Tor Browser 8.5 for everyone + the first stable version for Android

Tor Project has announced the release of Tor Browser 8.5 for all supported operating systems. The new version of Tor Browser comes with significant security fixes and is the first stable release for the Android operating system.

The program browsing Tor is based on Firefox's ESR code. The Mozilla Foundation released Firefox 67 and a new ESR version 60.7.0 on Tuesday.

The new version of Firefox added new features to the browser and fixed various security issues, including two critical vulnerabilities that affected Tor Browser.

The new Tor Browser 8.5 version is available for download on all supported Windows, Linux and Mac OS operating systems, on the official by clicking here.

Tor Browser 8.5 for Android Tara, the first stable release, is available through Google Play. The browser developers promise that we will soon see it on F-Droid, an alternative Android App Store.

Tor for Android “provides essentially the same protections that can be found on the desktop platforms” although there are some “feature gaps” according to a post on the official blog of Tor.

We made sure there are no proxy bypasses, that first-party isolation is enabled to protect you from cross-site tracking, and that most of the fingerprinting defenses are working. While there are still feature gaps between the desktop and Android Tor Browser, we are confident that Tor Browser for Android provides essentially the same protections that can be found on desktop platforms.