After bringing its QUIC obfuscation protocol to WireGuard on desktop platforms on September 9, Mullvad VPN has now also made it available on its iOS and Android apps.

It’s worth noting that Mullvad will automatically switch to QUIC after several failed connection attempts, but you can configure your mobile VPN app to always use QUIC by going to your device’s Settings → VPN Settings → Wireguard obfuscation → QUIC.

How does QUIC work?

QUIC works by masking your VPN traffic as regular internet traffic, making it virtually impossible for sophisticated censorship systems and firewalls to find out that you’re using a VPN.

The feature was developed for highly censored regions such as China, Russia, and Turkey, which often throttle or block VPN connections.

Under the hood, QUIC is a VPN proto

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