ProtonVPN Blog

Thanks to our community of translators, we’re excited to announce that starting today you can access ProtonVPN in German, Persian, and Russian, in addition to the seven other languages that are already available.  Bringing the ProtonVPN apps to non-English speakers is an important step in our mission to break down the barriers of Internet censorship. […]

A Chinese language overview of Proton published in Taiwan can be found here: https://www.twreporter.org/a/protonmail-project Last week, we stood in solidarity with citizens in the US against the reauthorization of the USA Freedom Act. Today we are standing in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong after the Chinese government announced a new security law designed […]

On May 14, the Senate reauthorized the USA Freedom Act, which extends the expansive domestic surveillance powers contained in the Patriot Act.  The original Freedom Act had expired in March. Now that it has been reauthorized, it grants the FBI (and other law enforcement agencies) broad warrantless access to sensitive personal information, including Internet browsing […]

We are happy to announce that the ProtonVPN Android app is now available for download on F-Droid. This has been a goal for our team — and a popular request from the Proton community — since we made all our apps open source.  F-Droid is the largest repository of free and open source Android APKs. […]

Your ProtonVPN iOS app is now better equipped to fight censorship and offers more flexible connection options with the launch of OpenVPN for iOS. The OpenVPN protocol is one of the best VPN protocols because of its flexibility, security, and because it is more resistant to blocks. You now have the option to switch between […]

July 2021: This article is an updated version of an older post , reflecting that Smart Protocol is now available on our Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS/iPadOS apps. Smart Protocol works automatically to make sure you can stay connected to ProtonVPN, even when someone is trying to block your access. It’s one of those features […]

Smart Protocol works automatically to make sure you can stay connected to ProtonVPN, even when someone is trying to block your access. It’s one of those features that makes your life easier without you noticing. And today we’re excited to bring this feature to Android. To take advantage of it, all you have to do […]

The ProtonVPN network continues to grow. With the addition of Malaysia, we now have servers in 50 countries on six continents. You can connect to these new servers to protect all your online browsing, including when you use public WiFi. You now have more choices in how you secure your online activity in Southeast Asia.  […]

You can use these new servers to encrypt your online activity while you browse the Internet with a Slovenian IP address. Slovenia is the 49th country we have installed servers in. These servers also will provide faster connections for our users in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.  We installed eight new VPN servers in a […]