diff --git a/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/api-android.go b/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/api-android.go
index 4bfaa2a07..aaca0b743 100644
--- a/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/api-android.go
+++ b/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/api-android.go
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@ package main
 import "C"
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
-	"log"
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
@@ -29,13 +26,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 type AndroidLogger struct {
-	level         C.int
-	interfaceName string
+	level C.int
+	tag   *C.char
 }
 
-func (l AndroidLogger) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	C.__android_log_write(l.level, C.CString("WireGuard/GoBackend/"+l.interfaceName), C.CString(string(p)))
-	return len(p), nil
+func cstring(s string) *C.char {
+	b, err := unix.BytePtrFromString(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		b := [1]C.char{}
+		return &b[0]
+	}
+	return (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(b))
+}
+
+func (l AndroidLogger) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	C.__android_log_write(l.level, l.tag, cstring(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)))
 }
 
 type TunnelHandle struct {
@@ -55,39 +60,38 @@ func init() {
 			select {
 			case <-signals:
 				n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+				if n == len(buf) {
+					n--
+				}
 				buf[n] = 0
-				C.__android_log_write(C.ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, C.CString("WireGuard/GoBackend/Stacktrace"), (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])))
+				C.__android_log_write(C.ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, cstring("WireGuard/GoBackend/Stacktrace"), (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])))
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 }
 
 //export wgTurnOn
-func wgTurnOn(ifnameRef string, tunFd int32, settings string) int32 {
-	interfaceName := string([]byte(ifnameRef))
-
+func wgTurnOn(interfaceName string, tunFd int32, settings string) int32 {
+	tag := cstring("WireGuard/GoBackend/" + interfaceName)
 	logger := &device.Logger{
-		Debug: log.New(&AndroidLogger{level: C.ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, interfaceName: interfaceName}, "", 0),
-		Info:  log.New(&AndroidLogger{level: C.ANDROID_LOG_INFO, interfaceName: interfaceName}, "", 0),
-		Error: log.New(&AndroidLogger{level: C.ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, interfaceName: interfaceName}, "", 0),
+		Verbosef: AndroidLogger{level: C.ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, tag: tag}.Printf,
+		Errorf:   AndroidLogger{level: C.ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, tag: tag}.Printf,
 	}
 
-	logger.Debug.Println("Debug log enabled")
-
 	tun, name, err := tun.CreateUnmonitoredTUNFromFD(int(tunFd))
 	if err != nil {
 		unix.Close(int(tunFd))
-		logger.Error.Println(err)
+		logger.Errorf("CreateUnmonitoredTUNFromFD: %v", err)
 		return -1
 	}
 
-	logger.Info.Println("Attaching to interface", name)
+	logger.Verbosef("Attaching to interface %v", name)
 	device := device.NewDevice(tun, logger)
 
-	setError := device.IpcSetOperation(bufio.NewReader(strings.NewReader(settings)))
-	if setError != nil {
+	err = device.IpcSet(settings)
+	if err != nil {
 		unix.Close(int(tunFd))
-		logger.Error.Println(setError)
+		logger.Errorf("IpcSet: %v", err)
 		return -1
 	}
 	device.DisableSomeRoamingForBrokenMobileSemantics()
@@ -96,12 +100,12 @@ func wgTurnOn(ifnameRef string, tunFd int32, settings string) int32 {
 
 	uapiFile, err := ipc.UAPIOpen(name)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error.Println(err)
+		logger.Errorf("UAPIOpen: %v", err)
 	} else {
 		uapi, err = ipc.UAPIListen(name, uapiFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			uapiFile.Close()
-			logger.Error.Println(err)
+			logger.Errorf("UAPIListen: %v", err)
 		} else {
 			go func() {
 				for {
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ func wgTurnOn(ifnameRef string, tunFd int32, settings string) int32 {
 	}
 
 	device.Up()
-	logger.Info.Println("Device started")
+	logger.Verbosef("Device started")
 
 	var i int32
 	for i = 0; i < math.MaxInt32; i++ {
@@ -185,14 +189,11 @@ func wgGetConfig(tunnelHandle int32) *C.char {
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
-	settings := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	writer := bufio.NewWriter(settings)
-	err := handle.device.IpcGetOperation(writer)
+	settings, err := handle.device.IpcGet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	writer.Flush()
-	return C.CString(settings.String())
+	return C.CString(settings)
 }
 
 //export wgVersion
diff --git a/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.mod b/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.mod
index 3409c24b6..8fffa9a71 100644
--- a/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.mod
+++ b/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ module golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/android
 go 1.15
 
 require (
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201216054612-986b41b23924 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201223074533-0d417f636930
-	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.20201119-0.20201223215156-09728dc6b340
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210119194325-5f4716e94777 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c
+	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.20201119-0.20210126220548-d669c78c4306
 )
diff --git a/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.sum b/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.sum
index 478631d03..3bcb54dfc 100644
--- a/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.sum
+++ b/tunnel/tools/libwg-go/go.sum
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201124201722-c8d3bf9c5392/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad h1:DN0cp81fZ3njFcrLCytUHRSUkqBjfTo4Tx9RJTWs0EY=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201221181555-eec23a3978ad/go.mod h1:jdWPYTVW3xRLrWPugEBEK3UY2ZEsg3UU495nc5E+M+I=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201110031124-69a78807bb2b/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201216054612-986b41b23924 h1:QsnDpLLOKwHBBDa8nDws4DYNc/ryVW2vCpxCs09d4PY=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201216054612-986b41b23924/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201224014010-6772e930b67b h1:iFwSg7t5GZmB/Q5TjiEAsdoLDrdJRC1RiF2WhuV29Qw=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201224014010-6772e930b67b/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210119194325-5f4716e94777 h1:003p0dJM77cxMSyCPFphvZf/Y5/NXf5fzg6ufd1/Oew=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210119194325-5f4716e94777/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191026070338-33540a1f6037/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201126233918-771906719818/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201223074533-0d417f636930 h1:vRgIt+nup/B/BwIS0g2oC0haq0iqbV3ZA+u6+0TlNCo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201223074533-0d417f636930/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210105210732-16f7687f5001 h1:/dSxr6gT0FNI1MO5WLJo8mTmItROeOKTkDn+7OwWBos=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210105210732-16f7687f5001/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c h1:VwygUrnw9jn88c4u8GD3rZQbqrP/tgas88tPUbBxQrk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
-golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.20201119-0.20201223215156-09728dc6b340 h1:X6jrf2sUEj3n+q2oB/I3C088vQFKREz2UzgVJ8wENtI=
-golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.20201119-0.20201223215156-09728dc6b340/go.mod h1:ITsWNpkFv78VPB7f8MiyuxeEMcHR4jfxHGCJLPP3GHs=
+golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.20201119-0.20210126220548-d669c78c4306 h1:z7W9tlhU/KwkZWSX6QCfZXBcDpIa1JYANldQ/gFJj44=
+golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.20201119-0.20210126220548-d669c78c4306/go.mod h1:r0ExowOoGFfDoLDxx+M9SYbNVsoZ0xviLL+K4f2mt+A=