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Albania VPN: one-tap Albanian IP, no sign-up needed
By Kelvin Ooi
Security and privacy editor
- One-tap connection to an Albanian IP address
- No registration, username or payment step
- Servers in Tirana, Gjirokastra and Berat, plus several other countries
- Access to blocked sites such as Netflix, YouTube and WhatsApp
- Ping settings aimed at PUBG and Garena Free Fire
- Works over Wi-Fi, LTE, 4G and mobile data
What Albania VPN does and who it suits
Albania VPN asks very little of the person installing it. The listing says there is no registration, no username and password, and no credit card step. You install the app, tap connect, and the phone's traffic is routed through one of the developer's servers.
On paper, the intended reader is someone whose websites, apps or videos are blocked where they live, or someone who wants to hide their IP address on a public network. The main draw in the listing is an Albanian IP address, with worldwide server locations as a second option.
The app is presented as a free VPN proxy for Android. Everything it offers depends on the connection it makes, so the rest of this guide is about that connection.
Reaching blocked sites, apps and videos
The main use is unblocking. The listing says the app opens websites, apps and videos that are restricted in the user's country. It names Netflix, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Skype, WhatsApp, WeChat, Telegram and TikTok as examples of services it is meant to reach.
The listing also says the app hides the IP address during browsing and keeps activity private. For streaming, it claims a faster experience and access to geo-restricted apps. These are the developer's claims about what the connection does.
The unblocking and privacy features do not need a second app or an account. They run from the same single connection.
Choosing a server and an Albanian address
Quick connect is the control the listing emphasises most. One tap connects to a server and gives the phone an Albanian IP address. The Albanian cities named as having servers are Tirana, Gjirokastra, Berat and Lin, with others not listed by name.
Outside Albania, the listing names Germany, the USA, Japan, France, India, England, Canada and Turkey as countries with servers. It ends that list with a general phrase, so the full set of locations is not given.
A user who needs a specific country rather than an Albanian address has to pick it from the server list, which the listing does not describe in more detail.
Gaming, hotspots and mobile networks
The developer says it targets ping for PUBG, Garena Free Fire and other online Android games, with the aim of reducing latency. The listing gives no ping figures.
The app is described as working on Wi-Fi, LTE, 4G and all mobile data carriers. It is also said to protect a Wi-Fi hotspot and public networks, and the store summary lists bypassing hotspots among its functions.
Because the connection runs at the system level, it applies to whichever network the phone is using at the time.
How the connection is built and what the no-logs claim covers
The listing says the app runs on Android's VPNService, and that no root access is required. Everything it does is carried through that single VPN tunnel.
The developer describes unlimited time, speed and bandwidth, and says the app keeps no logs, so the user stays anonymous while connected.
The no-logs statement is a promise about what the company keeps. A user relies on the developer's word for that.
About this APK
The build we hold is Albania VPN - Fast & Secure 1.14 (APKS split bundle) for Android 5.0 and up.
- Version
- 1.14
- 15
- Requires Android
- 5.0+
- Size
- 28 MB
- Target Android
- 14
- Package ID
- com.karastm.albania.vpn
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 13 declared
- Signed by
- CN=Android, O=Google Inc.
- Certificate SHA-256
- 5b6d1dbd8e602a128ad8220cb913633e74f35186efe2a3fd5e131c641aa3def6
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