PPTP on iPhone, iPad & iPod: No Longer Supported

Apple removed the built-in PPTP VPN option from iOS starting with iOS 10 in 2016, due to security weaknesses in the protocol. Every iOS version since - including the iOS 16+ required by the current Le VPN app - has no native PPTP option in Settings. Here's what to use instead.

Why PPTP setup instructions won't work on your iPhone

This page used to explain how to configure PPTP through iOS's VPN settings. That option no longer exists - Apple pulled native PPTP support from iOS and macOS back in 2016 (iOS 10 / macOS Sierra) because of well-documented security flaws in the protocol, and it has not returned in any release since. If you go to Settings > General > VPN on a current iPhone or iPad, you will not find PPTP as an option.

The good news: PPTP was never a great choice anyway. The current Le VPN app for iOS (requires iOS 16 or later) gives you Wireguard and Stealth Wireguard as the best choice, plus IPSec and IKEv2 as solid alternatives - all more secure and, unlike PPTP, actually set up automatically. Download the app, sign in with your VPN credentials, pick a server, and tap Connect.

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Why PPTP setup instructions won't work on your iPhone

Need a manual VPN profile instead? Use L2TP

If you specifically need to configure a VPN by hand through iOS Settings rather than using the app - for example on a device that can't run the current app - iOS still supports L2TP/IPSec as a manual option, and we support it fully.

Add a VPN configuration

Open Settings > General > VPN & Device Management > VPN, tap Add VPN Configuration, and choose L2TP as the type.

Fill in the fields

Enter a Description (e.g. "Le VPN"), a server address in the format country-code.zeropointer.net (e.g. uk.zeropointer.net), your VPN username and password, and levpnsecret as the Secret.

Save and connect

Tap Done to save, then switch the toggle next to your new profile to ON. For the full walkthrough, see our dedicated L2TP setup guide for iOS.

Once connected, confirm it worked by checking your IP address - it should show the VPN server's location, not your own.

Quick recap

PPTP is no longer available on iPhone, iPad or iPod. Apple removed native PPTP support from iOS starting with iOS 10 in 2016 due to security flaws, and it hasn't returned since - there's no PPTP option in Settings on any current iPhone. Instead, use the Le VPN app (Wireguard and Stealth Wireguard) or, if you need a manual profile, set up L2TP/IPSec through iOS Settings.

Platform: iPhone, iPad, iPod - PPTP was removed in iOS 10 (2016) and isn't in any newer iOS
Recommended: the Le VPN app (requires iOS 16+) with Wireguard or Stealth Wireguard, set up automatically
Need a manual profile instead? iOS still supports L2TP/IPSec - add it under Settings with secret levpnsecret
Use a server hostname like uk.zeropointer.net for the manual L2TP profile
One Le VPN account covers up to 10 devices at the same time

Finding your VPN credentials

VPN connection credentials

Used to connect via iOS VPN settings or the Le VPN app. Sent to your email when you activated your account - not the same as your client area login. Forgot them? Log into the client area and use the menu to view or reset your VPN password.

Client area login

The email and password you use to sign into le-vpn.com/clients to manage your subscription and view server locations. Forgot it? Reset your client area password here.