Tor

Tor hides the wallet's IP address from the servers it talks to. It is one switch, off by default, on Epic Cash Desktop and on Android. Tor runs inside the app: there is nothing to install. The iPhone app and the builds without Tor have no Tor.

App	Where
Desktop	Settings › Privacy › Tor
Android	Settings › Privacy & network › Tor network

With Tor on

• The connection to the Epicbox server goes through Tor.
• The connection to the node goes through Tor, unless the node runs on this computer.
• The app's own requests go through Tor: the status site, the price, the update check and problem reports.
• A send to a .onion address goes through Tor (Link · Tor).
• The wallet has a Tor address of its own, ending in .onion. Other wallets can pay straight to it, from anywhere, with nothing to open on the router. Receiving at it works while the app is open; Epicbox keeps working beside it.

Nothing you share changes: the same Epicbox address, the same node, the same server. A Link send to an http(s) address does not go over Tor; Send says so. On the desktop, Link · HTTP receiving is off while Tor is on: payments straight from another wallet arrive at the Tor address.

No quiet fallback

While Tor starts, what goes over Tor waits; nothing goes around it. If Tor cannot connect, it says Not connected, with Retry or turning Tor off. The desktop shows Tor's state in the sidebar.

Tor is slower than a direct connection. It is blocked or not allowed in some countries; there it does not connect.

Tor only

Tor only, a network mode in Advanced, keeps the switch on and locked. Nothing goes over the open internet, and node failover moves only to nodes reachable over Tor.