If you want to be safe when browsing the Internet, you may already have the best VPN on your computer, but your phone needs to be protected as well.

For Google Pixel users, that's not a problem. Google offers its own VPN for Pixel 8 users and recently renamed it to be offered to Pixel 7 and Pixel Fold users as well. However, the launch of the renamed VPN by Google was far from smooth.

If you are a Pixel owner looking for a free alternative or have another Android phone, one of the best free VPN options is Proton VPN, whose free plan just got even better.

Proton VPN is already one of our favorite services, but with this latest update, the Android app just got even better.

The main changes are features that are important to Android users worldwide. They can now use the VPN's services without having to create an account or log in. This is of course an improvement in convenience, but also a step toward greater privacy and anonymity: one less piece of data is stored by the VPN provider, and there is no need to worry about passwords or email addresses being compromised. Hopefully, this will be included in the iOS version as well.

But that's not all, Proton, which recently became a non-profit foundation, is committed to making VPN services available to countries holding elections in 2024 that have a history of Internet censorship. Proton has arrived or will arrive in 21 countries where voting will take place this year, including Brazil, Venezuela, and Syria.

As mentioned above, Proton VPN's free service, dubbed Proton VPN Free, is one of our top choices. It has no data or time limits and is quite fast (our tests showed speeds of up to 380 Mbps)

For everyday use, we recommend rival PrivadoVPN Free - a bit easier to use and faster. But you have to create an account to sign up, and it doesn't have the same history of protecting people's rights in surveillance states.

If you're hoping to use a Proton VPN to access streaming content, you're unfortunately out of luck. You need the best streaming VPN instead, and our number one choice in that category is NordVPN.