If you do not want to be visible on the web with your Samsung Galaxy J1, to be constantly inundated with targeted or untargeted advertisements, and you want to be sure that no one can have access to your activities on the web, you will be glad to hear that you are not the only one. With all the scandals surfacing about the non-protection of internet user data, more and more people want to be invisible! And it goes through the IP address of your device. To assist you in this process, we will show you how to change the IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1?
To do this, we will, first of all, see what an IP address is used for, then show you the measures that you can implement so as not to disclose the IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1 , first by camouflaging it, then by modifying it.
How does the IP address of my Samsung Galaxy J1 work?
To start this guide, we will first quickly show you What is the IP address of a Samsung Galaxy J1 and what it is used for . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually give your mobile phone the possibility of connect to an internet network. It is therefore essential to give you the possibility of browsing the internet.
It is in most cases dynamic , especially in the event that you are browsing using your mobile provider's mobile network, 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 at this address that you can be sent all the data that you download or that you will need while browsing the web.
How do I change the IP address of my Samsung Galaxy J1?
In the event that you wish change the IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1 it is surely that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Do not be afraid, it is possible to change it. Whether it is public or local, we explain below the two techniques that you will be able to use. If you have internet connection problems on your Samsung Galaxy J1, do not hesitate to read our article on this topic to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1 using a VPN
We therefore begin by presenting the change the public IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1, using a VPN. This procedure is particularly useful when you want to watch content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility to access sites which would be blocked by your address. VPNs will allow you to connect to servers that will play the role of intermediary between you and the internet. In this way, 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, apply the following instructions:
- Download and install a VPN, we recommend that you use Hotspot Shield which will give you the possibility free of charge 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 a Samsung Galaxy J1
To change the public IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1, the procedure is quite simple, as we told you, each time 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 Samsung Galaxy J1
- Wait a few minutes
- Turn off airplane mode
- You can check on MyIP what is your address to verify the success of this operation
Change the local or static IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1
Finally, for change the local IP address of your Samsung Galaxy J1 you can only change it if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. Nothing complicated to do this:
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy J1
- 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
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