Requirements · A phone or tablet with Android 8.0 or later.
Install and connect
- 1Buy a VPN plan with your VPN Club balance.
- 2Sign in to the dashboard on the phone and tap the Android link in the Downloads tab.
- 3If Android blocks the install, let your browser install apps, then install VPN Club.
- 4Open VPN Club and sign in with your VPN Club ID and password.
- 5Android will ask to set up a VPN connection. Tap OK.
- 6Choose a server and tap Connect.
What you will find in the app
Along with the server list and protocol choice, there is split tunneling by app: you get a list of everything installed and tick the apps that should bypass the VPN. The kill switch and the Plus and Pro blocking options are on the same settings screen.
You can also add a quick settings tile, so the VPN can be turned on from the notification panel without opening the app.
A good starting setup
In Android Settings, go to Network, then VPN, and tap the gear beside VPN Club. Turn on Always-on VPN. If you also turn on Block connections without VPN, no app can reach the internet while the tunnel is down.
Banking apps and delivery apps that check your location sometimes refuse VPN addresses. Put those in split tunneling and leave the rest in the tunnel.
If something goes wrong
Some phone brands shut down background apps hard to save battery, and that cuts the VPN. Open the battery settings for VPN Club and set it to Unrestricted.
An install that stops with a warning about unknown apps needs one permission: allow installs for the browser you downloaded with. You can turn that permission back off once VPN Club is on the phone.
