This guide will be beneficial to those who only want to use their VPN to access only Twitter or just a few apps/website restricted in our geolocation.

Here is a scenario VPN can harm you: you have the binance app. Binance is restricted in America, but your VPN location is the US. If binance picks the IP address of your VPN, your acc is likely to be closed by binance because binance is restricted in the US and some other countries too. So in this guide, you'll learn how to avoid such a pitfall when using VPN.

In this guide, we will be using a free VPN provider. You will be able to try it out yourself as you follow this guide. The free VPN picked for this guide is Windscribe VPN. Windscribe is available for your Android smartphone on the Playstore.

STEP 1 – REGISTERING AND OPENING THE APP
You can skip this step if you already own or have downloaded Windscribe VPN.

Get Windscribe VPN for Android through this Google Play link for your android device.

After you must have downloaded the Windscribe VPN on your Android smartphone, open it. You’ll be required to register an account to be able to use the VPN. Registration takes less than 2 minutes. After registering, you will have complete access and a free data allocation of 2GB. After registration, you’ll receive an additional 8GB after you provide and verify your email. You’ll receive 10GB monthly on a free account, and a premium plan earns you unlimited data access. Here is a screenshot below:


Windribe interface
STEP 2 ENABLING SPLIT TUNNELING
Split tunneling is a feature that lets you choose which app connects to the internet through a VPN. Do have in mind that some VPN apps call this feature a different name; on Surfhsark VPN it is called ‘whitelister.’ Once you get a hang of it in this tutorial, you’ll be able to figure it out in other VPN apps, and this if you choose not to stick with Windscribe VPN.

To access the menu click on the menu button


Windscribe menu
After you have done the above, you’ll see an array of clickable preferences. You should tap on ‘connection.’ After, you should have numerous preferences, including ‘split tunneling.’ See screenshot below:

Split tunneling preference
Tap on split tunneling and switch the feature on. After flipping the switch on, you’ll see two options displayed below. These options are:

Inclusive &
Exclusive.
Inclusive allows you to select apps that connect to the internet through Windscribe VPN.

Exclusive allows you to select apps that will not go through Windscribe VPN when the VPN connection is started.


Split tunneling options
The exclusive option is ideal if you want everything to go through Windscribe VPN with an exception of a few selected apps. The apps excluded will connect through your service provider’s network, for example, your banking app. And for many who just need the VPN for specific apps, the inclusive option is the right choice. Only the selected apps pass through the VPN connection.

STEP 3 CONNECT
Now, you’ve picked your preferred option. Return to the main screen of your VPN app and switch it on.


After reading this guide, you’ve learned how to select apps to exclusively use VPN on your android smartphone by split tunneling. Now, you do not have to worry about your banking apps shutting you off, or your crypto app kicking you out just because your apps think your account is about to be hijacked by an unknown entity.

Source: https://screenontime.com/2021/08/30/android-vpn-split-tunneling/

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