Android 16 is silently dropping VPN connections and Google is taking forever to fix it

Mar 19, 2026 - 08:30
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Android 16 is silently dropping VPN connections and Google is taking forever to fix it

There's a sneaky bug affecting VPNs on Android 16. The bug breaks VPN connectivity with no warning or error message, and it's not specific to any one VPN. In a post on X, Proton VPN went public with the issue, along with claims that Google has essentially been ignoring the problem for months.

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