# Very bewildered about blokada 5 vs blokada 6 **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Discussions\ **Tags:** android\ **Created:** [August 3, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/very-bewildered-about-blokada-5-vs-blokada-6/25557 "2022-08-03T16:25:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dln949](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@dln949](https://community.blokada.org/u/dln949)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/very-bewildered-about-blokada-5-vs-blokada-6/25557/1 "2022-08-03T16:25:11Z")
My device runs Android 12/GrapheneOS, no Google services or connections or account (nor do I want any). I currently have a PLUS subscription to Blokada 5 with the VPN, expires in October. By pure luck I stumbled across a post that said Blokada 6 is now the new subscription service, and Blokada 5 is now only a free service. I have questions… 1. What happens with my Blokada 5 with VPN PLUS subscription in October - If I do nothing does it automatically convert itself to Blokada 6? Or will it automatically switch me to the free Blokada 5 and I will lose the VPN? 2. If I do nothing when the subscription ends in October, does Blokada send me a reminder in advance to provide another year’s payment in order to continue the subscription? Because I KNOW I will forget if there is no reminder… 3. Suppose I were to choose to try Blokada 6: Given that I have no Google account, how would I install that app? How would I subscribe? 4. Does Blokada 6 allow for whitelisting apps? I ask because with Blokada 5 with VPN I had to whitelist email apps otherwise my emails would be blocked. ---
**Author:** ![Reda\_Labdaoui](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/reda_labdaoui/32/14065_2.png) [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/very-bewildered-about-blokada-5-vs-blokada-6/25557/2 "2022-08-03T18:20:02Z")
1. Blokada Plus can be used both in Blokada 5 and Blokada 6, you just need to use your account ID (you can see it on settings–\> my account), so if you are using Blokada 5 you’ll be automatically switched to the free service, and if you are using Blokada 6 you’ll be asked to renew to use it. My recommendation is to use Blokada 6 until the end of your subscription, you can then decide if you want to renew or install Blokada 5 to use the free adblocking service. 1. You may set auto-renewal on [app.blokada.org](http://app.blokada.org), it actually depends if you paid with a card or Paypal, if you paid with Paypal you won’t be able to renew on the same account but you’ll need to create a new account and subscribe to all over. A reminder will be sent after the end of your subscription 2. Blokada 6 is only available through Google Play, but you can subscribe through the [app.blokada.org](http://app.blokada.org) by generating a new account ( supposing that auto-renewal cannot be set). So even tho you can pay through the website, you won’t be able to install it without a Google account 3. Whitelisting apps is not possible on Blokada 6 due to technical reasons > [@Blokada Cloud "For Android" ( What should I expect? )](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-cloud-for-android-what-should-i-expect/23805/20): > > Bypassing apps will not work in Blokada Cloud as the filtering doesn’t happen on the device itself. You can however allow/block certain domains ---
**Author:** ![dln949](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a698b9/32.png) [@dln949](https://community.blokada.org/u/dln949)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/very-bewildered-about-blokada-5-vs-blokada-6/25557/3 "2022-08-04T03:33:35Z")
Just started using Blokada 6 with the VPN, subscription will end in just a few months. 1. When I went to my account, I was able to set the subscription to renew automatically, but I can’t figure out where and how to enter my credit card informaiton. Will Blokada send me a message at the renewal time telling me how to provide that information? How does this work? 2. When I installed Blokada 6, for the logs it said I can set the time that Blokada will maintain logs. So, I turned logs on, but now I can’t figure out how to set the retention period. 3. When I use the New York server, the web site whatismyipaddress shows my location as New York, which is what I expect. But, when I choose the Dallas server, it shows my location as Chicago. Why? Is that an indication that something is wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Reda\_Labdaoui](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.blokada.org/reda_labdaoui/32/14065_2.png) [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/very-bewildered-about-blokada-5-vs-blokada-6/25557/4 "2022-08-04T09:31:51Z")
1. > [@Reda\_Labdaoui](#): > > You may set auto-renewal on [app.blokada.org](http://app.blokada.org), it actually depends if you paid with a card or Paypal, if you paid with Paypal you won’t be able to renew on the same account but you’ll need to create a new account and subscribe to all over. A reminder will be sent after the end of your subscription 1. I didn’t understand this question 2. Can you please include a screenshot of this? ---
**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:** [August 10, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/very-bewildered-about-blokada-5-vs-blokada-6/25557/5 "2022-08-10T16:25:19Z")
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