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Convenient VPN App

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      marc_aurel @scottbouch
      last edited by 2 Aug 2020, 11:14

      @scottbouch I see. Thatโ€™s another reason for an app, that includes a kill switch an automatic reconnection, if you chance the network. So that you can be sure to be connected to the VPN.

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        dobey
        last edited by 2 Aug 2020, 14:44

        I see no reason it needs to be a separate app for any of those features, versus simply improving the existing system.

        And having an app doesn't negate the need to fix things in the system to work in a certain way. Apps alone cannot solve all the problems.

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          domubpkm
          last edited by 2 Aug 2020, 17:27

          VPN editor is an app that works well now when I use it. It was already suggested a long time ago to 'merge' this app into UT system. And if UT system could also include a VPN connection indicator and a KILL SWITCH it would be very nice. Because indeed, the ultimate goal is that all UT phones can configure a safe working VPN.

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            marc_aurel @dobey
            last edited by 3 Aug 2020, 10:18

            @dobey How could a system setting retrieve the available servers and countries of a specific VPN provider?

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              marc_aurel @domubpkm
              last edited by 3 Aug 2020, 10:20

              @domubpkm Sounds promising. Is it available in the store or on any platform like Github?

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                arubislander @marc_aurel
                last edited by 3 Aug 2020, 11:29

                @marc_aurel

                It can be found in the OpenStore

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                  dobey @marc_aurel
                  last edited by 3 Aug 2020, 14:27

                  @marc_aurel said in Convenient VPN App:

                  @dobey How could a system setting retrieve the available servers and countries of a specific VPN provider?

                  You are conflating too many features to be a single thing. Most providers just configure the whole set of servers, and then the user picks from one in the list. Solve each individual problem one at a time, rather than trying to block everything on your partnership with hide.me.

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                    marc_aurel @dobey
                    last edited by 4 Aug 2020, 12:29

                    @dobey It's not a use case for hide.me. I know this form other VPN providers like NordVPN.

                    Sailfish OS uses a simple approach to setup a VPN by importing an OpenVPN file. This is fine for the first step.

                    But I realized, that the servers for each country are frequently changing. For a consumer it's difficult enough to download the correct OpenVPN file from the provider's support page, but frequently do this again is not convenient, in particular if you are mobile and busy and you realize, that the VPN is not working any more.

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                      dobey @marc_aurel
                      last edited by 4 Aug 2020, 23:09

                      @marc_aurel You would only need to download and import each ovpn file once for each service/endpoint you wish to add to the list. Importing additional files would not overwrite existing VPN config. One can configure as many as they want.

                      But the point is we don't need to solve all problems before solving the simpler ones. The system can be improved in iterations, and simply enabling the ovpn import support would be a huge improvement for a lot of users, probably much more than being able to hit some API (outside of the VPN) to query what VPN endpoints are and which one to use.

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                        scottbouch
                        last edited by 10 Aug 2020, 22:56

                        Hi, just re-visiting this, having the existing UT VPN take care of these features would be ace, save having to depend on extra apps.

                        from a users point of view, having the mobile data reception indicator or wifi indicator in the top bar turn green when connected via VPN successfully would be a nice way to show a secure connection rather than an extra indicator symbol cluttering up the top bar.

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