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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by Disparallel on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @03:14PM (#44965253)
The help section article lists

# Data that isn’t protected by the VPN

Not all network data from your device is protected by the VPN. Examples of data that aren’t protected by the VPN include:

- Tethering traffic

  - This includes USB and Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Push notifications

- Wi-Fi calling and other IMS services

- Work profile app traffic

  - This applies if a work profile is configured on your device.
- Data traffic from an app that routes traffic directly over the Wi-Fi or a cellular connection

All of which make sense to me except push notifications. My guess is they might mean syncing notifications to e.g. a watch.

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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by chippiewill on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @04:36PM (#44966156)
I think it might be because push notifications use long-lived connections that are already open when the VPN is turned on.
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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by red369 on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @10:49PM (#44968596)
I wonder why tethering traffic doesn't go through the VPN. I could be wrong, but I think it works the same way with iPhones.

I might test that later, but this (old) SE question seems to confirm my memory: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/266871/is-there-a-...

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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by tucnak on Thursday August 21, 2025 @02:19AM (#44969617)
FWIW, all tethered traffic in GrapheneOS goes through a VPN.
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