If you ever do not want to leave traces on the web with your Vivo X80, to be constantly inundated with targeted advertisements or not, that you want to make sure that no one can have access to your activities on the web, note that you do not you're not the only one. With all the scandals that come out about the non-protection of Internet users' data, more and more people want to be invisible! And that goes through your phone's IP address. To assist you in this procedure, we will teach you how to change the IP address of your Vivo X80?

For this, we will, first of all, learn what an IP address consists of, then, teach you the measures that you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Vivo X80 , to start by camouflaging it, then changing it.

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What is the IP address of my Vivo X80 used for?

To start this tutorial, we will first briefly teach you what the IP address of a Vivo X80 represents and what it is used for . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will in fact give your mobile phone the possibility of connect to an internet network. It is therefore essential to give you the possibility of browsing the web.

She is usually dynamic , especially in the event that 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 at this address that you can be sent all the data that you download or that you need throughout your navigation on the web.

How do I change the IP address of my Vivo X80?

If you ever want change the IP address of your Vivo X80 it is certainly that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Don't worry, it is possible to modify it. Whether it is public or local, we show you below the two alternatives that you will be able to use. If you ever have internet connection problems on your Vivo X80, we invite you to read our guide on this topic to solve them.

Change the public IP address of your Vivo X80 using a VPN

So we start by exposing you the changing the public IP address of your Vivo X80, using a VPN. This procedure is really useful in case you want to watch content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility of accessing sites which would be prohibited by your address. VPNs give you the ability to connect to servers that are able to act as an intermediary between you and the web. In fact, it will not be your IP address but that of the VPN that will be detected, 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 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 consult sites or content exclusively available in the latter.

Change the public IP address of a Vivo X80

To change the public IP address of your Vivo X80 the procedure is quite easy, as we told you, when you connect to the internet you will have a new IP address reallocated to your mobile phone. We will therefore use this trick to change it:

  • Activate airplane mode on your Vivo X80
  • Wait a few minutes
  • Turn off airplane mode
  • You can control on MyIP what is your address to check the success of this intervention

Change the local or static IP address of your Vivo X80

Finally, for change the local IP address of your Vivo X80 you can only modify it if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. Nothing very complex to do this:

  • Unlock your Vivo X80
  • 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 modify the last numbers

If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo X80, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Vivo X80.