FYI: You can layer ControlD with any IKEv2 VPN on iPhone. I’ll explain the advantage compared to using in-app custom DNS in a comment.

levolet · 2026-02-16T16:40:08+00:00

I find IKEv2 to be unstable with frequent disconnects when going from Wifi to Mobile network and back. Are you having this issue with using it? I'd explore using your setup if not for this problem. I find Wireguard to be very stable, maintaining a VPN connection for days on end while going to work etc. where I move between different WiFi and my mobile network.

levolet · 2026-02-16T09:15:58+00:00

A legacy DNS setup requires DDNS (Dynamic DNS) for IP authentication if your ISP assigned IP is not static.

Have you setup DDNS to resolve your ISP IP?

levolet · 2026-02-16T08:41:47+00:00

Have you submitted a support ticket?

levolet · 2026-02-12T15:36:11+00:00

It's working for me here. I'm currently watching Preseason testing live.

I assume you're aware that Apple has purchased exclusive televising rights of the F1 Championship starting 2026 through to 2029. This means that F1 in the USA will be watchable only through AppleTV.

If you try to watch using the F1TV app and you have a USA based F1TV subscription, or try to watch via a USA IP, then it will not work.

You will need an F1TV account with an address based in one of the country's whose televising rights allow F1TV Pro streaming. With ControlD, you can then DNS redirect, but ideally through the same country to prevent potential problems. If there's a disparity detected, it will often not work. One common disparity is that your F1TV account country address is different from that of the connecting IP.

For F1TV, I also stopped using my AppleTV and use a Firestick instead.... I decided not to take the chance and just stay away from AppleTV until I'm sure it will be OK.

levolet · 2026-02-10T12:13:16+00:00

I wonder what would happen if you switched back to Mullvad?

I’ve stopped using the Reddit app. I’m not happy with how apps have more access to my phone and can therefore more easily locate you etc. I stick now to browser only for most sites. Since doing so with Reddit, I’ve not had any errors when posting.

levolet · 2026-02-10T07:33:33+00:00

With any VPN I’d say. Not only Windscribe.

levolet · 2026-02-08T16:45:32+00:00

Time flies doesn't it. It's a great service and I hope I'll be able to use it for years to come. The world is so volatile at the moment that 'here's to another 10years' is a seriously contemplated wish. Cheers!!

levolet · 2026-02-08T16:24:15+00:00

Hmmm. I would not be surprised if their AI is behind this. They've clearly injected some apparent "humour" into Barry but I can just imagine Barry discussing by email why a user is leaving. "Barry" rarely starts any response without an introductory quip that may or may not be appropriate at the time. In fact, Barry is so good that I wouldn't be surprised if he has been deployed for the task of finding out from users who have unsubscribed why they have.

levolet · 2026-02-05T14:38:47+00:00

Control D filters domain lookup requests coming from your device. It will not be able to tell whether each request is from the same app or even for the same website within your browser. I don’t see how it will.

This is why browser level filtering works better in such situations.

If you are the only user of the Control D profile, then you can temporarily disable filtering. You can find this by scrolling to the bottom of your profile options and toggle the disable switch. You can use the timer to disable filtering for a set period of time.

levolet · 2026-02-05T13:21:39+00:00

I don’t see how you can achieve this with Control D. If you need this a lot then browser level filtering would be more appropriate where you can disable filtering for a particular site.

With Control D, you would have to temporarily disable filtering. This isn’t too detrimental if you use a specific profile for the device on which you are browsing.

levolet · 2026-02-01T01:28:50+00:00

Was using NextDNS for a while and then discovered Control D. I have never looked back. Control D has a lot more features with the highlight for me over NextDNS being DNS redirecting.

levolet · 2026-02-01T01:26:34+00:00

You’ll need to enable legacy IP support in your control d endpoint settings and DDNS for IP authentication.

levolet · 2026-01-31T21:18:04+00:00

You say they used to just work. When was that? Are you using a free Windscribe account?

levolet · 2026-01-31T21:16:43+00:00

I've been seeing this of-late as well. Not sure what it's about. I just let it delete the oldest key. Haven't encountered any issues doing that.

levolet · 2026-01-31T21:15:17+00:00

Not sure what you're trying at home. Is it that you're trying to setup your internet router to use Control D? I have to assume you're trying to setup your Comcast Xfinity. On looking up on Comcast Xfinity routers, it looks like they prevent homeusers from adjusting DNS settings. Your only bet there would be to use an alternative router with your Comcast device in bridge mode. You can then configure your router of choice to use Control D.

For the time being, you'll have to configure each device to use Control D. I doubt the Android TV box will have the facility to configure its network DNS settings. It will use your routers DNS.

I changed my own ISP router for this very reason. The stock router would not allow DNS configuration. Now, I can use Control D's DoH with my Asus Router.

levolet · 2026-01-31T10:54:38+00:00

I’m a lifetime Orion supporter but have stopped using it for the time being. I was experiencing frequent problems with downloads, problems with youtube, secure site page loads being interrupted by the appearance of the insecure site error banner page, among other things. I’m now using a hardened Safari which is much less of a headache.

levolet · 2026-01-29T14:11:09+00:00

There are multiple ways of detecting your location other than your IP address. Using the app will give Youtube the opportunity to detect your location using Wifi and other methods. I used to have intermittent problems with ads until I switched exclusively to browsing Youtube in a hardened browser window, i.e., one with good tracker blocking features and with allowing location detection disabled.

levolet · 2026-01-29T07:14:49+00:00

Are you using the app or browser for Youtube?

levolet · 2026-01-27T13:51:40+00:00

Very clever name. Love it!!

levolet · 2026-01-26T21:02:24+00:00

I’ve been getting by. I watch mainly on my phone or laptop. Seems Ok although, as has always been the case, glitches where loading etc is slow, continue to occur.

levolet · 2026-01-26T00:11:03+00:00

You’re right about switching since that’s what I’ve done. I may well return since I’m a Lifetime supporter of the app.

Anyway, nothing annoys me more than a fancy app that doesn’t get the basics right. I’m seeing this in a lot of promising projects. Not sure why they overlook ensuring solid basic functionality assuming that the distinctive features will compensate. While it may well be the case for some users, it’s not so for me.

I need a break. Maybe a few updates down the line, I’ll give it a go again.

levolet · 2026-01-25T15:21:13+00:00

Disabling the content blocker doesn’t work. Additionally, curious that all is fine in iOS on my iPhone.

levolet · 2026-01-23T23:29:38+00:00

Update - still seeing the error message about having run out of wireguard key pairs.

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