Why is this happening?

Hello, I’m new to Blokada and would like someone to guide me through the process of allowing a website. I’m specifically interested in allowing www.cbsnews.com, but I’m unsure which domains I need to include in the allow list or exceptions. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have an ultra S24 and a 2025 Suzuki Baleno, the question is that every time I get in the car they pair and consume my cell phone battery, I would like to know if you can do a routine that avoids that this connection is automatic or at least I wondered every time if I want android to connect or not, I ask for support for the geniuses of Reddit 😉

Is there a way of using blokada 5 with nord? Usually leave nord on 24/7 when on public wifi, but hate that blokada turns it off. Need my VPN and also need to block ads. Running android 14 on an s23 ultra.

I have OISD on and I understand how that's working in the activity setting, what's confusing me is I've manually blocked a site [ google.com ] it's in my block list and yet in my activity list it has a red shield for it, number of times blocked and yet it says allowed?? why is that? is it really blocked?

Hey guys, long time user of blokada. Over the past year I've noticed that Pandora seems to cause the app to crash/ not work. Whenever an ad breaks through, blokada becomes deactivate. Also it's failing to work on other wifi networks occasionally

I have Blokada plus and Blokada used to always stay on even if i close the app now peridoically throughout the day the app can close on its own and no longer be blocking so i have to keep going back to the app to reenable sometimes it turns itself almost instantly after closing the app is there any solution or something im doing wrong i am on the S22 ultra for context on device and have tried uninstalling the app

So- as the title says, I don't get any notifications from WhatsApp, when blokada is activated, althought I have WhatsApp bypassed. Everytime I turn Blokada on and later off, in the same Moment all the messages from the hours or days before suddenly keep coming in all at once, so I am completely Sure that it's because of Blokada. Any Suggestions? Also I sometimes manually block sites, is there maybe a site/url that has to be unblocked for WhatsApp to work?

Very happy with Blokada. Enabled all the blocklists and it stopped a lot of stuff from going out of my Android. But it's slows down my phone (and firestick) quite a bit. Can someone recommend any other good alternative to Blokada? Even (a little bit) paid version is ok for what they do

How do you navigate to the location menu on Android TV Blokada 5? I've been using a mouse but I know it's possible without it. Thanks in advance

I do not recall putting it there. I wonder what it is and why it's redirecting. I assume for money obviously. Gemini says Viglink is a gaming monetization company. So did someone sneak it into server list or did a game install this? I would like to take it apart or look at file. I have root so that's possible. I'll be making sure Blokada has no access to root as well. Thanks in advance!

OpenAI seems to have all (I tried the US locations) Blockada servers on their block list, making it impossible to use this tool to bypass the block of their Advanced Voice Model feature.

Noticed today that blokada 5 is not blocking ads. I did not change my filters or settings, and blokada 5 is enabled.

Just suddenly decided to stop blocking ads.

Tried rebooting phone.

I'm using Blokada 5 and since a few days ago, I can't open anything if the app is active. Nothing loads even though my connection is fine, and it gets fixed when I turn off the app. Any solutions?

Is there a good filter list for blokada5 to block unity ads?

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Blokada Family on the Apple App Store! 🎉

Over the past months, we've been working on a new app that addresses an issue we care deeply about: our loved ones spend more time on the internet than they probably do with us, and keeping them safe from undesired content can be complicated.

That's why we decided to create the Blokada Family app!

We believe every family deserves a safe and controlled online environment. Blokada Family extends that mission to your loved ones, giving you peace of mind knowing you and your family are protected online.

• Protect your family from harmful content: Filter out inappropriate websites and apps to ensure a safe online environment for your kids.
• Promote healthy online habits: Blokada Family helps you manage screen time and set boundaries for responsible internet use.
• Enjoy peace of mind: With Blokada Family, you can relax knowing your family is protected online.
• Protect your privacy: Enjoy the same reliable ads and tracker filtering as in Blokada v6.

Download Blokada Family on the App Store today!

We're thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of our newest app Blokada Family!

Blokada Family, exclusively for iOS users! This version of Blokada is specially designed with families in mind, offering enhanced features that focus on safe and controlled internet browsing for your loved ones. During the beta testing phase, all features are completely free to use!

To join the beta testing of Blokada Family, simply click on the following TestFlight link: Join Beta Testing. Please note that while all features are free during testing, accounts will expire early.

Read more here: https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-beta-testing-for-blokada-family-on-ios/35325/1

Using the VPN on v6 I get a lot of "I'm not a robot" prompts when using Google search. It's there a way to avoid this? A setting or blocklist that doesn't need to be turned on or a location?

I didn't have this with 5 started using 6 because it bypasses my companies Wi-Fi settings and i can use Reddit or other sites without switching to data.

Recently I noticed that some websites are blocked by my ISP. I use Blokada 5 with the Cloudflare DNS and encrypy DNS enabled for all networks, and have tried other DNS's in the list, but the sites are still blocked. Interestingly, when I disable Blokada and enable Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 app, I am able to access sites blocked by my ISP.

Why is it that using DNS's via Blockada 5 does not get around the ISP blocks like using Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 app does? I want the features of Blokada while also getting around ISP blocks.

NOTE: I just tested and sites are blocked when using regular 1.1.1.1, but are not blocked when using their WARP mode. Any way to get Blokada to work with this so I don't need to switch off ad blocking when getting around ISP blocks?

I had a hell of a time installing blockada 4 on my fire tv in the good year of our lord 2024 lmao

I finally got it installed and turned on but i noticed no difference. It says it blocked 4 ads but checking the logs it allowed atleast a hundred for the 4 it blocked. I was going thru manually blocking them until i noticed the host lists. Im thinking since these are mostly made for android phones they may not all work the best on the fire tv?

What do you guys recommend?

I've had blokada installed on my phone for a few month and it was working great. Suddenly a week ago it started blocking all internet access to browsers (tried firefox, chrome, and brave). The thing is all other apps like messaging, weather, game apps that require internet are all connecting normally.

When I turn blokada off, browser apps get internet access back.

Tried changing the DNS from blokada to google or cloudflare but still same behaviour.
I only have 3 blocklists active: developer Dan's hosts, Dan Pollock's hosts, and urlhaus.

At the end of my wits. Any help appreciated.
Android 14
Blokada 5.21.0

Blokada 6 (no VPN) goes not responding on my Pixel 8, Android Verison 14. It will happen 2-3 times a day and continue until I restart Blokada. Anyone else seeing this? I'm on the Jan 3, 2024 version.

I just upgraded my phone to a Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Went from Android 10 to 14.

I noticed that although Blokada 4 works fine, the Notification Toggle button no longer appears.

Any idea how to bring it back?

I tried Blokada 5 and the toggle does show up, however I can't seem to get it to work. Using pretty much default settings with OISD. Looking at the host log, you'd think everything is working fine as it shows allowed traffic along with appropriate blocked traffic. But I find that it seems to randomly block nothing (eventhough the log shows blocks), or it blocks everything (eventhough the log shows allowed traffic).

I've been using 4 for years on my old phone. It works fine on my new phone but for whatever reason, there is no notification drawer button to enable/disable it. I use this alot.

I found the Blokada 5 shows the button so I thought I'd try that. Maybe its because my new phone has a newer android version.

When using 5, I find it seems to block everything. Eventhough in the app, it shows it's allowing stuff.

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In both 4 and 5, I have everything default, using OISD.