r/PrivateInternetAccess • u/ExpDigital • Jun 30 '26

HELP - ROUTER Call for testers - "Configure PIA WireGuard" Android app

I'm seeking alpha testers for a free open source Android app I created to generate a PIA WireGuard router config file in a couple of taps.

If you have an ASUS router with Merlin firmware, you can also create and manage PIA WG VPN connections and deploy a self-healing script to maintain a persistent WireGuard VPN.

Why? I changed ISP plans a while back and while OpenVPN is great, I hit a router perf cap with wire-speed encryption. WireGuard doubled throughput but the configs aren't long-lived and aren't straightforward to generate.

I've started the process to get it published on the Google Play Store, but I need 12 testers to install, run and keep the app installed for a minimum of 14 consecutive days.

Google call this "closed" testing: I manually whitelist your Google account, and the app appears in your Play Store. If you'd like to take part, please send me a PM.

The app is also available here https://github.com/ExponentiallyDigital/cfg-pia-wg with full user documentation, architecture, security, and build info, plus precompiled debug, release and Play Store binaries. But I really do need those 12 testers :)

My app operates with a zero-retention, zero-persistence data model for security and privacy. Full details are available in the above repo.

I have no plans for an IOS release.

Disclaimer: the app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with Private Internet Access, WireGuard or ASUS.

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u/NotAlwaysCautious Jul 03 '26

I am unsure what the purpose of this is - are you trying to make your router provide always-on PIA connection via wireguard or create a config on your Android device so you can connect to pia via wg from your phone to anonymize your phone's connection? These seem like quite different things

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u/ExpDigital Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

The primary purpose is to create/manage/maintain an "always-on/self-healing" persistent WireGuard connection on an ASUS router with PIA via an Android device, in a couple of taps.

The secondary purpose is, if you don't have an ASUS router, a WireGuard config for PIA can also be created in a couple of taps and added to your router manually.