[tor-bugs] #30462 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Orbot, Tor Browser for Android (Alpha), Orfox don't work on Chrome OS

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#30462: Orbot, Tor Browser for Android (Alpha), Orfox don't work on Chrome OS
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 Reporter:  softwdensky               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile                |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 I'm confused by your comment. Are you reporting a problem with Orfox or
 Orbot? With regard to Orbot, are you reporting apps can't access the
 internet when Orbot is running?

 Replying to [comment:4 Dabunne]:
 > I'm running orbot on a google android device and having this same
 problem.

 This seems like a very different problem compared with the original
 ticket. Can you provide more logs or information?

 >
 > I had Orfox before too. Recently Orfox reported an update was available,
 and after I updated it, it stopped working completely. When I tapped the
 icon a small message box would appear over the icon saying, "App doesn’t
 exist" or "Application doesn’t exist" ...something like that.

 How did you install Orfox? Did you use Google Play or another app store?
 Do you remember the date this began?

 >
 > then a week later, orfox and orbot both offered an update.

 Do you remember the date this happened? Orfox received an update recently,
 but it was many months between updates, so "a week later" is very
 suspicious and confusing.

 > I was hopeful. maybe that glitch on orfox was fixed. I updated both. Not
 only did the problem with the "non-existent" orfox persist, but I also
 started having a problem with orbot. I checked the bridges and there
 seemed to be some trouble there:
 > -Connect through community servers: This would stall, hang for 30 sec,
 then show a message: "FAILED. Try another option"
 > -Connect directly to Tor (Best): This gives an immediate message:
 "Success. Bridge Configuration is good." but the entire "Use Bridges"
 option is instantly turned off completely when this option is chosen.
 > -Connect through cloud servers: This gives an immediate message:
 "Success. Bridge Configuration is good." and the "Use Bridges" option
 stays active. It was even working for a while.. then I restarted my phone
 today and now all I get is this message: "NOTICE: Application request when
 we haven't used client functionality lately. Optimistically trying known
 bridges again."

 This is usually a normal message and it can be ignored.

 >
 > I did not update anything else on my phone.
 > I can use internet without issue when I reboot the device and make sure
 orbot never loads up on reboot, but turning orbot off while the device is
 running doesn’t restore internet functionality.
 > My connection to WiFi is not changed, and the router still has internet
 as other devices access internet easily.
 > it appears as if something "unknown" and not reported in the orbot logs,
 is being run when I start orbot.
 >
 > Did Google find a way to block Tor so that they could track their users
 even more? Are people infiltrating and secretly creating code for Tor
 tools that disables them? Is there a 3rd party back door hack going on
 that creates a **false** update for Tor tools?

 No, this is extremely unlikely.

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