Set up Google’s free VPN service, this is how you do it

Google promised free VPN services to all Google One subscribers at the beginning of this month. The company is now making good on that promise. The first Google One subscribers will now receive a notification that they can use the VPN service for free. This is how to set up a VPN service.

VPN from Google One

Google has announced the arrival of its VPN service for the Netherlands and Belgium in 2021. This VPN service is available for free to people with a 2TB Google One Premium subscription of €9.99 per month. Since 2022, Pixel 7 (Pro) owners can also use it for free.

In March, Google came with the good news that it’s expanding its free VPN service to anyone with a Google One subscription. So people with the Basic Plan (100GB for €19.99 per year) and the Standard Plan (200GB for €29.99 per year) are also eligible. in Our Telegram group Recently, the first reports of the availability of this VPN service were received from Google.

-> you can here Learn about your Google One subscription.

Set up Google One VPN

If you want to use the Google One VPN service, you must first install the Google One app. You can Download here from the Play Store.

1. Make sure you’re signed in to your Google account
2. Open the Google One app on your Android device
3. Click below Advantages
4. Find the VPN feature and tap Display data
5. Turn on the VPN via the button using a VPN

You can, of course, disable the VPN service in the same way. Another important thing to know:

• If you are using a mobile hotspot on your device, you will not be protected by a VPN. The hotspot directly uses your device’s Internet connection.
• You can temporarily turn off Google One’s VPN using this feature Nap Or turn it off completely Via notification in your notification bar

Use the Internet only when the VPN is on

For added security, you can set your phone to only use the internet when the VPN is on. If the connection to the VPN is lost, access to the Internet will be blocked until the VPN reconnects. You can do this as follows:

1. Open the Google One app on your Android device
2. Click below Advantages
3. Find the VPN feature and tap Display data
4. tap on View settings
5. groups Block the Internet if VPN connection is lost on

Allow apps to ignore the VPN

When you connect to a Google VPN service, you can allow traffic from certain mobile apps to be routed through your normal internet connection and not through the encrypted VPN tunnel. This can be useful in certain situations. For example:

• If you need to use websites or services that do not allow VPN use.
• If an app needs to use your carrier’s mobile network to request certain information about your account (for example, to verify that you’re a customer).
• If you cannot use a specific device on your local network while connected to the VPN.
• If you like to stream content and don’t care about your privacy.

Want to allow some apps to bypass the VPN service? Then follow these steps.

1. Open the Google One app on your Android device
2. Click below Advantages
3. Find the VPN feature and tap Display data
4. tap on View settings
5. handle Use the apps when the VPN is on on Update settings and select apps

In this article, we discuss more about Google One and Here’s how to create a family group. You can share the VPN with up to five other people with a Google One subscription. Would you prefer to choose a different VPN service? See the best VPN services of the moment here.

Do you use the Google One subscription service? Let us know in the comments.

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