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Apps will not install updates when using Blokada

  • /e/ version: 0.15 (Oreo)
  • Device model(s): Samsung Q9

The problem

When using Blokada (which is a DNS filter run over a local VPN) it is impossible to install or update an application using the “Apps” app. When using Blokada, the Apps app will tell you when you need to update something, but when you click on install, the file refuses to download. As soon as you turn off Blokada, the app downloads and installs properly.

I note that Blokada is not blocking any DNS inquiries from Apps (nothing shows up in the list), so I suspect that the problem is related to the fact that a VPN is running.

Unrelated

It is really not clear where to submit issues on the e-gitlab site. From the forum, I was told to submit them here at "e > Backlog", but that really is the last place I would have imagined to look!