If you ever don't want to be visible on the web with your Vivo Y21, to be constantly inundated with targeted advertisements or not, that you want to be sure that no one can have access to your activities on the web, you will be happy to learn that you are not alone. With all the scandals that come out about the non-protection of Internet users' data, more and more people want to be invisible! And this goes through the IP address of your mobile phone. To support you in this procedure, we will teach you how to change the IP address of your Vivo Y21?
In this context, we will first learn what an IP address consists of, then teach you the measures you can take to avoid disclose the IP address of your Vivo Y21 , first by camouflaging it, then by modifying it.
What is the IP address of my Vivo Y21?
To start this tutorial, we will first briefly teach you what is the IP address of a Vivo Y21 and what is its function . As its name suggests, it is an address, "Internet Protocol Access" , it will actually allow your smartphone to connect to an internet network. It is therefore necessary for you to browse the web.
She is very often dynamic , especially in the event that you are browsing via the mobile network of your mobile provider, 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 to this address that all the data that you download or that you need while browsing the web can be sent to you.
How do I change the IP address of my Vivo Y21?
If you ever want change the IP address of your Vivo Y21 it is certainly that yours is blocked on certain sites or forums. Don't worry, you can change it. Whether public or local, we show you below the two methods available to you. If you ever have internet connection problems on your Vivo Y21, do not hesitate to take a look at our article on this subject to solve them.
Change the public IP address of your Vivo Y21 using a VPN
We therefore begin by presenting the changing the public IP address of your Vivo Y21, using a VPN. This is particularly relevant when you want to view content from your home country abroad. It will allow you to access sites that 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 net. In fact, it will not be your IP address, however that of the VPN, which 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, apply the following instructions:
- Download and install a VPN, we suggest 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 watch sites or content exclusively available in the latter.
Change the public IP address of a Vivo Y21
To change the public IP address of your Vivo Y21 the process is quite easy, 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 Y21
- Wait a few minutes
- Turn off airplane mode
- You can check on MyIP what is your address to verify the success of this intervention
Change the local or static IP address of your Vivo Y21
Finally, for change the local IP address of your Vivo Y21 you can only modify it if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. Nothing complicated to do so:
- Unlock your Vivo Y21
- 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
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo Y21, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Live Y21.
