The VPN service that’s included with a Google One Premium subscription is finally available on iPhones after Google’s promise in October 2020 that it might come to iOS. While a Google-run VPN has been out there on the platform for months through the Google Fi cell service, at this time’s replace signifies that anybody who pays for 2TB or extra of Google One storage ought to now additionally get a VPN for his or her cellphone.

The VPN is available to people in 18 countries, together with the US, UK, Canada, and Mexico. iPhone customers could also be aware of the thought of an upgraded storage plan that additionally comes with a strategy to preserve your IP and web site visitors personal — Apple contains its Private Relay service in all of its paid iCloud plans.

For iPhone house owners who’re extra into Google’s providers than Apple’s, although, a VPN is a pleasant addition. The service does have one predominant caveat — you gained’t have the ability to get an IP tackle abroad, doubtlessly unlocking completely different reveals on streaming providers. While there are different VPN providers that use this characteristic as one in all their predominant promoting factors, it’s not one thing you get with Google or Apple’s choices.

Google additionally mentions some options it’s added to the VPN for Android customers in its blog post, together with a “safe disconnect” characteristic that shuts off web entry if you happen to’re disconnected from the VPN (which ought to be sure that your knowledge doesn’t find yourself going someplace surprising). It additionally mentions which you can set sure apps to bypass the VPN if you happen to’re utilizing it on Android.