Eddie VPN disable or ask feature before connecting to another server for Windows. Network lock for Android.

[UncommonPrivacy 0]

I've noticed in some cases that a VPN server couldn't keep connection resulting in a dropped connection.  But there should be an option in the Eddie VPN app (Windows desktop version) to either disable auto-connect to another VPN server or that Eddie would ask before connecting to another server.  Or perhaps prompt the user to select another server from the server list and letting the user know there was a connection problem with the previous server.

On the Android side.  I had noticed there doesn't seem to be a network lock option.

As a small side suggestion.  Perhaps make Air VPN related apps available in the Fdroid store.  Providing your app is considered opensource.

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5 hours ago, UncommonPrivacy said:

I've noticed in some cases that a VPN server couldn't keep connection resulting in a dropped connection.  But there should be an option in the Eddie VPN app (Windows desktop version) to either disable auto-connect to another VPN server or that Eddie would ask before connecting to another server.  Or perhaps prompt the user to select another server from the server list and letting the user know there was a connection problem with the previous server.

Hello!

Thank you for the suggestion.
 

5 hours ago, UncommonPrivacy said:

On the Android side.  I had noticed there doesn't seem to be a network lock option.

There is, but it's not based on firewall rules as the app is thought to be run even in unrooted devices, obviously. It's "VPN Lock" that you can find on the settings. Alternatively you can use the built-in Android "Always on VPN" and "Block traffic if VPN is inactive", which is a solution that's in general reliable and more flexible. Available on all Android versions except when suppressed by the manufacturer (in the recent past a few major Chinese phone companies suppressed "Always on VPN" in their custom Android implementation), but not available on Android TV 10 and higher versions on most (all?) implementations
 

5 hours ago, UncommonPrivacy said:

Perhaps make Air VPN related apps available in the Fdroid store.  Providing your app is considered opensource. 

It is not "considered" open source, it IS free and open source software by definition (GPLv3 license), so not only open source, but also free (free as in freedom, not as in free beer  ). We considered F-Droid but momentarily we decided not to make it available there. Anyway you can find the APK directly on our web site and side load it as usual.

Kind regards
 

[UncommonPrivacy 0]

Alright, I may have overlooked or misunderstood what the VPN lock was on Android.  Thanks.