The Mullvad Blog

Any app on recent Android versions can leak certain traffic

12 May 2026

Any app on recent Android versions can leak certain traffic

12 May 2026

A recently discovered bug in Android 16 allows any app to leak traffic outside the VPN tunnel. As reported in the post [The Tiny UDP Cannon: An Android VPN

Force all app traffic into the tunnel

21 Apr 2026

A year ago, [we wrote about](/blog/why-we-still-dont-use-includeallnetworks) how bugs in Apple's networking stack are preventing the iOS app from being as secure as possible. The bugs are still

Force all app traffic into the tunnel

21 Apr 2026

Mullvad Browser Alpha moves to Firefox Rapid Release and adds Linux ARM support

26 Mar 2026

Mullvad Browser Alpha moves to Firefox Rapid Release and adds Linux ARM support

26 Mar 2026

Starting with 16.0a1 alpha release, Mullvad Browser Alpha is based on the Firefox Rapid Release channel rather than the Extended Support Release (ESR). The alpha release is now available on Linux

A security audit of GotaTun is now available

6 Mar 2026

A security audit of GotaTun is now available

6 Mar 2026

In December we wrote about our new WireGuard implementation [GotaTun](/blog/announcing-gotatun-the-future-of-wireguard-at-mullvad-vpn), which is currently used in our Android app. An independent

Addition of new supported currencies

3 Feb 2026

Addition of new supported currencies

3 Feb 2026

As a way to improve the options our users have for payments and transaction fees, we have added new currencies when paying with a credit card! It is now possible to pay using more local currencies

New security audit of account and payment services

21 Jan 2026

New security audit of account and payment services

21 Jan 2026

Late last year X41 D‑Sec GmbH performed a white‑box source‑code audit of the Mullvad payment and account API and its supporting backend services. The engagement covered the parts of the

Mullvad Review of 2025

30 Dec 2025

Mullvad Review of 2025

30 Dec 2025

2025 has been a year of campaigns, audits and improvements to our suite of obfuscation methods. Here we highlight what we think you should be aware of from this year as it comes to an end. ###

Announcing GotaTun, the future of WireGuard at Mullvad VPN

19 Dec 2025

[GotaTun](https://github.com/mullvad/gotatun) is a WireGuard® implementation written in Rust aimed at being fast, efficient and reliable. GotaTun is a fork of the

Announcing GotaTun, the future of WireGuard at Mullvad VPN

19 Dec 2025

Final reminder for OpenVPN removal

15 Dec 2025

This is the final reminder that we are **fully removing support for OpenVPN on January 15th 2026**, in a month's time. This means we will no longer have any OpenVPN servers in a month.  We blogged

Final reminder for OpenVPN removal

15 Dec 2025

Removing OpenVPN from the Mullvad VPN app

10 Dec 2025

In version [**2025.14**](https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2025.14) of the desktop app, we removed the ability to select OpenVPN as a tunnel protocol. We

Removing OpenVPN from the Mullvad VPN app

10 Dec 2025

An important victory – but we still need to stop Chat Control.

26 Nov 2025

**An important victory - but we still need to stop Chat Control.** The Council of Ministers in the EU has, after three years, now reached a common position on Chat Control. The requirement for

An important victory – but we still need to stop Chat Control.

26 Nov 2025

Mullvad VPN presents And Then?

14 Nov 2025

Mullvad VPN presents And Then?

14 Nov 2025

Chat Control is back on the menu. To highlight the corruption behind the proposal, Mullvad VPN now presents "And Then?" **Update: On November 26, 2025 the EU Council, after three years, agreed on a

Mullvad VPN present And Then?

14 Nov 2025

Introducing Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation

12 Nov 2025

Introducing Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation

12 Nov 2025

We are now adding Lightweight WireGuard Obfuscation (LWO), aimed at helping users bypass firewalls and censorship. This new obfuscation method is now available on all desktop platforms and Android.

Shutting down our search proxy Leta

6 Nov 2025

Shutting down our search proxy Leta

6 Nov 2025

On November 27, 2025, we will shut down our search proxy, Leta. Leta's primary benefit was that it acted as a privacy proxy for search. Pooling and caching requests on behalf of a great number of

Independent security audit of our web app completed by Assured

23 Oct 2025

Assured completed an independent security assessment of our web app. The assessment found no critical, high, or medium-severity issues. One low-severity input validation weakness was identified and

Independent security audit of our web app completed by Assured

23 Oct 2025

QUIC Obfuscation now available on Android and iOS

20 Oct 2025

We are pleased to announce that our latest obfuscation feature, QUIC, aimed at helping users bypass firewalls and censorship, is now available on Android and iOS. Our QUIC obfuscation tunnels

QUIC Obfuscation now available on Android and iOS

20 Oct 2025

Introducing QUIC Obfuscation for WireGuard

9 Sep 2025

Introducing QUIC Obfuscation for WireGuard

9 Sep 2025

We are excited to add QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard, aimed at helping users bypass firewalls and censorship. This new obfuscation method is now available on all desktop platforms. Our QUIC

Reminder that OpenVPN is being removed

18 Aug 2025

This is a reminder that we are **fully removing support for OpenVPN on January 15th 2026**, in six months time. This means we will no longer have any OpenVPN servers in six months. Our apps have

Reminder that OpenVPN is being removed

18 Aug 2025

Updating the Mullvad VPN app just got easier!

14 Aug 2025

Updating the Mullvad VPN app just got easier!

14 Aug 2025

For Windows and macOS users, you can now update from within the Mullvad VPN app instead of going to our website. Updating the Mullvad VPN app previously required you to go to our website to download

Lightning payments

5 Aug 2025

Lightning payments

5 Aug 2025

At long last, we are accepting payments through the Bitcoin Lightning network. This means instant transactions, lower fees and enhanced privacy compared to on-chain Bitcoin payments. Bitcoin

Erroneous warning about desktop app not being supported

5 Jun 2025

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,

Erroneous warning about desktop app not being supported

5 Jun 2025

Launching Mullvad VPN loader

19 May 2025

Today we're launching Mullvad VPN loader - a new application for installing the Mullvad VPN desktop app on Windows and macOS which is both fast and secure. **Update:** We have temporarily removed

Launching Mullvad VPN loader

19 May 2025

Reproducible Builds: Verify our Android app builds bit-for-bit

9 May 2025

Multihop now available on Android

28 Mar 2025

DAITA version 2 now available on all platforms

28 Mar 2025

Successful security assessment of our Android app

27 Mar 2025

Why we still don't use includeAllNetworks

26 Mar 2025