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Tutorial for using the SnowHaze browser on iOS

  1. The shield (in green) shows the level of privacy of your settings.
  2. Browse as you are used to from other browsers.
  3. In the bottom row you can go back and forward, see options for the current page, switch between tabs, and open the settings.
  1. Enter your search in the URL bar.
  2. Switch between Bookmarks and History/Downloads.
  3. Tap on a bookmark or history entry to reopen the page.
  1. You can access the settings by tapping on the settings gear in the bottom right.
  2. Choose a setting category for which you want to change the settings.
  1. The color shows the level of privacy of the settings in the current category.
  2. You find a short description of the following setting options. Tap on the text to see the full description.
  3. Turn on and off the settings depending on your needs. The options are initially set to the default we recommend.
  1. When you tap on the shield you access the page specific settings.
  2. Tap on the icons shown to see more details.
  3. Settings done here are specific to the current website (here wikipedia.org) and apply each time you visit this site. After choosing the page specific settings, tap on 'Always' to change the setting permanently or on 'Once' to change the setting temporarily. If these newly made settings have changed the level of privacy, the color will change.
  1. By tapping on the two squares in the bottom bar, you get to this page. Here you can switch between open tabs or open a new one by tapping the '+' sign.
  2. When tapping on the three dots a setting menu opens where you can change the settings for a new tab. After tapping 'Create Tab' a new tab with customized settings opens. These settings apply only to this tab and are lost when the tab is closed.
  1. Subscribe to SnowHaze VPN to use SnowHaze VPN for better security and privacy. VPN users can use Tor and have unlimited list updates.
  2. Choose if you want a monthly or yearly billed subscription. The subscription is renewed automatically.
  1. Use SnowHaze VPN to hide your IP address. The entire traffic from your device to the internet is rerouted to the VPN server. The connection between the VPN Server and your device is always encrypted. Chose between SnowHaze (IPSec) and OpenVPN. See also the VPN tutorial.
  2. Chose the location of the VPN server that you want to connect to. The configurations for the location chosen can then be imported to OpenVPN Connect. Have a look at the VPN tutorial if you set it up for the first time.

Move SnowHaze to the bottom bar on your phone for easy access.

Set SnowHaze as Default iOS Browser

Safari has been the default browser on your iPhone and iPad for a long time, meaning that all links you click on will be opened in Safari. Since the launch of iOS 14, Apple lets you choose your preferred default browser.

Setting SnowHaze as default browser removes a crucial deficiency in you daily privacy routine. Take for example a marketing email with a link in it. By default it would open in Safari, exposing you to all the trackers and unique identifiers of the visited site. This would not happen when opening the same link in SnowHaze, since trackers are blocked and identifiers are stripped from the URL.

Let’s go through three simple steps to change your default browser to SnowHaze:

1. Open the iOS Settings and scroll down to SnowHaze.

2. Click on “Default Browser App”.

3. Select “SnowHaze”

Congratulations! From now on every link will open in SnowHaze and you can relax knowing that you personal data is safe.

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Because we take our job seriously, we do not use any analytics tools or any trackers. Because we do not use these tools, we do not usually get to know our customers. We've been told several times that this is a marketing nightmare. Anyway, we still would like to get to know what our customers love and dislike about SnowHaze.

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