amnezia-client

v4.8.18.0 Breaking

This release includes 3 breaking changes for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.

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Affected surfaces

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Version 4.8.18.0 improves stability across all platforms.

Why it matters: Addresses a general client‑stability bug (severity 40) affecting every supported surface, raising overall reliability for developers, SREs, and security engineers.

Summary

AI summary

Updates Android, General, and Version differences across a mixed release.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Deprecation
Deprecation	High	Android versions 7 and 8 no longer supported. Android versions 7 and 8 no longer supported. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-11-audit Confidence: low	—
Deprecation	High	macOS versions 10.15 to 12 no longer supported. macOS versions 10.15 to 12 no longer supported. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-11-audit Confidence: low	—
Deprecation	High	Debian 12 and Ubuntu 22.04.x app version temporarily unavailable. Debian 12 and Ubuntu 22.04.x app version temporarily unavailable. Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-11-audit Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	Improves stability across all platforms. Improves stability across all platforms. Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-11 Confidence: high	—

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Version differences

Android

For Android version 9 and higher, you need to use .apk that start with - AmneziaVPN_4.8.18.0_android9+
The app version for Android 7 and 8 is temporarily unavailable

macOS

!!! The previous version (4.8.8.2 and lower) of the application (installed via the .dmg installer) must be uninstalled via “move to bin” in the applications folder

For macOS version 13 and higher, you need to use .pkg - AmneziaVPN_4.8.180_macos.zip
The app version for macOS 10.15 - 12, is temporarily unavailable

Linux

For Ubuntu you need to install xcb plugin:
apt install libxcb-cursor0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-icccm4 libxcb-keysyms1 libopengl0 libxkbcommon-x11-0

The app version for Debian 12 / Ubuntu 22.04.x is temporarily unavailable

Changelog

General

improve stability

Full Changelog: https://github.com/amnezia-vpn/amnezia-client/compare/4.8.15.4...4.8.18.0

Breaking Changes

Removal of AmneziaVPN app for Android versions 7 and 8 (temporarily unavailable).
Removal of AmneziaVPN package for macOS versions 10.15 through 12 (temporarily unavailable).
Removal of AmneziaVPN binary for Debian 12 and Ubuntu 22.04.x (temporarily unavailable).

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