Google’s MVNO offered a virtual private network, since the service had “design” in its name. As part of Safe Internet Day, the Google Fi VPN will soon be available to iPhone subscribers.
With VPN Fi, you can stream, browse, and download over an encrypted, private connection – meaning that websites cannot use your IP address to track your location, and you’re protected from hackers, even while using insecure networks.
In November 2018, Fi gained an “enhanced network” option that allows for a VPN and automatically switches to mobile data when Wi-Fi connectivity is poor. A year later, this ability to encrypt your phone’s traffic, along with spam warnings and Wi-Fi calls, reached non-Pixel devices.
Android VPN has been technically in beta for the past two years and Google is taking it out of view. It will feature performance improvements that will enable a “faster and stronger connection”. Google says the tool already protects more than 226 TB of data every day.
As part of this, the Fi add-on application is getting a new privacy and security hub to enable the stable feature:
The hub makes it easy to learn more about Fi’s privacy and security features and manage them with just one touch. This includes VPN Fi and other tools that protect your personal information and allow you to control who can contact you.
Meanwhile, Google is bringing VPN Fi to the iPhone in a big step toward feature parity on both mobile operating systems. It will officially start rolling out to iOS users this spring. It turns out that Google One also announced that a VPN for iPhone is coming.
Google Fi has two plans, with “flexible”, as members pay $ 20 for unlimited calls / text messages and $ 10 per GB of data. In the meantime, “Unlimited” – up to 22 GB before the limitation – costs $ 70 a month and includes storage and international calling benefits.
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