Lvcha VPN counts whatever is on the signed-in device list, not the “up to N devices” line you remember from a banner. On swap day, kick a session you can prove is junk, wait one to three minutes, then log in on the new phone. Mashing login can freeze the endpoint and look like a bad password.

Emulators, work profiles, and iPads each take a row. A kicked Windows tray plus Kill Switch looks like a node outage. Long form: device cap. Cap not moving after payment: renewal sync.

Three moves before you image the new phone

  1. Screenshot the list: name, OS, last seen.
  2. Kick sold hardware and emulators; sign out on the old phone.
  3. Install 2026.07 from the download page, then open 1.1.1.1/help.

A managed PC that cannot add a VPN is policy, not a slot—office LAN. Install steps: guides. Other login questions: FAQ. This note is not a substitute for those checklists.

If you just paid and the cap did not move, wait the callback. Do not read “too many devices” as “buy another checkout.” Editors only pin installer versions on the download page; the live list is the quota.