Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Google dismantled IPIDEA, a residential proxy network used by 550+ threat groups to hijack millions of consumer devices for ...

Compared to other VPNs, the one included with Google One is more privacy- and security-oriented. An upcoming update to the Google One VPN will let you better obscure your location with a “broader IP ...

Google offers a VPN via its “Google One” monthly subscription plan, and while it debuted on phones, a desktop app has been available for Windows and Mac OS for over a year now. Since a lot of people ...

Google provides a free VPN built into newer Google Pixel devices. When I tried Google's VPN after my Google Pixel 8 arrived, I came back feeling underwhelmed by that experience. A trusted VPN service ...

Arol is a tech journalist who worked as a news and feature writer for Android Police from 2021 to 2023. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum ...

Zephin Livingston is a former staff reviewer at Forbes Advisor, specializing in testing and reviewing privacy and security software, like VPNs, antivirus software, password managers and more. Zephin ...

When VPN by Google rolled out to older Pixel phones in June, the Pixel Tablet was excluded, though that might be changing. Officially, this Pixel-exclusive VPN is available for the Pixel 7 and newer.