If you ever have had enough of leaving traces on the net with your Sony Xperia 1, 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, you should know 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 smartphone. To assist you in this procedure, we will explain to you how to change the IP address of your Sony Xperia 1?
To do this, we are going, first of all, to learn what an IP address consists of, then, to explain the measures that you can implement in order not to disclose the IP address of your Sony Xperia 1 , first by camouflaging it, then by modifying it.
How does the IP address of my Sony Xperia 1 work?
To start this guide, we will first briefly explain what is the IP address of a Sony Xperia 1 and what is its use . As the name suggests it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will in fact give your smartphone the possibility of connect to an internet network. It is therefore essential to give you the possibility of browsing the net.
It is in the majority of cases dynamic , especially if you are browsing through the mobile network of your mobile 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 while browsing the net can be sent to you.
How do I change the IP address of my Sony Xperia 1?
If you ever want change the IP address of your Sony Xperia 1 it's probably that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Don't worry, 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 Sony Xperia 1, you can take a look at our article on this topic to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Sony Xperia 1 using a VPN
We therefore start by revealing to you the change the public IP address of your Sony Xperia 1, using a VPN. This technique is particularly relevant in the event that 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 give you the ability to connect to servers who will play the role of intermediary between you and the net. Therefore, it will not be your IP address however that of the VPN that will be detected, so you will have an IP address different from yours. You are also going to 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 browse sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of a Sony Xperia 1
To change the public IP address of your Sony Xperia 1 is quite easy, as we told you, when you connect to the Internet you will have a new IP address reassigned to your smartphone. We will therefore use this trick to change it:
- Activate the airplane mode of your Sony Xperia 1
- 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 Sony Xperia 1
Finally, for change the local IP address of your Sony Xperia 1 you can only change it if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. There is nothing difficult about this:
- Unlock your Sony Xperia 1
- 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 recommend that you only change the last numbers
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Sony Xperia 1, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 1.
