New Update FS Protection PC 19.0 releases (beta)

[Lord Ami]

Release 19.0 beta 2 (TOTAL 5.1.580):​

New features:

• Ad block feature. You can enable it in Secure Browsing tab and adverts will not be shown during your browsing. Coverage is improved over time (PBL-2438).
• License based features support. This allows us to have different features available to different users based on the subscription even when the product is the same.
• VPN feature that is currently available only for a handful of selected beta users. This availability may be expanded in future releases.
• The "Turn off all protection" tool button is also shown at the "Secure Browsing & Banking" main UI view.

Fixed issues:

• Incorrect title is shown at the ID Monitoring if webview2 is blocked in Firewall (PBL-10102)
• Scan Wizard dark mode UI issues (PBL-10095, PBL-10098)
• Password Vault: Connect Devices screen :: long string is not fully visible even with full size / insert field is truncated if window is small (PBL-10216/SAFE_BUG-03755)
• Vault: record names can consist of whitespace (KID-1445)

Known issues:

• VPN feature card icon color is not customized and the card description also has a typo (PBL-10343, PBL-10345)

 

[show-Zi]

Updated automatically. The orange text in the UI may only be for Halloween.

 

[Virtuoso]

Interesting to see the new Ad block feature in F-Secure beta. Does it work like Adguard desktop app or via browser extension? Anyway the F-secure extension keeps running a service worker 24x7 if you check chrome task manager, so they may as well use it to block Ads.

 

[likeastar20]

Release 19.0 beta 3 (TOTAL 5.1.703):​

New features:

• The order of feature cards in main user interface was changed, so that commonly used feature cards are higher
• The following windows now remember their size and position: Main UI, Settings, Event History, Scan Wizard and Help.
• Help content renderer was updated to WebView2 and help now supports dark mode properly

Fixed issues:

• False positive reporting link on block pages now points to a correct URL (PBL-10318)
• When switching from Kid to Adult profile, Finish dialog for kid profile is opened (PBL-10344)
• Main UI crashes on x86 machines if VPN feature is available (PBL-10356)

Known issues:

• The account id is not shown after the upgrade (PBL-10431)
• Standalone Key notification is shown when it is not installed (PBL-10432)

 

[show-Zi]

Halloween decorations have been put away. The text has also been reverted to the traditional blue color scheme.
On a personal note, the license expiration date has been automatically extended to July next year.

 

[likeastar20]

Halloween decorations have been put away. The text has also been reverted to the traditional blue color scheme.
On a personal note, the license expiration date has been automatically extended to July next year.

For me, no? It still says I have 20 days left.

 

[show-Zi]

Release 19.0 Beta 4 (TOTAL 5.1.836):

For me, no? It still says I have 20 days left.

Active users seem to be automatically extended just before the license expires.

 

[Lord Ami]

Release 19.0 Beta 5 (TOTAL 5.1.1037):​

New features:

• VPN feature view now has world map with location where you are connected to
• VPN Settings tab now has the killswitch toggle (PBL-9945, PBL-10400).

Fixed issues:

• Account menu item: icon is missing (PBL-10453)
• Dismissing smart task shows it as "completed" (PBL-10491)
• The Login button is shown incorrectly in dark mode (PBL-10483)
• Feature background image is cropped (PBL-10426)

Known issues:

• User is unable to change account data, the page is not found (PBL-10532). For now, you have to go to Safe Avenue from the browser.

 

[simmerskool]

Release 19.0 Beta 5 (TOTAL 5.1.1037):​

New features:

• VPN feature view now has world map with location where you are connected to
• VPN Settings tab now has the killswitch toggle (PBL-9945, PBL-10400).

Fixed issues:

• Account menu item: icon is missing (PBL-10453)
• Dismissing smart task shows it as "completed" (PBL-10491)
• The Login button is shown incorrectly in dark mode (PBL-10483)
• Feature background image is cropped (PBL-10426)

Known issues:

• User is unable to change account data, the page is not found (PBL-10532). For now, you have to go to Safe Avenue from the browser.

Does Freedome vpn auto update? I see I'm running 2.55.431.0 and / or since this is Beta 19.0 ie beta it does not auto update, I'm relatively new to F-Secure...

 

[Lord Ami]

Release 19.0 Beta 6 (TOTAL 5.1.1086):​

New features:

• Initial version of VPN location selection is now available

Fixed issues:

• User is unable to change account data, the page is not found (PBL-10532). For now, you have to go to Safe Avenue from the browser.

Known issues:

• When turning the VPN on, cancels with a delay (PBL-10460)
• Scrolling VPN location list is not yet possible
• Location picker is not readable in Dark mode (PBL-10544)

 

[Lord Ami]

Does Freedome vpn auto update? I see I'm running 2.55.431.0 and / or since this is Beta 19.0 ie beta it does not auto update, I'm relatively new to F-Secure...

Probably it will be updated over the course of time since it will be integrated to the F-Secure TOTAL. I found this article while trying to find some more info about Freedome VPN features.

 

[Lord Ami]

Release 19.0 Beta 7 (TOTAL 5.1.1157):​

New features:

• VPN Settings: Trusted networks. User is able to add a network to the list of trusted ones (PBL-10402)

Fixed isues:

• Initial trouble with VPN functionality (SAFE_BUG-03797\PBL-10494):
• Vertically scrolling VPN location list is not yet possible. There may also be an unnecessary horizontal scrollbar.
• Location picker is not readable in a Dark mode (PBL-10544)
• CRASH: Settings crashed at try to open it (after update to beta 5) || fssettings.exe - System.ArgumentException (SAFE_BUG-03807\PBL-10535)
• "Built in VPN" does not fit in Estonian language (SAFE_BUG-03812\PBL-10541)

 

[simmerskool]

Release 19.0 Beta 7 (TOTAL 5.1.1157):​

New features:

• VPN Settings: Trusted networks. User is able to add a network to the list of trusted ones (PBL-10402)

Fixed isues:

• Initial trouble with VPN functionality (SAFE_BUG-03797\PBL-10494):
• Vertically scrolling VPN location list is not yet possible. There may also be an unnecessary horizontal scrollbar.
• Location picker is not readable in a Dark mode (PBL-10544)
• CRASH: Settings crashed at try to open it (after update to beta 5) || fssettings.exe - System.ArgumentException (SAFE_BUG-03807\PBL-10535)
• "Built in VPN" does not fit in Estonian language (SAFE_BUG-03812\PBL-10541)

since I am mostly new to F-Secure and have it running on VM I don't use every day, I followed the FS link to FS forum, but that it does not have link to 19.0 Beta. If I login to my FS account will I find 19.0 Beta there or is there a separate beta channel you have to sign up for to get the betas? If I find time today, I'll run that VM.

EDIT searched some more at FS and it looks like you have to request and be issued a beta key, correct?

 

[upnorth]

is there a separate beta channel you have to sign up for to get the betas?

New Member Sign-Up

 

[show-Zi]

After Halloween, it was time to dress up for Christmas
It has nothing to do with the function, but I like this kind of entertainment a little

 

[likeastar20]

After Halloween, it was time to dress up for Christmas
It has nothing to do with the function, but I like this kind of entertainment a little
View attachment 271653

Stuff like that is always nice, it feels like they are active and supporting the product.

 

[show-Zi]

Stuff like that is always nice, it feels like they are active and supporting the product.

In terms of nurturing the beta version, I feel that it is similar to the feeling of a parent watching over an infant.
I've been using fsp for about a year now and can't see any noticeable difference from the official release version of safe. Beta accounts protect up to 3 devices.
I plan to continue using this for the time being.

 

[Razza]

Beta accounts protect up to 3 devices.

They must of reduced the number of devices at some point of time, as my beta account got up-to 5 devices.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Release 19.0 Beta 8 (TOTAL 5.1.1318):​

New features:

• VPN main on/off switch has been redesigned and the entire VPN subview now looks more aligned with other subviews (PBL-10449, PBL-10574)
• New elements added to the VPN Settings tab (PBL-10401, PBL-10404, PBL-10405). Please note that some localization strings are not available yet.
• Ad blocker statistics in UI (PBL-10505)
• Ad block feature is now enabled by default.

Fixed issues:

• 19.0 Beta 7 - trusted network glitch (SAFE_BUG-03819\PBL-10588;SAFE_BUG-03817\PBL-10579)
• VPN is shown as on when you try to turn it on and the standalone is on (PBL-10613)
• VPN "Trusted networks" tool link opens settings (PBL-10601)
• Protections are shown as off in main UI after the reboot (PBL-10584)
• VPN feature card button text color incorrect when there is image (PBL-10580)

Known issues:

• Unable to open Trusted networks if you close them by pressing esc (PBL-10623)
• In some cases, beta upgrade stuck in the "Waiting for restart" state (PBL-10626). If you have also faced it, please create a ticket in Centercode with your fsdiag file.

 

[upnorth]

@Gandalf_The_Grey , do you mind show some screenshots on this VPN implementation? I have no idea as I don't use the Beta version.