[tor-commits] r24292: {website} Updated page content to accurately reflect features for Orbo (website/trunk/docs/en)

[Nathan Freitas]

Author: n8fr8
Date: 2011-03-02 21:16:07 +0000 (Wed, 02 Mar 2011)
New Revision: 24292

Modified:
   website/trunk/docs/en/android.wml
Log:
Updated page content to accurately reflect features for Orbot 1.0.4.1.
Modified information on related apps, supported devices, roms, etc.



Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/android.wml
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--- website/trunk/docs/en/android.wml	2011-03-02 21:15:28 UTC (rev 24291)
+++ website/trunk/docs/en/android.wml	2011-03-02 21:16:07 UTC (rev 24292)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     Orbot contains Tor, libevent and privoxy. Orbot provides a local HTTP proxy
     and the standard SOCKS4A/SOCKS5 proxy interfaces into the Tor network. Orbot
     has the ability to transparently torify all of the TCP traffic on your Android
-    device when it has the correct permissions.
+    device when it has the correct permissions and system libraries.
     </p>
     
     <a id="QrCode"></a>
@@ -96,26 +96,22 @@
     </p>
     <br>
     <p>
-      For standard Android 1.x devices (G1, MyTouch3G, Hero, Droid Eris, Cliq, Moment):
+      For standard Android 1.x devices:
     </p>
     <ul>
-    <li>The “ProxySurf” browser available in the Android Market allows for use
-        of a proxy. Simply set the HTTP Proxy to '127.0.0.1' and port '8118'.
-        <b>This only proxies some traffic and should not be considered secure.</b>
+    <li>The Orweb browser available in the Android Market integrates directly with Orbot, and offers a number of other privacy-oriented features.
         </li>
-    <li>For Instant Messsaging, try “Beem” in the market, and set the Proxy to SOCKS5 '127.0.0.1' and port '9050'.</li>
+    <li>For Instant Messsaging, try <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/gibber">Gibberbot</a>, which includes support for connecting via Tor and Off-the-Record encryption.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>
-      For Android 2.x devices: Droid, Nexus One
+      For Android 2.x devices:
     </p>
     <ul>
-    <li>You must root your device for Orbot to transparently proxy all TCP traffic.</li>
-    <li>For non-modified and non-rooted phones, you'll want to manually configure
-        your specific applications.</li>
-    <li>If you root your device, whether it is 1.x or 2.x based, Orbot will
-        automatically, transparently proxy all web traffic on port 80 and 443
-        and all DNS requests. This includes the built-in Browser, Gmail, YouTube,
-        Maps and any other application that uses standard web traffic.</li>
+    <li>You must root your device and update the firmware to an iptables-capable ROM for Orbot to transparently proxy all TCP traffic.</li>
+    <li>For non-modified and non-rooted phones, you'll want to manually configure HTTP or SOCKS proxy settings for specific applications.</li>
+    <li>If you root your device and install an iptables-capable ROM (such as <a href="http://cyanogenmod.com">Cyanogen<a/>), Orbot can transparently proxy traffic on an app-by-app basis through Tor.</li>
+    <li>You can also install Firefox for Android from the market with the <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/proxymob">ProxyMob Add-on</a> or install the text-only “NDBrowser” from the Android Market. Both of these solutions all routing of web access through Tor on standard, un-rooted devices. 
+    <li>For Instant Messaging, try <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/gibber">Gibberbot</a>, which includes support for connecting via Tor and Off-the-Record encryption.</li>
     </ul>
     
     <a id="Source"></a>