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Many Android device manufacturers extend the perceived battery life of their devices by aggressively closing apps that run in the background. This can happen with the Proton VPN app, causing your VPN to disconnect from our servers.  To prevent this: 1. Open the Settings app and go to Apps → […]

You can protect your data with the always-on VPN feature. With this feature, if your device is disconnected from one of our VPN servers, the app will automatically re-establish a secure VPN connection. The always-on VPN feature is permanently activated on the iOS app. If you use Android, you must […]

There are two approaches of setting up a Vilfo router with Proton VPN: When you first set up your router 1. During the set up of the Vilfo router you’ll see a VPN provider section where you can select the VPN provider you want to configure on your router. Scroll […]

Prime Video is Amazon’s video-on-demand streaming service. It is the only place you can find Amazon-produced content, including The Man in the High Castle, Transparent, and Sneaky Pete. You can also stream some sports, like the English Premier League, on Prime Video as well. If you are a paid Proton VPN […]

Hulu was one of the first online video-on-demand services. It is split between Disney and NBC, with Disney owning the majority share. Its breakout show has been The Handmaid’s Tale. Proton VPN users can watch all their favorite shows on Hulu no matter where they are! Additionally, Proton VPN also […]

The two most common transmission protocols used to communicate over the Internet are: TCP – Transmission Control Protocol and UDP – User Datagram Protocol. Both TCP and UDP are built on top of the Internet Protocol (IP), and both send bits of data, known as packets, to and from IP […]

In this article, we show you how to set up an AsusWRT router to connect to Proton VPN using the OpenVPN VPN protocol. On Asus RT-AXxxx routers, it’s also possible to configure Proton VPN using the WireGuard® protocol. If you encounter any problems, please see the troubleshooting section at the […]

Netflix was the first major video-on-demand streaming service. In addition to making it easy for you to find all your favorite old TV shows, it also features original content, including Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, and Ozark. A portion of Netflix content is geo-restricted, meaning the content is […]

With the massively increasing amount of IP addresses required by the global network each year, IPv4 can no longer meet the demand. That’s why IPv6 was introduced — to allow more unique TCP/IP identifiers to be created for each user. While most of the internet uses the IPv4 protocol, there […]

Proton VPN is a security and privacy-focused VPN app for Android that requires Android 6.0 and above. Get Proton VPN for free on Android With a single tap, you can connect to thousands of VPN servers around the world, view blocked sites and content, while also hiding your IP address. […]

Encountering Authentication Failure errors when connecting to Proton VPN while using 3rd party VPN clients? Read on to find a list of solutions to this problem. There are a number of ways to connect to Proton VPN other than using our native apps . It is also possible to connect using third […]

The official Proton VPN Linux app lets you protect your Linux devices with Proton VPN while controlling the VPN via an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical interface.  We support the latest stable versions of the following distros. Click on a link for full setup instructions: Our official app is the best […]