Setting Up an iOS VPN Without an App
Many of us rely on VPN apps to secure our online activities, but did you know there’s a way to set up a VPN on your iPhone without downloading an app? This method not only saves space but also provides a seamless experience for users who prefer a more direct approach.
Via John Gruber:
It just requires some futzing in Settings and a VPN provider that supports it. Presumably, this technique remains available to iPhone users in Russia.
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VPN apps remove complexity from this process, but it’s worth noting that VPN access doesn’t require an app.
However, at least in the case of ForestVPN, it’s confusing how to sign up for the service without using an app. If you click Get Started it just directs you to download the app. It looks like if you click Get MacOS CLI it will let you sign up on the Web.
Anecdotally, Russia has long been the most popular country for AltStore Classic usage by far
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Maybe it's just me, but I don't get any warm fuzzies about a VPN licensed in the UAE. Hardly a bastion of human rights, that. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/united-arab-emirates
Apple did something right for once. Kudos.
Unfortunately Human Rights Watch is not unbiased -- it discounts the bad behavior of Western governments. As a Russian, you might find UAE a better choice of VPN provider than Western countries. There's probably a reason why Pavel Durov based his Telegram there -- they haven't pressured him the way the Russians or the French have.
