Introducing Shadowsocks Obfuscation for WireGuard
We are excited to introduce Shadowsocks obfuscation for WireGuard, aimed at helping users bypass firewalls and censorship. This new feature is available on the desktop and Android apps and will come to iOS later.
Shadowsocks is a fast and lightweight protocol that obfuscates traffic, making it harder for firewalls to detect and block. With this update, our app will become more usable in countries and networks where WireGuard traffic is restricted or blocked.
Proxying via Shadowsocks is not new to the app; it has been the default setting for OpenVPN bridges since version 2019.2! With this update, users who had previously needed OpenVPN to bypass network restrictions can switch to the faster and more efficient WireGuard protocol whilst maintaining a similar level of obfuscation.
To use the new Shadowsocks obfuscation, make sure you have the latest version of the Mullvad app, at least 2024.6 for desktop and 2024.7 for Android.
