Why the app asks for VPN permission and what it opens
On the first start the system asks for permission: on a phone in a separate window, on a computer sometimes with an administrator password. Here is exactly what you allow.
Phone and TV
Android does not let an app touch other apps' traffic just like that. To route it through the VPN, the app registers with the system as a VPN, and the system shows a «Connection request» window with its name.
The permission is asked once. While the VPN is on, a key icon shows in the status bar: the system reminds you the connection goes through a VPN. You can revoke it in the Android settings, in the VPN section.
Android may separately ask for notification permission: the app uses it to show in the notification shade that the VPN is on.
Computer: two modes
- «Normal mode»: the browser and most programs go through the VPN. No administrator rights needed.
- «All traffic»: everything goes through the VPN, down to the last program. For this the app creates its own network interface, and the system asks for administrator rights once.
What the permission does not give
The VPN right covers network traffic only. It does not open files, contacts, the camera, the microphone or other apps' content: separate permissions cover those, and the Shtil app does not ask for them.
Checked: 2026-11-12