Opera’s free VPN now offers automatic protection on public Wi-Fi.
The desktop version of the browser now offers an opt-in toggle to automatically enable the built-in VPN whenever you connect to a public or unsecured Wi-Fi network. Sounds like an easy way to make public Wi-Fi Russian roulette a little safer to play. It’s rolling out today in the US and France. [Image: The new setting is an opt-in toggle, so you’ll have to go enable it today if you’re an Opera user. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Public-network-detected-no-logo.png?quality=90&strip=all]
The desktop version of the browser now offers an opt-in toggle to automatically enable the built-in VPN whenever you connect to a public or unsecured Wi-Fi network. Sounds like an easy way to make public Wi-Fi Russian roulette a little safer to play. It’s rolling out today in the US and France.
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