Split Tunneling Is Your VPN’s Best Feature. Here’s How to Make the Most of It

Key points

• Split tunneling is a VPN feature that lets users decide which apps or websites are protected and which are not. This can improve connection speed for online games, and it can keep location-based services such as movie times accurate.
• It can also restore access to smart home gadgets and printers on a local network. Most major VPN apps offer the feature, though iPhones allow only websites and IP addresses to be excluded rather than apps.
• Once set up, it usually needs no further changes.