I have the same problem on Lineage OS 20 (Android 13).
It occurres since the update 1.44.1 -> 1.48.0.

Additionally, the exit node is disabled every time, so I need to open the menu -> Use Exit Node and select one.

It also happens on my second tailscale in a work profile, where I have to re-enable it and the exit node every time I activate the work profile.

Same issue as previous posts. Tailscale is connected -> reboot phone -> tailscale is NOT connected -> enter tailscale app -> existing login is not listed, I have to click on 'choose server' and then click 'login' (i'm connecting to my own headscale server) and it will reconnect, but it forgets the previous exit node configuration.

I'm on tailscale 1.48.2 on grapheneOS (Android 13)

I just ran into the same issue on Pixel 6 Pro with the latest Android

BUG-e3182861ba51ed076d489d8d04caf74323d6ced0fcbab0fc49053575986a361c-20230925161828Z-33594889d94f5949

Exact same issues on Android 11, phone and tablet. Same steps to reproduce and same tailscale verison 1.48.2.

Bug report on phone while android reports issue with always-on VPN and tailscale is STOPPED: BUG-f2a24b72b6378f254a1bc182407d9af6fab16fc29e169330bf19008afd6145d2-20230921150018Z-ceeeeb5cda22e51d

Bug report on phone when tailscale is subsequently set to active: BUG-f2a24b72b6378f254a1bc182407d9af6fab16fc29e169330bf19008afd6145d2-20230921150030Z-089dd2e08459622b

Same with Samsung Note20

Same with Samsung galaxy s10e (android 12) and Motorola moto g31w (android 11), both with tailscale 1.54.0

Same here.

Happening on all Android phones, independent of manufacturer OS and Android version. Version 1.44.0 seems to have been the first version with the bug, as 1.42.0 is the last version that did not exhibit this behaviour.

Hi,

We recently begun work on Android again, we will update related issues when we have further information.

The tempory solution for tailscale not autostarting on android boot that I have found to work is to use Tasker android app. To open tailscale and activate it when I leave the home WiFi. There is a profile on Taskernet that will do it for you. You just have to input your WiFi network name. I have it working on my families phones and seams to work

https://taskernet.com/shares/?user=AS35m8mw6l1fRiYiFT08BoSg2mZkLHMIM%2FLqDO6Cu6wtD0G6d6P0V2ScVHtXYxjUT0DfjK5lPQd9Fm4%3D&id=Profile%3ATailscale+When+Not+Home

Obviously I would prefer not to have to use this and them to actually fix the app.

That doesn't address the exit node issue though, does it? The exit node times out on open (I suspect an order of operations error), so Tailscale won't reselect it.

# connect
adb shell am broadcast -n com.tailscale.ipn/.IPNReceiver -a com.tailscale.ipn.CONNECT_VPN
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# disconnect
adb shell am broadcast -n com.tailscale.ipn/.IPNReceiver -a com.tailscale.ipn.DISCONNECT_VPN

The above should do the trick if you can connect to the device via adb (Android Debug Bridge).

If you're rooted.

Using @Immanuel31 's method, just put the following line in a file in the `.termux/boot/' directory after setting up termux and termux:boot.

su -c "am broadcast -n com.tailscale.ipn/.IPNReceiver -a com.tailscale.ipn.CONNECT_VPN"

(Make sure to update the packages and install su inside termux.)

root is not required for this. just run am normally.

Hi,

We recently begun work on Android again, we will update related issues when we have further information.

@catzkorn any news on this subject or is it possible to install the 1.42.0 version somehow untill a fix is released?

Hi,
We recently begun work on Android again, we will update related issues when we have further information.

@catzkorn any news on this subject or is it possible to install the 1.42.0 version somehow untill a fix is released?

I wasn't target of your question but yes, downgrade will work (I've done it on all of my devices today). Just download apk 1.42.0 from whatever site you use (I used apkmirror), check for viruses (you can use virustotal), install, enable pernament VPN on your phone and turn off autoupdate in google play.

That's it, you are done.

Same issue and it's very annoying. And I thought this was the expected behaviour when rebooting. Also thought I was the only one who wasn't happy with this.

Same issue on a Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

I received an update two days ago and I haven't noticed this problem since. Also the UI overhaul looks great!

This issue has been fixed and is working in our release that is out in beta. If you're interested in becoming a beta tester, please use this link for Android or click here to sign up via web and help us test out our app. Thank you for helping us improve our app!