VPN breaks wireless AndroidAuto connectivity to the head unit

You totally misunderstood the post of OP’s question. Dude just wants to use a VPN but not have it break Android Auto.

I’m guessing he has Always On VPN and that causes an issue once you hop in the car.

Well said. TKs for the VPN app recommendation
Edited, for spelling. Auto Correct mess up :face_with_tongue:

I am not finding the “Arne Schwabe” app
Edit:.
Found it…
Open VPN for Android by Arne Schwabe

Thank you! It’s an old thread but comes up when researching the topic.

Now if I my we could all downvote the d-bag that sent out the garbage top answer and push this answer to the top!!

Thanks for coming back to this thread with a constructive answer, just discovered this problem today and Google brought me here

Thank you. I was able to use that app instead of OpenVPN Connect and everything just worked immediately. No need to even blacklist Android Auto as there’s a setting that’s on by-default called ‘Bypass VPN for local networks’ which seems to do the trick.

Link to the app for those looking: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.blinkt.openvpn&hl=en&gl=US

THIS!!! Haha thank you!!! I use NordVPN and was annoyed that I had to turn it off every time. I went into settings, Split Tunneling, 3 dots, Show system apps. Added Android Auto & the wireless Android auto app I use (Carsify) and it works!!! Thank you for saving my brain cells <3

will try it. My goal is to leverage the VPN that comes with my Malware software, so I don’t have to pay extra

Because the issue is with the VPN, not android auto. You’d need a split tunnel VPN, which defeats the purpose of using a “privacy” VPN

Do you mind sharing how to do that? Or do I just go into adgaurd and whitelist the app?

Google VPN works as well. Fixed in the last few months

I tried it today and it did not work.

!Flair 21 Bronco Sport | Ford Sync 3 | Galaxy S23 Ultra | Android 14

Probably because wireless AA uses layer 2 not Layer 3 (IP)
Split tunnel is a layer 3 routing thing.

Please explain what you are looking for.
I assume that it works except when Wireless AA is active?

Wireless AA uses wifi direct.
So what changed? Which app or IS got updated?
What does Norton support say?
What have you tried?
Also doesn’t the banking app encrypt everything from the app to the server? So what extra value does the VPN provide?

are they both Android VPNs that show up in the OS Vpn settings, or are they from the VMware viewer?

!Flair shut up automod

!Flair Automod forced me to get flair

Since.i posted the original question years ago and the issue is resolved.
If we are losers why did you spend the time reading it?
Right now unuse a VPN to connect to my home router so I can access devices in my house as well as put the phone mostly behind my wired firewall.
The world and the Internet is NOT one size fits all. Just because you don’t believe there’s value to you, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value real or perceived to others.

YOU NEED TO BE MUCH MORE TOLERANT IF OTHERS BELIEFS AS LONG AS THEY AREN’T AFFECTING YOU

You mean… Android auto for phone screen?
Such a pain, used to be able to do it on ad guard but on surfshark Android auto doesn’t show up since I have it as a system app and not downloaded one. Shame.