Install the app
The app is how you connect, and it is also how you set up a new device, so install it before unboxing anything.
| Platform | Where |
|---|---|
| iPhone and iPad | App Store |
| Android | Google Play |
| macOS | Mac App Store |
| Windows | Download from vploq.com |
There is no web version, because a browser cannot open a system-level VPN tunnel. Linux is not supported at the moment.
Signing in
You sign in two ways: with an email address and password, or with Google. Both work on every platform. On macOS and Windows, signing in with Google opens your browser to finish, then returns you to the app.
If you are new to vploq, choose Sign Up and create an account with an email and a password. Passwords need at least six characters, including one capital letter and one number.
Your account is what ties your devices and your teams together. Signing in on a second phone or a laptop shows you the same devices, so you do not set anything up twice.
Confirming your email
If you sign up with an email and password, vploq sends a verification link to that address. Open it and the app continues automatically; if you already tapped through on another device, use I've verified, continue. You can resend the link after a short cooldown.
This step happens once, at sign-up, and only for email-and-password accounts. Signing in with Google does not ask for it.
Forgotten your password? Use Forgot password? on the sign-in screen and vploq emails a reset link. For your security, setting a new password signs your account out of its other sessions.
Permissions the app asks for
VPN configuration is required. The operating system will not let any app route traffic without it, and it is what the connect button switches on. The app asks for it when it first needs it; on iPhone, iPad and macOS the system shows a consent dialog you have to accept. If it is declined, connecting fails with a message asking you to enable it in Settings.
Notifications are optional, and asked for on phones and tablets only. They carry team invitations and tell you when a device finishes an update or needs attention. On Android, notifications are also what lets the VPN keep running in the background, so the app asks for them during setup.
Local network access is asked for on iPhone, iPad and macOS. You only need it if you want to reach devices on the network you are currently on while connected. See local network access.
NFC is used on iPhone and Android during setup, to read a new device by holding your phone against it. A phone without NFC can still run the app and connect. It just falls back to setting a device up over your home Wi-Fi instead.