VPN On Demand in iOS

[SinghNanak]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When a iOS device reboots vpn connection is not reinstated and connection rules are not supported.

Describe the solution you'd like
Support VPN On Demand for apple devices following there documentation.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Alternative solution is Tailscale https://tailscale.com/kb/1291/ios-vpn-on-demand

[InventorB]

Please add.
I used to love NetBird, but losing connection so often is a huge problem that's keeping me from liking and using NetBird. When I was testing your app this summer on vacation, I would have to restart the tunnel 3-5 times per day, with no guarantee that it would stay on. This may be an annoyance to me, but it will be a huge barrier to enterprise adoption against feature-packed competitors that have had this very simple always-on for years.

From my limited technical knowledge, this looks like it only requires a few lines of code. I want to like and use your product, but I can't see myself using it until this situation changes. This would be a great practical improvement that would make your product so much better.

[SinghNanak]

@mlsmaycon @pascal-fischer is this enhancement on roadmap.

[harisris]

+1. This would be very helpful when I need to enable Netbird only when I'm outside my home LAN. Thank you!

[dm82m]

This feature would lead to moving over from tailscale.

[IceFlom]

This feature would lead to moving over from tailscale.

Same for me. I'm waiting for this feature and will have to stick with Tailscale until then.

[zimb22]

I want to migrate from native wireguard iOS Client to Netbird. This Feature for me is missing for seamless usage on roaming.

[scroguard]

i too would love this feature. currently i've cobbled together a hacky solution using iOS shortcuts, but it doesn't fix the potential random disconnect issue.

[advisorgee]

+1, I wish i had checked to see if auto-connect was in the iOS app, I only checked that there was an app. I'll stick with tailscale until this feature is implemented.

[dm82m]

@pascal-fischer can you at least give a heads up if this is planned or will not come?

[pascal-fischer]

Hi everyone,
we discussed this topic again today with the team and we decided to dedicate some resources to this.
While I can't make any promises I hope we will have some basic support for VPN On Demand by the end of this quarter.

[MxD-js]

Yes... looking forward to this. Really needed.

[devil33]

Can't wait for it, thank you for dedicating resources 💪