[tor-bugs] #28329 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Design TBA+Orbot configuration UI/UX

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#28329: Design TBA+Orbot configuration UI/UX
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                               |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, ux-team, TBA-a3,         |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201901                           |
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 Replying to [comment:20 sysrqb]:
 > Replying to [comment:18 gk]:
 > > There is no firewall ports configuration for Tor Launcher on start-up.
 While this is confusing to some users I think this is currently the right
 choice for mobile users, too. (I think we'll eventually drop that option
 altogether on desktop). See: #24452 for some discussion.
 >
 > I read through that ticket and some of the other mail. I think the
 argument "tor will eventually choose a working Guard node" is not very
 satisfying but I agree it is a much better solution than providing an
 option that confuses the users. I think it's worth not including the
 firewall options now.

 On second thought, that isn't completely true. If the user is connected on
 a network that requires configuring a proxy server (not simply filtering
 all non-80/443 destination ports), then providing a configuration option
 seems important. But, maybe we should think more about how we expose this
 and present this option. Maybe there's a better flow such that a user is
 less likely to be confused by this option when they need a bridge. I'm
 happy with deferring this improvement to #24452.

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