🛡️ How to Configure Private DNS Mode on Google Pixel 9 Pro | Enhance Online Privacy 🔒
0Private DNS mode on your Google Pixel 9 Pro allows you to encrypt your DNS queries, which can prevent others from seeing which websites you visit and help protect against DNS-based spoofing or redirection. It typically uses DNS-over-TLS (DoT) or DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for this encryption.
Understanding Your Private DNS Options:
Off: Your DNS queries are not specifically encrypted by this feature and are handled by the network's default DNS provider.
Automatic: (Often the default setting) Your Pixel 9 Pro will attempt to use encrypted DNS (DNS-over-TLS) with your current network's DNS server, provided the server supports it. If encrypted DNS isn't supported by the network's server, it will fall back to standard (unencrypted) DNS.
Private DNS provider hostname: This allows you to manually specify a DNS provider that supports encrypted DNS. You'll enter their specific hostname.
How to Configure Private DNS Mode on Google Pixel 9 Pro:
Open Settings on your Google Pixel 9 Pro.
Tap on Network & internet.
Select Private DNS. (If you don't see it immediately, it might be under an "Advanced" sub-menu, but it's usually directly accessible here on Pixels).
You will typically see three options:
Off: Choose this to disable the Private DNS feature.
Automatic: Select this to allow your phone to opportunistically use encrypted DNS if your current network supports it.
Private DNS provider hostname: Select this to use a custom DNS provider.
If you select Private DNS provider hostname:
A text field will appear. Enter the hostname of your chosen DNS provider. Some popular examples include:
For Cloudflare: 1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com or one.one.one.one
For Google Public DNS: dns.google
For Quad9: dns.quad9.net
Ensure you enter the hostname exactly as provided by the DNS service.
Tap Save.
💡 Important Note:
– Using a trusted Private DNS provider significantly enhances your privacy by encrypting your DNS lookups. This makes it much harder for third parties, including your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or network operators, to monitor the websites and services you access.
– If you manually enter a Private DNS provider hostname and it's incorrect, or if the specified server experiences an outage, you might have trouble connecting to the internet. If this occurs, you can troubleshoot by switching the Private DNS setting back to "Automatic" or "Off."
– Some specific networks, like certain corporate or public Wi-Fi networks with captive portals (login pages), may not work correctly with custom Private DNS settings. If you encounter connectivity issues on such networks, try temporarily setting Private DNS to "Off" or "Automatic."
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