Google’s Pixel 7 and seven Professional will embrace a VPN at no additional price • TechCrunch

Among the many safety features Google introduced with the launch of its new Pixel 7 smartphones, Google right now additionally famous it’ll make its Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Professional gadgets its first-ever telephones to incorporate a VPN at no additional price to customers. This VPN gained’t affiliate customers’ app and shopping information with customers’ accounts, the corporate famous throughout its dwell {hardware} occasion on Thursday.

Initially, Google had included an optionally available always-on VPN service as a part of its Mission Fi, now Google Fi, wi-fi service. Extra not too long ago, the corporate rolled out its VPN service to iOS gadgets by means of its Google One premium subscription. At the moment, entry to the VPN was provided to subscribers utilizing Google’s Premium cloud storage plan providing 2 TB or extra of storage ($9.99/mo). In different phrases, entry to the VPN has by no means been free.

Now, Google says VPN will simply turn out to be a Pixel characteristic — a possible response to Apple’s launch of its personal privacy-focused, iCloud Non-public Relay, which permits iOS 15 customers to browse the online with elevated privateness.

In accordance with Google, the Pixel’s new VPN — or VPN by Google One, because it’s referred to as — will be capable of shield customers’ on-line exercise it doesn’t matter what app or internet browser they’re utilizing. It’s in a position to protect towards hackers on unsecured networks, like Wi-Fi, and conceal customers’ IP addresses, the corporate’s documentation explains.

The characteristic, nonetheless, is alleged to be “coming quickly” in a product sheet supplied by the corporate, with out a precise ETA supplied. Google additionally famous that not all information is transmitted via the VPN, nor will or not it’s out there in all nations globally. (A listing supplied right here exhibits which nations can use the service.)

Although usually included with the Google One plan, Pixel customers gained’t be getting different plan advantages with this Pixel 7 launch — solely the VPN. If they need additional options, like further storage, they’ll nonetheless must pay for these individually.