Automations & WiFi SSID Detection Broken in macOS 15 Sequoia

[dr-pd]

After upgrading to macOS 15 Sequoia, PIA automations like "Connect on Open Wifi" no longer function as expected. The VPN does not automatically connect, and WiFi SSID detection is broken, with the current network not being listed or recognized. The issue was not present in macOS 14.7 Sonoma, where everything worked correctly.

Steps to reproduce:
Enable "Connect on Open Wifi" automation in PIA.
Connect to an open WiFi network.
The VPN does not connect, and the SSID is not detected.

Expected behavior:
VPN should connect automatically based on the automation rules.
WiFi SSID should be properly detected.

Additional Information:
macOS version: 15 Sequoia
PIA version: 3.6.1 (build 08339)
Last working macOS version: 14.7 Sonoma

[dr-pd]

If it's helpful, after reviewing the debug logs, I found several issues that could be causing the automation and SSID detection problems:

QML Component Warnings:
Multiple warnings regarding QML components like DaemonSetting.qml, Client.qml, and VpnConnection.qml. These include:

1. "Too many arguments, ignoring 1" at DaemonSetting.qml:40.
2. Cyclic dependencies detected between Client.qml and DaemonState.qml as well as VpnConnection.qml.
3. Errors like Invalid QML element name "NativeError" may indicate issues with how these components interact, potentially affecting the automations.

Language and Locale Issues:
Several errors related to language codes:

1. Invalid language code in language tag and Invalid language tag.
2. Current language "" is not a valid BCP-47 tag, defaulting to en-US.
3. These could cause misconfigurations in how the automations or network settings are applied.

Unhandled Connection State:
The log includes the message: Unhandled connection state. This suggests the PIA client might not be correctly processing certain network states, which could explain why the SSID detection and automations are not functioning as expected.

Firewall-Related Warnings:
Kernel-related warnings, such as "No ALTQ support in kernel" and "ALTQ related functions disabled," indicate that some firewall functionalities are disabled. While this may not directly impact SSID detection, it could influence how connections are managed by the VPN.