If you ever have had enough of leaving traces on the net with your Huawei Nova 5, of constantly being inundated with targeted or untargeted advertisements, that you want to make sure that no one can have access to your activities on the net, do not remember that you are not the only one. With all the scandals that are surfacing on the non-protection of internet user data, more and more people want to be invisible! And it goes through the IP address of your smartphone. To support you in this process, we will show you how to modify the IP address of your Huawei Nova 5?

In this context, we will, first, learn what an IP address corresponds to, after that, show you the measures you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Huawei Nova 5 , first by camouflaging it, then by modifying it.

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What is the IP address of my Huawei Nova 5 used for?

To start this article, we will first briefly show you What is the IP address of a Huawei Nova 5 and what it is used for . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will in fact give your mobile phone the possibility of connect to an internet network. It is therefore essential to give you the possibility of browsing the web.

It is in the majority of cases dynamic , especially if you are browsing using your mobile provider's mobile network, each time you disconnect or connect we will assign you a new address. She may be static in the case of a local connection via Wi-Fi.

It is at this address that you will be sent all the data that you download or that you need throughout your browsing on the net.

How to change the IP address of my Huawei Nova 5?

If you ever want change the IP address of your Huawei Nova 5 it's probably that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Don't be afraid, you can change it. Whether it is public or local, we explain below the two methods that you will be able to use. If you ever have internet connection problems on your Huawei Nova 5, you can read our guide on this subject to solve them.

Change the public IP address of your Huawei Nova 5 using a VPN

So we start by exposing you the change the public IP address of your Huawei Nova 5, using a VPN. This is particularly useful when you want to view content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility to access sites which would be prohibited by your address. VPNs allow you to connect to servers who are able to act as an intermediary between you and the web. In fact, it will not be your IP address but that of the VPN that will be taken into account, suddenly you will have an IP address different from yours. You will also have to deactivate your GPS position to avoid being spotted, for the rest, follow the instructions below:

  • Download and install a VPN, we recommend that you use Hotspot Shield which will allow you to use 500 MB per day
  • Open the application
  • Select the country in which you want to connect to a server
  • So you can use an IP address of the country and watch sites or content exclusively available in that country.

Change the public IP address of a Huawei Nova 5

To change the public IP address of your Huawei Nova 5, the process is quite simple, as we explained to you, when you connect to the Internet you will have a new IP address reassigned to your mobile phone. We will therefore use this trick to change it:

  • Activate the airplane mode of your Huawei Nova 5
  • Wait a few minutes
  • Turn off airplane mode
  • You can control on MyIP what is your address to check the success of this manipulation

Change the local or static IP address of your Huawei Nova 5

Finally, for change the local IP address of your Huawei Nova 5 you can only change it if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. For that, nothing complicated:

  • Unlock your Huawei Nova 5
  • Drag the top notification bar
  • Go to the Wi-Fi settings
  • Press and hold on the network you are connected to
  • Click on " Modify the network  »
  • Then in " Advanced options  »Select» Static IP  »And enter the IP you want
  • We advise you to only change the last numbers

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Huawei Nova 5, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Nova 5.