VPN does not stop when Adaway is stopped

[liar666]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

I have configured Adaway to start the ad VPN (nice feature BTW!).

Unfortunately, when I pause (in the notification bar) or stop (in the app) the VPN continues to run and it is not easy to stop it: one has to click the small 'key' symbol in Android's notification bar , then be redirected in the Android preferences, then stop the VPN. So everything happens outside the adwaway app.

Expected Behavior

It would be more coherent if everything is stopped when I ask Adaway to stop running.
(another possibility would be to have the VPN appear in the main Adaway app GUI and have a 2nd "Stop VPN" button)

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open AdAway
2. Goto "Preferences"
3. Select "Ad blocker based on RPV" (sorry raw translation from French app)
4. Select 'Activate at startup' (sorry raw translation from French app)
5. Go back to first screen in AdAway app
6. Start AdAway
7. Stop AdAway, either by going to the first screen in AdAway app or by hitting "pause" in notification bar.
   VPN still runs

Device Configuration

• AdAway version: 6.1.1
• Ad-blocker mode: Default + RPV
• Device: Doogee N10
• Android version: 8.1.0
• Root version: ??

Additional context and screenshots

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[ThisNekoGuy]

I have just witnessed this behavior too; I had to terminate the AdAway process and restart the app to get the pause/start button to align with what the notification was telling me about the state of the app. It was very strange.