Tor Browser for Android

Tor Browser ci Android mooy xuusukaayu portaabal bi fës bi Tor Project defar te di ko doxal. Dafa mel ni Tor Browser bu biro wante ngir sa telefonu portaabal Android. Yenn ci melo yu njëkk yi Tor Browser ngir Android bokk na ci: waññi topp gi ci dalukaayu web yi, aar ceytu gi, di dëggërlu ci fingerprinting, ak moytu tere yi.

Tor Browser for Android

System Requirements

Tor Browser for Android is based on Mozilla Firefox for Android and is available for:

  • Android 5.0 or newer.
  • Aarch64, Arm, x86_64 and x86 architectures.

Note: If you are unsure of the type of architecture supported by your Android device, it is advised to install Tor Browser for Android only from the app stores, i.e. Google Play Store or F-Droid.

Download and Install

Tor Browser for Android is available on the Play Store, F-Droid, the Tor Project website and GetTor.

Google Play

Mën nga samp Tor Browser ngir Android jaare ko Google Play Store.

F-Droid

The Guardian Project provides Tor Browser for Android on the Guardian Project Official App Repository for F-Droid. To install Tor Browser for Android from F-Droid please follow these steps:

  • Download the F-Droid app on your Android device from the F-Droid website.
  • Install the F-Droid Android package file and launch the app.
  • From the navigation bar on the bottom of the screen, tap on "Settings" (⚙️).
  • Under the "My Apps" section, tap on "Repositories".
  • Tap on "+" to add a new repository.
  • Add the official Guardian Project App Repository.
  • It might take a few moments for F-Droid to download the list of apps from the Guardian Project App Repository.
  • Confirm by tapping on "Add Repository".
  • Navigate back to F-Droid's home page.
  • Tap on "Search" (🔍) and query for "Tor Browser for Android".
  • Tap on "Tor Browser for Android" and then tap on "Install" to install the app.

Tor Project website

You can also get Tor Browser for Android by downloading and installing the Android package (apk) file from the Tor Project website. If the Tor Project website is not reachable try with the official website mirrors, either through EFF or Calyx Institute.

GetTor

You can download the Android package (apk) file from GetTor via Email or Telegram.

via Email:

  • Send an email to gettor@torproject.org, and in the body of the message mention "android".
  • GetTor will respond with an email containing links from which you can download the Tor Browser Android package file, the cryptographic signature needed for verifying the download and the fingerprint of the key used to make the signature.

via Telegram:

  • Send a message to @GetTor_Bot on Telegram.
  • Bësal ci 'Start' wala nga bind /start ci chat bi.
  • Tànnal sa làkk.
  • Tap on 'Send me Tor Browser' and choose Android.
  • GetTor will respond with a downloadable Tor Browser Android package file and the signature which can be used to verify the apk file.

Running Tor Browser Android for the first time

Choose Display Language

When you launch Tor Browser for Android the display language is set to the default language of your system. Tor Browser is available in multiple languages.

To choose your display language:

  • Tap on 'Settings' (⚙️).
  • Tap on 'Language'.
  • Select your desired display language.

Connect

When you run Tor Browser for the first time, you will see the option to connect directly to the Tor network, or to configure Tor Browser for your connection.

  • Toggle on "Always connect automatically" to allow Tor Browser connect to the Tor network automatically with the previously saved connection settings, everytime the browser is launched.
  • Tap on "Connect" to initiate a connection to the Tor network.
  • A progress bar will appear indicating the connection progress.

Lëkkaloo ci Tor Browser ngir Android

Connection Assist

If your connection is censored and the direct connection to the Tor network fails, Connection Assist might help. Connection Assist is a feature in Tor Browser for Android that when required will offer to automatically apply the censorship circumvention method which works best in your location.

  • Tap on 'Try a bridge'.
  • If Connection Assist is unable to determine your location you can select your region from the dropdown options and then tap on 'Try a bridge'.

Connection Assist for Tor Browser Android

Configure to circumvent censorship

If you are in a region subject to heavy internet censorship and Connection Assist fails to initiate the connection to the Tor network, you will have to follow some additional steps to configure Tor Browser for Android. When direct access to the Tor network is blocked, Tor can be used with circumvention tools, known as "pluggable transports", for getting around these blocks. obfs4, Snowflake and meek-azure are some pluggable transports available to use with Tor Browser for Android.

  • Tap on "Configure Connection" or tap on 'Settings' (⚙️), scroll down to the "Connection" section and tap on "Config Bridge".
  • Toggle on "Use a Bridge".
  • Choose between obfs4, meek-azure and snowflake.

If you have obtained bridge addresses from the Tor Project bridges website, via Email or via Telegram:

  • Tap on "Provide a Bridge I know".
  • Paste the bridge addresses in the input prompt.

Samp Tor Browser ci Android

Tànnal ab bridge ci Tor Browser ngir Android

Tànnoon ab bridge ci Tor Browser ngir Android

Joxe ab bridge ci Tor Browser ngir Android

Joxe dëkkuwaayi bridge yi ci Tor Browser ngir Android

Features of Tor Browser for Android

New Tor Circuit

To reload the currently active tab over a new Tor circuit tap on the "New circuit" option from the menu. This option does not affect connections on other tabs and does not clear any private information or unlink your activity.

New Tor circuit on Tor Browser for Android

Security Levels

Security levels disable certain web features that can be used to compromise your security and anonymity. Tor Browser ci Android dafay joxe ñetti toluwaayu kaarànge yu niroo yu jàppandi ci ordinaatëeru biro. Mën nga soppi tolluwaayu kaarànge gi ci topp jéego yii nu joxe:

  • Tap on the "kebab menu" i.e. the 3 vertical dots in navigation bar.
  • Scroll down to the "Privacy and security" section and tap on "Security Level".
  • Mën nga tànn léegi ab tànneef maanam. Standard, Safer wala Safest.

Sukkandikukaay yu am kaarànge ak ab jumtukaayu nataal bu am kaarànge ci Tor Browser ngir Android

Update the browser

Tor Browser for Android must be kept updated at all times. If you continue to use an outdated version of the software, you may be vulnerable to serious security flaws that compromise your privacy and anonymity. You can either update Tor Browser for Android from the app stores or manually from the Tor Project website.

Update from the Google Play store

  • Ubbil jumtukaayu Google Play Store bi.
  • Ci kaw ci ndeyjoor, bësël alluway xët bi.
  • Bësal ci 'Manage apps and devices'.
  • Bësal ci xëtu 'Manage' bi.
  • Bësal ci 'Updates available'
  • Bësal ci Tor Browser ngir Android jóge ci limu jumtukaay yi nu war a yeesal.
  • Bësal ci 'Update'.

Yeesal Tor Browser ngir Android ci Google Play

Update from F-Droid store

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

Yeesal Tor Browser ngir Android ci F-Droid

Update from the website, Tor mirror site or GetTor

  • Download the latest Tor Browser Android package (apk) file from the Tor Project website, one of the official Mirror sites or GetTor.
  • Install the apk file.
  • In most cases, this latest version of Tor Browser for Android will 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.

Uninstall

Tor Browser ngir Android mën nanu ko sempi ci sassa jaare ko ci F-Droid, Google Play wala jaare ko ci say sukkandikukaayi jumtukaayu telefon portaabal.

Uninstall from the Google Play store

  • Ubbil jumtukaayu Google Play Store bi.
  • Ci kaw ci ndeyjoor, bësël alluway xët bi.
  • Bësal ci 'Manage apps and devices'.
  • Bësal ci xëtu 'Manage' bi.
  • Bësal ci Tor Browser ngir Android jóge ci limu jumtukaay yi nu samp ci sa gindikaayu ordinaatëer.
  • Bësal ci 'Uninstall'.

Sempi Tor Browser ngir Android ci Google Play

Uninstall from F-Droid store

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

Sempi Tor Browser ngir Android ci F-Droid

Uninstalling from the device settings

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

Sempi Tor Browser ngir Android di jëfandikoo ay sukkandikukaayi jumtukaayu internet

Troubleshoot

It is important to know what version of Tor Browser for Android you have installed and to fetch the Tor Logs in order to troubleshoot a problem with the browser. These are important information to share when raising a support ticket or filing a bug report.

Check browser version

From the app:

  • When you have Tor Browser for Android running, tap on 'Settings'.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page.
  • Tap on 'About Tor Browser'.
  • The version number should be listed on this page.

From Android menu:

  • Navigate to Android's Settings.
  • Tap on 'Apps' to open the list of apps installed on your device.
  • Find 'Tor Browser' from the list of apps.
  • Tap on 'Tor Browser'.
  • Scroll down to the very bottom of the page where the version number will be listed.

View Tor Logs

To view Tor logs:

  • Tap on the settings icon or "Configure connection" when on the "Connect to Tor" screen.
  • Navigate to the "Connection" section of the Settings.
  • Tap on "Tor Logs".
  • To copy the Tor logs to the clipboard, tap on the "Copy" button at the bottom of the screen.

To troubleshoot some of the most common issues by reading the logs, please refer to this Support Portal entry.

Yër Tor logs ci Tor Browser ngir Android

Known Issues

Fii nu toll, am na ay melo yu jàppandiwul ci Tor Browser ngir Android, wante ci jamono jii jàppandi na ci Tor Browser ngir ordinaatëeru biro.

  • Mënuloo gis sa Tor circuit. #41234
  • Tor Browser ngir Android du lëkkale su demee ci Kàrtu SD bi. #31814
  • Mënuloo ubbi ay dëkkuwaay onion yiy laaj Client Authorization #31672
  • 'New Identity' feature is not available on Tor Browser for Android. #42589

More about Tor on mobile devices

Orfox

Orfox nu ngi ko njëkk a génne ci 2015 ci The Guardian Project def ko ak jubluwaay jox jëfandikookati Android yi ab anam ngir xuus ci internet jaare ko ci Tor. Ci diiru ñetti at yii weesu, Orfox dafa wéyaloon di yokku te nekk ab yoon wu siiw ngir nit ñiy xuus ci internet ak kiirlaay gu doy wuteeg xuusukaay yi faral di am, te Orfox amoon na dayoo lool ngir jàppale nit ñi doon dund ñuleen di tere aka bloke ci yenn dalu web ak ëmbeef yu doy waar. Ci 2019, Orfox was sunsetted gànnaaw banu gennee Tor Browser ngir Android bu ofisiyel.

Orbot

Orbot jumtukaayu proxy bu laajul fay buy dooleel yeneeni jumtukaay yi ngir ñuy jëfandikoo jokkoowu Tor bi. Orbot dafay jëfandikoo Tor ngir fas doxalinu Internet bi. Noone mën nga ko jëfandikoo ak yeneeni jumtukaay yi nu samp ci sa telefon portaabal ngir moytu dakkal bi te aar sa bopp ci ceytu gi. Orbot mën nanu ko yebbi te samp ko jaaree ko ci Google Play. Xoolal our Support portal ngir xam ndax soxla nga Tor Browser ngir Android ak Orbot wala benn ci ñoom.

Tor Browser for iOS

Amul Tor Browser ci iOS. We recommend an iOS app called Onion Browser, which is open source, uses Tor routing, and is developed by someone who works closely with the Tor Project. Wànte, Apple dafay laaj xuusukaay ci iOS ngir jëfandikoo mbir bi nu tudde Webkit, liy tee Onion Browser am kiirlaay yu nirook ay kiirlaayu Tor Browser.

Jàngal leneen lu bari ci Onion Browser. Yebbil Onion Browser jëlee ko ci App Store.

Tor Browser for Windows Phone

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.