jimmy@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23か月前How bad is Android Auto for privacymessage-squaremessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareHow bad is Android Auto for privacyjimmy@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23か月前message-square36linkfedilinkfile-text
How bad is Android Auto for privacy on a stock Pixel phone. What can the car and car vendor get access to.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3か月前Wireless android auto hasn’t worked with VPN’s for years. It’s because the service is now baked into the OS, preventing it from split tunneling. Switch to wired and it’ll work
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3か月前I can get it to work if I whitelist the android auto app from my VPN.
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3か月前I’m saying split tunnel is very similar to a whitelist and is available to some VPN’s. A split tunnel would also bypass the VPN. Also, while Android auto is a system app now, it is also identifiable by my VPN software and able to be whitelisted.
Wireless android auto hasn’t worked with VPN’s for years. It’s because the service is now baked into the OS, preventing it from split tunneling.
Switch to wired and it’ll work
I can get it to work if I whitelist the android auto app from my VPN.
Which means it isn’t using the VPN.
I’m saying split tunnel is very similar to a whitelist and is available to some VPN’s. A split tunnel would also bypass the VPN.
Also, while Android auto is a system app now, it is also identifiable by my VPN software and able to be whitelisted.