Help and support

Questions, bugs or ideas? Email support@hostao.com. A real person at Hostao reads every message, usually within one working day.

Contact

• Email: support@hostao.com
• Please tell us your device (Mac, iPhone, iPad or Android), the app version (Settings › About) and what you expected to happen.
• Security issues: security@hostao.com (see our security policy).

Tao Browser for iPhone and iPad

Get it free on the App Store (iOS and iPadOS 15 or later).

• Spaces. Tap the tab button, then the space chips at the top. Each space keeps its own tabs, and on iOS 17 or later its own cookies and logins. Tap + to add a space; long-press a space to rename, lock or delete it.
• Face ID / Touch ID lock. Settings › Security locks the whole app. To lock one tab or a whole space, long-press it in the tab switcher and choose “Lock with Face ID”.
• Private tabs. Tab switcher › Private. Private tabs keep no history, and their cookies are forgotten when you close the last one.
• Ad and tracker blocking is on by default (Settings › Browsing). If a site breaks, turn it off there, reload, and tell us the address.
• Reader view, find on page, downloads: in the page menu. Downloads appear in Files › On My iPhone › Tao.
• Passwords come from iOS Password AutoFill (iCloud Keychain or your password manager). Tao never sees or stores your passwords.
• Import bookmarks: share or open a bookmarks .html file with Tao.

Tao Browser for Android

The Android app is in testing and not on Google Play yet. These notes are for testers.

• Make Tao your default browser: on the start page tap “Set as default”, or Android Settings › Apps › Default apps › Browser app.
• Ad and tracker blocking is on by default; turn it off in Settings if a site breaks.
• Private tabs are in the menu and keep nothing after you close them.

Tao Browser for Mac

See the FAQ, features and switching from Arc.

Privacy

Tao has no account, no telemetry, no analytics and no crash reporting. Read the privacy policy. To delete your beta email sign-up, use Delete my data.

Tao Browser is made by Hostao L.L.C, a Wyoming (USA) limited liability company. All contact addresses are on the contact page. Tao Browser is a trademark of Hostao L.L.C. Hostao® is a registered trademark of Hostao L.L.C.