TunnelBear Changelog

What's new in TunnelBear 4.9.0.0

Mar 19, 2024
  • Deadbolt installed on cave entrance. TunnelBear now supports Two-Factor Authentication.
  • Bear filing system improved. You can now search for the tunnel you want to connect to with our new country search feature.
  • Smarter Bear. When switching VPN protocols, TunnelBear will now tell you which features are not supported on select protocols.
  • GhostBear updated. New Auto option lets your Bear connect with obfuscation when normal connection attempts fail.
  • Picked some bugs out of fur.
  • 512% more bears.

New in TunnelBear 4.7.0.0 (May 2, 2023)

  • Bear will now watch when you sign-in or create an account (don't worry, no peeking when entering your password).
  • Two Bears are better than one! New architectural advancements will allow your Bear to tunnel websites and apps outside of the VPN. Check out our new SplitBear feature.
  • Bear fired from Twitter. Say goodbye to bonus data flows and say hello to an increased default data limit.
  • Lots of under-the-fur changes.
  • Ate some bugs.
  • 57% more Bears.

New in TunnelBear 4.6.0 (Jul 14, 2022)

  • Took the Bears to the groomers. We've cleaned up the app a bit, and made some design improvements.
  • WireGuard officially supported. Bear speed +9.
  • New connection settings allow better control over the VPN. For advanced users, you can now select which VPN protocol you wish to use.
  • Break-ups can be tough, but we've said goodbye to the Trusted Networks feature. Users will no longer be able to bypass select networks.
  • Thanks to the localization support from Localization Lab (localizationlab.org/contributor), our Bears are now fluent in Ukrainian.
  • Brushed out a few bugs.
  • 18% more Bears

New in TunnelBear 4.4.3 (May 18, 2021)

  • Brushed some fur, ate some bugs, 76 new bears added.

New in TunnelBear 4.4.0 (Apr 15, 2021)

  • We’ve added connection ratings so you can tell us how your Bear is tunneling. We’ll use this information to improve the service for everyone.
  • The next time you open TunnelBear, you'll see a brand new colour scheme. Your bear shed its winter coat and is ready for the spring!

New in TunnelBear 4.3.3 (Sep 22, 2020)

  • Brushed some fur, ate some bugs, 76 new bears added.

New in TunnelBear 4.3.1 (Sep 1, 2020)

  • Bug fixes

New in TunnelBear 4.2.12 (Aug 6, 2020)

  • Switched our icon back to its original colour. We're focusing our show of support on our blog, website and social media feeds. You can learn more on our blog.

New in TunnelBear 3.7.0.4 (Oct 18, 2018)

  • Fixed an issue where your Bear might lose track of your internet connection if connected using Wi-Fi and Ethernet at the same time.
  • Fixed an issue with new Wi-Fi network names weren’t displayed in Trusted Network settings
  • Security enhancements.

New in TunnelBear 3.5.0.3 (Jul 27, 2018)

  • Notifications now appear in the Action Center in Windows 10
  • If your Bear is having trouble connecting to the internet, you can now choose to automatically send an error report once you’re back online
  • Fixed an issue where the connection toggle wouldn’t work if the sidebar was open
  • Installation fixes
  • Security enhancements

New in TunnelBear 3.4.0.3 (Jun 19, 2018)

  • Bears have undergone training to always connect to the fastest available server and maintain a more stable connection
  • If you’ve been seeing a “TunnelBear Maintenance” popup window, you should now see this less often
  • Installation process improved
  • Fixed an issue where some Bears would fail to tunnel after resuming from sleep or hibearnation

New in TunnelBear 3.3.2 (May 7, 2018)

  • We’ve been seeing some pawblems with IKEv2 connections after installing the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. This update should fix them.
  • Also fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when switching from an untrusted to a trusted network.

New in TunnelBear 3.3.1 (May 1, 2018)

  • TunnelBear 3.3.1 brings huge improvements to our IKEv2 support. Your Bear will now connect much more quickly in some situations and provide even speedier tunnelling.
  • Fixes:
  • Solved an issue where some Bears would report a “driver error” and refuse to tunnel
  • Fixed a reported vulnerability that allowed a privilege escalation to occur (CVE-2018-10381)

New in TunnelBear 3.3.0.3 (Apr 17, 2018)

  • Re-trained some bears who were getting lost after your computer awoke from sleep.
  • Improved visual koalaty:
  • Prettier map animations
  • Smoother loading animations
  • Bearhind the scenes upgrrades:
  • Improvements to make updates more reliable
  • VigilantBear improvements
  • OpenVPN updated

New in TunnelBear 3.2.0.6 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Completely rebuilt VigilantBear is more responsive, friendlier to local networks, and no longer reliant on Windows Firewall
  • Shiny new icon sits nicely with RememBear
  • Improved Report feature to help track lost bears
  • Improved reliability when switching networks
  • Fixed issue with the menu bar overlapping Mini Mode
  • Fixed issues with IKEv2 tunnels to make them more stable

New in TunnelBear 3.1.0.5 (Jan 18, 2018)

  • Introducing shiny new IKEv2 tunnels that connect dramatically faster
  • Sleek new “mini mode” added for minimalists
  • Bears are now better communicators with improved notifications
  • Solved an issue where VigilantBear could get confused by certain types of traffic
  • Bears now show the correct location when waking up from sleep
  • More tweaks to Trusted Networks should make using it more bear-able
  • 137% more Bears

New in TunnelBear 3.0.37.12 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • Tunnels more accessibility friendly
  • Taskbar bear taught the difference between connected and disconnected
  • Tunnels made extra secure with OpenVpn 2.4.3
  • Bears now deal with installation problems more efficiently
  • Better handling of captive portals when you're out in the wild
  • Better handling of captcha challenges when tunnelling
  • App window can find it's 'bearings' more efficiently on multiple monitors
  • Several usability and stability bugs squished
  • 57.6% more bears

New in TunnelBear 3.0.36.9 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Bear trained to maul man-in-the-middle attacks even more efficiently
  • Cookie Authentication means you're now more secure than the average Bear
  • Squished GhostBear bug on 32bits Windows
  • Un-bear-able installation error messages improved
  • Bear now plays nice with VLC media player
  • 67.3% more Bears

New in TunnelBear 3.0.35.0 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Updated the tunnels to OpenVPN 2.4
  • Added a fix to the TAP Adapter (Network Driver) on Windows 10
  • Added a fix to TCP Override
  • Fixed a bug that kept your Bear from reconnecting after long hours of hibernation.
  • 463% more Bears

New in TunnelBear 3.0.34.0 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Redesigned and reengineering from the paws up, we proudly present the new TunnelBear for Windows app
  • We've improved nearly every aspect of your TunnelBear, including a beautiful new design, stronger security features and faster connection times
  • We've shed the retro wood from our original app and redesigned a simple, beautiful new app that feels more at home on Windows
  • Trusted networks feature automatically connects to any network not in your trusted list. E.g. You can list your home Wi-Fi as trusted and have TunnelBear automatically connect the next time you're on a public Wi-Fi that might be less safe
  • Be alerted on unsecure networks that use WEP, or no admin passwords
  • Improved "Vigilant" mode will block all unsecured data while you connect and reconnect
  • Connect and reconnect up to 60% faster than our old app
  • Much, much more
  • 3853% more Bears

New in TunnelBear 3.0.25.0 (Sep 23, 2016)

  • Redesigned and reengineering from the paws up, we proudly present the new TunnelBear for Windows app
  • We've improved nearly every aspect of your TunnelBear, including a beautiful new design, stronger security features and faster connection times
  • We've shed the retro wood from our original app and redesigned a simple, beautiful new app that feels more at home on Windows
  • Trusted networks feature automatically connects to any network not in your trusted list. E.g. You can list your home Wi-Fi as trusted and have TunnelBear automatically connect the next time you're on a public Wi-Fi that might be less safe
  • Be alerted on unsecure networks that use WEP, or no admin passwords
  • Improved "Vigilant" mode will block all unsecured data while you connect and reconnect
  • Connect and reconnect up to 60% faster than our old app
  • Much, much more
  • 3853% more Bears

New in TunnelBear 2.3.25.0 (May 19, 2016)

  • Updated OpenSSL version

New in TunnelBear 2.3.24.0 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Your Internet connection often drops? Don't worry your TunnelBear will still work on restoring it
  • Patched up our installer

New in TunnelBear 2.3.20.1 (Nov 17, 2015)

  • More IPv6 Bug fixes!

New in TunnelBear 2.3.17.0 (Oct 18, 2015)

  • Couldn’t connect? Somehow you disabled IPv6 on all your interfaces? You need this update!

New in TunnelBear 2.3.16.0 (Sep 3, 2015)

  • Fix certain clients where the DNS Hijacking prevention rule didn’t rollback after disconnecting

New in TunnelBear 2.3.15.0 (Jul 21, 2015)

  • DNS hijacking prevention
  • Multiple Tap Adapters fix
  • Bug fixes

New in TunnelBear 2.3.14.0 (May 4, 2015)

  • Accessibility fixes
  • UI tweaks & Bug fixes
  • Updated our Bear’s armor – making TunnelBear a bit more resilient to censorship

New in TunnelBear 2.3.13.0 (Apr 15, 2015)

  • Rare startup crash fix
  • Auto-repair bear embedded for some network adapters

New in TunnelBear 2.3.10.0 (Mar 30, 2015)

  • Our Bears speak French now: “Je m’appelle TunnelOurs!”
  • Connection tweaks for slower tunnels

New in TunnelBear 2.3.9.0 Beta (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Bear-grade encryption for the masses! (AES256)
  • UI fixes for high resolution screens
  • A lot of improvements built into our background bears (no need for Admin prompt after the installation)
  • Updates and improvements to Vigilant mode
  • 130% more bears as always

New in TunnelBear 2.2.33.0 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • WebRTC block

New in TunnelBear 2.2.32.0 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • WebRTC block

New in TunnelBear 2.3.3.0 Beta (Feb 5, 2015)

  • Replaced our Vigilant Bear with a stronger Bear
  • TunnelBear after installation doesn’t need to be run as Admin anymore
  • 130% more bears as always

New in TunnelBear 2.2.21.0 (Jun 3, 2014)

  • Bug fixes
  • UI improvements

New in TunnelBear 2.2.17.0 (Apr 9, 2014)

  • Vigilant helps to protect you by blocking any unsecured traffic while TunnelBear is connecting
  • TCP override option added in Settings

New in TunnelBear 2.2.14.0 (Mar 26, 2014)

  • TCP override option added in Preferences.
  • Squashed lots of Bear ticks (software bugs)

New in TunnelBear 2.2.6.0 (Mar 7, 2014)

  • IntelliBear: A more intelligent bear who digs smarter tunnels
  • New preferences window
  • Squashed lots of Bear ticks (software bugs)

New in TunnelBear 2.2.3.0 (Feb 6, 2014)

  • Squashed lots of Bear ticks (software bugs)
  • A cute new PC Installer that supports seamless automatic app-updates

New in TunnelBear 2.2.2.0 (Jan 8, 2014)

  • Squashed lots of Bear ticks (software bugs)
  • Shiny new Bear Installer!

New in TunnelBear 2.1.0.0 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Squashed lots of Bear ticks (software bugs)
  • Sharpened Bear Claws (Speed/Performance tweaks)
  • Can’t connect? Click on the gear icon, than help, than “Diagnose Your Bear” to run a battery tests on your Bear

New in TunnelBear 2.0.18.0 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • TunnelBear now mauls the ads, scripts, cookies, beacons and social buttons that track everything you do online!
  • Improved support for those grizzly old Windows XP SP3 and Vista users
  • Lots of bug fixes and UX Tweaks
  • 137% more Bears!

New in TunnelBear 2.0.17.0 (Oct 3, 2013)

  • TunnelBear now mauls the ads, scripts, cookies, beacons and social buttons that track everything you do online!
  • Improved support for those grizzly old Windows XP SP3 and Vista users
  • Lots of bug fixes and UX Tweaks
  • 137% more Bears!

New in TunnelBear 2.0.16.0 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • Redesigned and reengineered from the paws up for always on privacy
  • Sanded and rebuffed wood user interface
  • Opens and connects on computer startup (optional)
  • Vigilant” feature monitors your connection for occasional disruptions such as flaky WiFi, computer sleep, etc and blocks unsecured (http) traffic while TunnelBear reconnects
  • Smoother reconnection from computer sleep
  • Still no ads, no bloatware and no logging