Did you even use the Google One VPN? [Poll] – 9to5Google

In the months to come, Google will be shutting down the VPN that was available as a part of Google One. Theres been plenty of outcry surrounding the shutdown, but did you even use it?

The Google One VPN first made its debut in 2020 as a layer of protection for Android devices, and later also made its way to iOS and desktop platforms too. Much of the appeal of the system is that it is very simply to use and also incredibly affordable, as its available through even the cheapest Google One plans.

However, Google says that the reason Ones VPN is shutting down is that hardly anyone was using it.

Google didnt provide any numbers on how many people were using the VPN service, so its hard to quantify just how underused it was. Google One as a whole has around 100 million subscribers, and its safe to assume that most of them are subscribed for the sake of additional storage on their Google accounts.

While there were many perks to the Google One VPN, its important to think about the context of what the product was. Google was distributing this as an add-on to the subscription rather than a standalone product, and given the main focus of One is storage, its reasonable to think that that vast majority of users didnt even know this VPN is an option.

And for those more versed on what a VPN is, Google Ones offering doesnt really stack up to competitors. While its drastically cheaper, other VPNs have more features, such as the ability to spoof your location. Google didnt offer that, and its a big part of the appeal for many users.

Googles VPN offerings wont be disappearing entirely. The company is still going to offer this functionality on Pixels, but this is still a considerable loss for those who were enjoying the service on other devices.

Were you a fan of the Google One VPN? Did you use it regularly, or not at all? Vote in the poll below!

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Did you even use the Google One VPN? [Poll] - 9to5Google