Practical guides for Android users: Wi-Fi safety, VPN settings, DNS, app privacy and Tunnexa how-tos. Each one is short, shows real phone screens, and is honest about what a VPN can and can't do.
Install, tap connect, accept one Android prompt. Here's every screen you'll see on the way, what each one is really asking, and which ones you can say no to.
Tunnexa teamNov 3, 2026 · 8 min read
A new practical guide every Tuesday. Pick a topic, or read them in order.
Eight questions that separate a real no-logs policy from a slogan. Use them on any VPN, ours included.
Can a VPN shorten your route to a game server, or does it only add a stop? How to read ping before you connect.
Backups, screen locks, roaming and hotel Wi-Fi. The ten minutes worth spending before you leave home.
Find the apps using data when you're not looking, and decide which ones deserve it.
Bank apps sometimes refuse to open on a VPN. Keep them working without switching the whole tunnel off.
Some networks shut the door on VPNs. How to tell what is blocking you, and which protocol to try next.
Two protocols with different strengths. When the quick one wins, when the classic one wins, and why most people never need to pick.
Android's Private DNS setting and a VPN both sound private. They guard different things. Here's which does what.
A two-minute test that shows whether your lookups are slipping out of the tunnel, and what to do if they are.
What a café or hotel network can actually see, and five quick checks to run before you log in to anything.
Seven switches in your phone's own Settings that cut back on ad tracking and nosy apps. About ten minutes, no extra app needed.
