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Tor Browser for Android

Tor Browser for Android is the only official mobile browser supported and developed past the Tor Projection. It is like the desktop Tor Browser, but for your Android mobile device. Some of the prime features of Tor Browser for Android include: reducing tracking beyond websites, defending against surveillance, resisting browser fingerprinting, and circumventing censorship.

DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLATION

There exists Tor Browser for Android and Tor Browser for Android (alpha). Non-technical users should get Tor Browser for Android, as this is stable and less decumbent to errors. Tor Browser for Android is bachelor on Play Store, F-Droid and the Tor Projection website. Information technology is very risky to download Tor Browser outside of these three platforms.

Google Play

Y'all tin can install Tor Browser for Android from Google Play Store.

F-Droid

The Guardian Projection provides Tor Browser for Android on their F-Droid repository. If you would prefer installing the app from F-Droid, please follow these steps:

Install the F-Droid app on your Android device from the F-Droid website.
After installing F-Droid, open the app.
At the lower-correct-hand corner, open "Settings".
Under the "My Apps" section, open Repositories.
Toggle "Guardian Project Official Releases" as enabled.
At present F-Droid downloads the listing of apps from the Guardian Project'southward repository (Note: this may take a few minutes).
Tap the Back button at the upper-left-hand corner.
Open "Latest" at the lower-left-mitt corner.
Open up the search screen by borer the magnifying glass at the lower-right side.
Search for "Tor Browser for Android".
Open up the query upshot by "The Tor Project" and install.

The Tor Projection website

You tin also get Tor Browser for Android by downloading and installing the apk from the Tor Project website.

RUNNING TOR BROWSER FOR ANDROID FOR THE FIRST TIME

When you run Tor Browser for the starting time time, you will run across the pick to connect directly to the Tor network, or to configure Tor Browser for your connectedness with the settings icon.

Connect

In near cases, choosing "Connect" volition let you to connect to the Tor network without whatever further configuration. Once tapped, changing sentences will appear at the bottom of the screen, indicating Tor's connexion progress. If you are on a relatively fast connectedness, but this text seems to get stuck at a certain indicate, see the Troubleshooting page for help solving the problem.

Configure

If you know that your connection is censored, you should select the settings icon. Tor Browser will take you lot through a series of configuration options. The starting time screen volition tell you lot about the status of the Tor Network and provide you the option to configure a Bridge ('Config Bridge'). If you know your connectedness is censored, or you take tried and failed to connect to the Tor network and no other solutions have worked, tap on 'Config Bridge'. You will then be taken to the Circumvention screen to configure a pluggable transport.

CIRCUMVENTION

Span relays are Tor relays that are not listed in the public Tor directory. Bridges are useful for Tor users nether oppressive regimes, and for people who want an extra layer of security because they're worried somebody will recognize that they are contacting a public Tor relay IP address.

To use a pluggable transport, tap on the settings icon when starting Tor Browser for the kickoff time. The outset screen tells you lot almost the status of the Tor network. Tap on 'Config Span' to configure a bridge.

The next screen provides the option to either utilize a congenital-in bridge or custom bridge. With the "Use a Bridge" selection, y'all will have three options: "obfs4", "meek-azure", and "snowflake".

If you lot cull the "Provide a Bridge I know" selection, then you have to enter a span accost.

MANAGING IDENTITIES

New Identity

When Tor Browser is running, you would see so in your device's notification panel after expanding it along with the button "NEW IDENTITY". Tapping on this button will provide you lot with a new identity. Unlike in Tor Browser for Desktop, the "NEW IDENTITY" button in Tor Browser for Android does not forbid your subsequent browser action from being linkable to what you were doing before. Selecting it will only change your Tor circuit.

SECURITY SETTINGS

Security settings disable certain web features that can be used to compromise your security and anonymity. Tor Browser for Android provides the aforementioned iii security levels that are available on desktop. You lot tin can modify the security level by following given steps:

Tap on a push of three vertical dots in URL bar.
Whorl downwardly and tap on "Security Settings".
You can now select an option i.e. Standard, Safer or Safest.

UPDATING

Tor Browser must be kept updated at all times. If y'all continue to use an outdated version of the software, you may be vulnerable to serious security flaws that compromise your privacy and anonymity. Y'all can update Tor Browser automatically or manually.

Updating Tor Browser for Android automatically

This method assumes that y'all have either Google Play or F-Droid installed on your mobile device.

Google Play

Tap on the hamburger card next to the search bar and navigate to "My apps & games" > "Updates". If y'all find Tor Browser on the list of apps which need updating, select it and tap the "Update" button.

F-Droid

Tap on "Settings", and so become to "Manage installed apps". On the next screen, select Tor Browser and finally tap on the "Update" button.

Updating Tor Browser for Android manually

Visit the Tor Project website and download a copy of the latest Tor Browser release, then install it equally before. In most cases, this latest version of Tor Browser volition install over the older version, thereby upgrading the browser. If doing this fails to update the browser, you may have to uninstall Tor Browser before reinstalling it. With Tor Browser airtight, remove it from your arrangement by uninstalling it using your device'southward settings. Depending on your mobile device's brand, navigate to Settings > Apps, so select Tor Browser and tap on the "Uninstall" push. Afterward, download the latest Tor Browser release and install it.

UNINSTALLING

Tor Browser for Android can be uninstalled direct from F-Droid, Google Play or from your mobile device'south app settings.

Google Play

Tap on the hamburger bill of fare side by side to the search bar and navigate to "My apps & games" > "Installed". Select Tor Browser from the list of installed apps, and so printing the "Uninstall" button.

F-Droid

Tap on "Settings", then go to "Manage installed apps". On the next screen, select Tor Browser and finally tap on the "Uninstall" button.

Mobile device app settings

Depending on your mobile device'southward brand, navigate to Settings > Apps, and then select Tor Browser and tap on the "Uninstall" button.

TROUBLESHOOTING

View Tor Logs

To view your Tor logs:

Launch Tor Browser for Android and tap 'Connect'.
During the bootstrapping process, swipe right to left to view the logs. (Notation: By default, the power to accept screenshots of the Tor logs is disabled on Tor Browser for Android. Bug #40191)

To troubleshoot some of the well-nigh mutual issues please refer to the Support Portal entry.

KNOWN ISSUES

At the moment, there are some features which are not available in Tor Browser for Android, just are currently available in Tor Browser for desktop.

Yous can't see your Tor excursion. #25764
Tor Browser for Android does not connect when moved to the SD Card. #31814
You tin can't accept screenshots while using Tor Browser for Android. #27987
You tin't upload files with Tor Browser for Android. #40283
You can't open onion addresses that requires Client Dominance #31672

More about Tor on mobile devices

Orfox

Orfox was offset released in 2015 by The Guardian Project, with the aim of giving Android users a mode to browse the net over Tor. Over the adjacent three years, Orfox continuously improved and became a popular way for people to browse the cyberspace with more privacy than standard browsers, and Orfox was crucial for helping people circumvent censorship and access blocked sites and critical resource. In 2019, Orfox was sunsetted after the official Tor Browser for Android was released.

Orbot

Orbot is a gratuitous proxy app that empowers other apps to use the Tor network. Orbot uses Tor to encrypt your Net traffic. And then you tin utilize it with other apps installed on your mobile device to circumvent censorship and protect against surveillance. Orbot can be downloaded and installed from Google Play. Check out our Support portal to know if you demand both Tor Browser for Android and Orbot or either 1.

Tor Browser for iOS

At that place is no Tor Browser for iOS. We recommend an iOS app chosen Onion Browser, which is open up source, uses Tor routing, and is developed past someone who works closely with the Tor Project. However, Apple requires browsers on iOS to utilize something chosen Webkit, which prevents Onion Browser from having the same privacy protections as Tor Browser.

Learn more about Onion Browser. Download Onion Browser from the App Store.

Tor Browser for Windows Telephone

There is currently no supported method for running Tor on older Windows Phones but in case of the newer Microsoft-branded/promoted phones, same steps on Tor Browser on Android can be followed.

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