https://culvertvpn.com/blog/Plain answers about VPNs on Android.enhttps://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-for-travel-checklist/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-for-travel-checklist/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000ComparisonsSet up your VPN before you leave, turn on Always-on, pick a nearby server and know what to do on hotel Wi-Fi. A ten-minute checklist for Android.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-esim-travel/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-esim-travel/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000ComparisonsA travel eSIM gives your phone mobile data abroad; a VPN encrypts that data and any Wi-Fi you use. They do different jobs, and most travellers want both.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-antivirus/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-antivirus/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000ComparisonsAntivirus inspects files and apps on the phone; a VPN protects the network path to the internet. Neither replaces the other. Here is the split.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-private-dns/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-private-dns/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000ComparisonsAndroid's Private DNS encrypts only name lookups; a VPN encrypts all your traffic. What each one hides, and how the two interact when both are on.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-tor/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-tor/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000ComparisonsTor routes traffic through three volunteer relays for anonymity at a heavy cost in speed; a VPN encrypts everything to one server you trust.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-proxy/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-vs-proxy/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000ComparisonsA proxy forwards one app's traffic and usually leaves it unencrypted; a VPN carries every app on the phone in one encrypted tunnel. When each fits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-for-family/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-for-family/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Premium, devices and accountWhether one VPN plan can cover a family depends on how it counts devices. What to check, and when the free tier suits a second phone better.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-recovery-phrase-anonymous-account/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-recovery-phrase-anonymous-account/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Premium, devices and accountA VPN account created without an email has nothing to reset a password against, so a twelve-word recovery phrase is the only way back in. Here is why.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/request-a-vpn-country/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/request-a-vpn-country/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Premium, devices and accountMost VPN apps take country requests through a form or a card in the app. Here is how to make one that gets acted on, and why adding a country takes time.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/monthly-vs-annual-vpn/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/monthly-vs-annual-vpn/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Premium, devices and accountAnnual VPN plans usually cost less per month but ask for a year up front; monthly plans cost more and end when you stop. Here is how to choose.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-subscription-google-play-billing/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-subscription-google-play-billing/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Premium, devices and accountA VPN subscription bought through Google Play is charged, renewed, cancelled and refunded by Google, not the VPN. Here is where each control lives.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/restore-vpn-subscription-new-phone/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/restore-vpn-subscription-new-phone/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Premium, devices and accountTo restore a VPN subscription on a new phone, install the app, sign in with the email you bought it with, and let Google Play confirm the purchase.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-on-5-devices/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-on-5-devices/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Premium, devices and accountMost VPN plans cover several devices, but "five devices" can mean five installs, five connections or five slots. Here is what each means for you.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/choosing-a-vpn-location/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/choosing-a-vpn-location/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsPick the nearest city with headroom for speed and privacy, and a specific country only when you need to appear to be there. What the numbers mean.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-bangladesh/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-bangladesh/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Bangladesh location is Dhaka, the only Culvert server inside the country and a Premium city. Expected round trips and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-india/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-india/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Indian location is Mumbai, a Premium city where most of India's international cables land. Expected round trips and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-uae/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-uae/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's UAE location is Dubai, a Premium city and the closest server for the Gulf. Expected round trips from the region and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-turkey/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-turkey/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Turkish location is Istanbul, a Premium city between Europe and the Middle East. Expected round trips and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-poland/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-poland/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Polish location is Gdansk on the Baltic coast, a Premium city. Expected round trips from Poland, the Baltics and the Nordics.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-thailand/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-thailand/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Thai location is Bangkok, a Premium city close to all of mainland South-East Asia. Expected round trips and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-indonesia/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-indonesia/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Indonesian location is Jakarta, a Premium city. Expected round trips from across the archipelago, who it suits, how it is measured.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-malaysia/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-malaysia/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Malaysian location is Kuala Lumpur, a Premium city. Expected round trips from Malaysia and its neighbours, and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-hong-kong/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-hong-kong/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Hong Kong server is a Premium location close to Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam. Expected round trips and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-singapore/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-singapore/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Singapore server is a Premium location and the hub for South-East Asia. Expected round trips from the region and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-canada/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-canada/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Canadian location is Montreal, a Premium city. Expected round trips from Canada and the US north-east, and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-usa/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-usa/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's US location is Saint Louis, Missouri, on Premium. Why a central city, expected round trips from across North America, and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-uk/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-uk/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's UK location is London, on the Premium tier. Expected round trips from Britain, Ireland and western Europe, and who a London server suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-france/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-france/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's French servers are in Roubaix and Lauterbourg, both on the free tier. What latency to expect from nearby regions and who they suit.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-germany/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-germany/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN has two German cities, Saarbrücken on the free tier and Limburg on Premium. Latency from nearby regions, who they suit, and how the app picks.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-netherlands/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-server-netherlands/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Server locationsCulvert VPN's Netherlands server is in Amsterdam and is on the free tier. Here is the latency to expect from nearby countries and who it suits.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/how-to-read-vpn-connection-screen/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/how-to-read-vpn-connection-screen/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingDown and up are tunnel throughput, session is time since the tunnel came up, and the exit IP is the address sites see; here is what each one tells you.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-slow-on-one-network-fast-on-another/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-slow-on-one-network-fast-on-another/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingWhen the same VPN is fast on one network and slow on another, the slow network is almost always filtering UDP, forcing the app onto a slower TCP method.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-disconnects-when-screen-off/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-disconnects-when-screen-off/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingA VPN that drops when the screen turns off is usually stopped by Android's battery optimisation or a manufacturer task killer; exempt it and use Always-on.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/verified-exit-ip-vs-what-is-my-ip/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/verified-exit-ip-vs-what-is-my-ip/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingA VPN app should confirm the tunnel works by asking its own server what address it saw, through the tunnel, not by loading a third-party IP-lookup page.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-authentication-failed/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-authentication-failed/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingOn a VPN app with no password, "authentication failed" almost always means an expired session or a wrong phone clock. Fix the time and reconnect first.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-not-connecting-android/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-not-connecting-android/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingA VPN that will not connect on Android usually has no internet underneath, a filtering network, a revoked permission or a wrong clock; check in that order.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/webrtc-leak-android/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/webrtc-leak-android/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingA WebRTC leak is a browser handing your real IP to a web page while a VPN is on; mainly a desktop problem, and Android apps with no browser are unaffected.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/dns-leak-test-android/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/dns-leak-test-android/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingA DNS leak test shows which resolver answered your lookups while the VPN was on; if it belongs to your carrier or ISP instead of the VPN, DNS is leaking.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-ip-leak-test/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/vpn-ip-leak-test/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingAn IP leak means a site sees your real address while the VPN is on. Compare IPv4 and IPv6 with the VPN off and on, then again after a reconnect.https://culvertvpn.com/blog/how-to-check-if-vpn-is-working/https://culvertvpn.com/blog/how-to-check-if-vpn-is-working/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Testing and troubleshootingCompare the IP address a website sees before and after you connect; if it changes to the server's address and DNS follows, the VPN is working.