14 DAY TRIAL // Tor Browser is the most recent big app that’s updated with native Apple Silicon support, so the browser now feels at home on devices powered by Apple’s custom ARM chip.
The version that includes the Apple Silicon support is build 12.0, which also runs on Firefox Support Release 102.
“Once again, the time has come to upgrade TOR Browser to Firefox's newest Extended Support Release. We've spent the past few months since Tor Browser 11.5's release reviewing ESR 102's release notes to ensure each change is compatible with Tor Browser. As part of that process, anything that may conflict with Tor Browser's strict privacy and security principles has been carefully disabled,” the team working on the browser announced this week.
Furthermore, Tor Browser now bundles multi-locale support on the desktop, which means that all the available languages are bundled with a single installer. If you install the application today, it uses the system language by default.
As far as Android devices are concerned, HTTPS-Only is finally enabled by default, which means that HTTP sites may no longer load correctly.
And given this is Tor Browser, .onion websites are now prioritized on Android devices.
“When enabled, you will be redirected automatically to the matching .onion site for any website that has Onion-Location configured – helping you to discover new .onion sites in the wild. You can turn "Prioritize .onion sites" on under the Privacy and Security section within Tor Browser for Android's Settings menu. Please note that this update does not include the purple ".onion available" button in the address bar, which is still unique to Tor Browser for desktop,” the release notes reveal.
On Apple Silicon, Tor Browser now comes with a universal binary, which means it can be installed on both devices powered by Intel processors and computers fitted with an Apple chip.