Orfox, developed by the Guardian Project, will not be facilitating surfing through the Tor network anymore, and users are encouraged to use the Android app for accessing Tor browser on mobile phones.Tor is free and open-source software that allows anonymous communication, it directs Internet traffic through a free, worldwide, volunteer overlay network consisting of more than seven thousand relays. The newly released Tor mobile app will be replacing another Android browser called Orfox, which supports web surfing via the Tor network’s Onion protocol. It also offers Multi-layer Encryption with the help of the Onion protocol.

Moreover, it offers the exclusive No ISP Blocks feature that lets users enjoy free access to any site even those that have been blocked by the local ISPs. Cookies are also cleared automatically once a browsing session is over.Īnother important feature is Fingerprint Protection, with which it becomes difficult to fingerprint users as per their device or browser information. The app is quite a heavily loaded one as it is equipped with a Tracker Blocker that prevents third-party trackers and advertisements from following the Tor Browser users. The Tor Project also disclosed the key features of the new Android app for Tor browser. The mobile version of the Tor browser is available for download at the Google Play Store and currently, it is compatible with Android devices only.

The first ever mobile browser app for the Tor browser has been released by the Tor Project, the organization behind the Tor network.

There is good news for pro-anonymity web users who rely upon the Tor browser for using the internet.

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