Installing and permissions
System prompts on iPhone, Mac, Android and Windows, and what they mean.
- Install Pekpik VPN on iPhone and iPadInstall Pekpik VPN on iPhone or iPad from the App Store. You need iOS 15.0 or later, and no sign-up is required to start using free servers.
- Install the Pekpik VPN DMG on MacDownload the notarized Pekpik VPN DMG, drag the app into Applications, open it, and approve the system extension the first time you connect.
- Install the Pekpik VPN APK on Android safelyDownload the official Pekpik VPN APK from pekpik.com, check its SHA-256, allow your browser to install unknown apps, then install. Needs Android 8.0+.
- Install Pekpik VPN on WindowsDownload the Pekpik VPN installer for 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 from pekpik.com, check its SHA-256, run it, and allow it to make changes when asked.
- “Add VPN Configurations” on iPhone: what it means and is it safeThe “Would Like to Add VPN Configurations” prompt is the standard iOS permission every VPN app needs. Tap Allow so Pekpik VPN can connect on your iPhone.
- Approve the Pekpik VPN system extension on MacThe Pekpik VPN DMG needs a system extension. If you see “Approve Pekpik VPN system extension in System Settings”, allow it there and connect again.
- “Move Pekpik VPN to the Applications folder”The Pekpik VPN DMG version only connects when the app runs from the Applications folder. Drag it there, reopen it from Applications and connect again.
- “Pekpik VPN installation is incomplete” on MacThis Mac message means the app copy is damaged or from an old build. Delete it, install the latest DMG into Applications, reopen it and connect.
- Where is Pekpik VPN on my Mac? (menu bar, no Dock icon)Pekpik VPN for Mac is a menu bar app with no Dock icon. Click its icon at the top of the screen to connect, open the main window, or quit the app.
- “Windows protected your PC” when installing Pekpik VPNWindows SmartScreen may warn about the Pekpik VPN installer. The installer from pekpik.com is safe: click More info, then Run anyway.
- Pekpik VPN in the Windows system trayClosing the Pekpik VPN window keeps it running in the Windows system tray. Use the tray icon to see status, disconnect, reopen the window or quit.
- Grant VPN permission on AndroidThe first time you connect, Android asks to allow Pekpik VPN to set up a VPN connection. Tap OK. If you cancelled, tap Connect again to see the request.
- Always-on VPN and “Block connections without VPN” on AndroidTurn on Always-on VPN for Pekpik VPN in Android settings to keep it running after restarts, and Block connections without VPN to stop traffic outside it.
- Uninstall Pekpik VPNHow to uninstall Pekpik VPN from your device. Uninstalling doesn’t delete your account, and it doesn’t cancel an App Store subscription either.