That's probably because AFAIK Apple doesn't allow process forking, making any Tor-based messenger almost impossible to run as Tor would have to run as part of the main thread.

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zenmac 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

but having the bluetooth part working on iOS should not be an issue right?

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plasticeagle 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is entirely false, Apple allows the use of threads in their applications.

	▲	maqp 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh I found a better explanation >iOS doesn’t allow apps to fork subprocesses. While on the desktop Tor is running as a separate process, on iOS Tor is hacked to run as a thread inside the app itself. Therefore, you can’t have a system-wide Tor process like desktop and Android. If Tor is running in one app, and you open a different one, it’s not automagically going to start using Tor. https://www.quora.com/How-effective-is-the-Tor-app-for-iPad-...