# Weird DNS behavior on iOS devices and non-Safari browsers

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/weird-dns-behavior-on-ios-devices-and-non-safari-browsers/11482
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2023-01-12T17:48:10Z
**Posts:** 12

## Post 1 by @Mossturtlecoffee — 2023-01-12T17:48:10Z

I have set Quad9 as DNS resolver on my router and wanted to check via dnslesktest and Mullvad Connection Check using the Brave browser on an iOS device whether everything works. Anyway, only Cloudflare came up as ISP. When I turned off iCloud Private Relay, Quad9 was displayed again.

I have tried it several times always with the same result.

I thought iCloud Private Relay only works within the Safari browser, or did I miss something?

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## Post 2 by @anon30510143 — 2023-01-12T17:53:04Z

Every browser on iOS is basically Safari under the hood, so it makes sense that Private Relay would work on other browsers. Wasn’t aware of that though, that’s pretty cool.

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## Post 3 by @Mossturtlecoffee — 2023-01-12T17:57:21Z

It does not work properly. My IP is still the same. Only the DNS resolver seems to be changed somehow by Private Relay instead of using the one I set on the router.

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## Post 4 by @anon30510143 — 2023-01-12T17:59:28Z

Hmmm that’s weird. Did you report it to Apple?

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## Post 5 by @Mossturtlecoffee — 2023-01-12T18:02:18Z

No :sweat_smile:  
But I probably should.

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## Post 6 by @anon30510143 — 2023-01-12T18:07:48Z

Yeah Private Relay is technically still in beta so probably just a bug they missed.

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## Post 7 by @Mossturtlecoffee — 2023-01-12T18:50:18Z

So, according to Apple Support, Private Relay is not only related to Safari, but to the entire iOS system, in connection to the WLAN network.

And they also pointed out the standard Private Relay article: [About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212614)

Well ok. Not so useful when my IP stays the same.

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## Post 8 by @Valynor — 2023-01-12T19:04:45Z

It’s not the whole system that goes through Private Relay, **only** Safari and other **unencrypted**  **traffic**.

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## Post 9 by @Mossturtlecoffee — 2023-01-12T19:08:57Z

When I did the same test in the past, with Private Relay enabled, I was shown the DNS resolver I had set on my router.

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## Post 10 by @Valynor — 2023-01-12T19:16:58Z

Maybe they changed something. The DNS resolver is independent from the routing that your data takes over the web, though.

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## Post 11 by @ph00lt0 — 2023-01-13T11:16:40Z

Be aware we don’t recommend to use Brave on iOS.

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## Post 12 by @Mossturtlecoffee — 2023-01-13T17:03:52Z

I use it mainly for bookmark synchronization.