[dhcwg] Re: [IPv6]Re: [v6ops] Android now supports DHCPv6 PD

There's a reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1nhzsst/android_developers_blog_simplifying_advanced/

First comment:

There's a mistake in the page: running Android and above before the
end of the year via a Google Play System Update.

Which version?


On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM Stan Barber <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Congrats!
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM Lorenzo Colitti <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> FYI, we announced DHCPv6 PD support on Android today:
>>
>> https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/09/simplifying-advanced-networking-with.html
>>
>> This change should already be live on most Android devices running Android 11 and above. Specifically:
>>
>> RFC 9762: if the P flag is set, the device will ask for a SLAAC-sized prefix, and if it gets it, use it to form addresses. Some devices will also disable SLAAC as per the SHOULD in the RFC. Not all devices will support this because it requires a kernel change which will be rolling out over the coming months. In future releases, we expect that the prefix will be shared with downstream devices, wearable devices, VMs, etc.
>> Heuristic: if the device obtains a default route but not PIO, it will ask for a prefix, and if it gets it, use it to form addresses. This allows DHCPv6-only networks to support Android devices today without having to upgrade their routers to set the P flag.
>>
>> Over the next few months we also plan to roll out support for DHCPv6 address registration (RFC 9686).
>>
>> I would like to thank everyone who contributed to RFC 9663, RFC 9762 and RFC 9686. We think that DHCPv6 PD is *better* than either SLAAC or IA_NA, because it allows the device to provide end-to-end connectivity to unlimited devices, containers, VMs etc. without scaling load on the network. Plus the prefix can be tracked and managed by the operator, which means that it should be possible to deploy it in networks that require DHCPv6 or that have scaling issues dealing with many addresses. We hope that this will allow at least some enterprise operators to deploy IPv6 to Android devices.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lorenzo
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