Android disable Captive Portal checks

[Maggie144 12]

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/10/10/android-leaks-connectivity-check-traffic/

is the reason for it. via adb
 

adb shell settings put global captive_portal_mode 0

maybe someone with technical knowledge can enlighten us if it's still recommended with the new Eddie 3.0


 

[Stalinium 44]

Confusing of mullvad to describe connectivity check when they mean captive portal check...
I don't see how any Eddie version can fix Android's network checks. If Mullvad had a way with their app, they'd have fixed it.

[Staff 9972]

@Maggie144

Hello!

Congratulations to Mullvad for this discovery and shame on Google. Some answers by Google personnel in the issue tracker https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/250529027 are embarrassing (to say the least...)  and Mullvad replies are effective and clear. The issue must be taken seriously especially if you live in certain countries and the suggested solution via adb should be applied. It requires a computer and minimal knowledge, though.

Kind regards