--- title: Tails 7.16 | daily.dev description: Tails 7.16 updates Tor Browser to 16.0 and the Tor client to 0.4.9.15. Tor Browser 16.0 is based on Firefox 153 and inherits its redesigned settings. This... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-16-9gok5kjrw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tails 7.16 | daily.dev og:description: Tails 7.16 updates Tor Browser to 16.0 and the Tor client to 0.4.9.15. Tor Browser 16.0 is based on Firefox 153 and inherits its redesigned settings. This... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-16-9gok5kjrw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9GOk5kJRW.png og:image:alt: Tails 7.16 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tails 7.16 **[Tails](https://daily.dev/sources/tails)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tails 7.16 updates Tor Browser to 16.0 and the Tor client to 0.4.9.15. Tor Browser 16.0 is based on Firefox 153 and inherits its redesigned settings. This release also fixes OpenPGP support in Thunderbird. Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.16, and a manual upgrade is an option if the automatic one fails. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What version of Firefox does Tor Browser 16.0 use? Tor Browser 16.0 is based on Firefox 153 and inherits its redesigned settings. This version ships as part of Tails 7.16, which also updates the Tor client to 0.4.9.15 and fixes OpenPGP support in Thunderbird. _Developers tracking Tor Browser and Firefox version alignment can follow release details on daily.dev._ ### How do I upgrade my Tails USB stick to the newest version without losing my persistent storage? Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later up to Tails 7.16, which preserve the Persistent Storage. If the automatic upgrade fails or Tails does not start afterward, a manual upgrade should be attempted instead; reinstalling instead of upgrading will erase the Persistent Storage. _Anyone maintaining a Tails install can track upgrade guidance for releases like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tails 7.6.1](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-6-1-hoa88rita) · Tails · 9 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tails 7.15](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-15-iiqkniiyd) · Tails · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tails 7.8](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-8-bpzayxvzn) · Tails · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tails 7.5](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-5-i5z1mq01g) · Tails · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tails 7.2](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-2-psrj5pd2i) · Tails · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-16-9gok5kjrw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Tails 7.16","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-16-9gok5kjrw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-16-9gok5kjrw"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T08:36:16.803Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T08:36:39.823Z","description":"Tails 7.16 updates Tor Browser to 16.0 and the Tor client to 0.4.9.15. 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