An Android VPN without sign-up: download and connect in a minute
Don't want an account, a password and an email just for a VPN? The kinds of "no sign-up" VPNs, their catches, and how to connect on Android in one tap without email or password.
Kinds of "no sign-up" VPNs: - Free VPNs with ads — no account because they earn from ads and often from your data; slow, and most don't work in Russia. - Device-bound subscriptions — no email, but lose the phone and you lose access. - One-tap Telegram sign-in — an account technically exists, but no email or password, and you can restore access on a new phone.
An account mainly helps you: move the subscription to a new phone, add a computer, see the expiry date. What a VPN should never ask for: passport, phone number, contacts, SMS, files, or a card for a "free" trial.
Surok on Android without email or password: download from the download page, install, tap "Sign in with Telegram", confirm in the bot, tap the big button. Trial days start right away, no card needed.
Truly no account: Surok's browser extensions for Chrome, Yandex Browser and Firefox work immediately after install for several free days — see free without sign-up.
Normal permissions: VPN connection, notifications, internet. Contacts, SMS, files or precise location — uninstall.