https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/06/googles-pixel-7-and-7-pro-will-include-a-vpn-at-no-extra-cost/

Among the security features Google announced with the launch of its new Pixel 7 smartphones, Google today also noted it will make its Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro devices its first-ever phones to include a VPN at no extra cost to users. This VPN won’t associate users’ app and browsing data with users’ accounts, the company noted during its live hardware event on Thursday.

Initially, Google had included an optional always-on VPN service as part of its Project Fi, now Google Fi, wireless service. More recently, the company rolled out its VPN service to iOS devices by way of its Google One premium subscription. At that time, access to the VPN was offered to subscribers using Google’s Premium cloud storage plan offering 2 TB or more of storage. In other words, access to the VPN has never been free.