# Blokada stops to function/work after a while

**URL:** <https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-stops-to-function-work-after-a-while/60>\
**Category:** Android\
**Tags:** android\
**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-stops-to-function-work-after-a-while/60 "2020-06-16T19:12:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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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:** [June 16, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-stops-to-function-work-after-a-while/60/1 "2020-06-16T19:12:18Z")

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As a first step, turn on _Keep alive_ in Blokada’s _App settings_ section. In this case, Blokada’s priority will be increased and it can help to stay online; but please note, your system still can effect this behaviour. If you set it, and you still see that Blokada is stopped time after time, check your system’s settings and turn off every battery- and memory-optimisation for Blokada. Unfortunately it is different in every system, therefore please check your phone’s settings or follow the documentation on [Don’t Kill My App](https://dontkillmyapp.com/).

Another option is to enable _Always-on VPN_. To do it, open your system’s settings, go to _Network & Internet_, choose _Advanced_, there _VPN_. Choose the gear icon next to Blokada, enable _Always-on VPN_. Also check our [brand specific information](https://community.blokada.org/t/brand-specific-information/93/2) for specific solutions for your manufacturer.

If you’re still in need of more ideas check out [this](https://community.blokada.org/t/what-to-do-if-blokada-stops-working/169) thread

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**Author:** ![cami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@cami](https://community.blokada.org/u/cami)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-stops-to-function-work-after-a-while/60/2 "2020-07-13T20:27:42Z")

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There are might good news for apps like Blokada.

I read a German [article](https://www.golem.de/news/android-google-will-ungewollte-app-zwangsabschaltungen-verringern-2007-149578.html) about the battery optimization feature in several smartphones.

If you don’t understand German there’s a Reddit-discussion (on which the article is based on). You can find the discussion and especially the comment about background kills here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/hk3hrq/were\_on\_the\_android\_engineering\_team\_ask\_us/fxg9y4f/](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/hk3hrq/were_on_the_android_engineering_team_ask_us/fxg9y4f/)

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**Author:** ![c\_C](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/c_c/32/60_2.png) [@c\_C](https://community.blokada.org/u/c_C)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-stops-to-function-work-after-a-while/60/3 "2020-11-23T08:43:21Z")

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Hello everyone:)

@Guybrush1966 suggested to use an app called [Activity Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher) for Android 9 and 10. There you can exclude Blokada from the Duraspeed activity menu. This might help to keep Blokada running in the background as well.  
Till now we didn’t get any feedback from people enabling this feature. This either means it works or people using this are loosing their phones and therefore cannot reply anymore;) So it might be worth a shot, but we don’t know yet.  
Please comment your experience if you tried this option:)!