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When using VPN my AirPlay, CarPlay and connection to my windows computer doesn’t work anymore. This happens after updating to iOS 16. This is very annoying!

Can I revert to a previous iOS?

Any other ideas?

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 1:52 PM

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2 replies

MrHoffman

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Oct 24, 2022 5:59 PM in response to nussbi

VPNs are too often used for sketchy operations, and are increasingly being blocked when security is a requirement.

The best reason to use a first-few-hops VPN is to have your traffic wrapped in a second and usually poorly-secured tunnel with widely-known credentials, and while your connections and activity are harvested by one of various sketchy vendors, while solving a problem that really hasn't existed for a decade or so, of course.

Remove the add-on first-few-hops VPN, and use private relay and the primary tunnels to secure your traffic.

KiltedTim

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226,284 points

Oct 24, 2022 5:36 PM in response to nussbi

No, you can't downgrade.

Dump the VPN, it is doing virtually nothing to secure your data or protect your privacy.

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