You don't need to sideload VPN apps on Android. They're right in the store, and there's an API for them to run without root, from what I understand. Here's Ope

You don't need to sideload VPN apps on Android. They're right in the store, and there's an API for them to run without root, from what I understand. Here's OpenVPN. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.openvpn.openvpn&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.openvpn.op... There's also Tor with Orbot and Orfox. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.guardianproject.orfox&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.guardianp... But only explicitly configured apps will use this proxy. Proxying all traffic does require a rooted phone. In general, Android gives you more options but iOS seems to offer a more privacy-minded configuration OOTB.