In the event that you do not want to be visible on the internet with your Huawei P9, of constantly being inundated with targeted advertisements or not, that you want to make sure that no one can have access to your activities on the internet, do not forget 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 your phone's IP address. To assist you in this procedure, we will show you how to change the IP address of your Huawei P9?
To do this, we will first learn what an IP address is used for, then show you the measures you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Huawei P9 , first by camouflaging it, then by modifying it.
What is the IP address of my Huawei P9?
To start this guide, we will first quickly show you What is the IP address of a Huawei P9 and what it is used for . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually allow your mobile phone to connect to an internet network. It is therefore essential for you to browse the internet.
She is usually dynamic , especially in the event that you are browsing via the mobile network of your telephone provider, each time you disconnect or connect you will be assigned a new address. She may be static in the case of a local connection via Wi-Fi.
It is to this address that all the data that you download or that you need while browsing the internet can be sent to you.
How to change the IP address of my Huawei P9?
In the event that you wish change the IP address of your Huawei P9 it is certainly that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Rest assured, you can change it. Whether it is public or local, we indicate below the two alternatives available to you. In the event that you have internet connection problems on your Huawei P9, you can consult our article on this topic to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Huawei P9 using a VPN
We therefore start by showing you the change the public IP address of your Huawei P9, using a VPN. This procedure is really relevant in the event that you want to watch content from your home country abroad. It will allow you to access sites that would be blocked by your address. VPNs give you the ability to connect to servers that will play the role of intermediary between you and the web. This way, it will not be your IP address however that of the VPN that will be detected, 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 following instructions:
- 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
- Choose the country in which you want to connect to a server
- So you can use an IP address of the country and read sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of a Huawei P9
To change the public IP address of your Huawei P9, the procedure is quite easy, 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 P9
- Wait a few minutes
- Turn off airplane mode
- You can control on MyIP what is your address to check the success of this operation
Change the local or static IP address of your Huawei P9
Finally, for change the local IP address of your Huawei P9 you can only modify it in the event that you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. There is nothing very difficult for that:
- Unlock your Huawei P9
- Scroll down 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 suggest that you only modify the last numbers
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Huawei P9, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P9.
