Thanks for the community support help, Jonathan! I will just add that you should really install Orfox browser to get the Tor-only, most private web access setup.
Otherwise, VPN mode is great for other apps that don't know about Tor. Finally, make sure you upgrade to the final Orbot v15.2.1 RC 8 release: APK: https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-v15.2.0-RC-8-multi.apk SIG: https://guardianproject.info/releases/Orbot-v15.2.0-RC-8-multi.apk.asc (or available on Google Play) On Tue, Nov 15, 2016, at 07:35 AM, Jonathan Marquardt wrote: > On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:33:53AM +0530, krihsna wrote: > > orbot version: 15.2.0-rc7 > > os: android asop 5.1 > > > > recently i have downloaded & installed orbot on my device. > > > > i have a few questions about the app: > > > > [q] is it absolutely necessary to enable bridges or apps VPN mode ? > > > Bridges are for circumvention of Tor censoring networks/firewalls. If you > are > able to connect to the Tor network, there's no need for you to configure > one. > More info about bridges: https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges > > > [q] the app says, it is connected to tor network. do i need to configure > > each app separately ? > > > Yes, unless you enable VPN mode. > > > [q] is there any way to configure to divert all network traffic through tor > > network ? > > > Yes, enable VPN mode. Keep in mind that the VPN feature is still > experimental > and you should not assume to be anonymous when using this mode. > > > thank you for your time & patience. > -- > tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
