How to Enable Always-on VPN on an iPhone or iPad Chris Hoffman @chrisbhoffman Updated July 12, 2017, 10:16pm EDT VPNs on an iPhone or iPad still have a big problem.
This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
Description
BENEFITS
Give VPN in Touch a try on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, and discover for yourself that it’s the fastest and the most secure mobile VPN service around.
+ Security and Privacy Always Matter:
You’re going to use a public hotspot for online banking? Oh wait! Sniffers are watching your data. Before sending your private data over the net, encrypt it by connecting to our VPN servers.
Furthermore, you can conceal your digital identity when you’re connected to a VPN, keeping your activity anonymous and difficult to follow.
+ VPN on Demand (Always On):
For most VPNs, if your iPhone enters sleep mode your VPN is disconnected. But now, with the help of 'VPN on Demand', VPN in Touch will be turned on as soon as you connect to WiFi or a 3G network. Your internet usage is always secure and protected.
+ Data Saving:
Enable this feature in the app and your 3G/4G data usage on your iPhone will be decreased noticeably thanks to our unique data compression algorithm! With VPN in Touch you can significantly reduce the cost of using your data abroad.
+ Ad Blocking:
Tired of ads cluttering your iPhone or iPad screen while you’re browsing the web? Simply block all advertisements on the web, even Facebook and Youtube, by enabling this handy feature.
+ Friendly Support:
Our goal is to provide friendly and responsive support. If you have any questions or feedback, you can email us and our support team will reply to you, 7 days a week. We love hearing from you!
GO PREMIUM
You can be a Premium user through auto-renewing subscription:
Monthly: $12.99
6 Months: $47.99
Yearly: $71.99
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable
LEGAL
Please see VPN in Touch's 'Terms and Conditions' and 'Privacy Policy':
Terms and Conditions: https://www.vpnintouch.com/about
Privacy Policy: https://www.vpnintouch.com/privacy
Give VPN in Touch a try on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, and discover for yourself that it’s the fastest and the most secure mobile VPN service around.
+ Security and Privacy Always Matter:
You’re going to use a public hotspot for online banking? Oh wait! Sniffers are watching your data. Before sending your private data over the net, encrypt it by connecting to our VPN servers.
Furthermore, you can conceal your digital identity when you’re connected to a VPN, keeping your activity anonymous and difficult to follow.
+ VPN on Demand (Always On):
For most VPNs, if your iPhone enters sleep mode your VPN is disconnected. But now, with the help of 'VPN on Demand', VPN in Touch will be turned on as soon as you connect to WiFi or a 3G network. Your internet usage is always secure and protected.
+ Data Saving:
Enable this feature in the app and your 3G/4G data usage on your iPhone will be decreased noticeably thanks to our unique data compression algorithm! With VPN in Touch you can significantly reduce the cost of using your data abroad.
+ Ad Blocking:
Tired of ads cluttering your iPhone or iPad screen while you’re browsing the web? Simply block all advertisements on the web, even Facebook and Youtube, by enabling this handy feature.
+ Friendly Support:
Our goal is to provide friendly and responsive support. If you have any questions or feedback, you can email us and our support team will reply to you, 7 days a week. We love hearing from you!
GO PREMIUM
You can be a Premium user through auto-renewing subscription:
Monthly: $12.99
6 Months: $47.99
Yearly: $71.99
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable
LEGAL
Please see VPN in Touch's 'Terms and Conditions' and 'Privacy Policy':
Terms and Conditions: https://www.vpnintouch.com/about
Privacy Policy: https://www.vpnintouch.com/privacy
What’s New
Thanks for using VPN in Touch! We appreciate all of your feedback and ratings. To provide better service, we update the app on a regular basis.
In this release, we've implemented alert when traffic is exceeded and improved VPN connectivity speed and overall stability.
In this release, we've implemented alert when traffic is exceeded and improved VPN connectivity speed and overall stability.
393 Ratings
Good service, however...
I like their connect ability for the majority of the time, as in about 90% I would say, however on some occasions I do encounter trouble and they’re unable to connect me to the particular server that I want. In such cases, no matter how many times I actually do try, it doesn’t work and I’m forced to leave off what I had wanted to do.
Also when I initially signed up for their service, I made a mistake with my email address, and omitted one letter on my last name. I contacted them immediately asking them to rectify the problem, and was informed that they would do so straight away. That was approximately 4 odd years ago, and so far my email address (which also is my sign in I. D. BTW!!!) HAS NOT been corrected. So I’m forced to sign in with an incorrect email address, not to mention that any communication that they may send to me is obviously lost in the vast emptiness of cyberspace to a non-existent email address.
But, other than these two issues I have had no problems and when their connectivity works (which is 98% of the time), it works excellently. If my email issue is rectified I would say that they were one of the best services out there for VPN provider services.
Thanks!
Also when I initially signed up for their service, I made a mistake with my email address, and omitted one letter on my last name. I contacted them immediately asking them to rectify the problem, and was informed that they would do so straight away. That was approximately 4 odd years ago, and so far my email address (which also is my sign in I. D. BTW!!!) HAS NOT been corrected. So I’m forced to sign in with an incorrect email address, not to mention that any communication that they may send to me is obviously lost in the vast emptiness of cyberspace to a non-existent email address.
But, other than these two issues I have had no problems and when their connectivity works (which is 98% of the time), it works excellently. If my email issue is rectified I would say that they were one of the best services out there for VPN provider services.
Thanks!
5 minutes in and very smooth and understanding!
Already have wifi in less than 10 minutes from download!
Very Buggy
At first when it was free it worked exceptional. But then when I wanted to continue the service and paid for a year subscription. The app suddenly stopped working. Emailed the company many times to resolve the issue and still didn't receive any help. For the price you pay this service is complete trash. There are plenty of other VPN apps that are affordable and works well unlike this one. I demand a refund and full cooperation.
Developer Response,
Thank you for installing VPN In Touch. Please be assure we value your feedback. For assistance, please contact us via our webform: https://vpnintouch.com/support. We look forward to hear from you.
Information
Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
- Unlimited VPN$4.99
- VPN in Touch Premium$12.99
- Unlimited VPN$11.99
Supports
Family Sharing
With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.
Is it possible on iOS to activate a non-leaking always-on VPN? I've heard this can only be done through supervised mode and with a VPN provider that supports 'IKEv2', is this correct? Are there any downsides to this approach, for day to day use on a personal phone?
Also, is supervised mode configurable on Windows / Linux?
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2 Answers
It is rather possible to activate 'always-on' VPN activating the 'Connect on demand' option via a VPN profile both in iOS and OSX/MacOS.
For instance, some commercial VPN providers do that.
However that only applies to any kind of VPN done/configured via the native client, and not 3rd party VPNs like OpenVPN.
The behaviour of the Connect on demand VPNs, is that as soon a TCP/IP packets try to leave the iDevice, the VPN goes up.
I have been using it with VPNs with IPsec with IKEv1 in iOS 8 and iOS 9, so the IKEv2 requirement does not seem to apply. I also been using it without supervised mode.
The profile file is a xml file, that can be written by hand, or with the help of Apple tools. The file has to have an extension .mobileconfig, and has to be loaded by the Safari browser in iOS.
As an example, I am using this file, for a full VPN tunnel, 'Cisco' IPsec with group password and user XAUTH authentication.
I put 'Cisco', because in my case, the VPN servers are respectively, a PfSense firewall, and a Linux Debian server.
As you correctly suspect, there are downsides to this approach. While the connect on demand profile is active, the regular wake ups for fetching data seem not be done (at least until iOS 9, still have to test iOS 10), and as such FaceTime calls are not always received while the device is 'sleeping').
The Apple documentation about this directives is here. 'IPSec Dictionary Keys' is of particular interest.
Rui F RibeiroRui F Ribeiro
Yes you need IKEv2 and your iDevice need to be supervised by a mac. Always on VPN and on demand is not the same.
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