diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt
index d505c44179b2..cd3e94bc6539 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/viewmodel/ConnectViewModel.kt
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ class ConnectViewModel(
             if (hasVpnPermission) {
                 connectionProxy.connect()
             } else {
+                // Either the user denied the permission or another always-on-vpn is active (if
+                // Android 11+ and run from Android Studio)
                 _uiSideEffect.send(UiSideEffect.ConnectError.PermissionDenied)
             }
         }
diff --git a/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/ContextExtensions.kt b/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/ContextExtensions.kt
index 992ae9404d13..882279c99911 100644
--- a/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/ContextExtensions.kt
+++ b/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/ContextExtensions.kt
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@ package net.mullvad.mullvadvpn.lib.common.util
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
-import android.provider.Settings
 import net.mullvad.mullvadvpn.lib.model.WebsiteAuthToken
 
-private const val ALWAYS_ON_VPN_APP = "always_on_vpn_app"
-
 fun createAccountUri(accountUri: String, websiteAuthToken: WebsiteAuthToken?): Uri {
     val urlString = buildString {
         append(accountUri)
@@ -19,16 +16,6 @@ fun createAccountUri(accountUri: String, websiteAuthToken: WebsiteAuthToken?): U
     return Uri.parse(urlString)
 }
 
-// NOTE: This function will return the current Always-on VPN package's name. In case of either
-// Always-on VPN being disabled or not being able to read the state, NULL will be returned.
-fun Context.resolveAlwaysOnVpnPackageName(): String? {
-    return try {
-        Settings.Secure.getString(contentResolver, ALWAYS_ON_VPN_APP)
-    } catch (ex: SecurityException) {
-        null
-    }
-}
-
 fun Context.openVpnSettings() {
     val intent = Intent("android.settings.VPN_SETTINGS")
     startActivity(intent)
diff --git a/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/VpnServiceUtils.kt b/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/VpnServiceUtils.kt
index 06c862936b65..dfc70609e14a 100644
--- a/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/VpnServiceUtils.kt
+++ b/android/lib/common/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/common/util/VpnServiceUtils.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.VpnService
 import android.net.VpnService.prepare
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor
+import android.provider.Settings
+import androidx.annotation.DeprecatedSinceApi
 import arrow.core.Either
 import arrow.core.flatMap
 import arrow.core.left
@@ -22,8 +25,9 @@ import net.mullvad.mullvadvpn.lib.model.Prepared
  * Invoking VpnService.prepare() can result in 3 out comes:
  * 1. IllegalStateException - There is a legacy VPN profile marked as always on
  * 2. Intent
- *     - A: Can-prepare - Create Vpn profile
- *     - B: Always-on-VPN - Another Vpn Profile is marked as always on
+ *     - A: Can-prepare - Create Vpn profile or Always-on-VPN is not detected in case of Android 11+
+ *     - B: Always-on-VPN - Another Vpn Profile is marked as always on (Only available up to Android
+ *       11 or where testOnly is set, e.g builds from Android Studio)
  * 3. null - The app has the VPN permission
  *
  * In case 1 and 2b, you don't know if you have a VPN profile or not.
@@ -44,25 +48,44 @@ fun Context.prepareVpnSafe(): Either<PrepareError, Prepared> =
             if (intent == null) {
                 Prepared.right()
             } else {
-                val alwaysOnVpnApp = getAlwaysOnVpnAppName()
-                if (alwaysOnVpnApp == null) {
-                    PrepareError.NotPrepared(intent).left()
-                } else {
-                    PrepareError.OtherAlwaysOnApp(alwaysOnVpnApp).left()
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
+                    val alwaysOnVpnApp = getOtherAlwaysOnVpnAppName()
+                    if (alwaysOnVpnApp != null) {
+                        return@flatMap PrepareError.OtherAlwaysOnApp(alwaysOnVpnApp).left()
+                    }
                 }
+                return@flatMap PrepareError.NotPrepared(intent).left()
             }
         }
 
-fun Context.getAlwaysOnVpnAppName(): String? {
-    return resolveAlwaysOnVpnPackageName()
-        ?.let { currentAlwaysOnVpn ->
-            packageManager.getInstalledPackagesList(0).singleOrNull {
-                it.packageName == currentAlwaysOnVpn && it.packageName != packageName
-            }
+private const val ALWAYS_ON_VPN_APP = "always_on_vpn_app"
+
+// NOTE: This function will return the current Always-on VPN package's name. In case of either
+// Always-on VPN being disabled or not being able to read the state, null will be returned.
+//
+// Caveat: For Android 11+ it will always return null unless the app is a test build (e.g running
+// from Android Studio).
+@DeprecatedSinceApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.S)
+fun Context.getOtherAlwaysOnVpnAppName(): String? {
+    val currentAlwaysOnPackageName =
+        try {
+            Settings.Secure.getString(contentResolver, ALWAYS_ON_VPN_APP)
+        } catch (ex: SecurityException) {
+            return null
         }
-        ?.applicationInfo
-        ?.loadLabel(packageManager)
-        ?.toString()
+
+    // If we are the current Always-on VPN app, we return null
+    return if (currentAlwaysOnPackageName == packageName) {
+        null
+    } else {
+        // Resolve package name to app name
+        packageManager
+            .getInstalledPackagesList(0)
+            .firstOrNull { it.packageName == currentAlwaysOnPackageName }
+            ?.applicationInfo
+            ?.loadLabel(packageManager)
+            ?.toString()
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/android/lib/model/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/model/PrepareError.kt b/android/lib/model/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/model/PrepareError.kt
index 2fea9a921199..f26a48041730 100644
--- a/android/lib/model/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/model/PrepareError.kt
+++ b/android/lib/model/src/main/kotlin/net/mullvad/mullvadvpn/lib/model/PrepareError.kt
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ sealed interface PrepareError : PrepareResult {
     // Legacy VPN profile is active as Always-on
     data object OtherLegacyAlwaysOnVpn : PrepareError
 
-    // Another VPN app is active as Always-on
+    // Another VPN app is active as Always-on (Only works up to Android 11 or debug builds)
     data class OtherAlwaysOnApp(val appName: String) : PrepareError
 
+    // VPN profile can be created or Always-on VPN is active but not detected
     data class NotPrepared(val prepareIntent: Intent) : PrepareError
 }
 
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml
index 3a9439c4816b..f8be041d9e70 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-da/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Kuponkode er allerede brugt.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Det ser ud til, at du har indtastet et kontonummer i stedet for en rabatkuponkode. Hvis du vil ændre den aktive konto, skal du først logge ud.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Indløsning af kuponen lykkedes.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN-tilladelse blev nægtet, da tunnelen blev oprettet. Prøv at oprette forbindelse igen.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Tryk på Opret forbindelse for at anmode om VPN-tilladelse</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN-tilladelsesfejl</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Vi vil undersøge dette.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index f54ff720b04b..4bd5c18ad7f4 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Der Gutscheincode wurde bereits verwendet.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Anscheinend haben Sie eine Kontonummer statt eines Gutscheincodes eingegeben. Wenn Sie das aktive Konto wechseln möchten, melden Sie sich bitte zuerst ab.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Der Gutschein wurde erfolgreich eingelöst.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN-Berechtigungen wurden beim Erstellen des Tunnels abgelehnt.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Drücken Sie auf „Verbinden“, um die VPN-Berechtigung anzufordern</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN-Berechtigungsfehler</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Wir werden uns das anschauen.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
index 9fc3c33aa824..f606f2bdf1ad 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">El código del cupón ya se ha usado.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Parece que ha introducido un número de cuenta en lugar de un código de cupón. Si desea cambiar la cuenta activa, cierre primero la sesión.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">El cupón se canjeó correctamente.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">Se denegó el permiso para usar una conexión VPN al crear el túnel. Intente volver a establecer la conexión.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Pulse conectar para solicitar el permiso de VPN</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Error en la autorización de la VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Revisaremos esto.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
index 1450f1bf86b3..d0a9fb8c536f 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fi/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Kuponkikoodi on jo käytetty.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Näytät syöttäneen tilin numeron etusetelin koodin sijaan. Jos haluat vaihtaa tiliä, kirjaudu ensin ulos nykyiseltä tililtä.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Kupongin lunastus onnistui.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN-lupa evättiin tunnelia luotaessa. Yritä muodostaa yhteys uudelleen.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Pyydä VPN:n käyttölupa yhteydenluontipainiketta painamalla</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN-lupavirhe</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Tutkimme asiaa.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index ad8f9f71be10..7640d861e65c 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Le code du bon a déjà été utilisé.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Vous semblez avoir saisi un numéro de compte plutôt qu\'un code de bon. Si vous souhaitez modifier le compte actif, veuillez d\'abord vous déconnecter.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Le bon a bien été échangé.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">La permission VPN a été refusée lors de la création du tunnel. Veuillez essayer de vous reconnecter.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Veuillez appuyer sur connexion pour demander l\'autorisation VPN</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Erreur de permission VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Nous allons nous pencher dessus.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
index 41ab9f331289..aaf91a61cb71 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Il codice voucher è già stato utilizzato.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Sembra che tu abbia inserito un numero di account anziché un codice voucher. Se desideri modificare l\'account attivo, effettua prima la disconnessione.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Il voucher è stato riscattato correttamente.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">L\'autorizzazione VPN è stata negata durante la creazione del tunnel. Prova a connetterti di nuovo.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Premi Connetti per richiedere l\'autorizzazione VPN</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Errore di autorizzazione VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Verificheremo.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index dafc1665f40e..13ae8988c5b7 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">バウチャーコードはすでに使用されています。</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">バウチャーコードではなくアカウント番号を入力したようです。有効なアカウントを変更する場合は、先にログアウトしてください。</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">バウチャーを正常に使用しました。</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">トンネルを作成中にVPNへのアクセスが拒否されました。もう一度接続してみてください。</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">[接続] を押してVPNへのアクセス許可をリクエストしてください</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN許可エラー</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">この問題を調査いたします。</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml
index 84c9f848de14..96382e5f17fa 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ko/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">이미 사용된 바우처 코드입니다.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">바우처 코드 대신 계정 번호를 입력한 것 같습니다. 활성 계정을 변경하려면 먼저 로그아웃하세요.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">바우처가 성공적으로 사용되었습니다.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">터널을 만드는 동안 VPN 사용 권한이 거부되었습니다. 다시 연결해 보세요.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">VPN 권한을 요청하려면 연결을 누르세요</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN 권한 오류</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">조사해보겠습니다.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-my/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-my/strings.xml
index ac9978bbc315..d4e64f3369f2 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-my/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-my/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">ဘောက်ချာကုဒ် သုံးထားပြီးသား ဖြစ်ပါသည်။</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">ဘောက်ချာကုဒ်အစား အကောင့်နံပါတ်တစ်ခုကို ထည့်သွင်းထားပုံရသည်။ အသုံးပြုနေသောအကောင့်ကို ပြောင်းလဲလိုပါက ဦးစွာ အကောင့်မှထွက်ပါ။</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">ဘောက်ချာကို အောင်မြင်စွာ လဲယူခဲ့ပါသည်။</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">Tunnel ဖန်တီးနေစဉ် VPN ခွင့်ပြုချက်ကို ပယ်ချခဲ့ပါသည်။ ထပ်မံချိတ်ဆက်ပေးပါ။</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">VPN ခွင့်ပြုချက်တောင်းရန် ချိတ်ဆက်ရန်ကို နှိပ်ပေးပါ</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN ခွင့်ပြုချက် ချို့ယွင်းချက်</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">ဤသည်ကို စစ်ဆေးလိုက်ပါမည်။</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml
index ed14b6dfcdc4..f3aacf6cfb7a 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nb/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Kupongkoden er allerede brukt.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Det ser ut til at du har oppgitt et kontonummer i stedet for en kupongkode. Hvis du vil endre den aktive kontoen, må du først logge ut.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Kupongkoden er løst inn.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN-tillatelse ble avvist under opprettelsen av tunnelen. Prøv å koble til igjen.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Trykk på koble til for å be om VPN-tillatelse</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Feil med VPN-tillatelse</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Dette skal vi følge opp.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
index 75cff3381cbf..95a52ae7d1ee 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-nl/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Vouchercode is al gebruikt.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Het lijkt erop dat u een accountnummer hebt ingevoerd in plaats van een vouchercode. Als u het actieve account wilt wijzigen, meld u dan eerst af.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Voucher is ingewisseld.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN-toestemming is geweigerd tijdens maken van de tunnel. Probeer opnieuw verbinding te maken.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Druk op Verbinding maken om VPN-toestemming te verzoeken</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN-machtigingsfout</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">We gaan het bekijken.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
index 99638266c729..2633bc6a1918 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Kod z tego kuponu został już użyty.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Wygląda na to, że wpisano numer konta zamiast kodu kuponu. Jeśli chcesz zmienić aktywne konto, najpierw się wyloguj.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Kupon został zrealizowany.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">Uprawnienie VPN zostało odrzucone podczas tworzenia tunelu. Spróbuj połączyć się ponownie.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Naciśnij przycisk Połącz, aby zażądać uprawnienia VPN</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Błąd uprawnienia VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Sprawdzimy to.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
index fbacfe3e371e..f7a0b1f0f057 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-pt/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">O código do voucher já foi utilizado.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Parece que introduziu um número de conta em vez de um código de voucher. Se pretender alterar a conta ativa, termine a sessão primeiro.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">O voucher foi reclamado com sucesso.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">A transmissão foi negada durante a criação do túnel. Tente fazer novamente a ligação.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Prima \"ligar\" para solicitar a permissão de VPN</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Erro de permissão da VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Vamos analisar esta situação.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index d40500b53c39..6ab83b64553b 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Этот код ваучера уже использовался.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Вы ввели номер учетной записи вместо кода ваучера. Чтобы изменить активную учетную запись, сначала выйдите из системы.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Ваучер погашен.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">При создании туннеля в доступе к VPN было отказано. Попробуйте подключиться снова.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Чтобы запросить разрешение для VPN, нажмите «Подключить»</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Ошибка разрешения для VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Мы рассмотрим эту проблему.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
index 728aad3752f8..63463d3d0842 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Kupongkoden har redan använts.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Det verkar som om du angett ett kontonummer istället för en kupongkod. Logga först ut om du vill ändra den aktiva koden.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Kupongen har lösts in.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN-behörighet nekades när tunneln skapades. Försök att ansluta igen.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">Tryck på anslut för att begära VPN-behörighet</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">Behörighetsfel med VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Vi kommer att undersöka detta.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml
index 35421721c9a7..6d9a6a05b134 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-th/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">รหัสบัตรกำนัลถูกใช้ไปแล้ว</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">ดูเหมือนว่า คุณได้ป้อนหมายเลขบัญชีแทนรหัสบัตรกำนัล หากคุณต้องการเปลี่ยนบัญชีที่ใช้งานอยู่ โปรดออกจากระบบก่อน</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">แลกบัตรกำนัลสำเร็จแล้ว</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">การให้สิทธิ์ VPN ถูกปฏิเสธ ในขณะที่สร้างอุโมงค์ โปรดลองเชื่อมต่อใหม่อีกครั้ง</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">กรุณากดเชื่อมต่อ เพื่อขออนุญาตสิทธิ์ VPN</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">เกิดข้อผิดพลาดในการอนุญาต VPN</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">เราจะตรวจสอบปัญหานี้</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
index ec2c387b6aa1..565d28eda518 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">Kupon kodu zaten kullanılmış.</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">Kupon kodu yerine hesap numarası girdiniz. Aktif hesabı değiştirmek istiyorsanız lütfen önce çıkış yapın.</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">Kupon başarıyla kullanıldı.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">Tünel oluşturulurken VPN izni reddedildi. Lütfen tekrar bağlanmayı deneyin.</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">VPN izni istemek için lütfen bağlantıya dokunun</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN izin hatası</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">Bunu araştıracağız.</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
index 88eb74243e3c..8dbbe5d334ab 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">该优惠券码已被使用。</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">您输入的似乎是帐号，而不是代金券码。如果您想更改有效帐户，请先退出登录。</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">优惠券已成功兑换。</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">创建隧道时，VPN 权限被拒绝。请尝试重新连接。</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">请按“连接”以请求 VPN 权限</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN 权限错误</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">我们将对此进行调查。</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
index 47eec089523f..582d2594ea93 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@
     <string name="voucher_already_used">此憑證兌換碼已有人用過。</string>
     <string name="voucher_is_account_number">您輸入的似乎是帳戶，而不是憑證代碼。如果您想變更有效帳戶，請先登出。</string>
     <string name="voucher_success_title">憑證已成功兌換。</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">建立通道時，VPN 權限被拒絕。請嘗試重新連線。</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_message">請按「連線」請求 VPN 權限</string>
     <string name="vpn_permission_error_notification_title">VPN 權限錯誤</string>
     <string name="we_will_look_into_this">我們會對此進行調查。</string>
diff --git a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 678c67834c11..5cb3436a8543 100644
--- a/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/lib/resource/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     <string name="set_firewall_policy_error">Unable to apply firewall rules. Please troubleshoot or send a problem report.</string>
     <string name="set_dns_error">Unable to set system DNS server. Please send a problem report.</string>
     <string name="start_tunnel_error">Unable to start tunnel connection. Please send a problem report.</string>
-    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN permission was denied when creating the tunnel. Please try connecting again.</string>
+    <string name="vpn_permission_denied_error">VPN permission was denied or another app has \"Always-on VPN\" enabled</string>
     <string name="no_matching_relay">No servers match your settings, try changing server or other settings.</string>
     <string name="no_wireguard_key">Valid WireGuard key is missing. Manage keys under Advanced settings.</string>
     <string name="custom_dns_hint">Enter IP</string>
diff --git a/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/locales/messages.pot b/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/locales/messages.pot
index 841797440cde..8dbd347036e0 100644
--- a/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/locales/messages.pot
+++ b/desktop/packages/mullvad-vpn/locales/messages.pot
@@ -2745,7 +2745,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "VPN permission error"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "VPN permission was denied when creating the tunnel. Please try connecting again."
+msgid "VPN permission was denied or another app has \"Always-on VPN\" enabled"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "VPN tunnel status"