what's up guys it's adam here and in today's video i'm going to talk about five of the best
free vpns that you can use in 2022 so if you've wondered about free but still good
vpns that you can safely use then you're in the right place now you can find hundreds of
free vpns with high ratings on the google play store but unfortunately most free android vpns
actually log and sell your browsing history without your knowledge in order to make money
and unless you read the fine print and conduct the right tests it's nearly impossible to know
which free vpns are actually safe so to save you the risk and trouble i've tested more than
50 free android vpns and ranked the top five that are on the market in 2022 however even the best
free vpns have restrictions like limited data or apache access to netflix so if you want to unblock
the full benefits of an android vpn i suggest you try expressvpn's dedicated android app it's backed
by a 30 day money back guarantee so you can get a full refund if you're not satisfied and in case
you want to learn more about expressvpn i'll put a link to my full expressvpn review in the video
description below alright so let's go ahead and jump to my free vpn recommendations and so my top
recommendation is actually expressvpn for their massive server network and no data restrictions
and while it's not technically free it does have a free trial and it's the best android vpn that i
have tested it has fast speeds a lag-free server network strong security and the ability to access
almost any streaming site once your seven-day trial ends you can buy a plan risk-free because
it's backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee plus you can get an additional 33 days for each
friend or family member that you refer also when i connected to expressvpn on my android devices
i was impressed by the extremely fast speeds and when i ran tests on servers in the us uk
germany hong kong and australia my download speed never dropped below 89 megabits per second
this was more than fast enough for lag free streaming in ultra hd i was able to watch
an entire movie without interruption whether i used my phone tablet or amazon fire stick
i also found that with over 3 000 servers in 94 countries it's easy to find a fast option near you
actually once you've selected a specific country the android app automatically connects you to
the fastest server it's also helpful that you can save shortcuts to your favorite websites or apps
on the expressvpn app's home screen and i like that expressvpn's advanced obfuscation technology
hides the fact that you're using a vpn this lets you easily access your netflix library
from anywhere as well as other services like hulu disney plus and more during my testing
expressvpn had no trouble accessing any of them now to keep your online activity safe
express secures your android internet traffic with military grade encryption leak protection
and a kill switch and then as an extra safeguard they use ram based servers to completely wipe
all user data with each reboot these protection layers keep your ip address hidden at all times
allowing you to safely use sensitive apps like online banking in fact expressvpn is one of the
best vpns for online privacy and freedom and it's one of the few vpns that works in china another
helpful feature is that their android version has most of the same features as its desktop apps like
split tunneling and a choice of vpn protocols including openvpn or expressvpn's proprietary
lightweight which balances speed and security however it doesn't include l2tp or ip6 so you
don't have quite the same customization options as on the desktop but the best part is that you can
try expressvpn on android without any risk because it's backed by the 30-day money-back guarantee
and you can even sign up and pay anonymously with cryptocurrency and then if you find the
service isn't for you you can get your refund when i tested the policy my refund was approved in less
than one minute over live chat and the money was returned to my account in only four days
so for my second free vpn recommendation i chose hotspot shield because they give you 15 gigabytes
of vpn data a month on your android and this is more than enough for activities like gaming and
downloading files actually when i tested hotspot shield speeds i was happy to find that they
exceeded the two megabits per second limit listed on the website this was fast enough for watching
sd video web browsing social media and using basic apps also you'll get the same encryption standard
as hotspot shields paid version as well as a kill switch which is a critical safety feature that
shuts off your internet if you lose vpn access i also found some security features unique to
hotspot shields android version for example you can set the vpn to turn on automatically
before connecting to some networks like public wi-fi and exclude certain networks altogether
these options offer a ton of customization options for securing your device
and if you want extra connection time you can earn up to 60 minutes in exchange for watching
short ads thankfully hotspot shield lets you choose when you want to see these ads
so you're not interrupted in the middle of a game or video chat however along with not being fast
enough for hd streaming the main problem i found with hotspot shields free version
is its low time limit so unless you're happy to watch the ads and increase the time limit you're
limited to just 15 minutes a day but you can download hotspot shield for free on android and it
takes less than a minute to create an account and start using the vpn immediately now you do need
to provide an email address but you can create a throwaway email if you want to sign up anonymously
okay another good option for a free vpn is tunnelbear because they offer a large free server
network to help bypass geoblocks so tunnelbear has free servers in 47 countries around the world
this provides plenty of options to bypass regional restrictions while traveling
however tunnelbear doesn't consistently work with popular streaming services like netflix but
i do like that the free version doesn't have ads and it gives you the same security as a
premium including 256 bit encryption to keep your data safe this is the same level of encryption
used by the us military so prying eyes won't be able to monitor your online activities
also tunnelbear uses the openvpn protocol which is known for its excellent security
it's also nice that you get splitbear which is a split tunnel to whitelist apps from the vpn
this is useful if you need access to location sensitive apps like your bank and then the ghost
bear and vigilant bear features hide your vpn and shut down traffic if your vpn fails there
are unique android features too like insecure wi-fi auto connect which connects you to a secure
server whenever unprotected wi-fi is detected now tunnelbear's 500 megabytes monthly data limit is a
bit restrictive but if you tweet about tunnelbear you can get a one-time data bonus of one gigabyte
and then you can get an additional free one gig by installing the app on your desktop
finally referring a friend or relative gets you another gigabyte for a total
of three gigabytes just keep in mind that your bonus data won't carry over to the next month
if you don't use all of it so if you only need secure browsing tunnelbear is a solid option
simply sign up with your email and download tunnelbear for free on android thankfully you
don't have to worry about annoying emails after registering i received one message to confirm my
email address and haven't heard from tunnelware since all right so my fourth recommendation is
hide me because they offer super fast server speeds on the free android app
okay i like that hidemy's free android app uses industry standard protections
encryption and security to protect your data that combined with the ad free apps and no
logs policies reassured me that my private phone data would not be spied on now i was surprised
to learn that hidemy's free version offers a split tunneling feature this lets you connect
specific apps through the vpn while connecting to others normally which is a great feature if you
want to protect your personal email account while checking bank balances fortunately you can also
pick from multiple vpn protocols which most free vpns don't allow hide me automatically picks the
best protocol for every situation but you can also select one manually ike v2 is fast open vpn udp
is best for gaming and streaming and openvpn tcp is ideal for web browsing and file transfers
now aside from solid security hide me gave the fastest speeds of any of the free vpns in fact i
tested the us server and hired me was fast enough to make video calls without choppy audio or video
and no matter which server i connected to my speeds were always fast enough to stream in hd
but unfortunately hide me's unblocking capabilities are inconsistent meaning that
sometimes i was able to log into netflix and watch shows but other times i got the netflix proxy
error still i believe hidemy's privacy protections make it a good free option for android lastly you
don't need to provide your email to sign up simply download hide me for free on android
okay now my final recommendation is proton vpn which offers unlimited free data on android
in fact proton vpn's free version gives you unlimited data to stream game and browse as
much as you want now his website claims the free version doesn't support streaming however
i had no problem getting into my netflix account using servers in the us the netherlands and japan
when i tested it thankfully there are no ads and no logs with proton vpn and they use military
grade encryption and a kill switch to keep your data safe even if you lose your connection and
to keep using apps like your online bank without setting off fraud alerts you can also set up split
tunneling so that's helpful if you multitask on your android as much as i do with my bank and
location sensitive weather app added to the split tunnel i could use them even while connected to a
proton server now as for servers proton gives you a choice of 23 servers throughout the us japan
and the netherlands and it's a good selection but regardless of which location you use proton's free
version throttles your speeds so while it was fast enough for me to watch netflix in sd i did have
a bit of lag while gaming overall i found that proton vpn performed more reliably for browsing
and watching sd video lastly if you want to try proton vpn for free on android all you need is
an email address to get started alright so those are my top five recommendations for free vpns to
use in 2022 but before i end this video i'd like to take the time to answer some frequently asked
questions that i get about this topic so for the first question are free android vpn safe
well it depends i tested all the leading vpns and shortlisted a few free android vpns as truly
safe each vpn on this list has a no logs policy so no identifying data is tracked or collected
with these five also military grade encryption is used to secure your internet connection from
outside interference and they all offer a kill switch that automatically blocks online traffic
if the vpn ever cuts out however i came across plenty of dangerous android vpns in my testing
and unfortunately most free vpns compromise security for profit by exposing you to malware
logging your data or selling your bandwidth and these practices put you at risk for identity theft
hacking and other threats okay for the second question what's the best free vpn for netflix
so all of the free vpns i've mentioned in the video work with netflix but unfortunately there
are strict data limitations meaning that you can only stream for short periods of time
for example hotspot shield's free android vpn only works with the us netflix library
and its data cap limits you to only one or two episodes per day another question is what's the
best free android vpn for torrenting now while there are some safe free vpns for torrenting
most are too dangerous to recommend and if you use a service with a weak security you could face
legal issues since free vpns usually log user activity and other data you won't be anonymous
when torrenting if you accidentally downloaded a file containing material that violates dmca
copyright laws you could get into trouble okay so hopefully this video was helpful if so please feel
free to give it a thumbs up and just a reminder if you are interested in trying out expressvpn
be sure to check out the special discount links that i'll put in the description area below so
that you can save some extra money also if you have any questions please don't hesitate to
leave a comment be sure to stay safe online and i will look forward to seeing you in the next video