Gabe: Hi, folks, this is Gabe with Security Baron, and today I'm going to be showing you
the best VPNs for Android.
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Gabe: In today's look at best VPNs for Android, I'm going to go over some of my favorites
including ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, TunnelBear, IPVanish and NordVPN.
I'm going to give you the details on why each one of those made my list, answer some frequently
asked questions, before providing a recap so you have all the information you need to
make the right decision.
If you'd like to see a detailed performance breakdown on any of these VPNs, you can check
out my comprehensive written review at securitybaron.com.
There you'll find a ton of information regarding VPNs and other cybersecurity measures you
can take, like password managers.
Once again, you can find all this at securitybaron.com.
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Gabe: Let's kick off today's look at our best VPNs for Android with the ExpressVPN app.
It has a 4.1 out of 5-star rating, with thousands of reviews in the Google Play Store.
If you're looking for server access, we you have over 3,000 of them available in more
than 90 countries.
There's going to be a server proximate to you, a server far away from you, a server
wherever you need there to be a server.
On top of that, it has been independently audited by a third party, so all of those
strict no-data lagging policy we know to be is true, that are keeping your IP addresses,
your Web traffic, and you're not just depending on them for that information.
Finally, they have excellent customer support.
We're looking at 24/7 customer support in the live chat form, so you can always get
that question you need answered in your moment of need.
With ExpressVPN, you get five simultaneous connections now.
You can five different devices connected to ExpressVPN.
For all of your Android devices, it's going to be simple.
It's just one tap and you're in, you set it up, you're ready to go.
There's an overall well-designed, easy-to-use mobile application.
Despite it being easy to use, it doesn't mean you can't do some more complex actions.
In fact, with the ExpressVPN Android application, you can split tunnel.
You can decide on what apps you're using in the public space and what apps you're using
in your private tunnel.
You get a lot of extra privacy elements in the Android application.
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Gabe: The next VPN on our list of best VPNs for Android is CyberGhost.
CyberGhost has a 4.2 out of 5-star rating in the Google Play Store with over 80,000
reviews, which is mighty impressive.
It purports to have over 6,200 servers in more than 90 countries available.
No matter what you need, in terms of a server and access, you should be able to find it
with CyberGhost.
Finally, you can connect with up to seven devices simultaneously.
When it comes to the features and functionality with the CyberGhost mobile application for
Android, I love the Web filtering applications that you get.
You can compress data, you can block trackers, you can block malicious websites.
All that's available to you in the Android app, in terms of Web filtering.
On top of that, you have the ability to disconnect through any random port that can help you
bypass some places that might actually block VPNs.
Finally, and this might be the most exciting element, it highlights those servers which
have been optimized for streaming.
What does that mean?
It means you may live in a country that you particularly like the television knob or some
place you used to live and you want to see something, you're like, "Well, I don't have
access in my country."
If lets you know.
For example, I used to live in Brazil, and I want to watch Globo.
There's an optimized server for Globo in Brazil that I can use right there in the CyberGhost
app.
It's just a one tap and boom, it's like I'm in Brazil and I can catch up with all my favorite
things.
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Gabe: The next on our list of best VPNs for Androids is TunnelBear.
TunnelBear has a 4.4 out of 5-star rating in the Google Play Store.
That's with over 200,000 reviews.
People seem to be really enjoying their experience.
What's there not to like?
It has unlimited bandwidth and server switches in over 22 countries.
On top of that, it's pretty affordable.
If you sign up for an entire year, it's going to be 4.99 a month.
If you don't know if you want to lock yourself in like that, you can go monthly and that's
going to be 9.99 each month.
On top of all of that, they purport to have regular independent security audits each year.
Another thing I want to mention about TunnelBear is it's the first VPN that I ever used.
I was living abroad, I needed to access some things from back home here in the United States.
I just downloaded TunnelBear and I was impressed by how easy it was to use.
The design is straight forward and it has made that entire process easy.
On top of that, they have some fun elements for Android.
You get some fluffy clouds, you get the ability to hear some bear sounds and in terms of using
it, it's just a one tap to connect.
I think at the time, I was using a Motorola of some sort, and it was easy to jump onto
using my Android device and you can see why TunnelBear has made our list.
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Gabe: Next on our list of best VPNs for Android is NordVPN.
You've heard of it.
You've seen it before, you've [inaudible 5:39] the commercial.
NordVPN is really bringing it.
We can say that confidently because it has a 4.5 out of 5-star rating in the Google Play
Store with almost 200,000 reviews, which is frankly fantastic.
On top of that, they have recently undergone some security audits.
We can speak about their no data-logging policy, the fact that they're hiding your IP address,
your Web traffic.
They have over 5,000 servers in over 60 countries.
They're really giving you access from a lot of different places on earth.
If you're willing to commit to them, if you're willing to sign that 36-month contract, pay
it all upfront, you're going to get it to three dollars and 50 cents a month, which
is significantly less than their monthly deal.
If you're someone who wants to hold back, see how it goes, it's going to be 11.95 a
month for NordVPN.
When it comes to the features of functionality with NordVPN on your Android device, you're
getting a lot of it.
Beginning with the quick connect, tap of a finger is going to connect you automatically
to the best server available.
If you're looking for things to help protect you from ads or malware, or even phishing
attempts you can toggle on CyberSec.
CyberSec is found in that Android application.
You toggle it on, and you get that extra layer of protection.
If that's not enough for you, we have various specialty servers accessible with NordVPN,
servers like P2P.
If you're trying to get specific things, and you're worried about being throttled or you're
worried about being blocked, there's specialty PT servers for you right there in the NordVPN
app on top of that Onion network.
You could also access Onion directly through NordVPN.
You're getting a lot of flexibility, a lot of utility out of the NordVPN Android application.
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Gabe: The final VPN we're going to look at today in our look at best VPNs for Android
is IPVanish.
It has a solid score in the Google Play Store, talking 4.5 out of 5 stars.
It has over 1,200 servers accessible in over 74 locations.
You can access all of those on 10 different devices simultaneously.
When it comes to features of functionality with IPVanish, it's bringing a lot to the
table.
You have Scramble.
Scramble adds another layer of a penetration, if you will, to open VPN.
A lot of folks are looking out for that open VPN protocol.
They try to block it, they are looking for VPNs, and Scramble gives you an extra deceptive
measure for getting past those blocks.
On top of that, you can split tunnel in the Android app for IPVanish.
You can go through public or a private tunnels when accessing things on the Internet.
Beyond that, you have an activity graph, which is useful.
You have that activity graph, so you can take out useful information in terms of upload
speed, download speed, and even more.
Ultimately, you're getting a lot of flexibility out of your IPVanish mobile application on
Android.
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Gabe: I want to answer some frequently asked questions regarding VPNs in your Android device,
beginning with the first question.
What does a VPN do on Android?
A VPN or Virtual Private Network creates a private tunnel encrypted between you essentially
and the Internet which hides your IP address and grants you privacy.
The second question is, how do VPNs work on Android?
Generally, you'll go to the Google Play Store, you'll download the VPN's mobile application.
From there you will probably subscribe to either the monthly or yearly plan.
Then you will be able to toggle on and off the VPN while you're using your mobile device
to have that encrypted tunnel pathway to the Internet.
The final question today is, is using a VPN legal?
Using a VPN is legal most of the time in the United States, but it's not necessarily legal
in every circumstance and definitely not in every country.
You can get more information on this at securitybaron.com.
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Gabe: We've gone over so much regarding VPNs for Androids, and the best ones that there
are.
We want to go ahead and refresh your memory on why we picked the ones that we have.
Beginning with ExpressVPN, with this incredible customer support.
You have 24/7 live chat available to you, to get the answers you need.
You have CyberGhost, which offers you Web filtering options on this Android app to help
block phishing attempts and various adware, malware, all those elements are right there
in the Android app accessible.
In terms of the TunnelBear option, it's just super easy to use.
Straight-forward design.
One tap and you can see based on the visuals in the app in the map, exactly where your
data is being routed.
When you're looking at NordVPN, you have CyberSec.
CyberSec has the ability to block malware, ads, phishing attempts.
It's an easy toggle on and off, on top of that easy quick-connect you get inside of
the NordVPN mobile application.
Finally, you have IPVanish, which is for those who are looking to beat the people looking
out for VPNs.
You have the Scramble option.
While you have open VPN protocol on IPVanish, you're not going to have to worry about it
being blocked by those sites looking out for that protocol, because of the Scramble option.
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Gabe: That's our look at the best VPNs for Android.
If you have any feedback on our picks today, leave us a comment below.
We'd love to hear from you.
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As always, this is Gabe with Security Baron.
Be secure.
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