Orbot: Tor for Android v17.5.0-RC-2-tor-0.4.8.17
APK · 43.9 MB · version code 1750300205 · Android 7.0+ · uploaded Sep 21, 2025
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked Details
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v17.9.6-RC-1-tor-0.4.9.13, uploaded Oct 4, 2026 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 43.9 MB; the latest is 33.9 MB (10 MB smaller).
- The latest version asks for 3 more permissions: Access local network, Camera, Foreground service remote messaging.
- The latest version no longer asks for: Prevent the device from sleeping.
File information
- Version
- v17.5.0-RC-2-tor-0.4.8.17 (1750300205)
- Uploaded
- Sep 21, 2025
- Size
- 43.9 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+ (API 24)
- CPU support
- x86 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- e111f78bc10eda00cf05c13ce54bd8f3
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- CD:14:2A:CC:DE:63:FE:57:C1:C5:28:58:E1:9D:1B:37:C7:64:22:CE
- Signed by
- CN=Tor Project, OU=TorProject.org, O=TorProject.org, L=New York, ST=NY, C=US
- File name
- org-torproject-android-1750300205-71741850-e111f78bc10eda00cf05c13ce54bd8f3.apk
- Package
- org.torproject.android
- Downloads (all versions)
- 10M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v17.5.0-RC-2-tor-0.4.8.17
- update to tor 0.4.8.17
- multiple user interface improvements
- latest support for WebTunnel and Snowflake Proxy
Permissions (14)
This version requests 14 permissions, none of them sensitive.
- Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
- Foreground service system exempted android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) org.torproject.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “TorProject.org” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked
Store checks
- Developer signature verified Sep 21, 2025
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Orbot: Tor for Android on Android 7.0+
You'll need about 87.8 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (43.9 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap org-torproject-android-1750300205-71741850-e111f78bc10eda00cf05c13ce54bd8f3.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be e111f78bc10eda00cf05c13ce54bd8f3. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. If Google Play Protect shows a warning, read it before you continue: the source store rated this file Trusted, but only install apps from sources you trust. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Orbot: Tor for Android — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 7.0+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for x86 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.