If you ever don't want to be visible on the net with your Vivo Y16, 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 net, you will be happy to learn that you are not alone. With all the scandals that surface on the non-protection of Internet users' data, more and more people want to be invisible! And that goes through your device's IP address. To support you in this procedure, we will teach you how to change the IP address of your Vivo Y16?
In this context, we will, to begin with, learn what an IP address is for, after that, you will learn the measures you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Vivo Y16 , first by camouflaging it, then by modifying it.
What is the IP address of my Vivo Y16 used for?
To begin this article, we will first briefly teach you what does the IP address of a Vivo Y16 represent and what is its function . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually give your smartphone the possibility of connect to an internet network. It is therefore essential to give you the possibility of browsing the net.
She is very often dynamic , especially if you are ever browsing via 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 need throughout your browsing on the net.
How do I change the IP address of my Vivo Y16?
If you ever want change the IP address of your Vivo Y16 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 alternatives that you will be able to use. If you ever have internet connection problems on your Vivo Y16, we invite you to consult our article on this subject to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Vivo Y16 using a VPN
So we start by showing you the changing the public IP address of your Vivo Y16, using a VPN. This technique is particularly relevant if you want to view content from your home country abroad. It will give you the possibility of accessing sites which would be blocked 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. 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 will also need 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 browse sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of a Vivo Y16
To change the public IP address of your Vivo Y16 the technique is quite simple, as we explained to you, when you connect to the internet you will have a new IP address reallocated to your smartphone. We will therefore use this trick to change it:
- Activate airplane mode on your Vivo Y16
- Wait a few minutes
- Turn off airplane mode
- You can control on MyIP what is your address to check the success of this manipulation
Change the local or static IP address of your Vivo Y16
To finish, for change the local IP address of your Vivo Y16 you will only be able to modify it if you are ever connected to a Wi-Fi network. Nothing complicated for that:
- Unlock your Vivo Y16
- 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 modify the last numbers
In case you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo Y16, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Live Y16.
