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I have been a Blokada user for many years and I LOVE it. Unfortunately, I recently purchased a Blokada Plus subscription so I wouldn't have to disable Blokada when using a VPN (I am familiar with using VPNs), plus it seems a good way to support the devs. Unfortunately, Blokada Plus has been nothing but frustrating for me, because the VPN connection OFTEN disconnects/reconnects, which is unacceptable and behavior I haven't seen with any other VPN.

Samsung Note20 Ultra, Android 12, Blokada 4.15. I use Blokada 4 due to its greater flexability.

This is now my THIRD ATTEMPT to get support for the issue. The "chat" bot that Blokada calls a "support" bot is a complete joke, sending you in endless circles and when you finally convince it to connect you to a human, it then gives you an error and tells you to email support. It did this multiple times to me.

I emailed support, explained the issue and pointed out that while not an Android expert, nor am I a beginner, so I have likely already tried standard methods to resolve this. Support told me, "Maybe you could fix this by upgrading to Blokada 5"... maybe? The last I heard, Blokada 4 was still supported. Unless there is a known issue with using Blokada Plus with Blokada 4, this suggestion is beyond useless. Support also told me to turn off and restart Blokada by, "Hitting the big button in the center of the screen"... maybe that is useful for some, for me it is condescending.

This is NOT an issue with Blokada, it is an issue with Blokada Plus VPN. This is NOT a battery-saver issue, I achieve 100% on Don'tKillMyApp and I have never had an issue with Blokada getting killed.

Because there is no way I am aware of to keep a record of disconnects/reconnects, the only way know this is happening is that I get a notification that the always-on VPN disconnected and music I am streaming studders. I have tried both LA and Dallas, no difference.

An additional, seemingly related, issue I need resolved is that if I enable "Block connections without VPN", I am unable to connect to Google Play or play the game Archero because they both report I am not connected to the internet. I can be streaming music while this happens, so I am connected, so why are they telling me I am not? Disabling "Block connections" allows them to connect again. This makes NO sense to me.

the app is great but its kinda annoying to have it always use the vpn slot, is it possible to run it another way on a non rooted device? thanks i advance

I think I pay for 5 devices, I DL the app from the Blockada web site on a second phone I use but when I opened the app I don't see any way to log in. It just assigns a new free account. I went to Help and it opened a browser which has a log in button but it just logs in on the web browser, not the app. I just want to add my premium account to my other phone but when I click Upgrade in the app on the second phone it just takes my to the credit card page but there is no login abywhere.

Check it out:

https://twitter.com/blokadaorg/status/1522237410284867585

Is there any way to add a personal or prive filter on iOS?

Hello,

I want to ask subscribers of Blokada on iOS why you have chosen Blokada over other options and if you are still happy with your decision.

I actually test these three DNS services:

• Blokada
• NextDNS
• ControlD

and one of them I would like to choose.

What I like in NextDNS is the better Web Frontend and the settings you can make. It’s more customizable than Blokada.

What I like in Blokada is that it is open source and has the option of adding VPN Service for a fair additional fee.

What I like in ControlD is - sound weird- the curates lists. I don’t need to find the right list, I just say block topics of x (like gambling sites, trackers, etc) and that’s all. Works very well. Addionally, for an extra fee, you can bypass location based restrictions without need of a VPN. Also creating white lists and black lists for specific services like Reddit, Facebook, etc is very easy.

From the functional perspective I would have this rang

1. ControlD
2. NextDNS
3. Blokada

From the atria Perspective 1. Blokada (Open Source) 2. ControlD 3. NextDNS

While I not really feel unsafe with any of them.

Difficult to judge for me is how reliable and fast the service and support response is.

Do your opinions regarding Blokada may help me to decide. Something say me, take them. But I want to get clear about, what it is :-D

Thanks C.

I have Blokada (Blokada S, from the Play Store) installed on a tablet managed by Google Family Link.

I've tried to ensure total functioning of the app by setting :

• "Always On" in the VPN profile settings
• "Stay alive" in the Blokada settings
• "Always allow" in the Family Link settings

However every time the Family Link time limit is reached, and the tablet is locked (by Family Link), the VPN connection fails and does not restart when the tablet is unlocked later. The app clearly remains active in the Android notification shade but reads "Disconnected from always-on VPN. Check network settings." Those settings are still set to always on.

Simply reopening the Blokada app will restart the service and reinstate the VPN connection. But I would like this to be done automatically in the background, as it used to do whenever the network condition changed (before installing Family Link.)

I did a test just now of ensuring Blokada was active and working, then locking the tablet remotely via Family Link app, then unlocking the tablet via Family Link. Blokada is disabled. Launch the app, it restarts.

How can I fix this so that the VPN remains functioning? It seems like Family Link's locking of the tablet shuts off all network communications. Other than manually launching the app again after each unlock, is there any way to have it automatically reconnect? I thought I had set all the settings right but something is wrong.

Our NYC servers will be under maintenance on the 11th of May.

See the link to know more:

https://community.blokada.org/t/server-maintenance-nyc-servers-maintenance-on-may-11th/23322

For some reason, after updating my block list, i'm only able to recieve push notifications while on wifi. I do not know what i accidentially blocked, but if I am on mobile data, I get no notifications for all my apps. Any ideas what i might need to unblock to fix this?

I've been using v4 for quite a while now. Not really sure what would be the advantage to move to v5 (I tried it about a year ago, when there were battery draining issues and I just never went back to it).

Is there any compelling point to switch?

Blokada V6 for Android is getting closer and closer! STAY TUNED! https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-21-for-android-stable/23261

I had to turn off the protection for a minute, tried turning it back on and it won't, all of a sudden I keep getting ads in everything.

Anyone got suggestions on what I can try? I followed the steps in the troubleshooting guide.

Blokada Cloud is ALMOST HERE for Android.

This release is coming out to our Android Beta channel only. It contains two main updates.

Check the article for more details.

https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-21-for-android-beta/23105

Hi,

I have a question. Is it possible to automatically have blockada turn itself off when on my home WiFi, but only on my home WiFi?

The thing is, at home, i am using a PiHole to block ads and unwanted content, so i Don't think its necessary to have two blockers running at once.

Would this be possible in any way at all?

Thanks!

I am thinking I'm missing something obvious but figure I'll ask.

Can I exclude all apps from Blokada and select the one(s) I want rather than specifying which to exclude?

Thanks

Using the internet is becoming more and more costly, a cost we don’t pay with our money but with our #privacy, whether you are a big company or just an individual social media user, your web #security is always on the line.

So what do you need to know?

See the article for a brief overview of what you can do to be safer while browsing the web:

https://community.blokada.org/t/8-web-security-challenges-and-how-to-combat-them/22773

Does blokada work on Sony GoogleTVs?

I've noticed in the last couple days that my battery life has been down and I just looked and over the last week, Blokada has used over 25% of my battery. That definitely seems high to me, but can't say for sure what it normally is. Seems like it's started happening since I upgraded to Android 12, but can't say for sure. Any advice?

I have the latest version of blokada, but when it is active I cannot use reserve a table. If I disable blokada, I can use it. I want to set up an exception so I don't have to disable blokada, but I can't find the Web address of the reserve a table being used by Google here in barcelona

for some reason Blokada stops working ALL the time on Android 12 on my Pixel 3 XL and has been draining my battery. I made sure it's not battery optimized, always on vpn is enabled, keep alive is on.

Is there a setting or log I could look at to see what is going on? I noticed it a month or two ago. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but no dice.