PrivadoVPN Adds SmartRoute Multi-Hop to iOS
The iOS app update lets users route traffic through two VPN servers instead of one.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Business Strategy
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PrivadoVPN added SmartRoute, its multi-hop routing feature, to its iOS app in version 4.1.0. SmartRoute sends traffic through two VPN servers, with the entry server chosen automatically based on network performance.
Why it matters
Routing traffic through a second server separates the user's connection from the final exit point, which makes correlation and timing attacks harder. The feature brings the capability to iPhone and iPad users that Android users already had.
SmartRoute routes traffic through 2 servers, with users choosing to double-hop only web browsing or all traffic and selecting the exit country. The review found measured latency noticeably higher than most rivals, and the no-logs policy has not been independently audited.
The players
PrivadoVPN
PrivadoVPN is a virtual private network provider that offers apps across iOS and Android platforms.
The details
Users can choose between routing only web browsing or all app traffic through the two-hop route. SmartRoute connects the device to an entry server first, which relays encrypted traffic to a second exit server, so websites see only that exit server's location and IP address.
Timeline
Summer: SmartRoute first arrived in PrivadoVPN's Android app in version 4.1.13 (year not stated).
November 2, 2026: SmartRoute was added to the iOS app in version 4.1.0.
The Tech Race
Multi-hop routing, which chains two VPN servers so that no single server sees both the user and the final destination, is a privacy feature that VPN providers have increasingly offered as a premium differentiator. PrivadoVPN's iOS rollout places it alongside providers that already bundle double-hop routing into their apps.
iPhone and iPad users who update the PrivadoVPN app can turn on SmartRoute to send web browsing or all app traffic through two servers, with the exit country selectable. Because latency was measured noticeably higher than most rivals in the review, users prioritizing speed should weigh that tradeoff before enabling it.
The takeaway
A second server in the chain is a practical way to limit what any one provider can observe, but the added routing has a speed cost. Users should test latency on their own connection before relying on double-hop routing for everyday browsing.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by TechRadar.
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