Post #3288187
2026-06-07 12:20 UTC
Replies (1)
-
@susbinghamton@infosec.exchange 2026-06-11 05:28
@fedithom@social.saarland @rachaelspooky@cyberpunk.lol IronFox is a very good private web browser for Android, see https://ironfoxoss.org/ . Its F-Droid repo is broken, though, and it is not in the Play Store. Obtainium and direct downloads of IronFox technically work but the most reliable way to get IronFox and keep it updated is with the Accrescent alternative app store for Android. IronFox is a fork of an older Firefox fork on Android called Mull, it is basically LibreWolf + Mullvad browser on Android, developed by the same people as LibreWolf. And Mullvad browser is just the Tor browser with the Tor onion routing removed so it can run on a VPN instead of Tor. Anyway, IronFox clears everything else on Android as long as you also cloak your IP address using a VPN or Orbot (to route its traffic thru Tor). But Orbot does not work very well at the moment, it is super slow and can break things. I am not quite sure what VPN is best but Proton VPN seems alright. To get IronFox, it is best to just follow the advice on the IronFox website and use Accrescent, because their F-Droid repo is completely broken. IronFox is really awesome, though. And LibreWolf as well, obviously. The easiest way to get IronFox is, just install Accrescent, then pick IronFox inside Accrescent and let Accrescent install it. Accrescent has maybe 15-20 apps available, just listed on a page where you scroll down and pick the one you want and install. It also has Organic Maps which is the best private maps app, and most of its other apps are really good, too. All open source stuff.