Imho, the interface should not even be in the namespace to begin with. Unshare netns, then using pasta allows you to pass a user-space network adapter inside.

Imho, the interface should not even be in the namespace to begin with. Unshare netns, then using pasta allows you to pass a user-space network adapter inside. https://passt.top/passt/about/ https://passt.top/passt/about/ Caveat: I am no expert on Android.