# Android 12, Beta 4 - Blokada no longer works

**URL:** <https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** android\
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725 "2021-08-12T00:29:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![treoo0](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/treoo0/32/10107_2.png) [@treoo0](https://community.blokada.org/u/treoo0)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/1 "2021-08-12T00:29:08Z")

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Greetings. Pixel 3xl and just installed Android 12 Beta 4 today (came out today, 8/11/2021). Using Blokada 4.15.

App runs, but not traffic passing through it; nothing is blocked. All ads are back. Uninstalled, removed VPN connection, reinstalled, deleted cache and data, put vpn connection back, tried “always on” VPN, etc., etc.

Hopefully an update will be forthcoming to support Android 12 Beta 4? FYI: Betas 1-3 worked fine.

Thank you. Long-time user and donator.

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**Author:** ![jrobertson50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@jrobertson50](https://community.blokada.org/u/jrobertson50)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/2 "2021-08-12T04:37:45Z")

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I’m having the same as I problem I even had to go in and turn back off private DNS but still no luck

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**Author:** ![sdzbwxp](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/sdzbwxp/32/10110_2.png) [@sdzbwxp](https://community.blokada.org/u/sdzbwxp)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 5:39am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/3 "2021-08-12T05:39:53Z")

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Same here. It stopped working after update to android 12 beta4

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**Author:** ![MiaSamenstroem](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/miasamenstroem/32/10111_2.png) [@MiaSamenstroem](https://community.blokada.org/u/MiaSamenstroem)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/4 "2021-08-12T06:12:22Z")

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On Pixel 5 Beta 4 same issue. Ads everywhere

by the way; thank you @devs for blocking this mess up to Android 12 Beta 3. Android is not usable without Blokada

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**Author:** ![Karol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/karol/32/13_2.png) [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/5 "2021-08-12T06:58:02Z")

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Guys, please share your logs to [hello@blokada.org](mailto:hello@blokada.org), mention the android12 issue. Maybe I can find something.

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**Author:** ![MiaSamenstroem](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/miasamenstroem/32/10111_2.png) [@MiaSamenstroem](https://community.blokada.org/u/MiaSamenstroem)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/6 "2021-08-12T07:10:14Z")

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Log is on the way

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**Author:** ![ERRE](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/erre/32/1906_2.png) [@ERRE](https://community.blokada.org/u/ERRE)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/7 "2021-08-12T12:14:09Z")

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Same here. Android 12 beta 4. Pixel 5. Will share logs.

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**Author:** ![Necronomicon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/necronomicon/32/10122_2.png) [@Necronomicon](https://community.blokada.org/u/Necronomicon)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/8 "2021-08-12T13:51:15Z")

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I was curious so I tried another DNS based ad blocker. And it also is failing to work. Dns66 by the way.

Seems to be a VPN bug in android.

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**Author:** ![jrobertson50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@jrobertson50](https://community.blokada.org/u/jrobertson50)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/9 "2021-08-12T13:59:04Z")

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Sent my logs.

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**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://community.blokada.org/u/Stringer)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/10 "2021-08-12T19:37:47Z")

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How is this issue resolved? What is the resolution? It’s still not working for me.

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**Author:** ![treoo0](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/treoo0/32/10107_2.png) [@treoo0](https://community.blokada.org/u/treoo0)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/11 "2021-08-12T19:46:35Z")

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No rez yet. Another user graciously provided devs his log files. Will likely take time. Fingers crossed.

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**Author:** ![treoo0](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/treoo0/32/10107_2.png) [@treoo0](https://community.blokada.org/u/treoo0)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/12 "2021-08-12T19:48:23Z")

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Just sent my log file too. Thank you

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**Author:** ![PrintableCharacter](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/printablecharacter/32/88_2.png) [@PrintableCharacter](https://community.blokada.org/u/PrintableCharacter)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/13 "2021-08-12T20:06:07Z")

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It appears that Google might have done an oopsie:

> **[Android 12 squashes bugs on path to stability, but fourth beta breaks VPNs...](https://9to5google.com/2021/08/12/android-12-bugs-beta/)**
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> If you were hoping to try out Android 12 through early builds such as the developer preview, a growing list of bugs should keep you away.

In other words:  
We can’t do anything. Google has to address this  
Maybe the new Blokada beta might address this

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**Author:** ![treoo0](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/treoo0/32/10107_2.png) [@treoo0](https://community.blokada.org/u/treoo0)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/14 "2021-08-13T00:56:52Z")

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Well, darn

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**Author:** ![MiaSamenstroem](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/miasamenstroem/32/10111_2.png) [@MiaSamenstroem](https://community.blokada.org/u/MiaSamenstroem)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 8:05am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/15 "2021-08-13T08:05:36Z")

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So, with other words, we have to wait for Beta 5?  
My Pixel 5 get empty sucked by Ads. There are so many of them, everywhere 💦

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**Author:** ![jrobertson50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@jrobertson50](https://community.blokada.org/u/jrobertson50)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/16 "2021-08-13T13:54:01Z")

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Or go back to another version of Android that doesn’t have the bug.

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**Author:** ![RAPHAEL804](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/raphael804/32/5570_2.png) [@RAPHAEL804](https://community.blokada.org/u/RAPHAEL804)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/17 "2021-08-15T06:36:51Z")

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Looks like the only vpn working after reading the article is google’s one, think that says it all. Will wait and see!!!..

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**Author:** ![Necronomicon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/necronomicon/32/10122_2.png) [@Necronomicon](https://community.blokada.org/u/Necronomicon)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/18 "2021-08-21T05:52:59Z")

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The Blokada 5.16 beta seems to be working!

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**Author:** ![Karol](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/karol/32/13_2.png) [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/19 "2021-08-23T06:09:47Z")

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This would be a surprise since I did not change anything that could affect the problem, in that update. Nevertheless good to hear!

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**Author:** ![Alle8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Alle8](https://community.blokada.org/u/Alle8)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/android-12-beta-4-blokada-no-longer-works/15725/20 "2021-08-23T15:33:57Z")

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unfortunately the problem is still there 😢

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