# How To Use Tor Browser For Android

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**Created:** [June 5, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-tor-browser-for-android/90110 "2020-06-05T11:59:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-use-tor-browser-for-android/90110/1 "2020-06-05T11:59:20Z")

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![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/c/b/cb7f53aed29aaa1b64856559cc0c9c457d4de32f.png)

Quite a while back, I had written a post entitled Accessing Tor on Android Devices, but at present, that post is more or less outdated.

While you can still use Orbot, there’s now an app called [Tor Browser for Android (Alpha)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha&hl=en_US), which is available on Google Play, as well as sites like this one: [Tor Browser for Android .APK | Raw APK](https://rawapk.com/tor-browser-for-android-apk-download/).

One of the major differences between the new version and the Orbot/Orfox combination is that you don’t need the separate proxy app (Orbot) to connect to Tor anymore.

You simply open the app, and you’ll see an onion icon with a “Connect” button, which will connect you to the Tor network. Screenshot was disabled on the app, but it looks somewhat similar to this:

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/8/5/857e37a69ff1758929163392602e548849e1efc4.png)

Tell it to connect, and you’ll get a notification that the app is connecting to the Tor network. It will let you know how much progress it’s made on the bootstrapping process with a small meter. Again, this isn’t the most up-to-date screenshot, but it’s the closest I’ve got:

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/0/c/0c37ea76fcbe4a291aaaeb6b81c3917c5b0b431e.jpeg)

If you swipe to the left, you can see Tor logs during this process. Once it finishes bootstrapping, you should see this:

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/f/2/f2c0e989808fbdad8ccf64bffba2e3d54da5b613.png)

Afterward, you’re free to browse .onion sites (or the clearnet, of course) anonymously.

Initially when I tried this app, it crashed continuously (every time I opened it, in fact). I’m pleased to say that that’s no longer the case! I’m assuming that the developers fixed something, although I can’t say specifically what that is. (Can’t even view the changelog on GitHub…why?!)

In any case, the user-end part seems quite simple and self-explanatory. I tested it by going to the site `http://3hbedm3irbcgr6yanknkeizk7bjetlw5tlulooz73w2w3dgeptm7zeid.onion/`

That site looks like this:

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/8/8/881dfb489468b55208acd70f007f03923c336155.png)

Does anyone have a trick for memorizing v3 onions? Please feel free to share it in the comments, like I always say.

As on other versions of Tor, you can change to a new identity with Tor Browser for Android. Pull down your notifications, and tap “Tor Browser.” There should be a menu option that says “NEW IDENTITY.” Hit that, and it should say “You’ve switched to a new Tor identity!” (i.e. it changed your Torified IP address)

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/1/f/1f2a6e561108df0c32fc9c90f19946cfceec0576.png)

These are the basics of it, although obviously, under the hood, it’s much more complex.

If you like, I can delve into this subject further, of course. I haven’t tried out the iOS versions of Tor much, and would like to!

_Source: secretsofthedark_