Killswitch

Enabling Killswitch

Prerequisites

• An Android device running Android Nougat 7.0+ (API 24+)

Steps

1. If your Android device is connected to a VPN server, disconnect from the VPN server within the VPN app.

2. Open the Android system settings, then navigate to Network & Internet > VPN.

1. In the VPN settings page, locate your VPN app and tap on the gear icon to the right of the VPN label. This will open the app-specific settings for your VPN.

1. In the app-specific settings, toggle the Always-on VPN option to ON. This ensures that your device maintains a persistent VPN connection. In addition, toggle the Block connections without VPN option to ON. Android will prompt you with a confirmation dialog. Tap TURN ON to enable the manual killswitch for your VPN.

1. Reconnect to the VPN server through your VPN app.

Disabling Killswitch

Steps

1. Perform the same step 1 to 3 above.

2. In the app-specific settings, toggle the Always-on VPN option to OFF.