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Without disagreeing that folks would want an all-in-one solution, a potential alternative is to use a service like https://nextdns.io/ https://nextdns.io/ in ad

by Arubis 4y ago

Without disagreeing that folks would want an all-in-one solution, a potential alternative is to use a service like https://nextdns.io/ https://nextdns.io/ in addition to your VPN.

comprev 4y ago
Upvote for NextDNS. Their platform has been a game changer for me on all devices/computers and really enjoy the granularity of filtering. Happy customer here!
notRobot 4y ago
On Android, the NextDNS app registers itself as a VPN, so you can't use it simultaneously with, say, Mullvad. The custom DNS option in Android's network settings rarely seems to work in my experience, but I haven't tried in a couple years.
- sha-3 4y ago
  It has almost always worked on my devices though.
  - zinekeller 4y ago
    If you're only using Pixels, don't underestimate how bad OEMs can screw up their version of Android.
- onlyusername 4y ago
  >On Android, the NextDNS app registers itself as a VPN It does this for macOS and iOS too, which has caused issues when both were trying to set the DNS on the machines.
  - whatsthatabout 4y ago
    This is particularly unlucky for macOS if you want to use a application-firewall like "Little Snitch" - since Apple removed kernelextensions on macOS (which LittleSnitch and others used before) they now have to also fake a VPN. Because of this, you cannot use a custom DNS and Little Snitch. [1] [1]:https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardDNS/issues/214 https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardDNS/issues/214