Is BD working on a solution to be able to use VPN and web protection at the same time on I Phones

MKenn

Alexandru_BD

Hello,

The short answer would be negative. But there's more to the story here, and this topic has been brought up before, as you probably know. Here's a more detailed explanation why this cannot be achieved, at least from the technical perspective:

Web Protection on iOS relies on a local VPN configuration. However, this is not a traditional VPN that routes traffic through external servers for masking IP addresses. Instead, it creates a local VPN tunnel that enables Bitdefender to intercept and monitor network traffic on the device. Once enabled, the VPN profile allows Bitdefender to analyze the traffic data going in and out of your device. It checks for any potentially malicious websites, phishing attempts, and other threats by scanning the URLs before the content is loaded in your browser.Unlike a full VPN service, Bitdefender’s Web Protection does not redirect your traffic through external servers for anonymity or geo-spoofing. It operates entirely locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private and isn't sent to third-party servers for analysis.
Since it uses a VPN profile, iOS may show a VPN icon in the status bar while Web Protection is enabled. And since iOS restricts the use of multiple VPN apps simultaneously due to limitations in its network configuration, allowing only one VPN tunnel at a time, this would be the reason why the two cannot function simultaneously.
More information on their functionality can be found here:

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/34181/

I hope the information brings more clarity on the matter.

Regards,

Alex