duckduckgo / duckduckgo/Android
[Bug] app tracking protection no longer auto starts
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Description
Describe the bug
starting from two play store stable versions ago, starting right from after the app got updated, the app tracking protection does not auto start on phone boot up.
going to vpn settings and enabling ddg as an always on vpn appears to be a workaround for now. however i assume this is not the intent of ddg and it is supposed to work without always on vpn being turned on.
How to Reproduce
restart phone & unlock
Expected behavior
app tracking protection automatically starts
Environment
- DDG App Version: 5.152.0 (51 520000) - the issue started from the version before the version before this one (counting play store updates) but i am no longer able to go back to check that version number.
- Device: pixel 7
- OS: TQ1A.230205.002
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure on a Pixel 7 running the reported DDG App version and OS: reboot and unlock the phone, then check whether App Tracking Protection starts. Compare this with enabling DDG as an always-on VPN in VPN settings. Done means protection starts automatically after boot without requiring always-on VPN.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100