iMessage not working on Mac with Privacy VPN

Meddok

Since the last update of MacOs to 15.0.1 and Total F-secure to 19.8 when I try to send an iMessage from my Mac, the message is never sent. When I deactivate the VPN the message is sent immediately.

I have searched the topic in the net and found out that there are reports that other VPN providers have the same problem since the latest macOS update but it is up to the VPN service to update their software…

Any comments or actions from the F-Secure support Team?

PawełP

Hello @Meddok

Thank you for your post and raising the issue of iMessage on macOS 15.01 with VPN running.

Our technical department has already analyzed the problem and, as expected, it should be resolved with the release of macOS 15.1. It is currently in the testing phase.

Before it is available to the public, however, we recommend that you change the protocol to IKEv2 in your VPN settings. This should make it possible to send iMessages.

Follow this link for instructions on how to make the protocol change: Changing the VPN protocol used | Total | Latest | F-Secure User Guides

I hope you find this information helpful.

Best regards.

Pawel