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@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ It will, however, be much better than nothing.
In the advanced options you can enable *Seamless VPN handover on reload* to prevent traffic from leaking when the Android VPN service is being restarted.
However, this does not work properly on all Android versions/variants causing NetGuard to hang and block all connections.
Android N and later allows NetGuard to be an [Always-On VPN](https://developer.android.com/preview/features/afw.html#always-on-vpn).
On Android O do not enable '*Block connections without VPN*', see [question 51](#user-content-faq51)) for more information on this.
On Android N and later NetGuard can be configured as [Always-On VPN](https://developer.android.com/preview/features/afw.html#always-on-vpn).
On Android O **do not** enable the sub option '*Block connections without VPN*', see [question 51](#user-content-faq51)) for more information on this.
To protect yourself more, remember to disable Wi-Fi and mobile data before rebooting,
and only enable them on reboot, after the firewall service has started (and the key icon is visible in the status bar).
@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ and that Android allows NetGuard to use the internet in the background (see also
Make sure you are not running NetGuard in allow (whitelist) mode (check the NetGuard default settings).
Make sure you didn't enable the Always-On VPN setting '*Block connections without VPN*' (Android 8 Oreo or later).
Make sure you didn't enable the Always-On VPN sub option '*Block connections without VPN*' (Android 8 Oreo or later).
This will block resolving domain names too (is it a bug or feature?).
Some Android versions, including LineageOS and /e/ for some devices, contain a bug resulting in all internet traffic being blocked.