How to Use TOR on an iPhone: 7 Steps

TOR's mission is to provide users with anonymity while browsing online. It can also be used to circumvent internet censorship. It is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux, but can only be installed on the iPhone if it is jailbroken. Here, we will show you how to use TOR on your iPhone without jailbreaking.
STEPS

1

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL TOR ON A COMPUTER (WINDOWS, MAC, OR LINUX).

2

THE COMPUTER WILL NEED TO ACT AS A SERVER. Download and install Apache. http://httpd.apache.org/

3

CREATE A PROXY AUTO-CONFIG FILE (PAC FILE). Open a new text document and paste the below text replacing the xx.xx with the proper IP address of the computer running TOR.
function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
return "SOCKS 192.168.xx.xx:9050";

4

SAVE THE FILE AS PROXY.pac in the Apache htdocs folder. If you are using TOR over LAN, check to see if the file is accessible. Open a browser on a different device on the same network and type in http://192.168.xx.xx/proxy.pac and if you see the same text as above, everything is fine.

5

FIND THE TORRC FILE IN THE TOR DIRECTORY ON YOUR COMPUTER. Open it in Notepad and change the last line. Instead of 127.0.0.1, type 192.168.xx.xx:90

5

0 making sure to once again replace xx.xx with the proper IP address of the computer running TOR.

6

ON YOUR IPHONE, GO TO SETTINGS>WI-FI AND CLICK ON THE BLUE ARROW NEXT TO THE WIRELESS NETWORK WHICH IS ON THE SAME NETWORK AS THE COMPUTER RUNNING TOR. Under HTTP Proxy, select Auto and type in the same URL you used to check if the proxy.pac file was accessible. http://192.1

6

8.xx.xx/proxy.pac

7

CONGRATULATIONS! You should now be able to use TOR on your iPhone.
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WARNINGS
Data is only anonymous from the computer running TOR onwards. All data between your iPhone and the computer running TOR is visible.
TOR is as anonymous as you make it.
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