OpenVPN Connect, the “official” OpenVPN Inc. app is designed to be more user friendly for VPN users with little technical understanding. It’s less feature-rich than openvpn for Android, which is designed toward more advanced OpenVPN users.
Openvpn for Android is a free and open source client developed by Arne Schwabe which allows you to connect to any VPN service that supports the OpenVPN protocol. It’s a great choice in the event that your device isn’t compatible with pre-configured “off the shelf” VPN apps that are available on the Google Play Store. It’s fairly simple to set up. You just need to import your VPN profile files (the config files have an extension of.ovpn) which you can find on the website of your provider or by contacting their live chat support team.
After you’ve added your profile, click on the server to connect. Once connected all Internet traffic is routed through a secure tunnel and directed to the server selected by the application. You can view your connection’s status and details in the Status tab. The kill switch is on by default. It will block your internet connection if the VPN tunnel is dropped.
The application also offers per-app VPN and an on-demand feature that automatically begins a VPN connection whenever the app is used and continues to run even after your device goes to sleep or switches networks. However, this feature requires Android 7.0 or higher and will draw more power special info from your battery than usual.
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