Google One is shutting down its VPN characteristic later this yr

For those who’re — apparently, one of many few individuals — utilizing the VPN service that comes with Google One, we have got unhealthy information for you. In an email you are going to obtain from Google if you have not gotten it but, it revealed that it is phasing out the perk someday later this yr. The corporate rolled out Google One’s VPN characteristic again in 2020, however you would solely entry it then if you happen to’re paying for a plan with at the very least 2TB of storage, which prices at the very least $10 a month. Final yr, the corporate expanded its availability throughout all One plans, together with the essential $2-per-month choice, making it extra reasonably priced than earlier than.

For the time being, you’ll be able to entry One’s VPN service if you happen to’re in one of many 22 nations the place it is lively, whether or not you are on iOS or Android. You too can use it to masks your web utilization on a Mac or Windows computer. Google did not say when the VPN service will cease working fully, however it advised 9to5Google that it is discontinuing the characteristic as a result of “individuals merely weren’t utilizing it.” As an alternative of making an attempt to drum up curiosity, it is redirecting its sources to help different and extra in-demand One options. Nevertheless, you may nonetheless have the ability to use the free VPN that comes with Pixel units even after One’s shuts down by means of the Settings app on Pixel 7 units and newer fashions.