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Tor Browser 8.5 Released – Tor For Android is Now Available from Google Play

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Tor Browser 8.5 officially launched now along with the new version of Tor for Android which is also first time available in Google play store.

Tor project releases Tor for Android with the highest privacy protections that include block trackers, Resist Fingerprinting and Multi-Layered Encryption.

Tor browser 8.05 is the first stable version for Android since Tor Team released an Alpha version on last year September.

Tor for Android brings much future for Android users with full privacy protection feature same as we enjoyed with Desktop version of Tor.

Tor for Android is a Stable version

Mobile browsing is an essential part nowadays, but users are often worried about massive surveillance and censorship online.

In this case, Tor for Android brings complete anonymity for users and make sure to gain a wide range of accessibility on the internet with extreme privacy.

With the alpha version of Tor, users also need to have proxy application Orbot installed in the device to connect the Tor Browser for Android with the Tor network.

Tor said, “We made sure there are no proxy bypasses that first-party isolation is enabled to protect you from cross-site tracking and that most of the fingerprinting defenses are working in Android version of Tor.

Also, Tor Team Promised that there are still feature gaps between the desktop and Android Tor Browser, “we are confident that Tor Browser for Android provides essentially the same protections that can be found on desktop platforms.”

In this release, Tor redesigns the Tor Logos and also Tor Browser 8.5 compatible with Firefox’s Photon UI.

“The new Tor Browser icon was chosen through a round of voting in our community,” Tor said.

There is no official release for Tor Browser for iOS devices, Tor project recommends using Onion Browser.

You can Download Tor Browser 8.5 from Here Tor Browser and distribution directory.

The Android version is available from 
Google Play

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Balaji
Balaji
BALAJI is an Ex-Security Researcher (Threat Research Labs) at Comodo Cybersecurity. Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder - Cyber Security News & GBHackers On Security.

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