Use Proton VPN on Android: Here's how

In this practical CHIP tip, we show you how you can easily use ProtonVPN on your Android smartphone.

ProtonVPN: Download the app and configuration files

First you have to download a special VPN app and a suitable configuration file. We also show you all the steps in our picture gallery at the end of the article.

• First download "OpenVPN" from the Google Play Store.
• Open your ProtonVPN dashboard.
• In the "OpenVPN configuration" section, select "Android" as the platform and "UDP" as the protocol.
• Finally, click on the download button of the server that is closest to you.

Set up ProtonVPN on Android.

The next step is to set up the OpenVPN app correctly on your Android smartphone.

• Start the OpenVPN app on your Android smartphone and click on the Import button.
• Now select your downloaded configuration file and click on the save button.

Android: start VPN connection

Now you can connect to the VPN network.

• Press the profile you just created and "OK" to connect.
• Now enter your ProtonVPN user data (user name and password) and press "OK" again.

The next practical tip will tell you how to set up OpenVPN on your Raspberry Pi.

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Step 1: Download a suitable configuration file from your ProtonVPN dashboard. To do this, follow this link: //account.protonvpn.com/login. Also download the "OpenVPN" app from the Google Play Store.

Step 2: Click the Import button in the top right.

Step 3: Now choose your configuration file.

Step 4: Finally click on the save button in the lower right corner.

Step 5: If you now click on the VPN profile you just created, a connection will be established automatically.

Step 6: Click on "OK".

Step 7: Finally, enter your ProtonVPN user data.