
J MF
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For years, OpenVPN for Android has been rock solid, however, for the past several months, it is only consistent on WiFi. If you leave WiFi range and it has to reconnect to a data network, the app routinely is disconnected when I turn the screen on on my phone. I do have the persistent, always on settings enabled. This happens anytime you change data connections (WiFi to cell data and back). The only way to correct this is to force stop the app and launch it again.
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A Google user
Excellent app, great while travelling paired with a well maintained OpenVPN server at home. The interface makes sense. Most options are present, along with a Custom Options section to introduce options that aren't available in the UI. No bloat, and plenty of function. Thanks for a job well done. Eventually I'd like to see an option to configure under "Connect on boot" or similar that automatically connects to the VPN when a given list of networks or access points are *not* connected to, so while OpenVPN for Android might be connected all the time, it will avoid causing double-nat-VPN issues when already connected to a secure network.
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Scott Gowans
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EDIT - Will no longer start on boot, on NVidia Shield. Possibly shield update or this app, not sure - when trying to enable Connect on Boot, I get "Please use the Always-On feature of Android to enable VPN at boot time" but I can't find this as an option on the Shield. Frustrating when it worked before, but may not be the app fault.
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