Opera’s Android VPN returns as a built-in browser feature

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referring to Opera is building a free VPN directly into its Android browser, the company has announced. The difference now is that you'll actually need to use Opera's browser to have access to the VPN, that going to presumably encourage adoption of the browser in a method the standalone app did not. The beta app gives you a couple of different options for how you use the VPN. The new feature is rolling out gradually to users of the beta version of the Android app, but we found we had access to it immediately the time we downloaded it for ourselves in the UK. The company did not announce any plans to bring the feature to the company's iOS browser.

The 4 Best VPN Apps for iPhone & Android

For Android, the process is much simpler, requiring only you enter "VPN" settings under "Network & internet," choose your VPN service, and enable "Always-on." Android VPN Protocols: The VPN protocols available to use on Android-powered devices. IP Address Logs: Whether the IP address logs your actual IP address. Whether the IP address logs your actual IP address. As for the differences between the iOS app and the Android one, the Android app has a bit more options.

Facebook VPN that snoops on users is pulled from Android store

referring to Facebook stops recruiting for "Research" appAdditionally, Facebook has stopped recruiting new users for "Facebook Research," TechCrunch wrote. Apple previously stopped Facebook from distributing the app to iOS users, but it remains available on Android. "Existing Facebook Research app researches going to continue to run," even though Facebook going to not recruit more users, TechCrunch wrote. TechCrunch previously detailed the Facebook Research app in an investigation titled "Facebook pays teenagers to install VPN that spies on them." Starting in 2016, the Facebook Research app for iOS and Android offered users $20 per month in gift cards in exchange for personal data.