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The Settings screen is the central place to manage your Proton VPN experience. You can reach it by tapping the Settings tab in the bottom navigation bar.

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Account

The Account section appears at the top of Settings when you are signed in. It shows your display name, email address, and current plan. Tapping the row opens the full account screen where you can manage your Proton account details. If you are not signed in, this section shows Sign in and Sign up options instead.
The account screen is not available when Proton VPN is deployed under a managed configuration (such as an MDM profile).

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Default connection

The Default connection setting controls which server or profile Proton VPN connects to when you tap the Quick Connect button.
Default connection is only available on paid plans. Free users always connect to the fastest available free server.

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Connection settings

The Connection category in Settings groups the options that affect how your VPN tunnel is established.

Protocol settings

Choose between Smart, WireGuard UDP, WireGuard TCP, and Stealth (WireGuard TLS). Includes NAT type and LAN access controls.

Advanced settings

Alternative routing (DoH), IPv6 support, NAT type, custom DNS, and LAN connection controls.
The Connection category also includes a dedicated VPN Accelerator row. Tapping it opens a toggle sub-screen. VPN Accelerator requires a paid plan.

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Theme

Tap Theme under the General category to choose how the app looks. The selection takes effect immediately without restarting the app.

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Notifications

Tap Notifications to open the Android system notification settings for Proton VPN. From there you can control which notification channels are enabled, including the persistent VPN active notification.
The Notifications row is only shown on Android 8.0 (Oreo) and later, where Android manages notification channels individually.

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General

The General category also contains:
  • Change icon — pick an alternative app icon for your home screen.
  • Widget — set up the Proton VPN home screen widget.

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Support and about

The Support category provides links to help resources:
  • Help center — opens the Proton support site in your browser.
  • Report a bug — submits a bug report with optional diagnostic logs.
  • Debug logs — opens the in-app log viewer.
At the bottom of the Settings screen you will find the installed app version number. Tapping this area opens the third-party licence notices.

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Help improve Proton

The Help improve Proton category contains:
  • Help fight censorship — opt in or out of the Proton censorship-circumvention program (telemetry).
  • Rate us — opens the Play Store listing for Proton VPN.