Updating Your VPN. How to Update Your VPN
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a specialized service that allows users to accomplish several tasks. Most commonly, it's used to access websites that have been blocked by the relevant authorities in a given country. In the Russian Federation, this is done at the direction of Roskomnadzor (the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media). A similar situation can be encountered in other countries as well, where Russian citizens might travel and find their usual online resources blocked.
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What Problems Does a VPN Help Solve?
A VPN is designed to address the issue of accessing and working with blocked resources. This service can be provided by various providers offering different service packages, but there are core tasks that any VPN should be able to handle:
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Gaining the ability to use internet resources without the restrictions imposed by regulatory bodies.
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Concealing your online activity through the use of modern encryption protocols, which is crucial when transmitting personal or sensitive data, especially on public networks.
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Effectively hiding your location to avoid potential legal issues in a specific country.
Most providers offer both free and paid versions of their applications and software. While paid versions obviously offer higher speeds and an expanded list of features, free versions are often sufficient for private use and accessing blocked websites.
Why Update Your VPN?
Once you've chosen a provider and installed their app on your smartphone or software on your computer, you can start using the service. But the world doesn't stand still, and most serious companies providing VPN services constantly refine their software, releasing new versions and periodically notifying users about them.
Many users, however, are conservative and refuse to download updates. This is unwise, as updated versions often offer many new features, even in free tiers. These can include new methods of blocking ads, the ability to bypass regional restrictions, improved data transfer speeds, unlocking access to new games, and much more. A significant advantage is the expansion of supported data encryption protocols, which substantially enhances the security of the VPN service.
Updating VPN on a Smartphone
The vast majority of smartphones run various versions of the Android or iOS operating systems. If a VPN app is installed on the phone, it will typically prompt you to install updates at certain intervals. A corresponding window will appear, informing you that the current VPN version is outdated and offering to download a new one.
In this case, it's usually enough to press one button in the window, wait for the download and installation to complete, and then continue using the app. In some instances, it's recommended to restart the smartphone so that all necessary components are loaded into the device's memory.
Advanced users can choose to update the app manually. To do this, simply go to the store where they originally downloaded their VPN app (e.g., the Google Play Store for Android users). Enter the name of your VPN in the search bar, and it will show information about the latest version of the software product. If it doesn't match the version installed on your phone, just press the "Update" button, and it will install over the old application. If required, restart your smartphone or simply start using the updated version.
It's important to find out what advantages the updated software offers before installing it. Failing to review this information diminishes the purpose of updating. However, even without this specific info, it's still worthwhile to perform updates, as they typically fix bugs in the old software, enhance security, and improve connection speed. This level of care for the user is driven by the intense competition in the VPN provider market.
How to Update VPN on a Computer
A VPN installed on a computer integrates its operation with the operating system. The vast majority of PCs run some version of Windows. In most cases, the program itself will offer to install updates released by the company providing the VPN service. In this scenario, simply pressing one button will initiate the update. If needed, information about the program version and available updates can usually be viewed in the settings.
Free VPNs built directly into browsers, such as Browsec, which is popular among users of Yandex Browser and Google Chrome, are widely used. When using such VPNs, you generally don't need to worry about updates, as the system updates them to new versions automatically. You can find information about the current version of the extension by going to the "Manage extensions" menu item.