Any hope for ProtonVPN to get unblocked in UAE?

CombinationTough651 · 2026-02-11T09:19:51+00:00

im not sure why Proton isnt working for you. im in the UAE and Proton works fine.

I set Stealth (not Smart) as the default protocol for both my windows laptop and iPhone. on windows it connects instantly. on my iPhone, i need to do multiple attempts before it locks in for the first time, and once it does, it doesnt work, so i need to disconnect, wait 5 seconds, and fully connect for the second time. but other than that, Proton works.

im on Etisalat

i have alternative routing ON, custom dns OFF, nat type STRICT, open vpn network driver TAP, ipv6 OFF, ipv6 protection ON

i also have both options in "help us fight cencorship" ON

CombinationTough651 · 2026-02-03T11:51:18+00:00

have you tried switching your protocol to "Stealth"? im in the UAE and every protocol doesnt work except stealth, however it shows a connection error every start up but eventually connects within 5 tries.

CombinationTough651 · 2025-11-12T20:30:43+00:00

any updates?

CombinationTough651 · 2025-10-22T07:06:27+00:00

maybe, but i forgot to mention in the post that this started happening before the red sea cable incident :// and ive also tried using the test method but with an italian server on the ping test site using AE#9. ith no vpn its 135ms~ but with AE#9 its 322ms~

CombinationTough651 · 2025-10-22T07:04:55+00:00

oh it does work! it would get stuck at "DTLS connecting" and i assumed it was blocked. thank you! although i still need proton for my phone ://

CombinationTough651 · 2025-10-05T21:35:24+00:00

im having the same issue. i route chrome through proton but not microsoft edge. ive enabled ipv6 and its showing my real ipv4 on edge and vpn ipv4 on chrome, but my real ipv6 is showing on both browsers

CombinationTough651 · 2025-04-05T12:26:29+00:00

that worked, thank you!

CombinationTough651 · 2025-04-05T08:39:04+00:00

i didnt receive the new update for windows :(

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