VPN suddenly won't connect through Google wifi - General Questions and Answers

hi....I don't know where to post this, but I need help.
up until 3 days ago, I had no problem using my VPN through Google wifi. worked beautifully.
however, for the least 3 days, I cannot get connected. I've tried both on my android phone (Galaxy note 8) and my android tablet (Galaxy tab a; both android v9). spent an hour+ with VPN support, then realized that I COULD get connected on phone if I turned Google wifi off (just used phone data). i still can't get connect with tablet, which is only wifi.
for some reason, Google wifi is blocking the VPN connection (recent update?). why? and more importantly, how do i fix it?
thank you!

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Hello,
Airdroid works fine on several devices here (my phone, my son's phone, my mother's tablet), but is very picky on my mother's phone.
All devices are connected on the same wifi network.
She has a samsung GT-S5839i. Here's what happens:
First, after installation, connection was ok.
Next day, no connection, the browser could not reach the phone. My phone could connect (over same wifi network, same browser on my PC). I restarted her phone, launched Airdroid : works fine.
Today, one day later: everything the same: not working at first, I had to reboot her phone.
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What could cause this? How can I investigate this issue?
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cactux63 said:
Hello,
Airdroid works fine on several devices here (my phone, my son's phone, my mother's tablet), but is very picky on my mother's phone.
All devices are connected on the same wifi network.
She has a samsung GT-S5839i. Here's what happens:
First, after installation, connection was ok.
Next day, no connection, the browser could not reach the phone. My phone could connect (over same wifi network, same browser on my PC). I restarted her phone, launched Airdroid : works fine.
Today, one day later: everything the same: not working at first, I had to reboot her phone.
So she has to reboot her phone to use Airdroid, that's not very convenient
What could cause this? How can I investigate this issue?
Thanks a lot ^_^
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Hi,
Sorry to hear you're having trouble building connection for Samsung GT-S5839i. To help us find out what's happening, would you please tell us what's your Connection Mode, Android version and your AirDroid account?
And if you're using LAN Connection Mode, you can check if the network connection works fine on your GT-S5839i.
Follow the link below to get the steps:
http://help.airdroid.com/customer/p...ice-and-pc-are-connected-to-the-same-network-
Thanks!

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Since I am in China, a non-Google country, the activation is impossible. It requires Wi-Fi, which obviously I have, but all devices must connect with Google, which is impossible without the VPN. Secondly, there is no VPN option on start-up screen. So, it is in the Checking connection "up to 2 minutes" screen indefinitely. I would say this is a major BUG.
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