Surfshark sits at the #2 spot in our best overall VPN rankings, offering a well-rounded package that covers all the bases – from proven privacy credentials and a stacked list of security features to great speeds, excellent unblocking, simple apps everywhere, and valuable extras like unlimited simultaneous connections – all at a mouth-watering price of just around $2/month.
However, just because it’s a cheap VPN doesn’t mean it skimps on improvements. In fact, Surfshark rolled out a wide range of developments in 2025. If you want a quick summary of everything it did to improve itself this year, you’re in the right place. This article highlights the most important Surfshark VPN developments in 2025.
Surfshark’s developments in 2025
Here’s everything important that happened with Surfshark in 2025:
To improve the security of existing messaging methods, Surfshark registered a new patent aimed at decentralizing message ownership.
Although end-to-end encryption has been a huge improvement for online privacy, it’s still not foolproof, as a lot of metadata – including the sender, the receiver, the size of the message, and more – is still visible to the provider.
Surfshark’s proposed method would split information between two different VPNs during the encryption process, ensuring that no single provider ever has access to the full data at any point in time, ultimately improving user privacy.
Surfshark launches macOS Bypasser (April2025)
After launching its Bypasser feature on iOS in November 2024, Surfshark brought the feature to macOS this year, further cementing its place as one of the best Mac VPNs on the market.
Bypasser is Surfshark’s branded take on split tunneling – a core VPN feature that gives you control over which apps or websites use the VPN and which connect directly to the internet.
Even better, unlike many VPNs that run into macOS’s network-level restrictions and impose several limitations on split tunneling, Surfshark didn’t detail any such limitations.
Surfshark launches long-awaited 7-day free trial (May 2025)
Surfshark previously offered a 7-day free trial only for iPhone and Android VPN users, but this year it extended the offer to all devices, becoming the only big-name VPN to do so.
Sure, other leading VPN providers, including Surfshark, offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, but that requires you to pay upfront – which isn’t the case with Surfshark’s 7-day free trial.
This is a handy addition, as it lets you try the service completely risk-free. And if you need a slightly longer run, you can always sign up and cancel in time to take advantage of Surfshark’s 30-day refund period.
Surfshark launches Surfshark Everlink for uninterrupted VPN connections (June 2025)
A VPN kill switch protects your data from being leaked by cutting your internet connection if your VPN accidentally drops. However, this also means you’re sent offline and have to manually reconnect to the VPN. To combat this and ensure a more reliable, stable VPN connection, Surfshark introduced Everlink.
In the VPN’s own words, Everlink acts as a “self-healing mechanism,” seamlessly connecting you to another nearby working server if your VPN connection drops. This automatic feature ensures you’re never disconnected and that your data and IP address are always hidden.
Surfshark passes second no-logs audit (June 2025)
Surfshark had its no-logs policy audited for a second time and passed with flying colors. The auditor, Deloitte, examined the VPN’s systems, internal processes, server configuration, deployment processes, privacy-related settings, and even conducted staff interviews. After comparing all this with what Surfshark promises in its privacy policy, Deloitte confirmed that the VPN does not log or track your online activity.
Surfshark brings faster speeds with FastTrack (August 2025)
Surfshark’s FastTrack is designed to boost VPN speeds, connectivity, and performance, with the provider claiming it can increase speeds by up to 70%.
Built on the Surfshark Nexus infrastructure and available only to macOS users, FastTrack works by automatically routing your VPN traffic through the most efficient path to improve speeds and reduce latency in real time.
Additionally, this means your data passes through multiple servers, making it that much more difficult for anyone to link your IP address to your activity.
Surfshark introduces dedicated IP for browser extensions (October 2025)
Surfshark rolled out its dedicated IP feature to its browser extensions, letting users route only their browser traffic through a dedicated IP instead of applying it across their entire device, giving them more flexibility in how they browse online.
A dedicated IP is useful when you want to reliably access websites such as online banking and corporate remote access systems, which often trigger extra CAPTCHA challenges, login verifications, or even block shared VPN addresses entirely. A consistent IP address makes you appear more reliable to websites.
Surfshark no longer supports these Apple operating systems (October 2025)
Surfshark announced that it’ll be removing support for older Apple OS – iOS 14 and below and macOS 11 and below – so it can “focus on future updates” and introduce new features and technologies not supported by these older systems.
While Surfshark wants to encourage everyone to use the safest devices – newer OS receive the latest security updates – it has clarified that legacy Mac users can still download older versions of the Surfshark app from its website.
Legacy iOS users can also rely on manual connections and configurations to keep using the VPN, although upgrading to a supported OS is strongly recommended if possible.
Surfshark upgrades its network with super-fast 100 Gbps servers (October 2025)
In order to future-proof its technology and ensure it can provide sufficient bandwidth for its growing user base, Surfshark introduced 100 Gbps servers to its network.
Currently in testing, Surfshark is running only a handful of these servers so far, but it aims to make them the new standard for VPN speed. It’s also worth noting that Surfshark is already one of the fastest VPNs in our testing, with peak WireGuard speeds of 1,615 Mbps in our latest results.
Surfshark announces a huge upgrade to its server spread (October 2025)
Surfshark increased its server count from 3,200 to 4,500 this year, choosing to add more servers at existing sites – 142 locations across 100 countries – rather than introduce new server locations.
According to Surfshark, VPN server counts should focus on quality over quantity, and this approach is arguably better because it reduces server load by lowering the number of users per server. Ultimately, this results in faster speeds, quicker connectivity, and less disruption.
Surfshark launches privacy-first web content blocker (October 2025)
Surfshark’s new web content blocker takes a more privacy-friendly approach to parental control, helping guardians protect children from harmful content and elderly relatives from online fraud without monitoring or collecting data on their online activities.
The new tool lets users choose from a set of predefined content categories, apply them to specific devices or profiles, and then lock settings with two-factor authentication (2FA).
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