We use VPN (virtual private networks) with Android to make web browsing super fast as well as unlock websites that are not available in yours region. Many a times VPN like Samsung Max reduces data consumption. But all of these not come in terms of absolutely free of cost. There is privacy concerns, data leaks, sometimes online tracking, and malwares. We still use VPN despite all of these because we want to browse websites that are not available due to restrictions and blockages of websites.
We find in many places unencrypted public internet connections and this means when you connect to those networks you expose yours data. There is the answer to all of these. Private DNS can be found with Android 10 and above and especially on Samsung Galaxy high end and mid range phones, provides you the opportunities to encrypt traffic and secures internet connectivity with the help of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and it encrypts traffic into Android Phone even if it connects to the public and unencrypted network.
This is the difference between VPN and Private DNS. With VPN you will have to install apps and there are chances of data leaks or bombardment of advertisements or even advent of malware but on the other hand, with Private DNS you will not have to put any additional apps and do not have to worry about data leaks and unencrypted connectivity, and any advancements of malwares through any network connectivity. It is inbuilt into yours phone and it works seamlessly. It provides transport layer security (TLS) and it encrypts data and connectivity from one node to that of the other easily.
It stops middle persons such as mobile and telecom operators, internet service providers, eves dropper to find yours data and personal information. Transport layer protocol blankets DNS protocols so that eves dropper could not trace yours data and yours privacy is well secured. Private DNS definitely provides faster internet in comparison with DNS of internet service providers. If there is any censorship of contents and websites by internet service providers then, with the help of private DNS you can browse those contents and websites.
It makes yours phone safer with TLS protocols and stops malwares, unwanted contents from entering into yours phone’s memory. It makes smarter caching of internet resources so that the same contents can be accessible without downloading again and again and thus removes data redundancy. Some times when ISP name servers are not available for a specific time then it can replace those and those websites can be browsed easily with the help of private DNS.
How to setup Private DNS in Samsung One UI Android 10
Samsung One UI and Android 10 phones comes up with Private DNS and you can enable this with the help of following manner.
Settings– Connections—More Connection settings— Private DNS
Select Private DNS provider hostname
Enter Provider host name such as dns.google
With this yours internet service provider’s network’s DNS is changed by Google’s fast and direct DNS resolution. In this way you get a faster and uninterrupted DNS connectivity. There are many DNS provider hostname such as from adguard, adhole, blahdns, clean browsing, cloudflare, google, censurfridns, quad9. You can use it with Private DNS with Android 10 and above.
