SnowHaze

SnowHaze


Private Browser and VPN


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3.4for iPhone, iPad and more
9.3
456 Ratings
Illotros GmbH
Developer
240.6 MB
Size
May 14, 2023
Update Date
Utilities
Category
17+
Age Rating
Age Rating
4+
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9+
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17+
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About SnowHaze

SnowHaze – the best privacy you can get on iOS. SnowHaze is a strong open-source browser that truly protects your data. Enjoy the internet without compromising your privacy and security. SnowHaze offers the most extensive tracking protection on iOS and many setting possibilities to adapt SnowHaze to your needs.

Become anonymous and protect all your devices using SnowHaze VPN. Your entire internet traffic will be encrypted and protected from man-in-the-middle attacks. Our Zero-Knowledge Auth technology uses random tokens to provide the first fully anonymous VPN; from registration, over payment, up to usage, every step is built with privacy by design.

You can protect your IP address and access location specific contents by changing your perceived location. Everything is subject to the most simple privacy policy possible: Nothing is saved, really nothing. Even we don't know who you are!

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40% off yearly subscriptions
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VPN:
- Zero-Knowledge Auth technology
- Anonymous
- Usage on all your devices
- VPN service on dedicated servers in 9 countries (Switzerland, USA, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Australia, Singapore, Poland)
- OpenVPN and IPsec protocols
- No logs
- DNS leak protection
- Hide your IP address and location
- Access location specific contents
- Perfect forward secrecy

BROWSER:
- Open-source
- Tor Network Integration
- Ad blocker
- JavaScript control
- Allow scripts temporary and permanently
- Per tab and per site settings
- 10 search engines including StartPage, Qwant, and DuckDuckGo
- Automatic and forced HTTPS connections
- Popover blocker
- Control cache, cookies, HSTS and web data
- Randomly changing user agents
- Automatically delete history of private sites
- Tracking blocker
- HTTP referer blocker
- Protection from canvas fingerprinting, audio context fingerprinting, session replay and many more
- Passcode lock
- Local data encryption
- Privacy level calculation
- Sandboxed tabs
- Text search on page
- QR and barcode scanner
- Fast 365 day/year support

Subscription:
The yearly SnowHaze Premium subscription is valid for one year; the monthly SnowHaze Premium subscription is valid for one month. During this time, you have access to the SnowHaze VPN, the SnowHaze search engine and your lists are updated regularly. The payment is charged to your iTunes Account when confirming the purchase. All subscription automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription. Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription. You can manage your subscription in your Account Settings by tapping on 'View all my Subscriptions'. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase the corresponding subscription.

Terms of service
https://snowhaze.com/en/terms-of-service.html
Privacy policy
https://snowhaze.com/en/privacy-policy.html
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.4

Last updated on May 14, 2023
Old Versions
TL;DR: New option to delete account with SnowHaze

NEW
- Option to delete a SnowHaze account

FIXED
- Notification ordering
- Font display
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Version History
3.4
May 14, 2023
TL;DR: New option to delete account with SnowHaze

NEW
- Option to delete a SnowHaze account

FIXED
- Notification ordering
- Font display
3.3
May 22, 2022
TL;DR: Added Support for Mojeek Search Engine

NEW
- Support for Mojeek Search Engine

IMPROVED
- Compilation Performance

FIXED
- Multiple Settings UI Issues
- Crash when Opening a Backgound Tab
3.2.1
Oct 12, 2021
TL;DR: UI fixes

FIXED 
- UI Bugs
3.2
Apr 10, 2021
TL;DR: Custom Search Engines 

NEW 
- TWINT URI Schemes 
- SBB URI Scheme 
- Navigate in Tab History with Command+Left/Right Arrow 
- Allow for Microphone Usage 
- Allow Reset of Tor Circuit 
- Custom Search Engines 

IMPROVED 
- Tor Integration 
- Handling of Server Failures 
- Multiple UI Improvements 
- Consistency of Site Settings 

FIXED 
- ZKA Login 
- VPN Profile Updates 
- Spurious Tor Connections 

REMOVED 
- Support for Menus in Tab Bar for iOS 12 & 13
3.1.1
Jan 19, 2021
TL;DR: Per Page Settings Are now more Intuitive

IMPROVED
- How Page Settings Are Applied [SSA 006]

FIXED
- UI/UX Issues
- Memory Leak
3.1
Oct 18, 2020
TL;DR: SnowHaze Can Be Set as Default Browser

NEW
- Open Links in new Background Tab
- Block Old TLS Versions- Desktop
-Style Page Rendering
- Certificate Warnings for Tor Connections
- Download the Current Page
- Support for zoomus Url Scheme
- SnowHaze Can Be Set as Default Browser

IMPROVED
- Context Menus
- Animations
- Tab Menu
- Canvas Fingerprinting Protection
- Code Scanner Performance
- iOS 14 Integration

FIXED
- Rare Crashes
- Layout of the Register View
- UI Issues
- File Download Issues
3.0.3
Aug 22, 2020
TL;DR: Fix Dark Mode Compatibility

IMPROVED:
- Use 1-based numbering for tor circuits
- Indication that IP-checks run through Tor when this is manually enabled
- Don't show reflected XSS warnings for data: URIs
- Don't delete old data when migrating from SnowHaze v1 installations
- Hardening

FIXED:
- Dark mode compatibility
- A rare crash when manually downloading VPN profiles
3.0.2
Aug 10, 2020
TL;DR: Bugfixes

IMPROVED
- Update Integrated Tor Version to 0.4.3.6

FIXED
- Displayed Subscription Expiration Date Could Become Stale
- Site List Updates Could not Be Disabled
- Updating Verification Blob Could Require Multiple Attempts
- Closing a Tab Shortly After Launch Could Crash SnowHaze
- Updating Site Lists in the Background Could Crash SnowHaze
- Some Settings Explanations were Missing
- Wording of Some Alerts
3.0.1
Jul 29, 2020
TL;DR: Tor & ZKA 2.0

NEW
- ZKA 2.0 VPN
- Tor Network Integration
- File Download
- Safebrowsing
- Warnings for Cross-Frame Navigation
- Skip Redirects
- JS URLs
- DNT Header (when Using Tor)
- HTTPS only Mode
- Require HTTPS on Trusted Sites
- Block JS from Connecting to DOH Servers
- IP Address Check
- Display TLS Certificate information
- Delay Page Previews
- Support Custom Home Pages
- Scaled Content
- Qwant Search Engine
- Tab History Navigation
- Shortcuts for Various Tab Actions
- Support many more 3rd Party URL Schemes

IMPROVED
- Readability
- Settings Structure
- Page Settings UI
- Keyboard Commands
- Reader Mode
- Tab Bar

FIXED
- All known Bugs

SECURITY
- Removed Insecure 1Password Extension
- Requires a Supported iOS Version (iOS 12 or later)
- Further Hardening for SSA 003

v3.0.1 is a reupload of v3.0 to work around some bugs with how the App Store handles app metadata.
3.0
Jul 28, 2020
TL;DR: Tor & ZKA 2.0

NEW
- ZKA 2.0 VPN
- Tor Network Integration
- File Download
- Safebrowsing
- Warnings for Cross-Frame Navigation
- Skip Redirects
- JS URLs
- DNT Header (when Using Tor)
- HTTPS only Mode
- Require HTTPS on Trusted Sites
- Block JS from Connecting to DOH Servers
- IP Address Check
- Display TLS Certificate information
- Delay Page Previews
- Support Custom Home Pages
- Scaled Content
- Qwant Search Engine
- Tab History Navigation
- Shortcuts for Various Tab Actions
- Support many more 3rd Party URL Schemes

IMPROVED
- Readability
- Settings Structure
- Page Settings UI
- Keyboard Commands
- Reader Mode
- Tab Bar

FIXED
- All known Bugs

SECURITY
- Removed Insecure 1Password Extension
- Requires a Supported iOS Version (iOS 12 or later)
- Further Hardening for SSA 003
2.6.7
Feb 24, 2020
TL;DR: Security fixes.

IMPROVED
- Performance
- Stability
- UI Interactions
- Security

SECURITY (see snowhaze.com/ssa.txt)
- SSA 002: Dangerous sites warning ignores cancel button.
- SSA 003: Tab settings no longer applied after tab is closed.
- SSA 004: Domain name truncated in page settings.
2.6.6
Oct 24, 2019
TL;DR: Security Patch

IMPROVED
- Performance

FIXED
- UI issues
- JS blocking bypass (see below)

SECURITY (see snowhaze.com/ssa.txt)
SSA001 - JavaScript blocking bypass when multiple sites use different per site settings.
2.6.5
Oct 6, 2019
TL;DR: Improved iOS 13 Compatibility

IMPROVED
- IPSec Encryption on iOS 13

FIXED
- UI issues on iOS 13
2.6.4
Sep 18, 2019
TL;DR: iOS 13 Support

FIXED
- Scrolling
- IPSec connections on iOS 13
- Crashes on iOS 13
2.6.3
Jul 20, 2019
TL;DR: UX Improvements

Improvements:
- Scrolling
- Security
- Performance
- Night mode
- URL scheme support
- Accesibility
- HSTS preload
- Prevent webpages from opening 'about:' URLs

Fixes:
- Keyboard on lockscreen
- Reader mode
2.6.2
Apr 16, 2019
TL;DR: Performance & Security Enhancements

Improvements:
- Performance
- Resilience to Database Corruption

Fixes:
- Popular Sites Suggestions for Sites Containing Special Characters
- Restoration of Tab Settings When Undoing Tab Deletion
2.6.1
Dec 18, 2018
TL;DR: fixes and improvements

IMPROVED:
- Correct reading of clipboard element when used in other apps
- Update search engine list
- Add support for 'macappstores:' links
- Show context menu in URL bar only after second tap

FIXED:
- Handling of missing Website titles
2.6
Aug 24, 2018
TL;DR: Improved Usability

NEW:
- Setting to control IPSec credential rotation
- Link to the SnowHaze source code
- Usage statistics
- Desktop user agents
- Application shortcut to VPN settings
- JS Beacon protection
- Today widget to control IPSec VPN

IMPROVED:
- Find on Page
- Default settings
- Ad blocker
- Performance
- Protection from deep links

FIXED:
- Non-private site suggestions
- IDN handling
- Reduce memory usage
- Unnecessary page loads
- IPSec VPN issues
- Crash when creating a new bookmark
- Unjustified XSS warnings
- Crash when closing an alert
2.5.2
Jun 10, 2018
TL;DR: Fixed a couple of crashes

IMPROVED:
- Load time of tutorial pages
- Prevent use Universal Links to bypass protections
- Performance

FIXED:
- Issue where SnowHaze Search suggestions could cause search results to appear empty
- Pings for newly added VPN locations would not be shown
- Crash when trying to unlock SnowHaze with FaceID
- Crash when opening URLs without schemes
- Issues with switching tabs
2.5.1
May 14, 2018
TL;DR: Improved handling of IPSec VPNs

IMPROVED:
- IPSec handling after resubscribing
- Privacy assessment
- Template for email to support
- Handling of old VPN configurations
- Block Social Media widgets by default
- Startup time
- Access to settings explanations

FIXED:
- Crash when manually downloading VPN credentials
- Keep displayed IPSec status up-to-date
- Minor UI glitch
- Loading indication during subscription purchase
- Hide away terms and conditions for subscriptions at Apple's behest
2.5
May 9, 2018
TL;DR: SnowHaze is now Open-Source

NEW
- SnowHaze is now open-source
- Strip tracking parameters from URL
- Indication of unsecured sites
- Added options to preview bookmark & history item
- Lastpass & Dashlane support
- Protection from dangerous links
- Additional, less secure, VPN option in order to comply with Apple's guidelines
- Support for Workflow URLs
- SnowHaze now indicates EV Certificates on iOS 10+
- Support for multi-hop VPNs

IMPROVED
- Performance
- Support for App Store links
- URL field UX
- Hide Suggestion List when all sources are disabled
- Night Mode readability
- Tutorial experience
- No longer use Opera User Agent by default
- Handling of Keychain issue
- Handling of 1Password integration
- Enable inline media playback by default
- Decreased network load
- UI consistency
- Tab restoration reliability
- Scrolling performance
- Network connection management
- Protection in page previews
- Handling of crashes while restoring tabs

FIXED
- Wolfram Alpha search
- Tab switcher text color
- Escaping of search parameters
- Page layout issues
- Multiple rare crashes
- Crash when deleting last digits of 6-digit pin
- Issue with sharing menu in night mode
- Issue where pages wouldn't load due to content blockers
- Issue where suggestion list would be incorrectly displayed
- Settings explanations
- More consistently block questionable requests on iOS 11
- Extended HSTS preloading
2.2
Nov 9, 2017
TL;DR: More fine grained control

NEW
- SnowHaze now asks before resubmitting forms
- Additional options for ad & social media widget blockers
- Allow disabling of password manager integration
- Mixed content blocking
- Added setting to ignore the website's scaling limits
- Added setting to block certain content

IMPROVE
- HTTPS upgrading
- Application Scripts settings
- Launch performance
- Data handling consistency

FIXED
- Multiple obscure crashes
- UI issues
2.1.2
Sep 30, 2017
TL;DR: Stability enhancements

IMPROVED
- Compatibility
- Work around for iOS 11 issue
- Mitigation for 1Password extension issue
- Performance
- Ad Blocker for iOS 9 and iOS 10

FIXED
- Crash when trying to save an image on iOS 11
- Crash when opening unsupported mime types
- Crash when site lists where updated shortly after launch
2.1.1
Sep 25, 2017
TL;DR: Fixed Subscription issues

IMPROVED
- Handling of forms on sites known to support HTTPS
- Ad Blocker on iOS 9 & 10
- VPN usability

FIXED
- Subscription issues
- Minor UI Bug
2.1
Sep 17, 2017
TL;DR: iOS 11 Support

NEW
- Block social media widgets
- Protection from HTML5 ping attribute
- Drag & Drop
- Close tabs from tab switcher

IMPROVED
- Some UI flows
- Performance
- Ad & Tracking scripts blocking
- More granular cookie controls
- Translations
- Error pages
- Compatibility

FIXED
- iOS 11 issues
- Issue where tabs were incorrectly masked
- Issue with upgrading sites to HTTPS

SnowHaze FAQ

SnowHaze is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Turkmenistan,Turkey,China,Russia,Oman,Belarus,United Arab Emirates
SnowHaze supports English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss German
SnowHaze contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
SnowHaze Premium
$6.99
SnowHaze Premium
$47.99
Click here to learn how to download SnowHaze in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of SnowHaze.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.4 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.4 or later.

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