#NORD VPN APK 4.4.2 UPDATE#
One report claims the 4.4.2 update for the HTC One does not suffer from the Bluetooth tethering bug.
#NORD VPN APK 4.4.2 ANDROID#
HTC and Samsung devices are mentioned in some of the threads, but none of the complaints specify if they are running stock Android (GPE variants or AOSP ROMs). Google Play Edition devices and anything running an aftermarket ROM based on AOSP should also be affected.
(A mediocre workaround for this is discussed below.)Įach of the issues described here affect every Nexus device running KitKat 4.4 - 4.4.2. This is known to cause issues for apps like BlueVPN and Open Garden. When this occurs on KitKat, it can look like a VPN connection has been established but data packets fail to travel in either direction. Some apps use VPN routing to establish tethering connections over non-standard interfaces (like Bluetooth). To be fair, there isn’t enough information to completely rule out specific apps or environmental conditions. Some people claim that they can reconnect over the new interface right away, some say that they can only reconnect over the original interface, and some people simply cannot reconnect over any type of interface without first rebooting. Reconnecting to the VPN is the bigger issue. The disconnection might be intentional, as it could be a safety measure to prevent possible snooping. from wifi to 3g) will result in a disconnection from the VPN. Everything will appear to be connected and working, but those data packets simply won't leave your device.Ĭhanging connection types (e.g.
In other words, if you connect to a VPN over IPv4 and the other end supports IPv6, any IPv6 address you attempt to communicate with will be unreachable. Tunneling IPv6 over IPv4 simply doesn’t work. Instead, I'm going to stick with the overall effects that most people will witness when they try to establish a connection. The more involved details of each symptom are hard to explain without going into very extensive (and boring) depth about network routing and configurations.