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Start off 2023 with a VPN – How to install the Google One VPN on your desktop and Android phone

Andrew Romero Jan 2 2023 - 3:00 pm PT

A virtual private network (VPN) is one of the best things you can take advantage of on your devices. The tool protects your online activity from malicious activity, whether you know it or not. This guide will take you through finding out if you can use the Google One VPN and how to install it on your desktop or Android phone, even if you don’t use a Pixel.

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Non-functional ‘Google VPN’ spotted in Android 5.1 to ‘protect you on open WiFi networks’

Stephen Hall Mar 13 2015 - 10:12 am PT

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A new app has been discovered in the recently released Android 5.1 update called Google Connectivity Services (via Pocketables), and within—if you do a bit of digging and launch the “WifiAssistantOptInActivity” activity—you can find the above pop-up labeled as “Google VPN”. It looks like the Mountain View company could be preparing to launch its own VPN to increase security when joining an open WiFi network, and this might be the dialogue box that users will be presented with when doing so…
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