Literally the only issue I have with this browser, is the fact that if the app spends longer than a few seconds in the background, it will lose its connection to the Tor Network, forcing us to force quit the app and re-launch it. These days, in an extremely mobile world, Tor on mobile is much more important than Tor on a computer, and I believe that most people believe the same. Until The Tor Project is able to develop and release the real Tor Browser for iOS and mobile, Onion Browser certainly does the trick. Knowing that The Tor Project endorses Onion Browser is a huge step forward for Tor use on iOS and mobile platforms I general. Of the many Tor browsers for iOS I have tried, Onion Browser tales the cake. From what I have seen, it behaves the same way that the PC Tor Browser does, offering many of the same features, security and anonymity. Onion Browser has been the best Tor Browser alternative for iOS. You can read more about Onion Browser and how to support development of Tor on iOS by visiting ** ** Onion Browser is free and open-source software. Use of Onion Browser is at your own risk remember that sensitive data does not always belong on a mobile device. If the app does not connect, try using bridges (or a different type of bridge), force-quit, and then restart the app. Onion Browser might not work on networks with advanced network restrictions. Multimedia often bypass Tor and compromise your privacy video files and video streams are blocked by default and are not supported by Onion Browser. Web browsing is much slower than through a normal web browser or a VPN because your traffic is encrypted and relayed through the Tor network. Fight online tracking: block scripts and automatically clear cookies and tabs, based on your preferences.onion sites that are only accessible over Tor. Support for HTTPS Everywhere, an automatic switch to HTTPS enabled websites Secure your traffic from insecure wireless networks and ISPs Protect your privacy from website tracking “The best Tor-related offering on iOS right now is Onion Browser” - The Daily Dot, October 14, 2015.įeatured in: The New York Times, The Guardian, Salon, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Boing Boing, Lifehacker, Macworld, The Daily Dot, & others. Onion Browser helps you access the internet with more safety and privacy, and no extra cost to you.

Onion Browser is the original free and open-source Tor-powered web browser for iOS.

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