Google One VPN Launches for Windows and Mac

Google's VPN (launching at the end of 2020) is now available for Windows and macOS users. The company has launched special applications for Microsoft and Apple's operating systems that allow Google One users to use the VPN on desktop computers.

Despite being called "Google One VPN", the service is slightly different from your regular virtual private network provider, such as NordVPN or Private Internet Access (PIA). One of the reasons people buy VPN services (or use the free ones, which are sometimes worse than not using a VPN) is to use geo-locked content and access various websites from different countries. Google One users do not have access to this feature, but the service still allows you to hide your IP address and mask traffic.

Another thing worth mentioning is that the VPN is not available to all Google One users. Only those who subscribe to the 2TB plan can access Google's virtual private network, which costs $10/month and allows sharing with up to five people.

You can download Google's VPN client from the official webpage. The company offers apps for Android, iOS, macOS and Windows, but the latter lacks support for 32-bit and ARM, which means those using 32-bit Windows 10 or the latest Surface Pro 9 with SQ3 processors (or similar Windows on ARM machines) are out of luck. Confusingly, users with Apple Silicon based Macs can use the app without any problems.

Google One's VPN is available in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK and USA. You can learn more about the service on Google's official support site.

https://one.google.com/about/vpn