Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

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melkyharray
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Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by melkyharray » Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:38 am

I have seen a couple of historic posts asking similar questions but nothing indicating any official position or offering a solution.
I'm using miui rom and there isn't google play on my Android phone. So, i cannot download openvpn connect from Google Play store. is it possible to install official OpenVPN Connect without using the Google Play store? Maybe there is official APK which is hosted by openvpn, please share the link. I see on the openvpn.net website shares google play link only.
If not, is it safe to download/install openvpn connect app from other sources like https://apkpure.com/, https://www.androidapksbox.com/, etc?

Thanks,

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by ordex » Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:06 pm

Unfortunately there is no official APK direct download link.

OpenVPN Connect is offered via PlayStore and Amazon Marketplace.

Installing an apk from a third party service is always risky because you don't know if the apk is the official one or it was modified.

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by OpenVPN user » Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:46 am

ordex wrote:
Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:06 pm
Installing an apk from a third party service is always risky because you don't know if the apk is the official one or it was modified.
That is true - in general. But it is not true if you download an apk directly from the developer (in this case OpenVPN). It would definitely be the official apk.
I'm surprised there is no official apk link. Usually a developer provides such a link so that people can directly use an apk without being routed trough an app store. So i suggest OpenVPN provide such a link.

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by ordex » Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:43 am

After an internal discussion I realized (I did not know yet) that we maintain some standalone downloads. You can find it here:

https://swupdate.openvpn.org/downloads/ ... 1.1.27.apk

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by helegoforu » Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:52 am

i have seen many websites providing open vpn SPAM DELETED... , are they even safe or if not why can't open vpn create their official site

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by hadi5 » Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:58 pm

There are some alternative app stores like yalp store that download the Alps directions from the google app store. Haven't heard anything bad about that one

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by Azkaaldric » Thu May 10, 2018 7:59 pm

Thanksss youuuuujh

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by metriva » Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:56 pm

Thank you for this information. Is there an updated version of the standalone download available? Or is 1.1.27.apk the latest? Thank you.

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by Technerder » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:50 am

Where can I find an updated standalone apk?

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by 3kgt » Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:59 pm

Hi guys. Im too looking for the newest apk aswell. Wanna install it on Android TV.

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by kajala » Thu May 14, 2020 5:10 am

There are also some countries where OpenVPN is not available on Play Store. It would be very helpful to have official APKs available from reliable source instead of needing to rely on 3rd party sites with possibly compromised security.

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Post by houmie75 » Tue Aug 11, 2020 12:59 pm

I second that. Not all countries provide access to PlayStore. It would have been amazing to have an official page where the latest APKs are listed.

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Post by csoapy » Sun Aug 14, 2022 1:07 pm

houmie75 wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 12:59 pm
I second that. Not all countries provide access to PlayStore. It would have been amazing to have an official page where the latest APKs are listed.
Absolutely! And an official APK is more secure then downoad from 3rd-party.
So WHY there is no official APK?

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by Leeeeerich » Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:49 pm

Oh, I have the same problem, I need apk for use it on device without PlayMarket, but I can't use it from no trusted resources. Why we can't download apk or at least have checksum for every release?

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by WallaceJefferson » Mon Jul 10, 2023 4:12 am

I want to download official APK but I can't find official APK anywhere. I don't want to install APKs from 3rd parties because they are not secure

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by JosephS » Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:12 am

Hello,
For the latest Android Connect app (3.3.4) there is an official link for download:
https://swupdate.openvpn.net/downloads/ ... (9290).apk
However, for future releases there may no longer be an official .apk download link for distribution.
So i would advise downloading the app from Google playstore.

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by KRM721 » Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:36 am

JosephS wrote:
Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:12 am
Hello,
For the latest Android Connect app (3.3.4) there is an official link for download:
https://swupdate.openvpn.net/downloads/ ... (9290).apk
However, for future releases there may no longer be an official .apk download link for distribution.
So i would advise downloading the app from Google playstore.
This is great, thanks. Where did you find this?

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Re: Official direct download of OpenVPN Connect APK?

Post by Android7 » Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:24 am

Hello. I have a tablet with Android 7 operating system. Unfortunately, I cannot download the OpenVPN Connect app from Google Play because the latest version of the app requires Android 9 or newer.
I kindly ask you to provide a link to the latest version of the app(APK file) that supports Android 7 here.
I believe this will be helpful not only to me.
As far as I know, OpenVPN Connect version 3.3.0 supports Android versions 4 and above.
Thank you.

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