Hello!
We're very glad to inform you that Eddie Android edition 2.5 has been released. The new release achieves full compatibility with Android versions 10, 11 and 12. It also maintains compatibility with Android 5.1. Many parts have been thoroughly rewritten to obtain better performance and efficiency. Ability to start and connect during device bootstrap is no more limited to a specific profile: it has been extended to a variety of choices, such as quick auto connection or user defined servers or countries, according to a customizable priority list.
Master Password is now optional and VPN concurrency management has been improved.
SSL/TLS library is OpenSSL, since it can provide, nowadays, slightly better performance than mbedTLS library on several processors. TLS 1.3 is supported as well.
Eddie for Android is free and open source software released under GPLv3. We invite you to check from independent 3rd parties lack of trackers code signatures, for example here: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/search/org.airvpn.eddie
You can download Eddie Android 2.5 APK directly from our repository:
https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/29660-using-airvpn-with-eddie-client-for-android/
You can also download it from the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.airvpn.eddie
and from Amazon Appstore: https://www.amazon.com/Eddie-AirVPN-official-OpenVPN-GUI/dp/B07KTD6DH9/
Source code (and of course changelog) is available in GitLab: https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/EddieAndroid/
Main features (new features in bold):
Free and open source OpenVPN GUI based on "OpenVPN 3.7.1 AirVPN" (free and open source software library by AirVPN)
ChaCha20-Poly1305, AES-CBC and AES-GCM support on both OpenVPN Control and Data channel
Robust, best effort prevention of traffic leaks outside the VPN tunnel
Battery-conscious application
Low RAM footprint
Ergonomic and friendly interface
Ability to start and connect the application at device boot
Option to define which apps must have traffic inside or outside the VPN tunnel through white and black list
Localization in simplified and traditional Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Full integration with AirVPN
Enhanced security thanks to locally stored encrypted data through optional master password
Quick one-tap connection and smart, fully automated server selection
Smart server selection with custom settings
Manual server selection
Ability to start and connect during device startup according to a priority list which includes automatic choice, your defined country and your defined AirVPN server
Smart attempts to bypass OpenVPN blocks featuring protocol and server fail-over
Full Android TV compatibility including D-Pad support. Mouse emulation is not required.
Enhancements aimed at increasing accessibility and comfort to visually impaired persons
AirVPN servers sorting options
Customizable "Default", "Favorite" and "Forbidden" servers and countries
OpenVPN mimetype support to import profiles from external applications
Multiple OpenVPN profile support. The app now imports and manages multiple OpenVPN profiles
Support for custom bootstrap servers
Support for favorite and forbidden countries
AirVPN broadcast messages support
User's subscription expiration date is shown in login/connection information
The app is aware of concurrent VPN use. In case another app is granted VPN access,
Eddie acts accordingly and releases VPN resources
Optional local networks access. In such case, local network devices are exempted from the VPN and can be accessed within the local devices
Localization override. User can choose the default language and localization from one of the available ones
Favorite and forbidden lists can be emptied with a single tap
Ability to directly select an AirVPN area (country, continent, planet) to connect to
VPN reconnection in case of unexpected OpenVPN disconnection. (It requires VPN Lock to be disabled)
VPN concurrency management
Full integration with VPN traffic leaks prevention by system in Android 7 or higher version
Full compatibility with Android 10, 11 and 12
User can generate or save an OpenVPN profile for any AirVPN server or country and save it in the internal OpenVPN profile manager or export it
On the fly language change allowing to switch language without re-starting application
Exclusive optional VPN lock in case the device cannot take advantage of Android's VPN direct management (Android 5 and 6)
Server scoring algorithm implementing the latest AirVPN balancing factors in order to determine the best server for quick connection
Network name and extra information are shown along with network type Device network status management
Fully compatible with Android TV 5.1 and higher versions
bug fixes
Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff