Unfortunately, Opera VPN for Android will cease to exist on April 30, 2018. The iOS version will also disappear. The company invites to migrate to the SurfEasy VPN app, also owned by Opera.
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) service is widely used to access web services that are blocked in the user’s region. Music or video streaming services, for example. It is also used to make transactions in online stores that do not allow international purchases. In this case, the VPN allows the user to connect to the internet from a location accepted by the web service or the store, even if it is not actually there.
What happened to Opera VPN for Android
On the official website operavpn.com , the company has not provided explanations for abandoning Opera VPN. What you have mentioned is that your SurfEasy VPN service (which is the service Opera VPN was based on) will continue to exist. Users of the Opera VPN Gold service will be able to redeem a free subscription to the SurfEasy VPN from the iOS app. Those who are not Gold users will be able to get an 80% discount from the Opera VPN app for Android and iOS.
SurfEasy VPN also has a free app for Android. However, it only offers 500 MB of data at no cost and when you finish you have to subscribe. Opera VPN offered unlimited free data, and that was what made it valuable to users. There are other apps like Betternet that offer unlimited data, but are not as reliable as Opera VPN.
Even if you use the Opera VPN APK, it will not work since, beyond the clients, a VPN works thanks to servers or computers working around the world, which are the ones that in this case will stop working. If you want to check it for yourself, you can download the Opera VPN APK from APKMirror.
Alternatives to Opera VPN
Being from Opera and with the price promotion that it offers right now, SurfEasy VPN seems like a good option. Another app that I have tried and I find very reliable is TunnelBear, although you also only have 500 MB free. Turbo VPN is one of the best ranked in the Play Store, with a score of 4.7 / 5 and 10 million downloads, which claims to offer FREE UNLIMITED DATA, although I have not tried it. If you want to know more or are concerned about your privacy when using a VPN app, you can take a look at the detailed VPN comparison tables they have on the site thatoneprivacysite.net
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