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Orfox

A privacy-focused web browser for use with Orbot, based on Tor Browser

The Tor Project · info.guardianproject.orfox

4.5 out of 5 (80 ratings) 10M+ downloads vOrfox-Final-RIP 1.5 MB Android 4.0.3+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
vOrfox-Final-RIP (17)
Updated
Nov 8, 2024 (1 year ago)
APK size
1.5 MB
Requires
Android 4.0.3+ (API 15)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Communication (app)
Listed since
Aug 21, 2021 (at least)
Website
guardianproject.info/apps/orfox
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Orfox is an app by The Tor Project in the Communication category, listed since at least August 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Ratings

4.5out of 580 ratings
  • 5 ★74%
  • 4 ★10%
  • 3 ★11%
  • 2 ★1%
  • 1 ★4%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “lexsexy”.

Since 2015, Orfox has been the only mobile app recommended by the Tor Project to utilize the privacy protections of Tor on Android. The Tor Project has launched an official browser, Tor Browser for Android, now in its alpha release. Orfox will be sunsetted by early 2019 when the stable Tor Browser for Android comes out. To experience real private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship, download Tor Browser for Android from GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha Or direct from our site: https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en#android --- Orfox is built from the same source code as Tor Browser (which is built upon Firefox), but with a few minor modifications to the privacy enhancing features to make them compatible with Firefox for Android and the Android operating system. Orfox REQUIRES Orbot app for Android to connect to the Tor network. In as many ways as possible, we adhere to the design goals of Tor Browser (https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/), by supporting as much of their actual code as possible, and extending their work into the additional Android components of Firefox for Android. ** Also, includes NoScript and HTTPSEverywhere add-ons built in! The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites which are blocked. Learn more at: https://guardianproject.info/apps/orfox

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Guardian Project” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Nov 8, 2024
  • Signed by[email protected], CN=guardianproject.info, O=Guardian Project, L=New York, ST=New York, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)4C:B3:F5:39:F6:3B:32:AC:A1:3B:44:50:63:8D:60:5F:53:1D:4F:4A
  • File MD5d1ee5c978fc141a95a0eb3aee63276a0
  • Uploaded by “lexsexy” 529 followers · uploading since 2019

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Required hardware & features

Orfox APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Orfox APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d1ee5c978fc141a95a0eb3aee63276a0.

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