Once the installation finishes, click Open to launch the app.įrom now on, the app will appear on your home screen, so you don't have to open the Play Store each time.

But for this tutorial, we used the one you can see in the picture below.

You may find several different apps for OpenVPN connection.

Use the search bar to search for OpenVPN.

If you have access to the Play Store, follow the steps below. We recommend the UDP protocol because it is usually faster, but feel free to read more about other protocols and decide yourself.įirst things first - if you don't have access to the Google Play Store on your device, or you can not find the OpenVPN app there, you can download the.

Then select which file to download - UDP or TCP.

Tap on the flag icon of your chosen location. If you prefer connecting to Finland, download the configuration file for Finland - Helsinki. If you'd like to connect to Poland, download the Poland - Warsaw or Poland - Gdansk configuration file.

Download configuration file(s) of your preferred location.

It’s the same page where you found your Surfshark service credentials but click on the Files tab instead, where you will find all the configuration files. You will need these credentials a bit later. It is a good idea to keep this page open for now.

You will find the Surfshark service credentials here. In that case, enter your email address and your password, then click Log in. You may need to log in before proceeding to this page. This is the page where we store all details required for manual connection. Here is how you can get your Surfshark credentials: Make sure your connection was successfulĭo not confuse these with your regular credentials, namely your email address, and password.

If you don’t have the subscription yet, you can get it here. You will need a phone or tablet running Android and an active Surfshark subscription to follow along. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up the OpenVPN app on your Android device.

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