# Tor Browser (Alpha)

> Experience real private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.torproject.torbrowser\_alpha](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Tor Project
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 6,843,803
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (28,141 ratings)
- **Version:** 16.0a10(153.1.0esr)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2018-09-06
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 110 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha)
- **Website:** [https://www.torproject.org](https://www.torproject.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.torproject.org/about/privacy\_policy/](https://www.torproject.org/about/privacy_policy/)

## Description

**Tor Browser (Alpha)** is the official Android browser from the Tor Project, designed to protect privacy and support unrestricted access to the web. It blocks trackers, isolates websites, clears cookies automatically, and helps defend against surveillance and browser fingerprinting.

Traffic is routed through the Tor network with multilayer encryption, helping conceal the websites you visit from network observers. As free and open-source software, Tor Browser also enables access to sites that may be blocked by local internet providers. This alpha release is supported by the Tor Project community and donors.

## Rankings

- #19,103 — Overall
- #23 — browser settings

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_QUERY_CANDIDATE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.CREDENTIAL_MANAGER_SET_ORIGIN`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.adjust.preinstall.READ_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha.permission.PROFILER_INTERNAL`
- `org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha.permission.RECEIVE_DOWNLOAD_BROADCAST`

## Review summary

User feedback centers on strong privacy emphasis but widespread reliability problems. The app is praised for privacy-first design and user enthusiasm, yet many reviews report persistent connectivity failures, bugs after updates, confusing alpha-version changes, and feature removals. Some users also report content blocking and UX friction. Overall, privacy is valued, but stability and usability issues dominate this alpha release.

### Pros

- Privacy-first design with default privacy protections and anti-surveillance features.
- High user satisfaction and positive sentiment from reviews (great app, badass, five-star ratings).
- Privacy safeguards like restricted screenshots to prevent data leakage.
- Perceived strong networking capabilities when it works.

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity issues and pages failing to load.
- Bugs and instability, especially after updates.
- Alpha-version UX/UI issues, confusing sign-in/configuration, missing icons, and feature removals.
- Content blocking/censorship or conflicts with other websites/browsers affecting access.
- Compatibility changes and removed features (e.g., Android 7 support, missing bookmark export/import).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.torproject.torbrowser_alpha)