Accessing the Deep Web safely used to be possible only from a computer, but thanks to current technology, anyone with a mobile phone or tablet running an Android operating system can access it, even using the Tor browser.
If you’re interested, just keep reading this post, where we’ll give you all the necessary information, as well as step-by-step instructions so you know exactly what to do.
Contents
- What do you need to access the Deep Web from an Android?
- How to use Tor from Android
- Advantages of accessing the Deep Web from Android
- Alternatives to Tor Browser for accessing the Deep Web from Android
- Invisible Internet Project
- Firefox
- Subgraph OS
What do you need to access the Deep Web from an Android?
While it’s not a complicated procedure, it’s important that you meet certain requirements to be able to access and browse the dark web safely and anonymously, even if you’re on a mobile device.
- Have a mobile device with the Android operating system.
- You must first download the Orbot application, which is a proxy server that will allow you to browse through Tor.
- It’s important that you have a web browser downloaded that is compatible with the Orbot proxy server.
By doing this you can continue with the steps we will explain later.
How to use Tor from Android
- The first thing you need to do is download the Tor Browser for Android app from the Play Store.
- Once the installation is complete on your phone or tablet, you need to open it to start running the app.
- As soon as you enter the application, a message will appear on the screen stating that you need to download Orbot Proxy with Tor, the same application we mentioned above, which is also available on Google Play.
- Now that you have both apps downloaded to your mobile device, you need to open the Orbot app. Once inside, click the Start button. It’ll be located in the center of the screen with an onion drawing in the middle.
- Another option is to activate VPN mode on your smartphone or tablet to help keep your location hidden when accessing the Deep Web.
- It will take a few seconds to complete the connection, so please be patient. The app will then establish a completely secure connection, keeping your IP address completely anonymous.
- Another way to know that the connection has been established correctly is when you see that the onion drawing has completely transformed into green, and has a different message, this time with the word Stop written on it.
- Now that your internet connection is private and secure, it’s time to open the Tor Browser app on your device.
- You’ll first see a brief introduction. Once this is complete, you can start typing in all the web addresses you want from the search engine, just as you would from other browsers.
With this, you’ll have easy, fast, and reliable access to all the information available on the Deep Web from the comfort of your mobile phone or tablet, wherever you are.
You’ll notice that there isn’t much difference between the searches you performed with your regular browser. The most important ones, which you’ll be able to access on .onion sites, are similar to the Tor network itself.
Also, the format is somewhat old-fashioned, which can be a bit visually distracting on such a small screen, but some consider the experience worth it.
Advantages of accessing the Deep Web from Android
Although some people may consider it to be quite dangerous, there are certain advantages that can be attributed to using a mobile device to browse the deep web, some of which are:
- Access web content that is geographically blocked.
- Browse the web anonymously, which provides a lot of security.
- Have full access to internet content even if it is blocked.
Accessing the Deep Web via an Android device can be just as secure as accessing it from a computer by following the steps we provided above. It’s also convenient and much faster to access from anywhere.
Alternatives to Tor Browser for accessing the Deep Web from Android
Clearly, accessing the dark web from conventional browsers like Chrome or Safari is impossible. That’s why there are many others that do allow it, including Tor, which is by far the most popular and widely used, especially among those just visiting out of curiosity.
But other alternatives are also available, and below we’ll tell you some of them:
Invisible Internet Project
It’s available for several common operating systems, including macOS, Linux, Windows, and, of course, the key topic of this post, Android. And its functionality is quite similar to Tor Browser.
Not only does it give you free and secure access to the Deep Web, you can also use it as a normal browser, meaning you can also access information that we all have free access to.
In addition to the IP tracking prevention features found in most of these browsers, it also allows for decentralized file storage, although this requires a fairly complex process.
Firefox
Yes, as crazy as it may seem, this browser we all know and use has the ability to give us access to the Deep Web. The best part is that it’s compatible with many operating systems, including iOS.
To access this browser, you’ll need to make some adjustments to its configuration. You’ll need to go to about:config in the address bar and locate the option network.dns.bloclDotOnion, then set it to False. After that, just restart your browser and you’re done.
Although it’s important to note that it requires extra security, meaning you need a good VPN to keep your IP hidden and secure, both on your computer and mobile device.
Subgraph OS
This isn’t a conventional web browser; it’s a complete operating system. It uses source code derived from the well-known Tor Browser, but it also features a fairly sophisticated multi-faceted system.
It ensures user privacy at all times, whether or not they are entering the deep web, with proxy-like encryption and application isolation in the Sandbox.
