Hello, since the recent revamp of the android app where protocol selection was introduced, I’m no longer able to access my local area network while the VPN is activated.
Split tunnelling is not a viable solution as I want to be able to copy files from the internet, to my local NAS. I’ve confirmed this behavior on several devices, several android versions and using wireguard, mimic and openvpn. I’ve also confirmed that I do not have the “block connections without vpn” option enabled in Android system settings. Additionally, I’ve done all standard troubleshooting steps including uninstalling/reinstalling, removing possibly conflicting applications, verifying that I don’t experience this issue with other VPN’s, and have tried on multiple devices over that past few months.
Nearly every VPN provider provides a toggle to allow LAN access if the VPN blocks it by default. It’s an extremely egregious limit introduced. It should be a simple fix I believe.
Rolling back to the version jst prior to the introduction of VPN protocol selection restores the ability to access LAN devices.
I’ve verified that the issue exists on android 12 and Android 14 on Pixel and OnePlus devices.