{"id":1759,"date":"2020-07-03T08:39:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T08:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2020-07-03T08:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T08:43:44","slug":"how-to-set-up-vpn-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-vpn-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Connect and Set Up a VPN on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1759\" class=\"elementor elementor-1759\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230899b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230899b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff48571\" data-id=\"7ff48571\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48deb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48deb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs-bar\"><nav class=\"blog-breadcrumbs\">\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/\">HOME<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li class=\"bc-2nd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/\">BLOG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c29e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c29e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Connect and Set Up a VPN on Android<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ac49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d6ac49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d9c2fd9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Douglas Moore\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6a0ea6c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 3, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f170a aff-disclosure elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63f170a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Disclosure:<\/strong> Some links in this guide are affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these links, at no additional cost to you. It&#8217;s how we fund the work that it takes for us to create and maintain these guides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197d5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"197d5d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1760 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-android.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>A VPN is a great way to secure your online privacy. In a world where websites, governments, ISPs, and marketing agencies can easily track everything you do over the internet, including your browsing history and location, using a VPN can give you some peace of mind. But a VPN isn\u2019t just privacy-boosting technology &#8211; it can also help you improve the online security of connected devices and give you access to some geo-restricted content, like streaming services.<\/p><p>When you sign up for a VPN, you get a certain number of simultaneous connections from a single account. This gives you the opportunity to connect your PC, tablet, and smartphone to the VPN. If you\u2019re using an Android phone, you may wonder what VPN on Android is and how you can set up a VPN on Android. We\u2019re here to answer those questions.<\/p><h2>What Is VPN On Android?<\/h2><p>Most VPN providers offer native apps for the most popularly used platforms &#8211; like Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. So, VPN on Android is using a VPN on your Android smartphone to get better privacy, security, and access to geo-restricted content. For instance, having a VPN on your Android phone will allow you to stream geo-blocked services like Hulu on the go. You would also have the opportunity to access various Netflix libraries, like the US library, from anywhere in the world.<\/p><p>Now, while connecting a VPN to your PC is quite popular, people sometimes neglect to also install them on their phones. However, Android phones, or smartphones in general, especially need VPN protection because they\u2019re usually the most vulnerable since we often use them to connect to public WiFi networks, like cafes and airports. But public WiFi networks are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudwards.net\/dangers-of-public-wifi\/\">notoriously dangerous<\/a> &#8211; for one, they have lax security, allowing hackers to spread malware and gain access to your personal data, including banking and credit card information. Or, they may in fact be set up by hackers for the same purposes. Just because a WiFi network is named \u201cStarbucks WiFi\u201d it doesn\u2019t guarantee that it was set up by Starbucks.<\/p><p>Luckily, VPNs provide an automatic WiFi protection feature, which will keep your phone safe from hackers and malware attacks.<\/p><p>Now that you know <i>why<\/i> you need it, let\u2019s see <i>how<\/i> you can connect your Android phone to a VPN.<\/p><h2>How To Set Up a VPN on Android<\/h2><p>Firstly, you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/nordvpn-vs-expressvpn\/\">choose one of the best VPN providers<\/a> and download their native Android app on your phone. You may wish to go over various options to see which one suits you best based on security, access to streaming services, number of simultaneous connections, and so on.<\/p><p>Once you\u2019ve installed the app on your phone, you\u2019ll need to follow the instructions to allow VPN use on your mobile. The best VPNs usually have intuitive, user-friendly mobile clients so enabling the VPN will be easy. Once you\u2019ve managed this, the VPN app will inform you that you&#8217;ve successfully connected. From that moment on, your traffic will be rerouted through secure, encrypted tunnels, hiding your activity, and giving you access to all sorts of content.<\/p><p>Next, we\u2019ll go over how you can make sure that you\u2019ve connected successfully and how you can adjust any of the VPN settings on your phone. These instructions work for most Android-based phones, like Google, Xiaomi, Samsung, Huawei, and so on. Samsung Galaxy has a slightly different configuration, which we\u2019ll cover next.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong> on your phone &gt; <strong>Network &amp; Internet<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Advanced<\/strong> &gt; <strong>VPN<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Once you\u2019re in the VPN menu, you should be able to see the name of the VPN provider whose app you\u2019ve installed.<\/li><li><strong>Tap the gear icon<\/strong> next to the VPN icon. This gives you access to the VPN\u2019s settings. Some available settings here are <strong>Always-on<\/strong>, which will enable your VPN to be on all the time. Another option is <strong>Block connections without VPN<\/strong>. This will make sure that your device won\u2019t connect to the internet before your VPN is securely connected. If you want to disable your VPN, this is also the place where you can do that by tapping on <strong>Forget VPN<\/strong> (there\u2019s a little trash icon next to this option).<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>These are general adjustments you can play with from your phone\u2019s settings app. You\u2019ll have a lot more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-vpn\/\">settings and features<\/a> to play with offered on your VPN\u2019s app, like choosing a server, selecting a security protocol, using a kill switch (this is only offered on some mobile clients, as VPNs generally only offer a kill switch on desktop), split tunneling (this is also a limited feature), and so on.<\/p><h2>How To Set Up a VPN on Samsung Galaxy<\/h2><p>The procedure for setting up your VPN on Samsung Galaxy is slightly different, even though they also use Android software. Here\u2019s how to set up a VPN on your Samsung Galaxy:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Go to <b>Settings &gt; Connections &gt; More Connection Settings &gt; VPN<\/b>.<\/li><li><strong>Tap on the gear icon<\/strong> next to your VPN\u2019s icon. As we discussed in the previous section, from here you can enable <strong>Always-on<\/strong> for your VPN, select <strong>Block connections without VPN<\/strong> to prevent internet connection without an active VPN, and disable the VPN by selecting <strong>Delete VPN profile<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As with other Android-based phones, you\u2019ll have the rest of the adjustable settings available directly through the VPN app.<\/p><h2>A Few Words Before You Go\u2026<\/h2><p>Considering the advantages of using a VPN on your Android &#8211; like protection from public WiFi attacks, protection of privacy, and access to streaming services &#8211; downloading it on your phone is well worth it.<\/p><p>Connecting your smartphone to a VPN is quite easy to do. Once you\u2019ve enabled it from your phone\u2019s settings, you&#8217;ll be able to explore what the VPN\u2019s native app for Android has to offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02d9db7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02d9db7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3db840\" data-id=\"e3db840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a6169 article-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"60a6169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565995e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565995e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View Related Articles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bb133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21bb133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404e6d4 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"404e6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vpns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-is-onion-over-vpn\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/onion-over-vpn-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1765\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/onion-over-vpn-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/onion-over-vpn-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/onion-over-vpn-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/onion-over-vpn.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-is-onion-over-vpn\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat Is Onion Over VPN?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tor, which stands for The Onion Router, is a browser that enables users to keep their online activity private. While Tor has been big in the tech community for quite a while, more recently it\u2019s also gained widespread popularity.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1713 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vpns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/is-a-vpn-worth-it\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-worth-it-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-worth-it-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-worth-it-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-worth-it-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/vpn-worth-it.jpg 1381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/is-a-vpn-worth-it\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIs a VPN Worth It?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>So is a VPN worth it? The short answer is a definitive yes. For the long answer, read on. We\u2019ll cover everything you want to know about VPNs, like what they\u2019re used for, their legal status, the level of protection they provide, how much they cost, the amount of data they spend, and so on.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1718 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vpns\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-ip-location-with-vpn\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/change-ip-location-with-vpn.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-ip-location-with-vpn\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow to Change Your IP Location with a VPN\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A lot of users rely on their trusty VPN to give them access to geo-restricted streaming services and websites. You can\u2019t access the Netflix US library? No problem, a VPN can help you do just that. Let\u2019s take a look at why you would change your IP to a different location using a VPN and how to do it.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4fddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b4fddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VPN on Android is using a VPN on your Android smartphone to get better privacy, security, and access to geo-restricted content. 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