When you're connected to Kryon, the home screen shows two stop buttons: Pause and Disconnect. They behave differently.
Disconnect
- Tap Disconnect
- The VPN stops immediately
- It stays off until you tap Connect again
Use Disconnect when you're done with the VPN or want to leave it off indefinitely.
Pause
- Tap Pause — a menu appears with three options: 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours
- Pick a duration
- The VPN stops, and a countdown shows the time remaining
- When the timer expires, the VPN reconnects automatically to the same server
You can also resume early by tapping the resume button.
Use Pause when you need a brief gap — for example:
- A banking app that doesn't work over VPN — pause 5 minutes, do what you need, the VPN comes back
- Local network service (printer, NAS) — pause 30 minutes, the VPN reconnects when you're done
- A Wi-Fi captive portal that requires direct access — pause 5 minutes to log in
Quick decision
Need Use Brief gap, then back to VPN Pause Done for the session Disconnect Specific site / app needs to bypass Bypasser
Pause is preferable to Disconnect when you'll want the VPN back soon — you don't have to remember to reconnect manually.
What happens during a Pause
- Your traffic uses your direct internet connection (real IP)
- The Kill Switch (if enabled) does not block traffic during a Pause — pausing is intentional
- Other devices on your account aren't affected — Pause is per-device