#I2p setup firefox android#
New Developers Wanted!Īt this moment, I2P on Android is fully maintained and works nicely. For example, you can run eepsites on your smartphone! Read the official document if you are interested.
I2P on Android is a full-fledged I2P, so you can define Client/Server I2PTunnels by yourself. Example setting for RevolutionIRC Tunnels support of I2P on Android You can also use NickServ to keep your nickname. Change nickname (you are not me!) and join channels such as #i2p or #i2p-dev, then say hello to fellow I2P users/developers. Here’s an example settings for Revolution IRC with I2P on Android. Revolution IRC might be a good choice since it is available both Google Play Store and F-Droid. You can use any of your favorite IRC clients. All you need is to find good IRC apps on Android and set server address to localhost (127.0.0.1) and port to 6668. I2P on Android has support for Irc2P, the IRC server network in I2P. Choosing proxies in Lightning Browser Browsing ransack.i2p search engine on Android Using Irc2P and other I2PTunnels If you choose “I2P”, then you can browse *.i2p eepsites. Run Lightning, touch the 3-dots menu button in the upper right corner, choose “Settings”, “General Settings”, then “HTTP proxy”. Lightning is available from Google Play Store and F-Droid. Firefox and Chrome also have proxy support, but setting them up might be a bit tricky (for Firefox, this page might be helpful). Possibly the easiest to use is Lightning Browser. Set proxy to (which means host: localhost, port: 4444). For example, if you want to browse eepsites, you need web browsers on Android with proxy support. I2P is a proxy software, so you need client apps which use the I2P proxy. You have to wait for several minutes until “No tunnels are running yet.” becomes “I2P HTTP Proxy” and gives a green light. Then go back to the main screen, long press that button as it says.
#I2p setup firefox install#
Unfortunately, I2P on Android does not have New Install Wizard with the Bandwidth Test yet, but you can test your network by yourself with several Android speedtest apps or websites. In most cases, you have to increase the maximum inbound/outbound speed. Touch the 3-dots menu button in the upper right corner, choose “Settings”, then “Bandwidth and network”. Running I2P on Android I2P on Android, the first screenīefore “long press” that button, it would be nice to check your bandwidth settings. I2P is available from Google Play Store, F-Droid, and even as .apk from the official site. Even the cheapest smartphone can satisfy this nowadays. The RAM requirement is 512MB minimum, 1GB recommended.