# No gear icon next to blokada

**URL:** <https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 28, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981 "2020-12-28T09:59:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Hans\_Held](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/hans_held/32/6222_2.png) [@Hans\_Held](https://community.blokada.org/u/Hans_Held)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981/1 "2020-12-28T09:59:50Z")

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Hello,  
I tried to configure the allways on Option on my Huawei Media Pad 5 with Android 9.1  
But there is no gear icon next to blokada

Need help

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**Author:** ![murdock86](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/murdock86/32/147_2.png) [@murdock86](https://community.blokada.org/u/murdock86)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981/2 "2020-12-28T12:50:50Z")

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In the VPN section you mean? To enable **Always-on-vpn**? On some huawei devices you have to long tap blokada inside te VPN profile to gain access to the “gear icon” settings.

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**Author:** ![Hans\_Held](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/hans_held/32/6222_2.png) [@Hans\_Held](https://community.blokada.org/u/Hans_Held)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981/3 "2020-12-28T17:55:12Z")

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Hello Matt,

correct, in the VPN section - even if I tap long, there is no submenu with the settings for the device as on my Huawei P30 pro😢.

Which alternatives do I have?

Greetings from cold Germany

Hans

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**Author:** ![morellik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@morellik](https://community.blokada.org/u/morellik)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981/4 "2020-12-29T14:36:28Z")

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The same thing in my Xiaomi Mi Max 2 with Android 7. Every time the phone is restarted, I have to manually start blokada

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**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:** [January 5, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981/5 "2021-01-05T14:36:31Z")

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**Author:** ![murdock86](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/murdock86/32/147_2.png) [@murdock86](https://community.blokada.org/u/murdock86)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/no-gear-icon-next-to-blokada/8981/6 "2021-01-07T22:22:46Z")

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You need to enable Always-on-VPN to have Blokada 5 start on boot automatically.