NymVPN v2026.15 is live

Versions: Android v2026.15.1 (F-Droid v2026.15.1) | iOS v2026.15 | macOS v2026.15 | Windows v2026.15 | Linux v2026.15

Some networks are built to keep VPNs out. Hotels, offices, campuses, and whole countries block the ports and protocols a VPN needs, so the connection meant to protect you is the first thing they stop. NymVPN v2026.15 is about getting through anyway. It leads with anti-censorship bridges, an adaptive strategy to get through networks that block VPN traffic.

This release also brings longer battery life and more control over your account.

Here's what's new:

• Anti-censorship bridges: get through networks that block VPNs by switching to a bridge automatically
• Better battery life: NymVPN now counts your bandwidth on the device instead of checking in constantly
• Account control: delete your account from inside the app on Android, with a clearer reminder before your plan expires on every platform

Get through censorship with new bridges

Bridges are adaptive anti-censorship tooling. When a network tries to block your VPN, an ordinary connection just fails, and you're left exposed on the open network or offline. The new bridges in Settings > Anti-censorship detect the block and adapt, routing your connection through whatever transport can still get out.

Here's what the settings do:

• Auto: NymVPN starts on standard WireGuard and, if the network blocks it, automatically switches to a bridge to get through
• On: forces a bridged connection everywhere you go
• Off: never bridges

This is the setting for restrictive Wi-Fi, censored regions, and anywhere a plain VPN gets stopped at the door.

Lighter on your battery

NymVPN used to check your remaining fair usage data over the network often enough to cost you battery. Now it counts it on your device and only checks in with the network when it has a reason to. The usage you see stays accurate, with less drain on your battery.

Delete your account from the app

You can now delete your account from inside NymVPN on Android. Open Settings, choose to delete your account, and it removes the account and clears your session. Your account is yours to leave.

A clearer expiry reminder

The heads-up before your plan or free pass runs out is now a proper dialog you can act on. Don't let your privacy expire.

More reliable connections

A few changes make the status you see more trustworthy. NymVPN has improved notification messaging to show connecting, connected, or error states from the state of the tunnel, so there are fewer false "connected" moments and the app stays in an error state for as long as there genuinely is one.

Two smaller improvements: on Android, your server list now appears instantly from cache and refreshes in the background. And SOCKS5 connections shut down cleanly when you disconnect.

Smaller updates

• Encrypted custom DNS (command line): set your own DNS-over-HTTPS, DNS-over-TLS, or DNS-over-QUIC resolver with nym-vpnc dns set, for example nym-vpnc dns set --url https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query. The graphical apps still use plain DNS for now
• Linux: a NetworkManager plugin lets you connect and disconnect nym-vpnd straight from NetworkManager, through nmcli or your desktop's own network settings
• In-app plan renewal on Google Play: choosing or renewing a plan from the Play build now stays inside the app on Google Play billing, instead of sending you out to the website
• Command line: nym-vpnc reconnect now takes a --wait option that waits for the reconnect to finish before returning

Bug fixes

• Android: fixes to the connect panel's icons, title, and subtitle, and to the residential-server icon in the exit list
• All apps: fixed the mixnet score display
• macOS: fixed the version reported by the auto-updater

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