# Latest Blockada AutoStart **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 17, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/latest-blockada-autostart/15165 "2021-07-17T10:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LDan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac91a4/32.png) [@LDan](https://community.blokada.org/u/LDan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/latest-blockada-autostart/15165/1 "2021-07-17T10:26:32Z")
I’m running Blockada Plus 5.14.4 on a Huawei MediaPad T5 with Android 8. Also on a Realme X50 5G, running Android version 11. The problem is the same on both devices. When either device is shut down and or restarted. Blockada doesn’t automatically launch and you have to remember to start it manually. I’ve seen somewhere that the user has to activate the Always on VPN. I don’t see any such feature except a slider button on the Home screen which shows that the VPN is ‘on’ and the server location. Also, on the huawei device, when running certain apps. Blockada stops working and closes down. Any advice to correct these problems? ---
**Author:** ![Daysleeper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/daysleeper/32/4728_2.png) [@Daysleeper](https://community.blokada.org/u/Daysleeper)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/latest-blockada-autostart/15165/2 "2021-07-19T16:10:58Z")
For your first issue try this: > [@Why should I enable the "Always on VPN" feature?](https://community.blokada.org/t/why-should-i-enable-the-always-on-vpn-feature/2187): > > Starting with Nougat, Android provides a feature called “Always on VPN”, which you can find in your system settings. To turn on “Always on VPN”: Go to Settings tab in Blokada Tap “Open VPN Profile” Tap the gear icon next to Blokada Switch on the “Always on VPN” setting Starting with Blokada v5, it is strongly recommended you enable this feature, either if you use the Libre or Plus account. This will ensure that the system will try to never kill the app, and even if it does, it will bring it… and this (I personally don’t use it. Don’t need it): > [@Why should I enable the "Always on VPN" feature?](https://community.blokada.org/t/why-should-i-enable-the-always-on-vpn-feature/2187/6): > > You should also activate the “Keep Alive” Feature (Settings -\> This device) You may read also this: > [@Brand specific information](https://community.blokada.org/t/brand-specific-information/93): > > This article contains brand-specific information that we compiled thanks to our users input. The idea is that as users, like you, report particular cases, we will be updating this article. Thank you very much for your help! Huawei/Xiaomi Blokada stops after a while Exclude Blokada from battery optimization : See this [Website](http://dontkillmyapp.com/) for helpful instructions. Pin Blokada in ‘recents’ : Open Blokada, then go to the Android recents apps view by pressing the square Android button. On top of the window y… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/system/32/7003_2.png) [@system](https://community.blokada.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/latest-blockada-autostart/15165/3 "2021-07-26T16:10:58Z")
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