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Why Android asks for the VPN permission

Every VPN app needs this one permission to route your traffic. The warning is written by Android and is the same for all VPN apps.

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To encrypt your traffic, PryVPN has to route it through a VPN connection. Android asks you once, with a Connection request saying the app will be able to “monitor network traffic”. Android shows that same wording for every VPN app.

What PryVPN does with it: it encrypts your traffic and sends it to a PryVPN server. It doesn't record the sites you visit, your DNS queries or your traffic. See Privacy and no-logs, in plain words.

Other permissions, only when needed

  • Notifications (optional, Android 13 and later): the status notification with a Disconnect button.
  • Location: only if you add a trusted Wi-Fi network, because Android only shares Wi-Fi names with apps that have it. PryVPN never reads your location.
  • Camera: only when you tap Scan QR to import a server profile.

“VPN permission needed”

Only one VPN app can be active at a time. If you start another VPN app, or Android removes the permission, PryVPN shows VPN permission needed. Tap Grant permission, or turn off the other VPN app first.

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