Cloudflare has decided to open its 1.1.1.1 privacy-focused DNS service to mobile users.
The iOS & Android app is now available to all. What this service, launched sometime ago, does is to make it easier for anyone to use the free consumer DNS service. By moving data through 1.1.1.1, it can make it more difficult for your ISP to track the Sites you are visiting, among other benefits.
Here’s the announcement:
Any time you are on a public internet connection people can see what sites you visit. Even worse, your Internet Service Provider is very possibly selling all of your browsing history to the highest bidder. We have a tool called 1.1.1.1 which makes it easy to get a faster, more private, Internet experience, but it’s historically been too complex for many people to use, particularly on mobile devices. Today, we’re launching an app you (and everyone you know) can use to use 1.1.1.1 every time your mobile phone connects to the Internet. It’s a free, it’s easy, download it now.
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We launched 1.1.1.1 on April 1st. Frankly, we’ve been blown away by how many people actually made the switch. Changing your network settings is not easy, but if our traffic amount is any indication, many of you made the effort. Thank you!
That said, even more people are not able to make those changes, particularly on mobile devices. We want everyone to have access to faster and more private Internet, and the millions of sites on Cloudflare value the performance boost they get when visited by 1.1.1.1 users.
A month ago, we announced the public beta of a new, easier, way to install 1.1.1.1, a mobile app.
What did we learn from the beta?
We learned a lesson it seems we discover again with every product we launch: our beta customers are incredible! They discovered bugs and configuration issues, not just with the app but also with mobile carriers.
Particularly given its role as the first app we will release on any mobile app store, we were energized (and shocked) by the excitement we received. We saw what we always hoped for, a faster Internet, all around the world:
Chris Walton@ChrisWalton10Damn @Cloudflare your 1.1.1.1 app is incredible. Things that normally takes 5 to 7 seconds to load in Vietnam are taking 3.
1 App, Free for Everyone
The 1.1.1.1. app makes your Internet faster and more private. It is darn easy to set up. And, the best part: it’s free!
It is the right thing to do. We are making it easier for everyone to make their experience when they use the Internet more private. People should not have to pay to have a more private Internet.
Beyond that, millions of websites rely on Cloudflare for performance and security. By getting more users on 1.1.1.1, we make those sites faster. That makes Cloudflare better, and it makes the Internet better, a win-win.
