Proton VPN 8.0 is coming to iPhone — and it could be the app’s biggest upgrade in years
Proton VPN has published iOS 8. 0. 0 on GitHub, but the update is yet to reach the App Store Its primary focus is Proton protocols, a new Rust-based VPN engine aimed at stability and censorship resistance. An advanced kill switch, an interactive globe map, and better CarPlay support are also on the way. Proton VPN users on iPhone have a big update to look forward to. The provider has published iOS 8. 0. 0 on its GitHub releases page , and it could be the most significant change to the app in years. The biggest addition is Proton protocols, a new VPN architecture that Proton says is designed for improved stability and censorship resistance. It also makes the advanced kill switch possible on iPhone and iPad, a feature that has so far only been available on iOS in beta. Proton VPN already sits among the best VPN services we’ve tested, climbing to third place in our latest round of re-testing. Anything that tightens up its iOS app is good news for privacy-minded iPhone owners. What’s new in Proton VPN 8. 0 for iOS The biggest change is one you won’t see. Proton protocols , known internally as ProTUN, swaps out the standard wireguard-go code for libpvpnclient, Proton’s own WireGuard implementation written in Rust…