org/meetings/2014WinterDevMeeting/notes/TorOnMobile.md

+= Tor on mobile operating systems =
+
+'''Abstract:''' We should produce tor binaries and libraries for mobile platforms (android, ios, windows mobile) on which the rest of the world can build, extend, and enhance.
+
+== Minutes ==
+
+ - Nathan summarized Orbot, Tor’s mobile app
+
+ - Android 75% of smartphone market (needs citation)
+    - works and works fine
+    - Orbot has 2 million downloads
+    - 500,000 active users (based on google play tracking installed base)
+    - Nathan seeks 10m users on Android not 2m
+
+ - Nokia 
+    - 8% of smartphone market (needs citation)
+    - Windows phone
+    - was working but their OSes have died form mainstream
+    - Linux basis made it easy to port
+
+ - Apple
+    - 17% of smartphone market, but includes upscale users
+    - the big gorilla
+    - Tor on iOS, was basically a command line utility
+    - Requires a jailbroken iOS phone
+    - The TorBorwser app has emerged from 
+    - On iOS we have OnionBorwser
+    - Has not been accepted by Tor
+    - On iOS Onionbrowser can only have one app open at a time
+    - ChatSecureiOS - chat app that opens up 
+    - When you switch between applications
+    - ChatSecureiOS
+    - Nathan plans to add VoIP to ChatSecure to make it an always awake app
+    - Nathan has built the NY State legislative app - they wanted more 	maps. Nathan provides this as an example of how arbitrary Apple app 	acceptance can be. 
+    - Onion Browser works- does not provide anonymity, but provides censorship defense 
+
+ - Blackberry
+    - Maybe not a player anymore
+    - Has an android simulator
+    - Orchid
+
+ - Jollaphone
+    - Nokia making a cool new app
+
+ - Ubuntu Touch
+
+ - FirefoxOS
+
+ - China Status
+    - Orbot supports obfs2 which does not work in China
+    - Bridge distribution: Nathan would like to do better bridge pushes
+    - Bridge pushes can be difficult in mobile
+    - Also getting Orbot into stores that are available in China
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