Setup and use

In 2017, the UK passed the Digital Economy Act that requires Internet service providers (ISPs) to block adult websites unless they receive verification that the user is over 18 years old. The regulatory body governing the block, the BBFC, stated that VPN services should not be affected by this block. […]

The ProtonVPN Android app is now available in several app repositories. Some of these repositories, like GitHub and F-Droid, do not download and install the app directly on your device as Google Play does with Android devices (or as the Samsung Galaxy Store does with Samsung devices). Instead, these repositories […]

What is the “server load”? We have no bandwidth limits or bandwidth throttles on our VPN service, even for free users. However, speeds do differ between Free, Basic, and Plus plan servers due to varying server load. The server load is linked to how many users are connected to that […]

There are three ways you can use ProtonVPN on Android. The recommended way is to use the ProtonVPN app, which is one of the best Android VPN apps available. You can get our Android VPN app from the Google Play Store. If you don’t want to use the ProtonVPN Android app, […]

ProtonVPN supports most popular Internet browsers. However, ProtonVPN uses cutting-edge technology that is only supported in the latest versions of these browsers. To maintain the level of security expected by our users, we occasionally need to drop support for outdated browser versions that do not have the security features we […]

Internet speed or how fast data transfers in a network is calculated using different metrics: latency, bandwidth, and throughput.  This article aims to explain these metrics and how the TCP protocol — the way most data is transmitted over the Internet nowadays — impacts them.  Sending off your data packets […]

HBO Now has been replaced with HBO. You can access HBO shows as well as TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, CNN, all Warner Bros. and DC films on HBO Max. Learn how to stream HBO. Learn how to stream HBO Max.

Welcome to the ProtonVPN community. This guide will help you download and install the proper ProtonVPN app for your device. It will also address some of the more common questions we get from our new users. You’re just a couple steps away from making your online activity secure and private. […]

This is a step-by-step guide to setting up ProtonVPN on your DD-WRT router. Introduction If you set up your VPN account to work on your router, you can protect the online activity of each device connected to your WiFi. Below we explain how to get ProtonVPN to work on your […]

In this article, we are going to cover the basic VPN setup process on an OpenWRT router so that it can connect directly to the ProtonVPN servers. Learn more about why you should set up a VPN on your router.  We don’t recommend setting up a VPN connection if you aren’t a […]