Advanced Privacy - Hide my IP does not work (properly)
- /e/ version: e-1.6-R
- Device model(s): beryllium
- Device rooted: no
Summary
The Advanced Privacy IP settings seem not to work.
Test 1 (my real location: Germany)
- Within my Advanced Privacy settings: my real IP address hidden (set to France)
- An IP location check executed in my web browser results in: Seychelles.
Test 2 (my real location: Germany)
- Within my Advanced Privacy settings: my real IP address hidden (set to Romania)
- An IP location check executed in my web browser results in: Germany.
The problem
- Set IP location (in Advanced Privacy) to Romania
- Reboot the device
- Recheck Advanced Privacy whether location is well set to Romania
- Check your location with an online tool (I used iplocation.io)
What is the current behavior?
when setting the Advanced Privacy IP to country X, the tested/displayed location is Y.
What is the expected correct behavior?
when setting the Advanced Privacy IP to country X, the tested/displayed location should be X.
Technical informations
Relevant logs (adb logcat
)
437_fakedIP-1-logcat_12-09-2022_23-24-47.txt
Relevant screenshots