( The Tor Project's statement on the official Tor Project blog about the Onion Browser on iOS.)Īttention: Do not use any other browser on iOS that claims to provide the same functionality as the Tor Browser! Unless it is recommended by the Tor Project. The Onion Browser App for iOS is an unofficial Version of the Tor Browser, it is open source (important), available for free and mentioned on the Tor project website as an alternative for the official Tor Browser on iOS (iPhone and iPad). onion addresses (onion sites/hidden services/darknet) on you iOS device (iPhone/iPad) then all your needs are covered by the Onion Browser. If you just want to browse the web anonymously (clearnet) or to visit. If you need such a Tor functionality on your mobile device, you'd need to get an Android device and use the Orbot Tor app. to run certain apps (or all apps) behind Tor. At the moment there is no other way to just install Tor on iOS i.e. In fact, the recommended way (by the Tor Project) is to use the Onion Browser on your iOS device (iPhone/iPad). To check if Tor is working, point Safari to install Tor on iOS (iPhone/iPad), you just need to install the Onion Browser. To enable Mobile Tor you need to install Mobile Tor from Cydia, go into your WiFi settings, set the HTTP proxy to Host: localhost Port: 8118. Another minor issue is Mobile Tor doesn’t have a GUI interface, (not even a settings menu). Unfortunately Mobile Tor comes with one big disadvantage: it currently only works on WiFi, and I don’t have immediate access to a network. Mobile Tor configures your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch’s WiFi to work with Tor, providing all apps with some degree of anonymous browsing capability. Or suppose you need to communicate unpopular ideas through instant messaging. Suppose you’re a human rights activist in an unfriendly country and you want to send an email to a sympathetic journalist without being traced by the local regime. We’ve covered Tor-capable browsers like Covert and Onion Browser in the past, but being restricted to just one app for anonymous internet use limits the utility of those apps.
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