Features
Connect automatically, without tapping
Choose when ForestVPN should connect and it does, without you opening the app. On iPhone and iPad the system starts it on demand. On Android it can connect on mobile data, on open Wi-Fi and after a restart.
Where it exists
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android
| Setting | What starts the connection | |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone and iPad | Connect on demand | The system starts the connection for you instead of you tapping Connect. |
| Android | Connect automatically | Mobile data, open Wi-Fi (Android 13 and later) and after a restart. |
How it works
- 01
Open the setting
Open the app's settings and choose when ForestVPN should connect.
- 02
Pick the triggers
On Android: mobile data, open Wi-Fi (Android 13 and later) and after a restart. On iPhone and iPad: the system's on-demand rules start the connection for you.
- 03
Leave it
From then on the system starts the connection. You can turn it off in the same setting.
What you get
- No need to remember to tap Connect.
- A connection that is already up when you open an app.
- A choice of triggers, so it connects where you want it to.
Limits and honest caveats
- This page covers iPhone, iPad and Android.
- On Android, connecting on open Wi-Fi needs Android 13 or later.
- Connecting by itself is not a kill switch. The kill switch is a separate setting that decides what happens to traffic when the tunnel drops.
Plans
Free and Premium both have it.
Questions
- Which phones have it?
- iPhone, iPad and Android. This page does not cover other platforms.
- Does it replace the kill switch?
- No. Connecting by itself starts the tunnel. The kill switch decides what happens to traffic if the tunnel drops, and none is absolute.
- Can I turn it off?
- Yes, in the same setting.