ProtonVPN found an issue with iOS that affects VPNs. When you connect to a VPN some data is left outside of the network like push notifications, meaning that some data could leak like IP addresses. But they found a workaround.
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This isn’t specific to ProtonVPN and should work for all VPN apps on iOS.
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- Connect to your VPN app.
- Turn Airplane Mode on. This will stop all existing network connections and disconnect the VPN.
- Now turn Airplane Mode off. Network connections will be reestablished and routed through the VPN.
The issue is that iOS doesn’t let a VPN stop network connections. The company has notified Apple of this issue.
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