Android openVPN client for TAP mode?

[guppy 10]

After banging my head against this for two days I realize that it's because I need TAP not TUN   and  "OpenVPN for Android" can't do this.

 

The client named simply "OpenVPN Client" by colucci-web.it claims to be the only client to be able to use TAP without root - but given that their site says "under construction" http://www.colucci-web.it/home/ I'm a litte weary of paying for/installing the app. Just doesn't seem all that legit 

 

Does anyone know of a way to use an "on demand" TAP bridge on android, or is the "OpenVPN Client" indeed legit?

 

(my router also supports PPTP, but I know even less about this vpn than I do openvpn)

[OpenSourcerer 1442]

OpenVPN clients on Android in 2017 use the VPNService API of Android for establishing and maintaining VPN tunnels without root access. This API only ever supported tun mode.

 

I faintly remember a project which could emulate OpenVPN tun and tap mode through the use of Android's built-in IPsec, but that was before the VPNService API with Froyo/Gingerbread. The project is likely dead.

[JpvEXonHrB 0]

I can confirm it's indeed legit, been using it for a while now, I'm my personal opinion it's the best VPN client for android, constantly updated and developed with bug fixes and features.

 

If you want to read more or test new releases I suggest you join the community found here:

 

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115310249264827900069