What’s happening to VPN by Google One & dark web report?

• As part of its phone plans, Google Fi Wireless offers a VPN. Try Google Fi Wireless with VPN at no charge.
• As part of their system settings, Pixel 8 and newer devices offer a built-in VPN.
• Pixel 7 devices
  • After VPN by Google One is removed from the Google One app, Pixel 7 users can continue to use VPN functionality when they update their system software.
  • Through a system update in June 2024, Pixel enables VPN by Google, a built-in VPN, for Pixel 7, 7 Pro, 7a, and Fold.
• Other VPNs available in the Play Store.

Delete your VPN profile

1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings.
2. Tap General VPN & Device Management.
3. Next to "VPN By Google One,” tap Settings .
4. Select Delete VPN profile.

Turn off the VPN from the Google One app

1. Sign in to your Google Account.
2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google One app .
3. At the bottom, tap Benefits.
4. Find the VPN benefit.
5. Tap View details.
6. Turn off the VPN.

Stop the VPN from System Settings

If you have internet connection issues, deactivate the VPN.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings.
2. Tap General VPN & Device Management VPN.
3. Next to "VPN by Google One," turn off Connect On Demand.
4. Go back to Settings.
5. Turn off the toggle next to “VPN.”

With the focus to provide the most in-demand features, VPN by Google One is discontinued. However, it’ll continue to be available as a built-in capability on Pixel 7 and up devices and via Google Fi Wireless.

The Google One app shows an alert that indicates the VPN functionality is no longer available. Soon after that, any new or existing VPN connections disconnect automatically.

• For the best performance on Pixel, VPN by Google is optimized and provides a fully integrated experience in the phone’s settings.
• Based on which network the phone is connected to, VPN by Google can automatically connect or disconnect itself.
• The option to use a broader IP address region, like country-level IP address versus city-level or state-level, isn’t available in VPN by Google.
• The ability to block the internet if the VPN gets disconnected isn’t available in VPN by Google.

To make dark web report available to more Google users, it'll no longer require a Google One membership and will be made available in Results about you. Results about you is a feature that enables users to remove results containing their personal contact info, such as home address, phone number, or email address, from search results.

When you set up your monitoring profile, your profile information is used to see if a match has been found on the dark web. If any matching info is found, we'll inform you by emails and/or notifications. You'll also find relevant guidance on how to protect your personal information.

To disable monitoring, go to the dark web report dashboard. On the "Edit monitoring profile" page, delete your monitoring profile.

To start monitoring again, visit the main page and create a new monitoring profile.