LineageOS fixed the VPN bypass bug discovered in Android 16, which Google refuses to fix at the time of writing.

Good work! @LineageOS

The patch will presumably be adopted soon by @iode and other LineageOS forks.

GrapheneOS has already patched this bug too.

You can learn more about the bug here: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/any-app-on-recent-android-versions-can-leak-certain-traffic

Sources: https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_packages_modules_Connectivity/+/483207
https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026050400

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