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The help section article lists # Data that isn’t protected by the VPN Not all network data from your device is protected by the VPN. Examples of data that are
by Disparallel 1y ago
The help section article lists
# Data that isn’t protected by the VPN
Not all network data from your device is protected by the VPN. Examples of data that aren’t protected by the VPN include:
- Tethering traffic
- This includes USB and Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Push notifications
- Wi-Fi calling and other IMS services
- Work profile app traffic
- This applies if a work profile is configured on your device.
- Data traffic from an app that routes traffic directly over the Wi-Fi or a cellular connection
All of which make sense to me except push notifications. My guess is they might mean syncing notifications to e.g. a watch.
- chippiewill 1y agoI think it might be because push notifications use long-lived connections that are already open when the VPN is turned on.
- red369 1y agoI wonder why tethering traffic doesn't go through the VPN. I could be wrong, but I think it works the same way with iPhones. I might test that later, but this (old) SE question seems to confirm my memory: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/266871/is-there-a-way-to-force-tethered-data-to-go-through-an-ios-vpn-instead-of-passi https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/266871/is-there-a-...
- tucnak 1y agoFWIW, all tethered traffic in GrapheneOS goes through a VPN.