Help center

Answers to the questions we hear most — and a direct line to us when you need more.

Connection
It says Connecting and never connects. What should I do?

Try another location first — a single server can be unreachable from your network while the rest work fine. If that does not help, open Settings and set Protocol to Stealth. Stealth wraps the tunnel in ordinary HTTPS, which gets through networks that block the faster Turbo mode. Some mobile networks and public Wi-Fi block VPNs entirely. Switching between Wi-Fi and mobile data tells you quickly whether that is what you are hitting.

The VPN icon is on but I have no internet.

Tap Disconnect and connect again — that rebuilds the tunnel from scratch. If it keeps happening on one location, pick a different one and let us know which one failed, so we can check that server.

The connection drops when my screen is off.

Android is putting the app to sleep to save power. In your phone's Settings, find Apps > VirelVPN > Battery and set it to Unrestricted. The wording differs by manufacturer — Samsung calls it "Unrestricted", others "Allow background activity" or "Do not optimise".

Speed
Why is my connection slower with the VPN on?

Some slowdown is normal: your traffic travels further and is encrypted on the way. Two things help most. Pick a location close to you — distance costs more speed than anything else. And in Settings, Turbo is faster than Stealth; only use Stealth if Turbo cannot connect.

Billing
How does the free trial work?

The first 3 days are free. Google will not charge you during that time. If you cancel before the trial ends, you pay nothing at all. If you do not cancel, the subscription starts automatically when the trial finishes.

How do I cancel my subscription?

Subscriptions are managed by Google, not by us, so cancelling happens in the Play Store: open the Play Store app, tap your profile picture, then Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions, pick VirelVPN and tap Cancel. You keep your access until the end of the period you already paid for.

I paid but the app still asks me to subscribe.

Payments can take a minute to reach us. Close the app completely, open it again and it should recognise your subscription. If it still does not after a few minutes, write to us here — include nothing else, we can already see your account.

Account
Can I use my subscription on more than one device?

Yes. Sign in with the same email and password on your other devices. There is a limit on how many devices can be connected at the same moment, set high enough that a household never notices it. It exists to stop one account being shared with strangers.

I started without an account. Is my subscription safe?

Add an email and password from the screen shown right after your purchase, or from Profile. Until you do, your subscription lives only on this phone — if you uninstall the app or lose the device, it cannot be recovered.

Other
Do you keep logs of what I do online?

No. We do not record the sites you visit or the addresses you connect from. Your account holds what is needed to run your subscription — your email, your plan, and which devices are signed in.

Still stuck?

The fastest way to reach us is a ticket from inside the app — Settings → Support. It attaches the technical details we need, and replies arrive in the app and by email.

No access to the app? Write to support@virelvpn.com.