How to disable WebRTC on Chrome for Android?

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H RD

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Jul 3, 2016, 8:22:51 AM7/3/16
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While using a VPN and Chrome for Android, with JavaScript enabled my local IP address shows up on IP leak test sites such as "ipleak.net". You can disable WebRTC on Firefox for Android. Why not Chrome?

PhistucK

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Jul 3, 2016, 8:25:46 AM7/3/16
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As far as I know, the WebRTC team is working on a solution for that. Sorry. :(


PhistucK

On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 1:16 AM, H RD <ranger...@gmail.com> wrote:
While using a VPN and Chrome for Android, with JavaScript enabled my local IP address shows up on IP leak test sites such as "ipleak.net". You can disable WebRTC on Firefox for Android.  Why not Chrome?

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PhistucK

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Jul 6, 2016, 3:25:07 PM7/6/16
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Only Chrome for Android does not support extensions, so the solution does not exist for the original poster. :(


PhistucK

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Taylor Brandstetter <dead...@google.com> wrote:
The solution already exists, actually. Take a look at the WebRTC Network Limiter extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/webrtc-network-limiter/npeicpdbkakmehahjeeohfdhnlpdklia?hl=en

With this extension, you can configure WebRTC to not use private IP addresses, and only use the public IP address that's also used for web traffic (in this case, the VPN interface).

Vial

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Mar 26, 2017, 2:34:04 AM3/26/17
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ou can follow the steps below in order to resolve your issue.
  1. Enter "chrome://flags/#disable-webrtc" in the address bar and press enter 
  2. Press "Enable" under that option
  3. Reboot your phone

PhistucK

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Mar 26, 2017, 4:51:46 AM3/26/17
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Are you sure it still exists? As of Chrome 57, I cannot find it on Windows (as far as I know, flags for all of the platforms are shown in chrome://flags).
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