VPN provider Private Internet Access has just released its application for tvOS 17. This anticipated launch is accompanied by the reintroduction of a major feature on macOS, after three years of unjustified absence on Apple systems.
Since the official release of tvOS 17 and support for virtual private network applications, the months have flown by, and VPN providers are gradually revealing their plans for Apple TV. This week, it’s the turn of Private Internet Access (PIA) to publish its native app for tvOS, compatible with dedicated IPs. Good news for subscribers to the service, who will be able to benefit from all the features of the VPN without having to manually configure DNS.
New on tvOS, new on macOS
In addition to the easy installation of the VPN on Apple TV, the provision of a native application for tvOS offers the same security guarantees on tvOS as software clients and mobile applications. As a reminder, manually configuring DNS on a connected device allows you to modify its IP address, and therefore emulate a virtual location.
On the other hand, there is nothing to strengthen the protection of traffic, which continues to circulate on the public internet network, neither VPN protocol nor encryption algorithm other than SLL/TLS. Therefore, by publishing its application for tvOS, PIA finally guarantees that data streams transmitted and received on Apple TV benefit from the protocols that the provider supports (WireGuard, OpenVPN) and AES encryption (128 and 256 bits).
PIA also took advantage of the launch of its native VPN on tvOS to resurrect a feature buried for almost three years on Mac: split tunneling. Disappeared from the macOS client in 2021 without explanation, the option is back in beta today and will be officially deployed on March 7 to all of its subscribers.
In its press release, the provider finally sheds the mystery on this sudden withdrawal, indicating that a bug prevented the VPN connection from working correctly. Alongside the reintroduction of split tunneling, PIA vows transparency and promises to publish the patch code under an open source license as soon as it is deployed to the general public.
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Despite its many advanced features, a strict no-logging policy, satisfactory performance and better cross-platform coverage than in the past, PIA is losing ground to the heavyweights in the VPN market. In addition to the ergonomic flaws of its desktop clients, it is less efficient than its competitors, particularly for streaming, including in the United States. A mixed VPN which nevertheless offers particularly attractive prices.
Despite its many advanced features, a strict no-logging policy, satisfactory performance and better cross-platform coverage than in the past, PIA is losing ground to the heavyweights in the VPN market. In addition to the ergonomic flaws of its desktop clients, it is less efficient than its competitors, particularly for streaming, including in the United States. A mixed VPN which nevertheless offers particularly attractive prices.
Source : Private Internet Access
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