VPN
A list of recommendable VPN providers can be found at PrivacyTools.io. But always remember the V in VPN: with many apps and several providers, your P(rivacy) is rather Virtual, not Real. Just note the trackers …
VPN Configuration
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- VPN settings on home screen (4.8@1,564) 0
LastUpdate: 2020-02-06 Shortcut
- VPN Shortcut (4.8@358) 1
- VPN Settings (4.4@891) 0
LastUpdate: 2014-11-07 Shortcut
- VPN Settings (1@26) 0
LastUpdate: 2018-03-25 shortcut
VPN via specific providers
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Data transfer goes encrypted via servers of the given provider – so a side-effect you get a proxy, and sometimes even some firewall plus malware protection. But often this also involves side-costs – as the provider has to finance his service …
- Free Open VPN (5@206) Ǥ 11
3
LastUpdate: 2017-07-20
- Gear VPN - Fast, Secure & Open-source VPN (5@37) 4
3
- SurfEasy Secure Android VPN (4.8@74) Ǥ 14
8
LastUpdate: 2020-06-24 500 MB/month gratis, unlimited ~EUR 2
- Lavabit Encrypted Proxy (4.8@24) 10
Github
- Green SSH (4.8@20) 7
2
- PureVPN: Private & Secure VPN (4.8@19) Ǥ 16
8
- HotspotShield VPN & Wifi Proxy (4.7@333) Ǥ 16
10
tracks you
- Mullvad VPN: privacy is a universal right (4.6@502) 4
Github
- ExpressVPN: VPN Fast & Secure (4.5@17) Ǥ 13
3
- Super VPN - Unlimited Proxy (4.5@15) Ǥ 8
2
- VPN by Private Internet Access (4.4@55,928) Ǥ 12
Github
- LinkVPN Unlimited VPN Proxy (4.4@54,709) Ǥ 16
5
- hide.me VPN: The Privacy Guard (4.4@20,727) Ǥ 10
- Turbo VPN - Secure VPN Proxy (4.4@33) Ǥ 15
9
- Avira Phantom VPN: Fast VPN (4.4@22) Ǥ 14
7
limitierte Basis-Version gratis, Pro ~EUR 60/Jahr
- TunnelBear: Virtual Private Network & Security (4.3@282,441) Ǥ 10
1 Vorstellung 10/2016; Video Howto 5/2016 | 1/2017
- F-Secure FREEDOME VPN (4.3@57,233) Ǥ 14
1
Vorstellung 8/2018; Testbericht 9/2019; 7 day trial, afterwards ~EUR 4,50 per month
- Speedify - Live Streaming VPN (4.3@43,461) Ǥ 12
1
- ZenMate VPN - WiFi Security (4.3@17) Ǥ 10
4
500 MB/month for free; flatrate EUR 2/month or EUR 20/year
- Windscribe VPN (4.2@89,014) Ǥ 20
1
- Fastzilla Unlimited VPN & Proxy (4.2@7,189) Ǥ 12
11
- RiseupVPN (4.2@1,433) 10
Vorstellung 2/2019
- DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@94,734) Ǥ 12
2
root required for Gingerbread and below
- VPN Unlimited – Proxy Shield (4.1@44,683) Ǥ 17
8
- FlyVPN - Secure & Fast VPN (4.1@36,069) Ǥ 12
2
- FortiClient 6.0 (Legacy) (4.1@5,787) Ǥ 20
LastUpdate: 2020-02-05
- Betternet VPN - Hotspot Proxy (4.1@72) Ǥ 14
9
- Fast Secure VPN (4@57,430) 11
2
- IVPN - Secure VPN for Privacy (4@811) Ǥ 13
Github; Wireguard protocol
- Free & Premium VPN - FinchVPN (4@60) Ǥ 4
1
LastUpdate: 2018-07-08
- Incognito VPN - Fast VPN & Ad Blocker for Android (3.9@895) Ǥ 9
3
LastUpdate: 2020-09-17 Intro 7/2020
- Proton VPN: Private, Secure (3.6@38,992) 7
Github; Testbericht 12/2017 | 9/2017-8/2020; Video Review 3/2018; Review 12/2018
- ZoogVPN - Secure VPN & Proxy (3.4@1,561) 11
2
Intro 3/2020
- Shellfire VPN (3.1@1,752) Ǥ 15
2
- DroidOVPN (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2017-08-21 Github
- Calyx VPN (0@0) 10
GitLab
Other VPN Apps
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- Now VPN - Free and Fast VPN - OpenVPN for Android (5@2,133) Ǥ 6
3
- VpnHood! (5@61) 3
Github
- eduVPN (5@58) 3
Github
- Vpn One Click (4.9@53) Ǥ 7
- Viscerion (4.7@159) 8
LastUpdate: 2020-02-09 Github; WireGuard
- OpenConnect (4.5@3,637) 5
LastUpdate: 2015-07-01 Github; SSL VPN client for Cisco AnyConnect
- Tailscale (4.5@349) 7
Github; VPN Mesh using Firebase & Google SignIn (uh?)
- Tinc (4.5@80) 4
LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
- Tinc App (4.5@2; ~EUR 6.00) 4
Github
- VPN Hotspot (4.4@3,426) Ǥ 18
2
Github; Video Intro 8/2019; share VPN connection via Hotspot
- TunSafe VPN (4.4@1,738) 5
LastUpdate: 2019-03-22 WireGuard client
- OpenVPN Connect – Fast & Safe SSL VPN Client (4.4@61) 8
Tutorial 10/2019
- EasyOvpn - Plugin for OpenVPN (4.4@31) Ǥ 9
7
LastUpdate: 2019-03-17
- Outline (4.3@9,927) 5
Github
- Free VPN And Fast Connect - Hide your ip (4.3@6,556) Ǥ 9
6
LastUpdate: 2020-04-23
- iWASEL OpenVPN for Android (4.3@6,011) Ǥ 12
6
/ VPN WASEL Pro (4.3@5,651) Ǥ 12
10
- �Totally Free VPN� Unlimited, Secure & Free! (4.3@3,695) 6
6
LastUpdate: 2020-06-12
- WireGuard (4.2@5,659) 7
read more; Guide 5/2020
- Easy VPN Free - Unlimited Secure VPN Proxy (4.2@1,083) Ǥ 11
9
Github
- Eddie - AirVPN official OpenVPN GUI (4.2@283) 6
- DroidVPN - Easy Android VPN (4.1@94,734) Ǥ 12
2
root required for Gingerbread and below
- OpenVPN for Android (4.1@53,972) 6
Github; KnowledgeBase
- VPN Servers for OpenVPN (4.1@6,237) Ǥ 9
3
- strongSwan VPN Client (4.1@2,838) 6
Github
- Best VPN Proxy OvpnSpider (4@6,915) Ǥ 9
4
- Safejumper (4@76) 7
LastUpdate: 2017-03-10
- Bitmask (3.9@1,140) 10
Github; encrypted internet proxy (using OpenVPN) with automatic configuration
- VpnCilla (Trial) (3.7@654) 10
LastUpdate: 2020-10-19 / VpnCilla (4.4@1,235; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 12
LastUpdate: 2020-10-17 Video Tutorial: VPNCilla mit FritzBox 8/2016; Client for Fritz!Box, Cisco PIX/ASA, Fortigate or other VPN Servers with IPSec Pre-shared Keying (Xauth IKE/PSK).
- Private Tunnel VPN – Fast & Secure Cloud VPN (3.7@20) 6
2
LastUpdate: 2020-07-21
- NeoRouter VPN Professional (3.5@163) 1
LastUpdate: 2018-06-12 / NeoRouter VPN Mesh (4.5@131) 1
LastUpdate: 2017-12-18
- Librem Tunnel (3.5@31) 5
LastUpdate: 2020-08-14 fork of OpenVPN for Android
- Neoconnect(Trial) (2@99) Ǥ 11
LastUpdate: 2019-08-19
- VPN Hotspot (0@0) 13
Github; sharing your VPN connection via Hotspot; root needed
- NoVpnMonitor (0@0)
LastUpdate: 2016-02-12 Github; remove the „network may be monitored“ message when using a VPN
- vTunnel (0@0) 5
Github
- Knox Settings VPN Plug-in (0@0) 0
Further Readings:
- The 5 Best Free VPNs for Android (8/2021)
- Comparing Paid VPNs and Free VPNs: The Hidden Costs – and Dangers – of “Free” (6/2020)
- VPN unter Android einrichten - so klappt's (5/2020)
- Kalkulierter Datenklau durch beliebte VPN-Apps (3/2020)
- VPN-Anbieter-Auswahl: Auf was man achten sollte (12/2019)
- Die meisten Nutzer brauchen kein VPN: what's promised by VPN providers, and what's the reality (3/2019)
- VPN Leaks Found on 3 Major VPNs out of … 3 that We Tested (3/2018)
- VPN automatisch in fremden WLANs aufbauen (11/2017)
- Kommerzielle VPNs: Weiterhin mehr Schein als Sein (4/2017)
- Anonymität: Die haltlosen Werbeversprechen der VPN-Anbieter (11/2016)
- VPN-Dienste auswählen: Das sollten Sie beachten (5/2016 - 7/2021)
- VPN: Mehr Privatsphäre beim Surfen (4/2016 - 2/2022)
- VPNify Shows You the Fastest VPNs in Your Area, Is Like SpeedTest for VPNs (2/2016)
- Privatsphäre und Anonymität bei vielen VPN-Diensten nicht gewährleistet (Heise 6/2015)
- Top 5 Free VPN Apps for Android (3/2014)
- Best VPNs for Android (8/2013 - 5/2018)
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