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iOS devices are leaky as hell. I once tried blackholing all requests besides those to a VPN service on a router level, and even then my iPhone would just fall b
by emptyparadise 4y ago
iOS devices are leaky as hell. I once tried blackholing all requests besides those to a VPN service on a router level, and even then my iPhone would just fall back to mobile data for notifications and other Apple services.
- account-5 4y agoI can't even imagine the uproar that would be a thread about Google doing this!
- joshstrange 4y agohttps://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/10/10/android-leaks-connectivity-check-traffic/ https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/10/10/android-leaks-connect... and I'll bet good money Android does the same thing if it can't get internet access over WiFi
- account-5 4y agoI'm not defending Google in anyway, I'm sure they do, and I'd be the first to deride them too. But HN generally has a lot more forgiveness for apple, for some reason.
- Zak 4y agoApple does a lot of marketing around protecting user privacy better than the competition. In this case, iOS leaks more data than Android.
- joshstrange 4y agoCompletely different situation. The iPhone falls back to mobile data if it can't get to the internet over WiFi.
- neilalexander 4y agoIt’s also optional (called “Wi-Fi Assist”).
- emptyparadise 4y agoStrange - I have Wi-Fi Assist disabled, but I still observed the behavior I described, which is why I left the comment to begin with.