Google is bringing its VPN to Mac and Windows PCs

Google is bringing its VPN entry to desktop at this time. Google One subscribers on Premium plans (2TB or larger) can now obtain VPN apps for Windows and macOS, permitting customers in 22 international locations to masks their IPs on desktop and cut back on-line trackers.

While Google is increasing its VPN service, it nonetheless comes with the identical restrictions as Android and iOS. You’ll solely have the ability to use the service in one of many supported international locations, and also you gained’t have the ability to use Google’s VPN freely to keep away from geo-restrictions on stay sports activities or different streaming video.

Much like Apple’s iCloud Plus VPN service, the Google One VPN gained’t allow you to assign an IP deal with from a special nation manually. Instead, Google assigns you an IP within the area you’re connecting from. Outside of safety and privateness advantages, pretending you’re overseas to defeat irritating content material blocks is likely one of the hottest use instances for VPNs, so it’s disappointing Google nonetheless doesn’t assist this.