PIA Desktop v3.5.3 released!

The v3.5.3 PIA Desktop release is available now for download on the website - in-app notifications will happen next week. This initial release phase is known as silent release.

CHANGELOG includes:

  • UI: Increase contrast of graph in performance tile
  • UI: Add two extra decimal places to data usage values
  • UI: Add changelog link to update notification
  • Linux: Improve split tunnel robustness in the presence of mount namespaces
  • Linux: Fix split tunnel on Linux Mint 20.0+

You can download from the site here:

Some of the UI changes were suggested by reddit users, thanks for the feedback! :person_bowing:t2:

Still no fix for split tunneling for Mac? Any eta on that? Need a beta tester that can provide valuable feedback?

I love the color/contrast difference in the new version in regards to the download/upload data meter. It’s a lot easier to see. Thank Yoj :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

Also, I have been super happy with this vpn since day 1. Honestly…. You guys are knocking it outta the park!!

Features like PORT FORWARDING… THANK YOU!!! Please ALWAYS keep this feature!!

Port forwarding = customer for life at this rate

Thanks for the more visible bars in the Performance graph. Refreshing to be able to just glance over and view the download progress. I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the suggestions I made, make it into a future version!

Is there a place where we can download the previous versions of PIA?
The last update just caused the client to not route any data through the VPN. Having the kill switch on basically meant I had no network connection.

Why do you guys keep closing my trouble tickets after they get assigned to someone? Your customer service is a joke.

Can I have my refund?

Well, I updated to 3.5.3 and after opening the program it knocked my modem offline. I had to call Spectrum Tech support to have my modem refreshed. After which it took about 15 minutes to get back to online status. Running windows 10 pro on a Lenovo laptop. Now I’m hesitant to run the app again. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again? Thanks.

edit: I uninstalled PIA and reinstalled the updated version. The only thing I changed was the PIA kill switch which I disabled. All seems well now. I still have my torrent client (qBittorent) binded to the VPN so hopefully I’ll be ok. I do like PIA very much and plan to stay with them for some time.

When split tunneling is enabled on Windows, it leaks your IP. I added firefox to be excluded from VPN and it showing my real IP in Brave…

Also, speedtest and other sites thinks the Stockholm location is Finland…

We’re all working on it. Hope to have beta very early 2024!

Thanks, the mobile team is now aware of it. Sorry about the issues :folded_hands:

What platform are you on?

I am sorry that hear that your support ticket keeps closing after getting assigned to an agent. If you can please DM or send a mod mail with your support ticket number or the email address that you have contacted our support team with and I will locate your ticket and get it to one of our support agents for assistance.

Likely you have a conflicting app generating its own firewall rules. Can you share debug logs?

That’s great to hear! Can you confirm the beta will be compatible with macOS Monterey 12.7.2?

I’m on Windows 10 (64bit). I believe I updated to v3.5 when this issue happened. I was trying to look for a trusted site where I could find previous versions, but I ended up using the v3.3.1 .exe file I had in my downloads folder. Sorry for the late reply

Nvm Im dumb… I didnt see there was an “All other apps”, it was set to bypass VPN. lol

Changelog page should have what you’re looking for.