VPN guides 9 guides
Understand your connection.
From your first setup to a dropped connection: find clear explanations, useful checks and realistic answers about VPN speed and privacy.
Getting started
Understand how a VPN works and set up your first device.
What is a VPN?
Understand how a VPN connection works, what it changes about your IP address and privacy, and what it cannot protect you from.
Read the guideHow to use a VPN on Android.
Get JetVPN from its official Google Play listing and learn about Android VPN permissions, connection checks and troubleshooting.
Read the guideUsing a VPN on iPhone.
Learn about iPhone VPN permissions, settings and connection troubleshooting, and check current JetVPN download information for iOS.
Read the guideConnections and speed
Narrow down connection problems and compare performance fairly.
VPN not connecting? Start with these checks.
Fix common VPN connection problems on Android and iPhone. Check Wi-Fi sign-in, servers, DNS and background settings one step at a time.
Read the guideHow to check VPN speed and improve stability
Understand VPN speed, ping and server distance. Run a fair comparison and find practical checks for slow browsing, gaming and video calls.
Read the guidePrivacy and choosing a service
Make informed choices about IP addresses, public Wi-Fi and network tools.
How to choose a free VPN.
Compare free VPN data policies, advertising, permissions, connection limits and subscription terms before choosing an app.
Read the guideConnecting more safely on public Wi-Fi.
Practical tips for café, hotel and airport Wi-Fi: verify the network, use HTTPS and understand how a VPN fits into your privacy settings.
Read the guideDoes a VPN hide your IP—and what stays visible?
Learn what a VPN changes about your IP address and what it does not hide. Understand accounts, cookies, location permissions, private browsing and DNS checks.
Read the guideVPN, proxy and DNS: which tool does what?
Compare VPN, proxy, DNS and encrypted DNS. Understand IP addresses, encryption and app coverage so you can choose a tool for the actual problem.
Read the guideStart with your next connection.
Find the official app. Choose a guide for your device. Stay in control.