ics-openvpn vs shadowsocks-android

ics-openvpn

OpenVPN for Android (by schwabe)

Android Openvpn

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shadowsocks-android

A shadowsocks client for Android (by shadowsocks)

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ics-openvpn		shadowsocks-android
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21	Mentions	4
3,182	Stars	34,660
-	Growth	0.3%
7.6	Activity	5.3
6 days ago	Latest Commit	22 days ago
C	Language	Kotlin
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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ics-openvpn

Posts with mentions or reviews of ics-openvpn. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-20.

OutOfMemoryError during build
1 project | /r/androiddev | 23 Aug 2023

When I am trying to build https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn > main. I am constantly get the following error:
Getting open vpn to work
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 20 Aug 2023

I've been working for a few days to build a good working VPN app (Non-commercial) but I'm finding so many different implementations of https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn that I don't know exactly where to start.
⟳ 2 apps added, 54 updated at f-droid.org
11 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 11 Jun 2023

OpenVPN for Android (version 0.7.46): OpenVPN without root
Connect on Android boot
1 project | /r/OpenVPN | 6 Jun 2023

You could ask upstream: https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn (also, is that the app you're using?)
Openvpn issue with dyndns and android
1 project | /r/homelab | 21 Apr 2023

Just the android phone with Openvpn for Android (https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn) thinks that it's too good for a new dns lookup, takes the ip it has cached from the previous connection and therefore can't connect. It retries until i manually disconnect and reconnect it. Only then a new dns lookup happens and it gets the current ip to then connect without a problem.
Source code of OvenVPN Connect Android app
1 project | /r/OpenVPN | 1 Oct 2022

For the Android app it lists: https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn
OpenVPN keeps using cellular while in WiFi: what to do?
1 project | /r/OpenVPN | 9 Sep 2022

I know that Apple limits what you're permitted to install on their phones, but perhaps there's another openvpn version that has this feature that you're permitted to use. In case it can help, the version I'm using seems to be from https://github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn/ . Perhaps someone has done something similar for Apple phones.
Does anyone know how to use SagerNet or another FOSS app to achieve what is being done by Every Proxy in the NetGuard+pDNSf+VPN guide?
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 26 Jul 2022

I've been looking into doing something similar and stumbled upon a method that uses personalDNSfilter with OpenVPN for personalDNSfilter, which is a special version of the OpenVPN for Android app.
limitations of Openvpn CE?
9 projects | /r/OpenVPN | 24 Jun 2022

In addition we back several other open source projects, such as the OpenVPN GUI, OpenVPN for Android and OpenVPN 3 Linux ... these all provide various user interfaces on top of the OpenVPN Core component.
⟳ 5 apps added, 29 updated at f-droid.org
5 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 14 May 2022

OpenVPN for Android (version 0.7.37): OpenVPN without root

shadowsocks-android

Posts with mentions or reviews of shadowsocks-android. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-10.

⟳ 7 apps added, 66 updated at f-droid.org
23 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 10 Feb 2023

Shadowsocks (version 5.3.3-nightly): A shadowsocks client
Wireguard handshake in IRAN - HELP
7 projects | /r/WireGuard | 27 Sep 2022

You're right, I didn't think of that. Hmm, maybe you can use a proxy app (e.g. shadowsocks, sagernet, v2rayNG), but I don't have any experience with these.
Shadowsocks + Outline
1 project | /r/outlinevpn | 8 Sep 2022

Have you just tried to import it? If you're using the https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android client, it supports the same format as the Outline generated link.
⟳ 5 apps added, 29 updated at f-droid.org
5 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 14 May 2022

Shadowsocks: A shadowsocks client for TV

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ics-openvpn and shadowsocks-android you can also consider the following projects:

android-app - Official ProtonVPN Android app

v2rayNG - A V2Ray client for Android, support Xray core and v2fly core

GoodbyeDPI - GoodbyeDPI — Deep Packet Inspection circumvention utility (for Windows)

netmonster-core - Android Telephony SDK bridge with some additional features

Gear-VPN - A VPN client for Android based on OpenVPN made with Jetpack Compose.

Cloak - A censorship circumvention tool to evade detection by authoritarian state adversaries

KISS - Lightning fast, open-source, < 250kb Android launcher

linux-cli-community - Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN. Written in Python.

mupdf - mirrored from git://git.ghostscript.com/mupdf.git

udp2raw - A Tunnel which Turns UDP Traffic into Encrypted UDP/FakeTCP/ICMP Traffic by using Raw Socket,helps you Bypass UDP FireWalls(or Unstable UDP Environment)

NekoX - A third-party Telegram android app.

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