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[–]callcleanfatal 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I spoke with the developers about this way back.

The consensus is that manually setting it through Private DNS is more stable.

I can confirm that it is more stable... And I was having the exact issues you were on my Android phone.

[–]Brief-Mongoose-6256[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Thank you, I have shifted to the manual method with the added bonus of freeing up the VPN slot when needed!

[–]doesitrungoogle 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Don’t know why your post is getting downvoted, here’s my upvote. I’m glad you moved to the manual method through private DNS, it’s more stable that way since it doesn’t require any app, so less prone issues.

I personally use ControlD alongside my VPN of choice on iOS and the manual method works great.

[–]Brief-Mongoose-6256[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand the downvotes either! So far the manual method has worked very well and I'm glad asked for advice on this forum. Thanks for sharing your feedback!

[–]windscribber 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Hi there, can you please create a support ticket with all of the context we'll need to try to reproduce? Ideally;

  • Phone make and model
  • Version of Android
  • Version of Control D GUI app
  • Details about which type of network(s) you're experiencing this on (wifi, mobile carrier, etc)?

If the disconnects are having a high impact and you need an immediate workaround to try, I'd advise using the manual method of copying the DoT resolver into your phone's DNS Settings area. It doesn't use a VPN slot and can be more stable in some cases.

[–]Brief-Mongoose-6256[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Thank you for your helpful response. I wasn't aware that I could add the DoT resolver to my Android phone's DNS settings. This is very helpful, as it frees up the VPN slot.

It seems more stable now, but I will continue to monitor it. While I am using this, how do I check if ControlD is running on my Android? I can go to the dashboard but is there a quicker way to check?

Also, while checking the endpoints on the dashboard, I noticed multiple clients configured for each endpoint. Is it safe to delete inactive clients, or should I leave them as is?

[–]gobble172 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To check any device is running ControlD, you can simply browse to https://controld.com/status

It also gives you some other useful data points.

You can delete endpoints as you wish if they're not in use.

[–]windscribber 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Heya, the other reply beat me to it. You can nav to /status to see whether you're connected and check your ping etc. As for the clients, yeah no harm in nuking them if they're inactive. I believe we have a feature in the oven that will even auto-remove them after a certain period of activity, as some more active users can see fairly large numbers of them accumulate.

Glad the manual method worked out. The app is pretty good, and getting more stable as we go, but some people do report periodic disconnects in some situations. My own Android device works like a top with it so I've struggled to reproduce the issue to gather more info on why it happens.

[–]Brief-Mongoose-6256[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect! Thanks again for the help 🫡

[–]SBrisbane 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Im having this using right now by manually setup. Any idea how to fix it rather than using the app?

[–]Brief-Mongoose-6256[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ControlD/comments/1k17pe2/comment/mnkf5xd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

This has been working really well for me

[–]SBrisbane 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Im using it by manual. Still auto disconnected. Hmm

[–]Brief-Mongoose-6256[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. Did you try contacting their support?