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Chromebooks have become popular for their simplicity and security. They’re great for web-centric tasks, but they still rely on the internet for almost everything – which means your data can be exposed if the connection isn’t secure. While Chrome OS has some built-in protective features, a VPN adds a much-needed layer of privacy and freedom. With Anyone on your Chromebook, you can do all your online work, studies, or streaming knowing that the connection is encrypted and your location is masked.
There are a couple of ways to get a VPN on a Chromebook: - Android VPN app: Most modern Chromebooks support Android apps via the Play Store. You can install the Anyone Android app on your Chromebook and connect that way. Chrome OS will then route network traffic through that VPN (Chrome OS treats Android VPN apps as system VPNs usually). This is likely the easiest method if your Chromebook has Play Store enabled. - Manual VPN configuration: Chrome OS has native VPN support (OpenVPN/L2TP) in its settings. If Anyone provides an L2TP/IPSec or OpenVPN configuration, you could input that in Chrome OS’s VPN settings.
However, since Anyone uses a multi-hop network, it might not be straightforward to represent it as a single server config. Possibly we might have an extension or some custom method. - Linux container method: Some Chromebooks can run Linux apps (Crostini). You could theoretically run Anyone’s Linux client inside the Linux VM on Chrome OS and then configure routing... but that’s advanced and probably overkill given Android app route.
Assuming the Android app route: it’s pretty seamless. Once installed, you click Connect in the app, and Chrome OS will show a key icon indicating VPN active (similar to Android’s behavior). Then all Chrome traffic (and Android apps traffic) goes through it. One thing: older or school-managed Chromebooks might not allow Android apps or VPN usage, but personal ones generally do.
If you’re a student using a Chromebook, you likely connect to many different Wi-Fi networks – school, library, coffee shops. The VPN will protect you on all of them (especially important on those public networks). If you travel with a Chromebook, same benefits as for travel: access content from home, avoid censorship.
Many people use Chromebooks for streaming media as well – with a VPN you can see more content libraries and avoid throttling. Also, Chromebooks are often used for accessing Google services extensively – while those are HTTPS, Google still sees a lot; a VPN won’t hide your Google account activity from Google, but it can hide it from observers and give you a bit more anonymity if, say, you browse outside of logged-in Google.
Most Chromebooks aren’t powerhouses. But running a VPN (especially via Android app) is typically fine for moderate usage. If your Chromebook has a decent ARM or Intel chip, it can handle encryption for typical internet speeds (Chromebooks often used on Wi-Fi < 100Mbps anyway). You might not notice a difference for web and HD video tasks.
• Go to the Play Store on your Chromebook, search and install “Anyone VPN” (the same app as on Android phone).
• Open it, click Connect. Chrome OS will likely prompt “Allow this app to set up VPN connection?” – say yes.
• The Anyone app UI might not be perfectly scaled for Chrome OS, but should work. Once connected, close/minimize it.
• You’ll see the key icon in bottom-right system tray area. You can also click that area > VPN to see status or disconnect if needed.
• Test by visiting a site to check IP or a blocked site to see if accessible.
If your Chrome OS doesn’t support Play Store (rare nowadays except maybe enterprise ones), you could try a Chrome Web Store extension if one exists (some VPNs have Chrome extensions which act as proxies – not as full VPN). Anyone might not have a Chrome extension yet. Another possibility is if your admin allowed Android apps but not VPN, in which case you might be stuck – or use the Linux container approach by installing openvpn and an Anyone config in Linux mode.
