You Need to Install a VPN on Your Android Phone. Here’s Why

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At this point, most of us have some kind of VPN installed on our home PCs. Once the sole preserve of the nerdiest and most paranoid internet users, VPNs are now entirely commonplace. 

That’s because they’re simply too useful not to be. 

Weirdly, though, this phenomenon doesn’t seem to have reached our smartphones in quite the same way—even though our smartphones are the computers we tend to use most often. 

We’re here to tell you why you need to get a VPN on your mobile as soon as you possibly can. 

But first.

What Is a VPN?

A VPN is a virtual private network. It replaces your IP address—the string of numbers associated with your machine that can tell others where you live, what you do online, and more—with a random IP address associated with an anonymous server.

And not just any anonymous server. A good VPN lets you connect to servers in countries around the world. This not only shields your online identity from prying eyes, but also allows you to pretend you live somewhere else.

Your computer is a window onto the world, and a VPN lets you magically pop that window in Germany, say, or Australia, to see what the internet (and, more to the point, Netflix) looks like in those far flung places. 

Why Should You Install a VPN on Your Android Phone?

In short, the reasons you should install a VPN on your Android phone are the same as the reasons you should install one on your desktop PC—only more so. 

Let’s start with security. 

While it’s vitally important to keep your PC secure, your Android phone is exposed to much more risk on a daily basis. 

That’s because you carry it around with you, from public wi-fi network to public wi-fi network. Each of these networks puts your personal data within reach of cybercriminals, who can intercept your personal information and wreak havoc with your life. 

A VPN completely shields you from this threat, by creating a tunnel connection to your chosen VPN server and encrypting your data while it’s still safely hidden on your phone.

Then