta for Ubuntu
Please contact us via the support form in the desktop client if you experience any issues. Make sure that "Attach logs & diagnostic data" is checked, so we get the necessary information to debug the issue.
List of changes in 1.5.0-beta
- Bug fix: set correct DNS servers on all enabled network adapters on macOS instead of just one network adapter
- Bug fix: fetch VPN server information properly after the computer has been in sleep mode
- Bug fix: don't display that the VPN connection has been aborted after computer has been in sleep mode and then manually disconnecting
- Bug fix: improve button coloring of the update prompt on macOS when dark theme is used
- Bug fix: the connection timer starts correctly now if "Connect to OVPN when the client starts" is enabled
- Bug fix: prevent issue from occurring when OVPNUninstaller.exe might not have been removed after uninstalling the client
- Bug fix: don't create DNScrypt processes for IPv6 if IPv6 is disabled in client
- Bug fix: items in the menu weren't highlighted properly when launching the client
- Improvement: the stability of the ovpn-daemon has been improved and in case the daemon is terminated or crashed it restarts in less than a second
- Improvement: display VPN server information instantly on connection and add a tiny loading indicator while fetching external IP addresses
- Improvement: when selecting the best server automatically and there are multiple servers with the same load, randomize which server that gets chosen
- Improvement: include the ovpn-daemon log when submitting logs & diagnostic data
- Improvement: include the last 10 log files when submitting logs & diagnostic data
- Improvement: updated from boost 1.64 to boost 1.70
- Improvement: migrated from websocketpp to Boost.Beast
- Improvement: improved accuracy of DNS leak reports
- Improvement: renames TAP adapter to OVPN on Windows
- Improvement: added log line in client.log that details which processor the desktop has
- Improvement: changed application name from "OVPN desktop client" on Windows to "OVPN".
- Improvement: added log line in client.log that details the exact Windows' version that is running (release id)
- Improvement: added log line in client.log that details the rendering engine used
- Improvement: handles reconnects better after a computer comes back from sleep mode