On a phone

You can open an onion link from a phone, but it is the weakest of the common ways to do it, and this page is honest about why.

If you are going to use a phone

On Android, Tor Browser is available from the Tor Project and opens onion links directly. Set its security level to Safest, exactly like on desktop, and copy your links from the working links page. On iPhone there is no official Tor Browser, and the closest option inherits Apple limits on how apps can use the network, so it is a weaker setup again.

Why a computer is stronger

• A phone ties a hardware identity, a phone number and a cloud account to everything you do on it.
• Mobile keyboards, backups and screenshots can quietly hold on to what you typed.
• A Tails session leaves nothing behind. A phone keeps caches, logs and backups by default.

Treat phone access as fine for reading and for grabbing a link in a pinch, not for anything you would mind being recovered later. For a real order, use a desktop Tor Browser or a Tails stick.

Updated 2026-07-16 · Access