Mullvad VPN

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/B1ackWinds5 on 2025-06-05 09:49:15.

I'm new to Mullvad, only had it for a week or so, so I dont really know the ins and outs of it yet. I used surfshark for 2.5 years but switched cuz I was getting mega speed issues using it. I've noticed that if I listen to youtube music or spotify on my phone and turn off my screen with mullvad on, it'll usually finish the song, but it wont repeat a song or go to the next song until I unlock my phone. Likewise if I'm listening to a podcast or something longer a lot of the time it'll just stop after a few minutes and wont resume until I unlock my phone. If I disable mullvad, I dont have any problems.

On desktop I've also noticed that whenever my screen goes to sleep (pc still on and running in the background, screen just turns off, no hibernation) sometimes I'll got a notice in my notification bar that mullvad will disconnect when idle.

How do I stop this? I get trying to save bandwidth and potentially unknown processes connecting when you arent actively using your device, but I AM still using my device, and this is preventing me from continuing to use it. I depend on listening to music while working so I dont go insane and having to unlock my phone every couple mins just to load the next song is ridiculous.

Apart from this I've had no complaints with the service. Speeds are excellent and I cant even tell it's on.... until the phone goes into my pocket.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/MullvadNew on 2025-06-05 09:24:38.

Link: https[://]mullvad[.]net/en/blog/erroneous-warning-about-desktop-app-not-being-supported

We are writing this blog post to clarify that the 2025.6 version of the desktop app is safe to use. There is no need to worry, and the in-app warning should have disappeared by now.

On June 3rd, desktop users on version 2025.6 were notified that their app was unsupported and that their privacy might be at risk

https://preview.redd.it/69uyip43u25f1.png?width=316&format=png&auto=webp&s=7aa5523257e9208bb206dc55ab69fcea3baad7b9

The warning message was communicated by mistake. We apologize for any inconvenience that this have caused. We have identified what went wrong, and are learning from this to prevent it from happening again.

Note: While it is safe to use the 2025.6 version of the desktop app, it has been rolled back due to some users experiencing connectivity issues (not affecting security). We recommend those users to upgrade (https[://]mullvad[.]net/download/vpn/beta) to 2025.7-beta1 where the issues have been resolved.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/epicflex on 2025-06-05 02:50:38.

Definitely not a complaint, but I have a weird feeling that while I have my Mullvlad set to Albania (was recommended to stop YouTube ads), I feel like in general I’m getting less ads, even on Reddit or other apps. It’s weird, and I think my background processing (possibly algorithm learning) has been interrupted or frozen somehow as well, causing my phone to be more responsive! Low-key hope this is true and I hope they don’t fix it somehow anytime soon lol. For now, thank you to Albania for being so ad-free!

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Livid-Dragonfruit58 on 2025-06-05 01:52:40.

Is it normal for apps like YouTube and Speedtest to detect that I'm using mobile data, even when Mullvad is connected? On YouTube, I sometimes see a message like "want to save mobile data?" and in the Speedtest app, my actual ISP shows up under the provider section. However, when I check in the browser, the VPN's ISP appears instead. This only happens when I'm using mobile data - it doesn't occur on Wi-Fi. Could this be some kind of leak? (I'm using Android 14 btw).

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Left-Highlight-8651 on 2025-06-04 23:28:00.

Trying to have Plex Media Server tunneled so that Plex's Remote Access works while VPN is on. I've been able to add all (I think?) other Plex .exes but cannot get the actual plex media server app enabled.

anything I'm missing?

followed prior threads on this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1jkmqnh/mullvad_split_tunneling_with_plex/

https://preview.redd.it/u5mlcs2xuz4f1.png?width=642&format=png&auto=webp&s=3f410d180bab539fabb370007cca74b97cbd0bc7

edit: MacOS 15.5 + Mullvad 2025.5

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/pot_rose on 2025-06-04 23:27:58.

Awareness using ads is nothing bad. Rather it's oldest form of approach to introduce something new. Talking about printing ads here. They cost a lot per board. I have seen them across various states and here on Reddit too. But what about people living in Africa? Asia? Don't they need such care too? Why only target the developed west world here? This cost should be rather spend towards helping the people who don't even know the basics of computing.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Voo5thai on 2025-06-04 20:00:02.

Anyone else experiencing lots of drop outs over the last few weeks? Tried many UK sites, all seem to drop out. Latest was gb-lon-wg-201.relays.mullvad.net

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/c419331 on 2025-06-04 15:17:58.

Just trying to see what everyone's experience is with their support? I've been going on circles with them, I'm starting to believe they are unable to actually write their own sentences and everything is copied and pasted from a text file. Anyway both Eric and Stefan have been a waste of time.

My problem: local network sharing doesn't always work, specifically on fedora. With local networking enabled, I still can't access the machine from my local network or connect to anything. Randomly flipping the setting on and off will sometimes resolve the issue but not always. As soon as I "disconnect" from the VPN, everything works as intended. According to Stefan this is an indication it's nothing to do with the mullvad app .. really?

On Ubuntu I don't have this issue but I also don't really run a ton of Ubuntu machines.

Is anyone aware of any logs or areas I can start debugging? If I didn't have connectivity with the app off, yes I would agree it's my problem. But with the settings enabled and everything still not working.... Points to a shitty app

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/lettus_reddit on 2025-06-04 03:18:16.

When we select to connect via country only, does the app automatically choose the best server for our connection and location or is it just a random selection?

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/son-of-the-mornin on 2025-06-04 02:39:57.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/REXXER on 2025-06-03 14:48:20.

[apparently resolved]

[Windows, Desktop App, 2025.5/2025.6]

After getting scared by the warning and downgrading my perfectly working 2025.6 to 2025.5, I can no longer ping my router even though I am in the same network. Uninstalling the desktop app fails, but restores internet connection. Is there anywhere a tutorial on how to manually perform a clean uninstall?

Edit: Seems like it wrecked more havoc than I previously thought, after the failed install random apps keep on crashing and even steam does not start anymore due to unexpected network errors. And this is with the app "uninstalled"

Edit2: I can no longer connect to localhost?!?!

Edit3: After manually deleting mullvad-wireguard.inft it seems to be working again

And yeah nothing works, I tried

• restarting the pc
• running the uninstaller for the 20th time
• running the installer 21 times
• restarting the router (useless, other devices work perfectly)
• ipconfig /release /renew /flushdns etc
• route -f
• netsh winsock reset
• nesth int ip reset
• letting dhcp assign ip (apparently the lease works...?)
• manually assigning ip, gateway, etc
• searching device manager for anything hidden and mullvad related
• reading through the wiki (yeah I did restart my pc thank you very much)

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Im_Still_Here12 on 2025-06-03 11:40:25.

I'm on 2025.6. Mullvad website shows 2025.5 as the latest. Installer also seems missing. Did something change?

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/makistsa on 2025-06-03 11:37:33.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/robocop-traumatized on 2025-06-03 09:08:55.

Hello!

Could someone please test if this websites works or if you get a error saying stop use vpn?

You need to choice a vpn server located in sweden.

https://www.disneyplus.com/

https://www.dazn.com/

https://viaplay.se/

https://www.discoveryplus.com/se

https://auth.hulu.com/web/login?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fwelcome

Thank you!

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Solid-Rip-5971 on 2025-06-03 03:41:35.

Been using them for years with no problems but lately the experience has been terrible.

I get like 1 mbps when using mullvad and the connection is terrible, i used multiple countries with same results. It seems like something changed in the past month or so?

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/DiscombobulatedEmu65 on 2025-06-02 20:34:54.

Hello, does anyone have info on "out of sync" message (windows 11 desktop). Quit and restart did nothing. seems to be working ok though. message does not appear on IOS version. could be my pc after recent trojan infection i suppose.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Compassie on 2025-06-02 18:35:06.

Hello! I want to use a VPN on CasaOS, and need some help with how this works.

• How to install it in an easy way so it only uses the Bittorrent instance
• What are the speeds (250~ mb/s and I'm happy)
• How to set it up so it does not connect to the internet if the VPN is not connecting at any moment

I'm open to tips and tricks.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/DDAL77 on 2025-06-02 15:57:27.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/brrfox on 2025-06-01 22:31:40.

Hey community.

I was using Mullvad for a long time with following config:

[Interface]

Device: Hey
===========

PrivateKey = 123somethin=
Address = 10.74.19.206/32,fc00:bbbb:bbbb:bb01::b:13cd/128

DNS = 10.64.0.1
===============

[Peer]
PublicKey = 123aNsomethin=
AllowedIPs = 10.124.0.1/22
Endpoint = 185.204.1.203:51820

Set a mullvad proxy in browser or don't set it, you are good to go.

Now if I don't use mv proxy in browser it doesn't want to connect to internet. What is going on?

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/RadicalIslamicMonkey on 2025-06-01 19:10:09.

Mullvad just says that there's network issues when I clearly have a working connection, I don't have this issue on my PC with Mullvad

https://preview.redd.it/vkdb0v0x6d4f1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=b962df46f7915ed48b5860336e0fef318090c3bd

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Gxeq on 2025-06-01 14:27:35.

So, Youtube, Google, and other websites think I am in Russia when setting my location to Finland server 002. Why is that?

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/LeBronCeausescu on 2025-06-01 03:34:38.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Longjumping-Bus-9287 on 2025-05-31 14:24:18.

I have to use obfuscation on the Pizza Hut wifi so I was curious as to what the best socks ports are

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/Reviever on 2025-05-30 18:21:00.

gives u arabic time and advertising even though it's in Germany.

The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/endrin420_ on 2025-05-30 16:23:16.

Every now and again my vpn just stops working and doesn’t connect at all to my WiFi . For example now I’m in Switzerland on the vpn but no matter which country I change it to it doesn’t connect and just gets stuck on “connecting” . I also tried my mobile data to see if my internet wasn’t working but even with that it won’t connect. Is there any fix for this?