

Users are required to provide the complete bridge address to be able to connect with a bridge. The string of emoji characters cannot be used as input. The Bridge-mojis can be used to validate that the intended bridge has been added successfully.īridge-mojis are human-readable bridge identifiers and do not represent the quality of connection to the Tor network or the state of the bridge. BRIDGE-MOJIĮach bridge address is represented by a string of emoji characters called Bridge-mojis. Please use one of the above methods to obtain more bridge addresses, and try again. If the connection fails, the bridges you received may be down. Your settings will automatically be saved once you close the tab. Under the "Bridges" section, from the option "Enter a bridge address you already know" click on "Add a Bridge Manually" and enter each bridge address on a separate line. Your setting will automatically be saved once you close the tab. In the "Bridges" section, locate "Request a bridge from " and click on "Request a Bridge." for BridgeDB to provide a bridge. Or, if you have Tor Browser running, click on "Settings" in the hamburger menu (≡) and then on "Connection" in the sidebar.

Under the "Bridges" section, locate "Request a bridge from " and click on "Request a Bridge." for BridgeDB to provide a bridge. If you're starting Tor Browser for the first time, click on "Configure Connection" to open the Tor settings window. Toggle on 'Use a Bridge' and select 'Provide a Bridge I know'. Tor Browser Android: Tap on 'Settings' (⚙️) and then on 'Config Bridge'.

In the "Bridges" section, from the option "Enter a bridge address you already know" click on "Add a Bridge Manually" and enter each bridge address on a separate line.

Using bridges in combination with pluggable transports helps to conceal the fact that you are using Tor, but may slow down the connection compared to using ordinary Tor relays. Like ordinary Tor relays, bridges are run by volunteers unlike ordinary relays, however, they are not listed publicly, so an adversary cannot identify them easily. Most Pluggable Transports, such as obfs4, rely on the use of "bridge" relays.
