[Question] Remove VPN (Cydia Extender (iOS 11.3.1))

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Hi.

Device information: iPhone 5s on iOS 11.3.1

The problem: When I was jailbroken on iOS 10.2 I had Extender installed. When I upgraded to 10.3 I forget to remove Extender, so its VPN (Cydia Extender) is still in Settings. I am currently on iOS 11.3.1 and jailbroken.

What I have tried so far:

  • I have found out that the file /var/preferences/com.apple.networkextension.plist contains some information about VPNs, but when removing the file and rebooting, the file gets recreated and the VPN is there again.
  • I have also tried to edit the file (with Filza) to remove the part with Cydia Extender, but with the same result as removing the file.

Does anyone know, how to actually remove a VPN (when it can’t be removed in Settings)?

I have also searched on the subreddit and found a few other posts about removing VPNs, but they haven’t been to much help. (1, 2, 3, 4)

Update 23/9-2018: I got it removed by resetting network settings. The only downside is that I need to write WiFi passwords again.

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Hey!

I had the same issue. I deleted the above-mentioned file, ’ /var/preferences/com.apple.networkextension.plist’ and that did it for me.

Steps I followed:

Installed an alternate VPN app (Cloud VPN in my case)

Installed Extender.

Restarted phone and happened to jailbreak with the tweaks option ‘off’.

Using Filza, deleted the file com.apple.networkextension.plist from /var/preferences/ and that’s it. It was gone.

Rebooted phone and happened to jailbreak normally this time. It was still not showing up.’

Uninstalled Extender from Cydia to check if it would come back, it did not.

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VPN or profile? Not sure I am understanding the question properly, I do apologize.

4

Thank you!

How did you install extender?

I will report back if it worked when I get home from school.

5

Hmm. This did not seem to work for me, as the VPN is still there. Perhaps I didn’t install Extender correctly?

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VPN. Screenshot

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I installed extender installer from Julioverne’s repo.
Yup! I see that it came back on my phone today. All of a sudden!

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i am having same issue with betternet vpn, can’t delete it even after deleting the app, did you find a way to remove it ?

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I don’t know if you still need to get it removed, but I got it removed by resetting network settings. The only downside is that I need to write WiFi passwords again.

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Not yet, no. But if you figure it out, please let me know how.

Did you try removing the file?

12

Finally found a way.

I was having an issue with betternet. So i downloaded the app again and open it then closed it and removed it. Believe it or not it’s gone now from my settings

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Hmm. Well I tried that with Extender, but it didn’t work.