Speedify 17.3 Makes Speedify Faster

Speedify 17.3 is mostly a speed release. Speedify moves data faster, uses less processing power in Redundant mode, and fixes a set of problems in Pair & Share, on Mac and on iPhone.

Speedify 17.3 also makes Bypass rules for ports cover all traffic on those ports by default, gives Google Meet calls streaming priority in more situations, explains why a device using Speedify’s cellular sharing feature isn’t sharing, and brings back Connected and Disconnected notifications on Mac.

In this Speedify release:

• Faster speeds on every platform, most on Linux and routers
• Less CPU use in Redundant mode
• Bypass rules for ports now cover all traffic on those ports
• Google Meet calls get streaming priority even when routed through Google’s relay servers
• Speedify’s Pair & Share cellular sharing feature says why a device isn’t sharing
• Mac: notifications are back, and Speedify steps aside when another VPN connects
• iOS: no more duplicate VPN profiles
• Windows: works better with Connectify Hotspot
• Linux and routers: GL.iNet Slate 7 speed fix and port forwarding fixes on OpenWrt

Faster Speeds on Every Platform, Most on Linux and Routers

Speedify 17.3 moves data through the encrypted Speedify tunnel faster on every platform. Linux computers and routers running Speedify see the largest gains.

Speedify 17.3 also cuts CPU use in Redundant mode. Redundant mode sends every piece of data over all your internet connections at once, so a dropout on one internet connection doesn’t interrupt a call or a live stream. That work used more processing power the more internet connections you added. Speedify 17.3 does the same job with less CPU, and the saving is largest with many internet connections. Lower CPU use matters most on routers, which have small processors.

Speedify 17.3 is also better at recovering lost data on fast internet connections. When data goes missing on the way, Speedify resends the data more efficiently, so downloads and streams slow down less.

Bypass Rules for Ports Now Cover All Traffic on Those Ports

Custom Bypass lets you send chosen websites, IP addresses and ports around the Speedify tunnel. You add them under ≡ > Privacy > Bypass > Custom, in a Bypass group. Apps send data in two main ways, called TCP and UDP. A new Bypass rule for a port now covers both by default.

The change matters for web traffic. Chrome and many Google services load pages and video over QUIC, a newer way of sending web traffic that runs on UDP. A port rule that covered TCP alone let that traffic slip into the tunnel. A Bypass rule applies to connections that start after you add the rule, so an app that was already connected keeps its current route until it reconnects.

Google Meet Calls Get Streaming Priority in More Situations

With Enhance Streaming on, Speedify recognizes calls and live streams in apps like Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, and puts them ahead of web browsing, software updates and other internet traffic.

Some networks block the direct route Google Meet uses for calls, so Google Meet carries the call through Google’s relay servers instead. To Speedify, a call through the relay servers looked like ordinary web browsing, so the call didn’t get priority. Speedify 17.3 recognizes Google Meet calls on the relay servers too.

Speedify’s Pair & Share Cellular Sharing Feature Now Says Why a Device Isn’t Sharing

Speedify’s Pair & Share feature lets devices running Speedify on the same local network share and combine their 4G/5G cellular connections, for example adding your phone’s cellular data to your laptop. Speedify 17.3 fixes four problems related to the cellular sharing feature:

• When a device isn’t sharing, Speedify now tells you why instead of just showing “disabled”.
• Paired devices no longer stay greyed out for minutes after a network change.
• Your Ethernet connection is no longer labeled with the paired phone’s mobile carrier.
• The cellular sharing feature’s intro screen now fits small screens.

Mac: Notifications Are Back, and Speedify Steps Aside for Another VPN

Speedify for Mac shows Connected and Disconnected notifications again. You can turn each notification type on or off in Speedify’s Preferences. Speedify for Mac also now shows three more alerts as notifications:

• Captive portal alerts, for Wi-Fi networks in hotels, airports and coffee shops that make you sign in on a web page before you can get online
• Data usage alerts, for the daily and monthly data limits you can set on each internet connection
• Messages from the Speedify server

Speedify and another VPN can’t reliably run on the same computer. Until now, when another VPN connected on a Mac, Speedify could keep trying to take the connection back. Speedify 17.3 lets the other VPN have the connection and tells you so. To use Speedify and another VPN together, run them on separate devices, as the guide to running Speedify with another VPN explains.

Speedify 17.3 also fixes these Mac problems:

• A blank Speedify window at launch
• A “Restart Speedify” message that flashed after you hid the docked Speedify window, and gaps in the speed graph
• High CPU use from Speedify’s sound playback in the background, which could keep the Mac from going to sleep. Speedify now turns sound on only when Speedify has a sound to play.

Speedify for Mac now has an Uninstall option, and cleans up better when you switch between the App Store version and the version from speedify.com.

iOS: No More Duplicate VPN Profiles

iPhone and iPad keep a VPN profile for every VPN app. Speedify could create duplicate Speedify VPN profiles, which could leave the connection stuck or unable to disconnect. Speedify 17.3 for iOS fixes duplicate VPN profiles, and fixes two more problems:

• A white screen when returning to the Speedify app
• Speedify turning itself back on after another VPN app took over

Windows: Faster With Connectify Hotspot

Connectify Hotspot shares the Speedify connection from a Windows PC as Wi-Fi, so phones, tablets and game consoles can use the Speedify connection too. Speedify 17.3 is more compatible with Connectify Hotspot, and faster when the two programs run together.

Speedify 17.3 for Windows also fixes a “taking longer” message that appeared too early when you opened Speedify from the system tray icon.

Android: More Cellular Modems Recognized

Some Android devices show a cellular modem as a network called “wwan”. Speedify 17.3 for Android now recognizes those modems as cellular internet connections.

Linux and Routers: GL.iNet Slate 7 Speed Fix and Port Forwarding Fixes

Speedify 17.3 improves speed for web pages and downloads on the GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600) travel router, by working around a problem in GL.iNet’s firmware. The Slate 7 is one of the routers Speedify supports.

On Linux, Speedify 17.3 stops a flood of AppArmor entries in the system log. AppArmor is a Linux security feature, on by default in Ubuntu, that controls what each program can access.

On OpenWrt routers, Speedify 17.3 fixes port forwarding. Port forwarding lets other computers on the internet reach a service on your network, such as a game server, remote desktop or self-hosted app. Port forwarding in Speedify needs the Speedify Dedicated Server or Self-Hosted Server add-on. Three port forwarding cases now work:

• Forwards where the outside port and the port on your device are different
• UDP forwards, which now show correctly in Speedify’s Port Forwarding settings
• Forwards while the Performance Enhancing Proxy is on. The Performance Enhancing Proxy speeds up web pages and downloads on wireless, long-distance and high-latency internet connections such as satellite, and lowers CPU use on routers.

How to Update to Speedify 17.3

Speedify 17.3 is out for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux and OpenWrt. Update every device you use Speedify on, routers included.

• Download Speedify
• All Speedify release notes
• How to get started with Pair & Share
• How Bypass works for websites, IP addresses and ports
• How Enhance Streaming works
• How port forwarding works in Speedify
• How to set up port forwarding on OpenWrt

Found a problem in Speedify 17.3? Tell Speedify support.