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Advanced RISC Machine (Arm) processors are low-powered and offer high-performance.

Thanks to this power-efficiency and scalable performance, they are commonly used in smartphones and tablets.

Laptop running Proton VPN�s new Arm app

Proton has also released itsproduct roadmapfor winter.

Proton VPN’s anti-censorship features will also be expanded, with guest mode for iOS and iPadOS.

Finally, some of the most common community requested features will be available through new Windows and iOS/iPadOS apps.

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“At Proton VPN, our mission is to make privacy the default for everyone.

As a result, most VPNs could not run effectively, or even at all on Arm devices.

However, this problem has now begun to be addressed by many of the leading VPN providers.

Mullvad on a laptop

Surfshark, one of thefastest VPNsin our testing, wasone of the first to launch, alongside Windscribe.

NordVPN was then the latest VPN provider to offer Arm compatibility, with itsapp announcementback in October.

Proton VPN new iOS app

Windows 10 VPN being used on a Microsoft Surface laptop

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