
Vivaldi packs in a QR-code reader, a note-taking applet and captures full web pages. Edge is great for mobile shoppers as it lets you quickly organize information on deals but you need to be in the U.S. Opera can help you save data on your cellular plan by compressing web pages so that they load faster and it also has a VPN-like proxy service for improved private browsing. We’re also happy it’s now the default browser on most Android phones now that the original Android “Browser” is no longer available.Ĭhrome sync well between its mobile and desktop versions, offers secure data storage for credit card numbers, saves your passwords and blocks both pop-up ads and malicious ads.Īt the same time, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Microsoft Edge also feature the ability to sync across platforms while delivering loads of useful features. Among them: a prohibition on a needed ability to generate new computing processes and a requirement to use only Apple's browser engine.Īpple didn't respond to a request for comment.We’ve tested nearly a dozen different Android browsers but Google Chrome still took the top spot as the best all-around choice.

Tor steers iPhone and iPad owners toward a separate app, though, called Onion Browser.įor iOS, "several challenges prevent the interoperability that Tor developers are accustomed to on other platforms," the Tor Project said in a statement. There's no version of the Tor Browser for iOS "due to restrictions by Apple," Tor said in its announcement. However, using it can cause inconveniences like tests to prove you're not a bot or websites showing up in the wrong language. Tor's approach eliminates records from websites, too. Ordinary browsers' private or incognito modes erase records of what websites you visited from your phone or laptop. Mozilla and Tor developers have been working more closely together on their two projects in recent years. The software is based on Mozilla's Firefox browser, an open-source project anyone can modify. "In these same areas, there is often heavy surveillance and censorship online, so we made it a priority to reach these users."


"Mobile browsing is increasing around the world, and in some parts, it is commonly the only way people access the internet," Tor said in a blog post Tuesday. That can be useful if you don't want to be tracked - whether you're an activist trying to avoid government monitoring or just an ordinary person trying to stay out of the clutches of ad companies. The Tor Browser relies on a network of servers that send network requests over multiple intermediate links to hide who you really are when you visit a website. The Tor Project's leave-no-traces browser now is available for Android phones.
