New features
- Add a Don’t Show Again button to the security notification when starting Tails in a virtual machine.
Changes and updates
Update Tor Browser to 10.0.9.
Update Thunderbird to 78.6.0.
Update Linux to 5.9.15. This should improve the support for newer hardware (graphics, Wi-Fi, etc.).
Fixed problems
Fix support for the Ledger hardware wallets in Electrum. (#18080)
Fix sharing mobile data, also called USB tethering, on iOS 14 or later. (#18097)
Clarify the error message when starting from a USB stick that is too small. (#18073)
For more details, read our changelog.
Known issues
None specific to this release.
See the list of long-standing issues.
Get Tails 4.15
To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your persistent storage
Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 4.2 or later to 4.15.
If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.
To install Tails on a new USB stick
Follow our installation instructions:
The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.
To download only
If you don’t need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 4.15 directly:
What’s coming up?
Tails 4.16 is scheduled for February 23.
Have a look at our roadmap to see where we are heading to.
We need your help and there are many ways to contribute to Tails (donating is only one of them). Come talk to us!
