In April this year, Cloudfare launched its 1.1.1.1 public DNS service in a bid to offer a fast, yet private way for desktop users to browse the Internet. All this while, mobile users were using the service by switching on to the servers manually.
Now, to make the service on mobile devices much more automatic, the company has released apps for Android and iOS to turn the service on and off with just a tap.
The apps can be downloaded from Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store. With these apps, it is going to be much easier to switch to 1.1.1.1 as your phone’s primary DNS server.
When you turn the app on, it should generate a VPN profile that automatically directs the traffic through the app to utilize the 1.1.1.1 DNS servers.
Besides the app, here is how you can manually set up Cloudfare’s 1.1.1.1 privacy service on your mobile.
Set up 1.1.1.1 on Android
Open up your phone settings, and click on Wi-Fi. Look out and tap on the name of the network you are currently connected to. Select modify network, click the ‘Show Advanced Options’ check box, and change the IP settings to the Static option.
Remove any IP addresses that may be already listed and in their place add:
- 1.1.1.1
- 1.0.0.1
- 2606:4700:4700::1111
- 2606:4700:4700::1001
After this, save. Disconnect from the Wi-Fi and reconnect to effect the changes.
Set up 1.1.1.1 on iOS
Go to your phone settings, select Wi-Fi, and tap on the information icon ‘i’ next to the Wi-Fi name you are connected to. Scroll down to the ‘Configure DNS’ section, and change the configuration from Automatic to Manual.
Click Add Server. Remove any IP addresses that may be already listed and in their place add:
- 1.1.1.1
- 1.0.0.1
- 2606:4700:4700::1111
- 2606:4700:4700::1001
Tap Save after this.
The 1.1.1.1 service utilizes Cloudfare’s network infrastructure to lookup domain names faster by linking internet users to servers that are closer to them geographically.
