Read the message and tap “OK” and choose your browser. Now open Orbot app and tap on the Globe icon on the top. In the proxy hostname field type localhost and in proxy port field type 8118. Tap on the button under proxy settings and check “Manual” Scroll down and check “Show advanced options” Steps may vary based on your Android Version. Now go to system settings->WiFi and long tap on the Wifi network that you are connected to. Tap your phone’s home button to minimize the Orbot app. The green power button on the screen indicates you are connected to Tor network. From the menu on Orbot homepage, tap “Start”. Steps to Configure Tor aka Orbot on Your Android This tutorial is applicable if you are using WiFi network. Steps to Access Websites on Android which are blocked by your mobile internet service provider I didn’t check Tor on Android using Dolphin and Firefox. Now we can see how to get Tor functionality to android browsers like Chrome and Opera. So before begin, download the app from the Tor for Android download link below. Tor is known as Orbot on Android platform and available in the form of a Google Play app. But root access is not necessary to use Tor to browse on your Android.

If you use Tor on your rooted Android phone, you can get great level of anonymity. So that you can understand how to use Tor on your computer and the difference in using Tor on your Android. If you are new to Tor, first go through our above article to know about Tor. Ultimate Way to Anonymous Surfing on Any Computer, Anywhere Then how to configure your Android browser to use Tor? It’s pretty easy. Unlike Tor on desktop there is no customized Android Firefox available. Still you can access blocked websites and browse anonymously on your Android with Tor aka Orbot. Using Tor on Android, the security level is less compared to using Tor on your desktop or laptop computer. Similarly you can use Tor with Google Chrome, Opera like mobile browsers on your Android phone for Anonymous browsing and access network service provider blocked sites. It offers ultimate privacy on your computers while browsing. Anonymous browsing on desktop or laptop computers using Tor were our topic yesterday.

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