Una VPN or virtual private network is, on a practical level, acts as intermediary between our device and Internet servers. So that? To make us part of a virtual LAN and that, in this way, the IP address that is shown to the servers is not ours, but the one that the VPN gives us. This allows for greater Privacy, but also avoid censorship and geographic restrictions, among other things. But How do you use it on android?
Dozens of virtual private networks or VPN. Some of them paid, and others with free versions. What users should take into account is how privacy is taken care of, revealing, or not, the IP address, the performance in data transfer and its versatility, among others. In this tutorial, the VPN that we are going to use as an example is Hello Free VPN Proxy -download below-, which has a really complete free version.
Installation and configuration of the VPN on Android
In the case of Hola Free VPN Proxy, we just have to open the application and in the main menu we will see a list with all our installed applications. The first thing we will do is choose, in the upper left corner, the country. The country we choose will be the one that our device shows to any server. That is, if we choose Andorra, for example, Netflix will interpret that we are visiting its website from Andorra, and not from our real country. Once selected, we return and in the same app drawer we will see a sliding button that tells us if VPN is active and in operation, or not.
The options we have are simple. In the upper search bar we can search any web and access it using the VPN. And in the application drawer, we can select any app to open using the VPN. When going to open any application, it will allow us to select again what country we want to indicate that it is ours, thanks to the VPN. This way we can benefit from the advantages of certain countries.
What is a VPN for on Android mobile devices?
A VPN is really practical. It helps us 'falsify' our location real. In such a way that, for example, we can access the United States version of Netflix -with more applications-. Or simply, in some countries, we can access webs that are censored by the government. On the other hand, it also helps us surf the Internet without revealing our real IP address; in this way we will be able to navigate with greater privacy, while it will be much more difficult to identify ourselves.