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         <h3>Press Release</h3>
         <h2>Briar 1.1 released with dark theme, new emoji and more</h2>
-        <h5>September 12 2018</h5>
+        <h5>September 13 2018</h5>
 
         <p>
-          The Briar Project releases version 1.1 of their Android app.
-          After its <a href="2018-1.0-released-new-funding.html">first public release</a> in May,
-          this is the first release adding new features to the app.
+          The Briar Project released version 1.1 of its Android app today.
+          This release adds new features following the app's
+          <a href="2018-1.0-released-new-funding.html">first public release</a>
+          in May.
         </p>
 
         <p>
-          With support from the
-          <a href="https://www.opentech.fund/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Technology Fund</a>
-          and <a href="http://www.ura.design/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ura Design</a>,
-          a dark theme was added.
-          Users can activate it in the settings
-          or turn on automatic mode that activates it only in the night.
-          As part of this work, the conversation screen was also redesigned.
+          Thanks to support from the
+          <a href="https://www.opentech.fund/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Technology Fund</a>, the new release has a dark theme
+          designed by <a href="http://www.ura.design/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ura Design</a>. Users can switch between the light
+          and dark themes, or use an automatic mode that activates the dark
+          theme at night.
+          The conversation screen has also been redesigned, with rounded
+          message bubbles and a new color scheme.
         </p>
 
         <p>
           This release also adds lots of new emoji
           and the ability to modify emoji skin tones.
-          This is important for everybody to feel represented by the app.
         </p>
 
         <p>
-          Briar encrypts all its data with a dedicated password.
-          In order to receive messages, the user needs to enter this password.
-          To not miss anything important, Briar now reminds the user after device restarts
-          or when it was upgraded that signing in is required.
-          This notification can be disabled in the settings.
+          To protect the user's privacy when other people are using the
+          device, this release allows the user to lock Briar without signing
+          out. The device's PIN or password is needed to unlock the app. On
+          recent versions of Android, the app can be unlocked with a
+          fingerprint.
         </p>
 
         <p>
-          In addition to signing in, Briar now supports app locking.
-          The app can be locked manually or automatically after a certain time of not using it.
-          To use the app again, the user needs to enter the device password
-          or use the fingerprint reader on recent versions of Android.
+          Briar now reminds the user to sign back in after restarting the
+          device or upgrading the app.
         </p>
 
         <p>
-          To connect users directly with each other, Briar uses the Tor network.
-          In some countries <a href="http://grobox.de/tor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tor is blocked</a>
-          and Briar will now try to detect this
-          and enable bridges into the Tor network when needed.
+          Briar uses the Tor network to connect users with their
+          contacts. But in some countries, <a href="http://grobox.de/tor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">access to Tor is blocked</a>.
+          Briar will now try to detect this and use bridges to access the Tor
+          network when needed. (Bridges are computers run by volunteers around
+          the world that help to provide access to the Tor network when it's
+          blocked.)
         </p>
 
         <p>
-          Work on the next big release is already under-way.
-          Among other things, the Briar Project plans to introduce the possibility to add contacts
-          without meeting face-to-face
-          and to allow users to send large messages with image attachments.
+          Work on the next big release is already under way.
+          Among other things, the Briar Project is working on a new way to
+          add contacts securely without meeting in person, and support for
+          attaching images to messages.
         </p>
 
         <h3>Media</h3>