If you are tired of leaving traces on the web with your Oppo A8, of constantly being inundated with targeted or untargeted advertisements, and you want to be sure that no one can access your activities on the web, you will be glad to hear 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 wish to be invisible! And it goes through your phone's IP address. To support you in this process, we will explain to you how to change the IP address of your Oppo A8?
In this context, we will, first of all, learn what an IP address corresponds to, then explain to you the measures that you can implement in order not to disclose the IP address of your Oppo A8 , to start by camouflaging it, then modifying it.
What is the IP address of my Oppo A8 used for?
To start this guide, we will first quickly explain What is the IP address of an Oppo A8 and what is it used for . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually give your phone the ability to connect to an internet network. It is therefore essential to give you the possibility of surfing the net.
It is in most cases dynamic , especially in the event that you are browsing via the mobile network of your telephone provider, 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 to this address that all the data that you download or that you need throughout your web browsing will be sent to you.
How to change the IP address of my Oppo A8?
In the event that you want change the IP address of your Oppo A8 it is surely that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Don't worry, you can change it. Whether public or local, we indicate below the two methods available to you. If you have internet connection problems on your Oppo A8, do not hesitate to read our article on this topic to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Oppo A8 using a VPN
So we start by showing you the change the public IP address of your Oppo A8, using a VPN. This procedure is really useful in the event that you want to view content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility to access sites which 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 internet. Thus, 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 need to deactivate your GPS position to avoid being spotted, for the rest, follow the instructions below:
- Download and install a VPN, we recommend using Hotspot Shield which will give you the possibility for free 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 consult sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of an Oppo A8
To change the public IP address of your Oppo A8, the procedure is simple enough, as we told you, when you connect to the Internet you will have a new IP address reassigned to your phone. We will therefore use this trick to change it:
- Activate the airplane mode of your Oppo A8
- 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 Oppo A8
Finally, for change the local IP address of your Oppo A8 you can only change it if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. To do this, nothing very complex:
- Unlock your Oppo A8
- 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 recommend that you only change the last numbers
In the event that you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Oppo A8, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Oppo A8.
