How to use Mullvad with Android and Chromebook devices.
FAQ
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Can I purchase more devices for my account? I have reached the five devices limit.
We cannot add more devices to an account. You would have to get a second account or install Mullvad on a router with an OpenVPN or WireGuard client to use it with all the devices in the local network.
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How do I log in on my other devices? The Mullvad VPN app says that I have to pay again?
1: On the device that has an active Mullvad account: Tap on the account button in the top right corner next to the settings button, and then tap on the eye icon to view your account number.
2: On your other devices: If you are logged in already, tap on the account button and then "Log out". Then log in with the account number that you found on your first device.
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How many computers or devices can I use my Mullvad VPN account on?
You can use your account on up to 5 devices.
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Why does my iOS Devices get stuck at connecting after unlocking them ?
One possible fix is to enable Seamless tunnel and also to have Reconnect on wakeup enabled.
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wg-quick fails, with the message RTNETLINK answers: No such device
This can happen if you set a MTU that is lower than 1280 in the WireGuard configuration file, make sure it is not set to lower than 1280 and then try again.
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Mullvad app says that I have too many devices. How can I find which device has which device name?
You can find the device name in the Mullvad app settings > Account. You can find the device name for the WireGuard key if you log in to our website here: https://mullvad.net/account/devices
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Will Mullvad allow me to create a secure network between my computers/devices, or access other users
This is not possible as each connection is separated.
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Why are some elements blurry on some websites?
The blur happens because of canvas fingerprinting protection.
A canvas element has its dimensions specified in “content space” (in CSS pixels) and to render it properly, the website will ask the browser for the devicePixelRatio property, which indicates how many of the screen's actual pixels should be used to draw a single CSS pixel.
When Mullvad Browser spoof the devicePixelRatio property, the canvas based elements can be rendered blurry if your screen's actual devicePixelRatio does not match the spoofed value.
A canvas element has its dimensions specified in “content space” (in CSS pixels) and to render it properly, the website will ask the browser for the devicePixelRatio property, which indicates how many of the screen's actual pixels should be used to draw a single CSS pixel.
When Mullvad Browser spoof the devicePixelRatio property, the canvas based elements can be rendered blurry if your screen's actual devicePixelRatio does not match the spoofed value.
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I can't connect when using Android 16
Please restart your android device if you have upgraded the Mullvad VPN app on it
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I get warnings when installing your software!
That's OK. Allow the software to install. The warnings occur either because your device requires admin authorization to install drivers or because some antivirus software gives a false positive on new app releases.
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While using the Mullvad VPN app, I can't access local shares, printers or services. What do I do?
Open the Mullvad app settings, then click on Preferences and turn on "Local network sharing".
In some cases you have to use the IP address to connect instead of the hostname.
If the device is on a different subnet (IP address range) then add a static route to that in the operating system.
In Android this will not work if you have enabled "Block connections without VPN" in the Android network settings.
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I get the error: "Failed to create virtual adapter: error 0" when installing what to do?
* Open regedit
* Edit Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DeviceInstall\Parameters
* Change DeviceInstallDisabled to 0
* Install the Mullvad VPN app
* Change the value back to 1
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Can I use Mullvad without the GUI?
Yes, by using the Mullvad command line interface. We also provide OpenVPN and WireGuard configuration files for any device that supports them.
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Why doesn't Mullvad VPN have a VPN extension?
A VPN extension makes it possible to use the VPN only for the browser. It's very easy to click a link that will make your traffic go outside of the VPN tunnel. This is why we don't propose this: it's much safer to encrypt all your device traffic, to make sure there's no unintentional leak.
Guides
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How to install and uninstall the Mullvad VPN app on Android.
How to use the Mullvad VPN app.
How to install and use the Mullvad VPN app on iOS devices (iPhone).
How to use the Android version of the Mullvad VPN app.
How to use on iPhone, iPad, and other iOS devices.
Learn how to run WireGuard on a router.
Troubleshooting common issues with Mullvad.
Learn about what a MAC address is, how it can reveal your identity, and how to prevent this.
Set up a router to use DD-WRT for connecting to the Mullvad VPN servers.
Set up a router with OpenWrt and connect to the Mullvad VPN service.
How to use the Shadowsocks proxy on your Android device to connect to Mullvad VPN.
Our public DNS service
An FAQ about why we recommend the WireGuard VPN protocol.
How to use the Mullvad VPN app from the terminal/command prompt.
How to connect to Mullvad’s WireGuard servers on iOS (iPhone).
This advanced terminal-only Linux guide will teach you how to use the WireGuard protocol to connect to Mullvad.
This simplified guide will teach you how to use the WireGuard protocol to connect to Mullvad using Linux.
This is a quick guide to get Mullvad up and running with pfSense 2.4.0 or later.
How to install and uninstall the Mullvad VPN app on Windows.
How to configure Android connectivity checks (captive portal detection).
This guide shows how to use the apisocks5 utility.
How to connect to Mullvad’s WireGuard servers on Android.
How to connect to Mullvad’s WireGuard servers on Windows.
How to connect to Mullvad’s WireGuard servers on macOS.
We show you how a bit of nail polish can help to identify if someone's been messing with your hardware.
The terms for using the Mullvad VPN service.
xtls with Mullvad VPN
How to setup your Asus router running Merlin to connect to the Mullvad VPN servers.
Swedish legislation relevant to us as a VPN provider
Try these methods to improve your connection speed while using Mullvad.
This guide will show you how to exclude specific IP addresses or ports from the VPN.
How to connect using Shadowsocks with v2ray and the Mullvad app
All about our servers and how we manage them.
Using mullvad-upgrade-tunnel to make quantum-resistant tunnels with WireGuard.
Simple steps for using WireGuard in the Mullvad app.
Learn how to create more effective passwords and simplify your management of them.
An overview of the cookies our website utilizes and why.
The following is a general summary of parts of the new Swedish Covert Surveillance of Data Act, based on the legislative history of the new law.
WireGuard and SOCKS5 proxy
We do not keep activity logs of any kind. Learn more about what this means and why we choose to operate this way.
Blog posts
72 results for device
Profiles to configure our encrypted DNS on Apple devices
For users of Apple devices, we now have macOS, iPadOS and iOS configuration profiles that enable you to use our encrypted DNS service with fewer steps. Read more
Introducing names for easier device management
The app now has an easy-to-remember two word name as its device identifier. This both solves the dreaded “too many keys”-issue and it gives users a more friendly way of identifying their devices. Read more
The meaning of (mobile device) life
It helps to protect your phone from surveillance without draining your battery, connects and disconnects instantly and is really fast. Of course, we’re talking about WireGuard. Read more
Use Mullvad on your Android device
Use Mullvad on your iOS device
Mullvad is compatible with your preferred iOS device including iPhone and iPad. Our latest step-by-step guide shows you how to install and connect to Mullvad VPN on iOS. Read more
Android leaks connectivity check traffic
An ongoing security audit of our app identified that Android leaks certain traffic, which VPN services cannot prevent. The audit report will go public soon. This post aims to dive into the finding, called MUL22-03. Read more
Secure WiFi, happy LiFi
Is anybody reading over your shoulder? Sure? Look again. Hard to know when you are on your device, but some WiFi networks are hostile networks that see every move you make. Read more
Eat, sleep, repeat: what is a VPN?
A VPN (virtual private network) is a technology that establishes a secure tunnel between your device and our server. Read more
Why we still don't use includeAllNetworks
Our users often ask why we do not use the includeAllNetworks to fix all possible leaks on iOS. This blog post aims to explain why this currently is not possible. Read more
Quantum-Resistant Tunnels Now Available on iOS!
Quantum-resistant tunnels are now supported across all our operating systems: Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and now on iOS. Read more
Introducing Defense against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA)
Even if you have encrypted your traffic with a VPN (or the Tor Network), advanced traffic analysis is a growing threat against your privacy. Therefore, we now introduce DAITA. Read more
Response to "TunnelCrack" vulnerability disclosure
Mullvad is mostly unaffected by the TunnelCrack VPN vulnerabilities. This is our response to the recently disclosed set of attack vectors on VPNs. Read more
Test our new browser privacy tool: Mullvad Privacy Companion Beta
Today we release a new tool to help anyone along on their privacy journey. Try the free Mullvad Privacy Companion Beta extension for Firefox desktop. Read more
How we’re knocking down ads and tracking
We have added a feature to our iOS app, that removes another; DNS with ad and/or tracker blocking. Just a swipe away. But first, let’s dig deeper into how we’ve set up this feature. Read more
Auto-connect feature in new Android release (2020.4-beta1)
You requested it, we added it. Here are the latest features in Android version of the Mullvad VPN app. Read more
How to run WireGuard on a router
If you're interested in WireGuard, then you'll want to read our newest guide on how to install and run WireGuard on a router. In this post, we outline the benefits of using WireGuard. Read more
Successful security assessment of our Android app
Our Android app (version 2024.9) has successfully passed MASA, a standardized security assessment, conducted by NCC Group. Read more
The report for the 2024 security audit of the app is now available
The third party security audit of the Mullvad VPN app has concluded that the app has a high security level. Some non-critical issues were found, and have been fixed to the extent possible. Read more
DAITA: Defense Against AI-guided Traffic Analysis
Even if you have encrypted your traffic with a VPN, advanced traffic analysis is a growing threat against your privacy. Therefore, we have developed DAITA – a feature available in our VPN app. Read more
DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android
We were recently made aware of multiple potential DNS leaks on Android. They stem from bugs in Android itself, and only affect certain apps. Read more
Apple’s Private Relay can cause the system to ignore firewall rules
Apple’s Private Relay (Beta) feature calls home to Apple servers without respecting the firewall rules of the system, creating a leak that neither we, nor you, can stop without disabling the entire Private Relay feature. Read more
Bring Mullvad VPN to your TV with new Android release (2020.8-beta1)
Bring Mullvad VPN to your TV with new Android release (2020.8-beta1) Read more
iOS app release improves VPN connection (2020.2)
A new iOS version of the Mullvad VPN app should mean fewer disconnections. Read more
A closer look at VPN vulnerability CVE-2019-14899
A recent vulnerability affecting Linux and *nix systems can compromise VPN tunnel security. If you are using the Mullvad app with default settings, you are not affected. No action is necessary. Read more
New beta release
Windows, macOS, and Linux users – try the latest beta version of our VPN app. Read more
Swish, our newest payment method!
-- 2018-09-03 We now use "swish för handel" - please do not send swish payment to the old swish number, use the swish payment-tab on our web! -- Read more
How to Tamper Protect a Laptop – With Nail Polish
We just acquired a new laptop! And given our work with security, we do everything we can to protect our hardware. Even if it means using glittery nail polish. In this post, we'll show you one of our methods for tamper protecting our workstations. Read more
Working iOS 9 configurations
As we've reported before, using our old configuration files on iOS 9 will not work as intended. We have now started to provide new configuration files specifically for iOS 9 which supposedly fixes this issue on all those devices. Read more
Defense against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA) is now available on Android
Even if you have encrypted your traffic with a VPN, advanced traffic analysis is a growing threat against your privacy. Therefore, we have developed DAITA – a feature that’s on all our supported platforms. Read more
Defense against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA) Now available on iOS
Even if you have encrypted your traffic with a VPN, advanced traffic analysis is a growing threat against your privacy. Therefore, we have developed DAITA – a feature that’s now supported on iOS. Read more
Moving our Encrypted DNS servers to run in RAM
We recently announced the completion of our migration to remove all traces of disks in use on our VPN infrastructure. Read more
Bug in macOS 14 Sonoma prevents our app from working
The macOS 14 Sonoma betas and release candidate contain a bug that causes the firewall to not filter traffic correctly. As a result, our app does not work. Read more
Tailscale has partnered with Mullvad
Since Tailscale was founded in 2019, customers have been forced to choose between either Tailscale or Mullvad without the ability for them to co-exist. Read more
Review of 2022
We are counting downs the days until 2023 and are excited about the things that will happen next year. Read more
Security audit report for our app available
A security assessment of the Mullvad VPN apps has concluded that the app is well-architected from a security perspective. Some issues were found, and they have been fixed to the extent possible. Read more
WireGuard multihop now easily available in the app
To further increase your privacy and make your traffic harder to analyze, you can now route all your traffic through two servers instead of just one, directly in our desktop app, version 2022.1 and newer. Read more
Introducing WireGuard over TCP and IPv6
As we add more advanced settings to Mullvad VPN, we need your feedback more than ever. That’s why we’re encouraging desktop users to test our first implementations of WireGuard over both TCP and IPv6. Read more
Support for custom DNS servers launched
We now offer support for custom DNS server configuration on the desktop and Android versions of the Mullvad VPN app. We haven’t yet evaluated this option for iOS. Read more
Big no on Big Sur: Mullvad disallows Apple apps to bypass firewall
Despite Apple’s changes to macOS with the release of Big Sur, we can confirm that the Mullvad app still performs as intended by not allowing Apple’s own apps to bypass our VPN firewall. Read more
Automatic key rotation in new iOS version (2020.3)
iOS users of the Mullvad VPN app now have automatic WireGuard® key rotation in the latest release. Read more
Update your app – new version available
It's here, the next stable version (2018.3) of the Mullvad VPN app, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Read more
Planned maintenance 2017-04-05
On Wednesday, maintenance is planned for parts of our infrastructure. This may cause temporary disruption of the service. We will do our best to minimize the time this will affect you. Read more
Leaks in iOS beta release TestFlight 2024.4 (1)
The TestFlight beta release of our iOS app, 2024.4 (1), has a bug that can lead to traffic leaks when connecting if you have quantum-resistant tunnels enabled (disabled by default). Read more
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRITTEN IN ITS OWN CHAT CONTROL BILL
Ylva Johansson is the EU Commissioner in charge of the Chat Control Bill. In recent days she has taken part in several interviews in Swedish media and also spoken in front of EU parliament members. Read more
Three signals of a more privacy-friendly messaging app
Does your messaging app truly respect your privacy? Here are a few simple questions to ask to get a helpful answer. Plus, we tell you which messaging tool sends us all the right signals. Read more
New Android beta with split tunneling (2020.6-beta1)
You requested it, we added it. Here are the latest features in the Android version of the Mullvad VPN app. Read more
New law 1 April 2020 - Swedish Covert Surveillance of Data Act
New law in Sweden 1 April 2020 Read more
What’s App?
How does our “Kill Switch” work? Are you really safe with our app when your computer joins a new WiFi network? And which default setting should you change (scroll down to number 4!)? Read more
Mullvad Browser 13.0 released with multilingual support
We’re happy to announce that our first major update to Mullvad Browser is now available on our download page and our CDN. Read more
Mullvad is now available on Amazon (US & SE)
For the first time in our history you can buy Mullvad VPN physical activation codes on Amazon! Read more
Newest app release for desktop could improve performance (2021.3)
What’s new in the latest app for Windows, Linux, and macOS? For one, an upgrade that we hope will improve performance for many of you. Read on, then download and see for yourself. Read more
Mullvad VPN, also available for iOS 12
A number of iPhone users reached out and asked if we could make our VPN app compatible with iOS 12. In this iOS release (2020.4) of Mullvad VPN, we’ve done just that. Read more
New Android beta with bug fixes (2020.6-beta2)
About a week ago we released version 2020.6-beta1 of the app with some great new features. Read more
Results available from audit of Mullvad app
We invite you to read the final report of the independent security audit performed on the Mullvad VPN app. Read more
Open-source firmware is the future
Today we are proud to announce the porting of coreboot, an open-source firmware, to the Supermicro X11SSH-TF server platform. Read more
Two-year anniversary
Two years fly fast. They pass you by and leave us with a load of memories. Sometimes it’s important to stop running and instead sit down and reflect upon what has happened with time. Read more
Problems connecting with your phone?
Enable the setting “Force AES-CBC ciphersuite”. See our guide on troubleshooting under the topic "I can't connect using my iOS device or my Android phone to some or all servers." Read more
DAITA version 2 now available on all platforms
We are now releasing version 2 of our Defense Against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA). Read more
Hiding account numbers
We have previously highlighted the importance of not losing your account number, encouraging it to be written down in a password manager or similar safe location. Read more
Mullvad’s physical voucher cards are now available in 11 countries on Amazon
We are now available on Amazon in the following countries:Amazon USAmazon UKAmazon DEAmazon CAAmazon MXAmazon ITAmazon SEAmazon NLAmazon FRAmazon ESAmazon PLUpcoming countries: AU, JP, TR, BR Read more
New Reseller: Smartech, inside Selfridges, London
As of today, Mullvad VPN has a new reseller - Smartech, inside Selfridges on Oxford Street, London, UK. Read more
The limitations of split tunneling
You’ve made it to the halfway point of our split tunneling series! In Part 3, get a little technical as we inspect some limitations of our split tunneling implementation and how to work around them. Read more
How to set up ad blocking in our app
We've all appreciated those award-winning commercials worthy of every bit of praise, but we also got our fair share of dreadful ads. Soon: on/off-button for Ad-blocking in our app. Until, do this if you please. Read more
Long-awaited feature introduced to desktop app (2021.1)
This stable release for desktop makes using custom (local) DNS servers a reality! Get the latest Mullvad VPN app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Read more
Mullvad VPN Android app available on F-Droid!
Our Android app is now available through yet another distribution channel: F-Droid. Read more
Use Mullvad on your Chromebook
The wait is over for Chromebook users – thanks to the introduction of the Google Play app store on Chrome OS, you can now run Mullvad on your Google laptop! Read more
Mullvad's account numbers get longer – and safer
As of today, we are increasing the length of our account numbers to 16 digits. Customers with 12- or 13-digit numbers can continue using the service without taking any action. Read more
Aiding to break habits: Gambling and Adult content DNS blocking
We have expanded our DNS blocking service with Gambling and Adult content filters! Read more
Adding another layer: Malware DNS blocking
DNS blocking has become a well received addition to our service, particularly via our app. Today we announce an expansion of this service with malware blocking. Read more
New Android beta (2020.5-beta1) reduces crashes
Using Mullvad VPN for Android? Update to the latest beta version for a more stable experience. Read more
WireGuard test server in U.S. available
If you would like to test WireGuard with Mullvad, we now have two dedicated test servers available, a new one in New York, U.S.A, and the first one in Sweden. Read more
Test WireGuard with Mullvad
WireGuard, a new VPN protocol designed with simplicity in mind, is now available for Linux testing with Mullvad. We are offering this service in compliance with Mullvad's strict no-logging policy Read more
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