Protect your online activity

VPN by Google increases your protection from third-party monitoring. It is available on all phones with Google Fi service. VPN by Google increases your data usage. With VPN by Google, you can:

You can only use VPN by Google in these countries and regions:

• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Canada
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Faroe Islands
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• The United Kingdom
• The United States
• The United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Virgin Islands

If VPN by Google isn't available in your location, you get a notification in the Privacy & security section of the Google Fi app.

You can use VPN by Google on:

• Pixel 7 devices or higher running Android 15 QPR2 or higher
• Pixel 6 devices or lower running Android 13 or higher
• Non-Pixel Android devices running Android 13 or higher

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For Pixel devices

• Using your device settings:
  1. On your device, go to Settings.
  2. Tap Network & internet VPN VPN by Google.
  3. Tap Use VPN.
  4. If the VPN key iconis in the status bar, the VPN is connected.
• Using your Google Fi app:
  1. On your device, open the Google Fi app.
  2. Scroll to "Phone settings."
  3. Tap Privacy & security Manage VPN in Settings Use VPN.
  4. If the VPN key iconis in the status bar, the VPN is connected.

For more information, learn how to connect to VPN by Google on your Pixel device .

For Other Android devices

1. On your device, open the Google Fi app.
2. Scroll to "Phone settings."
3. Tap Privacy & security.
4. Turn Protect your online activityon or off.
5. In the pop-up, tap Got it OK.
6. If the VPN key iconis in the status bar, the VPN is connected.

Turning on another VPN automatically turns off VPN by Google. If two VPNs try to use the same connection at the same time, you may experience connectivity issues.

To turn off the other VPN:

• Go to Settings.
• Tap Network & internet VPN.
• Tap the active VPN name.

If you use Pixel 7 or later with Android 15 QPR 2 or higher, you might find two "VPN by Google" profiles. Manually forget the duplicate profile found under "Others."

To manage duplicate VPN profiles:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap Forget VPN.

Tip: You can’t manually remove the "VPN by Google" profile under "Built-in."