Doesn't run in background

[quantum1423]

I'm using Sony Xperia Z3 compact with Android 5.1.1. When I turn on Lantern, it works, but as soon as I swipe it away from my open apps list, Lantern closes and doesn't proxy my traffic anymore.

Is this normal behavior? I find that a few apps seem to misbehave in this way with my phone, perhaps Sony's particular build of Android handles app closing differently? Or is this a bug with Lantern?

[myleshorton]

@atavism and @oxtoacart what's the expected behavior here?

[atavism]

@myleshorton The current behavior is to stop Lantern when you swipe and close the app from the open apps list, but we could definitely run it as a background task unless/until the VPN service is disconnected (and we already have that functionality available).

[atavism]

Thanks, @quantum1423! I checked this is standard behavior with a few VPN apps (looked at TunnelBear and Betternet). Should be a quick fix on our side.. @myleshorton, I added it as a task to 2.1.1. Sound good?

[myleshorton]

Perfect @atavism!

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 10:17 AM, atavism [email protected] wrote:

Thanks, @quantum1423 https://github.com/quantum1423! I checked this is
definitely standard behavior with most VPN apps (looked at TunnelBear and
Betternet). Should be a quick fix on our side.. @myleshorton
https://github.com/myleshorton, I added it as a task to 2.1.1. Sound
good?

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[quantum1423]

Ideally this could be made into a switch in the settings; for example when I just need to occasionally quickly log into and check an unencrypted http website on open wi-fi I might want the current behavior, but when I'm visiting China and I want all my traffic to be proxied over hours or even days, it'd be much better for it to run almost invisibly.

[oxtoacart]

@quantum1423 Since the app allows you to turn easily turn Lantern off, do you think that's enough or do we really need an option to toggle background vs foreground?

[quantum1423]

Oh yeah, herp derp, sorry

[oxtoacart]

@quantum1423 No need to apologize, I was just trying to clarify your need. Really appreciate the feedback!