If you are tired of leaving traces on the web with your Sony Xperia 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 web. , note 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 mobile phone. To support you in this process, we will show you how to change the IP address of your Sony Xperia 5?
To do this, we will first learn what an IP address is, after that we will show you the steps you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Sony Xperia 5 , to start by camouflaging it, then changing it.
What is the IP address of my Sony Xperia 5 used for?
To start this article, we will first briefly show you what is the IP address of a Sony Xperia 5 and what is its use . 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 to allow you to surf the net.
It is in the majority of cases dynamic , especially in the event that you are browsing through 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 to this address that all the data that you download or that you need throughout your browsing on the web will be sent to you.
How do I change the IP address of my Sony Xperia 5?
In the event that you want change the IP address of your Sony Xperia 5 it's probably yours blocked on certain sites or forums. Don't worry, you can 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 Sony Xperia 5, do not hesitate to take a look at our article on this topic to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Sony Xperia 5 using a VPN
We therefore start by showing you the change the public IP address of your Sony Xperia 5, using a VPN. This procedure is particularly useful if 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 will allow you to connect to servers that will play the role of intermediary between you and the web. In fact, it will not be your IP address however that of the VPN that will be taken into account, so 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 advise you to use Hotspot Shield which will give you the possibility for free 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 5
To change the public IP address of your Sony Xperia 5, the procedure is quite easy, 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 Sony Xperia 5
- 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 5
To finish, for change the local IP address of your Sony Xperia 5 you will only be able to change it in the event that you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. Nothing complicated for that:
- Unlock your Sony Xperia 5
- 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
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