alt Hacker NewsI definitely noticed the performance boost on my Pixel 8, for some reason it seems to really not like wireguard-go, it struggled to pull even 100mbps, maybe something unoptimized on Google's custom hardware. With the new GotaTun version I can pull 500mbps+, though unfortunately it also seems to have introduced a bug that randomly prevents the phone from entering a deep sleep state, so occasionally my battery will randomly start draining at 10x normal speed if I have it enabled until I reboot.
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I think the problem is on the Android side. I noticed the same behavior with ZeroTier and even with MizuDroid, all totally unrelated.
Same behavior on raspberry pi 5. Might be just lack of arm optimizations.
Oh, this is the reason the Mullvad app on my Pixel 6a was suddenly able to connect in less than a second where before it would take 5-10 seconds, nice!
I'm surprised by this comment. I have wireguard on 24/7 on my shitty Samsung A5 and it lasts forever. By comparison the Pixel 8 is a beast. Sounds like an Android bug more than wireguard.