# Androids I like but me they don't sometimes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 12, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/androids-i-like-but-me-they-dont-sometimes/985348 "2023-06-12T08:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/androids-i-like-but-me-they-dont-sometimes/985348/1 "2023-06-12T08:09:51Z")
Background: I was walking on the street with my Samsung Galaxy Plus in my hand, chatting with a friend. I got hit from behind by a woman on a bicycle. She took off, cutting through an area I could not go into. When she hit me, my phone went flying and, of course, the screen had a bunch of cracks. The darn thing lasted nine more days before the screen gave up the ghost. So, I bought a new Android phone, this time an OPPO 10. Problem: On my previous phone, I had been using a VPN called Shadow Rocket. The new phone will not install the latest versions of that, saying it has a virus. The earlier versions are only for 32-bit Androids and, evidently, my new phone is a 64-bit. The beauty of Shadow Rocket was that it always worked and it’s free. I’ve tried a few others (I think 3 others), but they either want credit card up front or simply would not load. So, can anyone point me to a good Android VPN apk which I can download onto my computer, send to my phone, and get connected across the Great Firewall? (Yes, I’m still in Beijing.) TIA. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/androids-i-like-but-me-they-dont-sometimes/985348/2 "2023-06-12T11:58:49Z")
I use Express VPN. I don’t know about firewalls but it with skype fooled my phone into thinking my phone was in the US and not Italy when I had to make phone calls. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/androids-i-like-but-me-they-dont-sometimes/985348/3 "2023-06-12T19:42:24Z")
ProtonVPN has a [free version](https://protonvpn.com/free-vpn) that has US, NL, JP servers. I’ve started using their pay version and like it so far, you get more servers and other features for that. I haven’t tried it direct from .apk but [here’s the mirror](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/proton-technologies-ag/protonvpn-secure-and-free-vpn/protonvpn-secure-and-free-vpn-4-6-49-0-release/) ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/androids-i-like-but-me-they-dont-sometimes/985348/4 "2023-07-26T02:50:28Z")
_I forgot to update this when I got the issue resolved._ So, I went to [www.fileplanet.com](http://www.fileplanet.com) and searched for the other file name of Shadow Rocket every day until there was an update to work on 64-bit phones. Then I did the following: - Download the APK to my computer - E-mail the APK to myself - Open E-mail on the phone - Download the attachment to the phone - Click on the yes button under the pop-up question, “Open downloaded file?” - Click on the yes button under the pop-up question, “Allow browser to install apps?” Then open the new app and all’s well that ends well!