Haven't heard Orbot mentioned in ages, people use Tor browser now https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha
Though oddly, it's missing from F-Droid for me
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You have to enable the guardian project repo.
Yeah i know of tor browser but that's just it a browser it can't pass all traffic through tor . And the browser and orbot was removed from fdroid recently due to having proprietary blobs but they are working on a fix which will hopefull soon get them back untill then if you really want to use those add guardian projects official repo into your fdroid client .
Oh shit, what were the proprietary blobs for? Got a link where I can read up about it by any chance?
I read it from artictles of fdroid and guardian can't find them atm but if anyone got it do post it here
- Go to the settings of your F-Droid app
- Enable the Guardian Project repository
- Wait till it has updated the repo info
- Install OrBot
What ? I just told the guy who asked the same thing I think you commented on the wrong comment .
i use orbot for a couple of apps.
Tor browser cannot replace orbot
I'm using it, but mostly only as Proxie. it also avoid a lot of ads in the Android apps. I2P and TOR network only occasional. It's a good app and FOSS.
I use it, but I don't use it in VPN mode for my entire device. I use it in proxy mode so that things that are specifically looking for tour on local host, 1950 will connect through it and it seems to work fine for that purpose. I use it for f-droid and SimpleX
I've read this on https://invizible.net
This product is produced independently from the Tor®, DNSCrypt, Purple I2P software and carries no guarantee from The Above Projects about quality, suitability or anything else.
why would i use this app "that carries no guarantee" instead of those original projects?
Well, the reason I use it is because it generally tends to carry the newest versions of the tor software, where something like Orbot is quite far behind.
what's "tour software"?
Dictation. "Tor"
orbot and tor are both from the guardian project 🤔
And yet orbot cant keep up with the latest tor releases
Because otherwise you can only have a firewall or orbot and not both at the same time .
both at the same time
☞ netGuard through Orbot
Seems fishy
Why do you say so ?
I'm suspicious of everything apps
I'm always suspicious of the same old question over and over "what do you think about this unheard-of paid app?"
It's not paid. 🤦♂️
Its not paid and quite heard nowadays just wanted to know lemmy's opinion . There is no conspiracy take that tinfoil hat off .
i too start to think that this thread is for promotion rather than "asking for opinions". I will go make myself a tinHat
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Well if you actually read all my comments you'll see I'm scrutinising the people recommending it but you do you.
Ok let me also put a tin foil hat on are you posting that link repeatedly like an idiot because you want clicks ?