中文版本在下方 / Chinese version below
Geph 5.0 is finally here!
On the frontend, we revamped the entire GUI, switched to a secret-based account system to improve user anonymity, and added content filtering options for the Plus tier. Behind the scenes, we cleaned up massive amounts of legacy code to prepare for decentralization through future integration with Earendil.
To celebrate, we're having our biggest ever Plus giveaway!
- Everyone who upgrades to v5.0 gets one day of free Plus! More on how that works below.
- More opportunities to win more Plus on our X and in our Telegram group!
We also revamped our website and made a brand new public dashboard:
New features
- Anonymous secret-based account system (read more on this in the FAQ!)
- Greatly enhanced UI & UX
- Complete rewrite of GUI
- In-app bug reporting with only 2 clicks
- Entirely in-app payment flow
- Upgraded content filtering for Plus tier
- Ad blocking and adult content filtering for Plus tier
- Exclude PRC traffic on all platforms for Plus tier
- .deb builds for Linux
Bug fixes
- Fixed connection breaking after long idle time
- iOS: fixed crashing during high traffic throughput by reducing memory usage
- macOS: prettified app icon by popular request
Free Plus, please!
After upgrading, click the "Free Plus!" button in the top right corner to claim your Plus!
- Free Plus is only for existing users who upgrade. Newly created accounts will not receive free Plus.
- To prevent overloading our servers, we're limiting free Plus to 10000 users every day. If you don't see "Free Plus" in your Geph, check back early tomorrow! Everyone will get free Plus!
Even more opportunities to win free Plus:
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Join the Geph Telegram group: Every member of the group gets 1 day free Plus by texting GephGiftcardBot! -
Follow our X account for future raffles!
FAQ
- How does the new account system work?
- A randomly-generated, 24-digit number will be the only credential for your Geph account (this is called the account secret). You get an account secret when you sign up in the new version or migrate from an old version.
- There is no recovering your account if you lose your account secret, so be sure to write it down! We recommend using a password manager like Bitwarden.
- Why are we moving to an account secret system? I like my Geph username!
- The account secret system enhances user privacy. What username you pick often leaks information about your identity (many users use their email or phone number or the same nickname they use across the internet). Not allowing people to pick usernames fixes that.
- It reminds users they're entirely anonymous on Geph. We have never—and will never—require users to provide personal contact information. However, a username and password system creates expectations of password recovery, which typically involves collecting user contact details. By using an account secret system instead, we clearly communicate that your identity is entirely anonymous and that no personal data is ever needed or stored, and consequently your password cannot be recovered.
- How do I migrate to the new account system?
- Download Geph v5 --> "Migrate from older versions" on the very bottom
- Download Geph v5 --> "Migrate from older versions" on the very bottom
- Why are Free Trial users no longer allowed to manually select exit servers?
- In our experience, most Free Trial users either never change their initial exit selection or do so very rarely. This led to poor performance due to unbalanced load between Free exit servers. For example, the first server of a region to show up in the server list often became overloaded, while the last one would barely get any traffic. By automatically assigning Free Trial users to exit servers, we can spread the load evenly and speed up everyone's connection.
As always, you can follow all changes and contribute to Geph's entirely open-source codebase on our GitHub.
迷雾通 5.0 正式发布了！
在前端方面，我们全面升级了图形界面（GUI），采用了基于密钥的匿名账户系统以提升用户的匿名性，并为 Plus 会员增加了内容过滤选项。在后端，我们清理了大量历史遗留代码，为未来与 Earendil 网络整合、实现去中心化奠定基础。
为庆祝此次更新，我们推出了史上最大规模的 Plus 会员免费赠送活动！
新功能
- 匿名账户密钥系统（详细说明请参见 FAQ）
- 大幅改善的 UI & UX
- 图形界面全面重写
- 应用内两次点击即可反馈 Bug
- 完全应用内的支付流程
- Plus 会员版内容过滤功能
- 广告屏蔽与成人内容过滤（仅限 Plus 会员）
- 全平台排除中国大陆地区流量（仅限 Plus 会员）
- 提供 Linux 平台 .deb 安装包
Bug 修复
- 修复了长时间待机后连接中断的问题
- iOS：降低内存占用，修复高流量下的崩溃问题
- macOS：根据用户反馈优化了应用图标
如何领取免费 Plus？
升级后，点击应用右上角的「免费领取 Plus！」按钮即可领取一天的免费 Plus 会员！
- 免费 Plus 活动仅适用于升级的现有用户，新注册的用户无法参与。
- 为避免服务器过载，我们每天限量一万名用户领取。如果当天名额已满，请第二天再尝试——每位用户都会领到免费 Plus！
赢取更多免费 Plus 的机会：
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加入 迷雾通电报群：任何群内成员发送消息至 GephGiftcardBot 即可获得 1天免费 Plus！
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关注 我们的 X 账号，参与未来抽奖活动！
常见问题 FAQ
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新账户系统如何运作？
- 一个随机生成的24位数字（账户密钥）将是您登录迷雾通账户需要的唯一的凭证（这一串数字取代了用户名和密码）。注册新版本账户或从旧版本迁移时，系统都会生成一个密钥。
- 若账户密钥遗失，账户将无法恢复，因此请务必妥善保存。建议使用密码管理工具如 Bitwarden 保存密钥。
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为什么使用账户密钥系统？我很喜欢我的用户名呢！
- 账户密钥系统可显著提升用户隐私。 用户名常泄露用户身份信息（许多用户使用电子邮件、电话或常用昵称作为用户名）。取消用户名机制即可解决此问题。
- 账户密钥强调用户在迷雾通的匿名性。 为保护用户隐私，我们从未要求用户提供任何联系方式。但用户名与密码系统往往会给用户带来误解，让用户以为可以通过提供联系方式恢复密码。使用账户密钥系统能更清晰地表达用户在注册迷雾通账户时是完全匿名的，因此如果丢失密码是无法找回的。
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如何迁移到新账户系统？
- 下载迷雾通 5 后，在登录页面底部点击「从旧版本迁移」。
- 下载迷雾通 5 后，在登录页面底部点击「从旧版本迁移」。
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为什么免费用户不再能手动选择出口服务器？
- 根据我们的经验，大多数免费、用户几乎从不更改初始选择的出口服务器，或者很少进行更改。这导致免费出口服务器之间的负载不均衡，进而影响用户网速。例如，之前经常发生同一个区域中排在服务器列表最前面的服务器经常负载过重，而排在最后的服务器几乎没有流量。通过自动为免费用户分配出口服务器，我们可以更均衡地分配负载，加快所有用户的连接速度。
了解更多信息或贡献代码，请访问迷雾通的开源 GitHub 页面。
