# SafeDNS App for Android Setup

SafeDNS Agent is an application that allows you to use SafeDNS filtering on mobile devices running Android.

<p class="callout info">Supported Android versions: **5 or higher**.  
Supported devices: **Samsung, Pixel, Lenovo**.  
The Agent is available on the following billing plans: **Safe Family, Pro, Pro Plus,** and archived **Safe@Home, Safe@Office**.</p>

<figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card" id="bkmrk-safedns-agent---apps"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">[⤵SafeDNS Agent - App on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safedns.agent)</div><div class="kg-bookmark-title">Alternative .apk installation file download: [https://safedns.com/downloads/safedns-2\_1\_6\_3-debug.apk](https://safedns.com/downloads/safedns-2_1_6_3-debug.apk)</div></div></figure>---

#### Getting started

1\. Install the app from Google Play, and run the SafeDNS Agent app.

[![1.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/hf5HbB7WKu4CCwOV-1-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/hf5HbB7WKu4CCwOV-1-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

2\. Press the "Get started" button.

[![2.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/UUmq4gs0etKBWrGz-2-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/UUmq4gs0etKBWrGz-2-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

3\. Press "Sign in" if you already have a SafeDNS account, and go to **Step 5**.

Otherwise, press "Register".

[![3.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/itSOEB0w25EauNnH-3-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/itSOEB0w25EauNnH-3-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

4\. Fill in the required fields and press "Register".

[![4.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/gth23HslcmAlLVsW-4-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/gth23HslcmAlLVsW-4-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

5\. Enter your SafeDNS account email (or username) and password, and press "Sign in".

[![5.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/WStX8cqxJp3JKRwJ-5-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/WStX8cqxJp3JKRwJ-5-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

6\. Create and confirm a PIN code for quick access to the application.

[![6.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/Bf0BJXOOejZhJHgv-6-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/Bf0BJXOOejZhJHgv-6-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

7\. Press "Download certificate" to install the SafeDNS root certificate. This step is necessary for the correct display of the block page on HTTPS sites.

Please note that the filtering still works without the installed certificate.

[![7.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/OGpBb236YiQoSrVy-7-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/OGpBb236YiQoSrVy-7-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

8\. Press "Activate now" and "Activate device admin" to enable the feature that prevents unauthorized users from deleting the application and disabling filtering on the device.

[![8.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/0X0apXBdU6LavzMH-8-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/0X0apXBdU6LavzMH-8-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

[![9.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/JXOa3QVdTfHuIjFt-9-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/JXOa3QVdTfHuIjFt-9-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

9\. Press "Allow now", then find the SafeDNS app in the suggested list and set the permission switch to **ON**.

[![10.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/MhZ9LNMRhV5XyQAk-10-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/MhZ9LNMRhV5XyQAk-10-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

[![11.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/TzcRqisR95lX7psU-11-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/TzcRqisR95lX7psU-11-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

10\. Press "Allow now", then find the SafeDNS app in the suggested list and set the permission switch to **ON**.

[![12. SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/xoGZ9HrNGKHJmpI5-12-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/xoGZ9HrNGKHJmpI5-12-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

[![13.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/SvRUfYOzkxpP03kq-13-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/SvRUfYOzkxpP03kq-13-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

11\. Press "Allow now", then tap "Ok" to allow SafeDNS Agent to create a VPN connection.

[![14.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/I1vsETcuttKL9WK1-14-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/I1vsETcuttKL9WK1-14-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

[![15.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/19emxzdygrNiy1DP-15-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/19emxzdygrNiy1DP-15-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

12\. Press "Go to website" to visit the SafeDNS Dashboard and set up the filtering.

If the filtering is already configured, swipe this screen to the left and press "Got it" to complete the installation.

[![16.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/OOkRelWzv9XuicE1-16-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/OOkRelWzv9XuicE1-16-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

[![17.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/cwUFiogGzM5qjzKr-17-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/cwUFiogGzM5qjzKr-17-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

---

#### App settings

If you want to change the filtering settings after installing the application, open the SafeDNS Agent application and enter your PIN code.

[![18.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/spLaU3kSbNvCRFMY-18-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/spLaU3kSbNvCRFMY-18-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

You will be taken to the main screen of the application. Here you can disable filtering using the slider, change the filtering policy (after installation, the Default policy is applied), or go to the SafeDNS Dashboard. To go to the Dashboard, press on the three bars in the upper left corner and pick "Filtering settings".

[![19.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/1gtYTMmF7fOMsNw7-19-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/1gtYTMmF7fOMsNw7-19-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

In your Dashboard, you can configure filtering categories, manage exceptions in Allow/Deny lists, and much more.

[![SafeDNS App for Android Setup 1.png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/scaled-1680-/K6xC3ByH1BQtwxee-safedns-app-for-android-setup-1.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/K6xC3ByH1BQtwxee-safedns-app-for-android-setup-1.png)

[![SafeDNS App for Android Setup 2.png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/scaled-1680-/72vc0cmpWhlym9jn-safedns-app-for-android-setup-2.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/72vc0cmpWhlym9jn-safedns-app-for-android-setup-2.png)

[![22.SafeDNS App for Android Setup Guide .png](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/5HZ3rJxv7ZRK2B49-22-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)](https://docs.safedns.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/5HZ3rJxv7ZRK2B49-22-safedns-app-for-android-setup-guide.png)

After setting up the filtering, check its operation by trying to access one of the sites you blocked. If you see the block page instead of the site, everything is configured correctly.

<div class="pointer-container" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0"><div class="pointer anim is-page-editable"><svg class="svg-icon" data-icon="link" role="presentation" viewbox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg><div class="input-group inline block"> <button class="button outline icon" data-clipboard-target="#pointer-url" title="Copy Link" type="button"><svg class="svg-icon" data-icon="copy" role="presentation" viewbox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg></button></div><svg class="svg-icon" data-icon="edit" role="presentation" viewbox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg></div></div><p class="callout warning">Please note that settings take 5-7 minutes to apply.  
Stats and filtering status update every 10 minutes.  
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