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Seed4.Me VPN Proxy: encrypted VPN for public Wi-Fi
By Kelvin Ooi
Security and privacy editor
- Encrypted tunnel from your Android to the sites you visit
- Hides your IP address from the sites you open
- No registration, and the developer says no logs are kept
- Unlimited data transfer, according to the listing
- Proxy and VPN setup the developer describes as easy
- Developer says servers cost money, so the free service may change
What the Seed4.Me VPN Proxy app is for
Seed4.Me VPN Proxy is an Android VPN app for protecting your traffic when you use open or unsecured networks, such as Wi-Fi in hotels and cafes. It builds an encrypted channel between the phone and the sites you connect to, using VPN technology. The listing presents it as a privacy tool for everyday browsing rather than a tool for a specific task.
The listing gives no further detail on who it is aimed at beyond people who browse on mobile networks they do not control.
Encrypting traffic and hiding your IP address
The app encrypts the data your phone sends and receives, so anyone on the same network sees scrambled traffic instead of readable page content. It also hides your IP address from the websites you visit, which the listing describes as the main way of staying anonymous when you open a site. The listing says you can reach any website this way.
Both functions run through the same VPN connection, so there is no separate setting to switch on for encryption and for address masking.
Accounts, logging and data limits
The developer says you do not need to register an account to use the service, and that the service keeps no logs of your activity. The listing also states unlimited data transfer. These are the developer's own claims and are not independently verified here.
The developer states that the free service cannot run indefinitely, because the company pays for high-speed servers. The listing does not say what replaces the free service or what it would cost.
Setting up a proxy or VPN connection
The listing names two connection modes, a proxy and a VPN, and says both are easy to set up. Choosing between them is part of the setup. The listing does not describe the screens, the server list or the steps in any further detail.
Because the app works at the connection level, it applies to the traffic that passes through it, which is the part of your browsing on untrusted networks that the listing targets.
What's new
About this APK
The build we hold is Seed4.Me VPN Proxy 2.2.84 (APKS split bundle) for Android 5.0 and up.
- Version
- 2.2.84
- 246
- Requires Android
- 5.0+
- Package ID
- me.seed4.app.android
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 18 declared · 2 sensitive
- Approximate location
- Precise location
- Signed by
- CN=Dmitry Abramov, O=Seed4.Me Inc.
- Certificate SHA-256
- c1d34334bbe44f138e5666121710b27da2a9cc27a30a6cc04c9b6870c56f37ba
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