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Can't log into google account

Well i just got my evo from bb, had to wait for an hour just to get the phone activated, the sprint servers were having a hard time handling the load, says the bb rep and there all sold out.
Now i can’t seem to log into the Google account, i even changed the pass to make things easy, still no luck. Anyone having similar problems

Magus_doc said:
Well i just got my evo from bb, had to wait for an hour just to get the phone activated, the sprint servers were having a hard time handling the load, says the bb rep and there all sold out.
Now i can’t seem to log into the Google account, i even changed the pass to make things easy, still no luck. Anyone having similar problems
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Data might not be provisioned yet...

Thanks for the quick response, well the internet browsers is working so data should be active. Hmm i guess i have to wait a bit.

Magus_doc said:
Thanks for the quick response, well the internet browsers is working so data should be active. Hmm i guess i have to wait a bit.
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Can you get into your gmail through the browser? If so, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to sign into gmail for contacts syncing. Strange.

Ok you were right the data was not active originally I had to reboot, now it seems to be working but says lost network access I’ll try connecting with wifi

Magus_doc said:
Ok you were right the data was not active originally I had to reboot, now it seems to be working but says lost network access I’ll try connecting with wifi
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Did you try going to Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Network? Uncheck and recheck that. Of course, I have read all day that the network has been quite overloaded... might have something to do with it, dunno.

Same issue here with a brand new EVO. I could browse the Internet just fine, even synched with my Exchange server.
However, could not sync with my Google account. Will update when I have a solution - I'm on the phone with Sprint now.

[Q] Phone locating problems on HtcSense.com

I have been trying to check the Phone locating service at Htcsense.com but i can't get it to work.
When i login to my account and click on phone finding i get the message that i need to activate that function on my phone, the thing is that i already did that, over and over and over again.. and nothing works.
Anyone else had that problem?

Well - Htcsense.com seems rather buggy for now.
Some times i can make all the functions works - other times i can't.
Mine is working fine in Denmark.

Exanimus said:
I have been trying to check the Phone locating service at Htcsense.com but i can't get it to work.
When i login to my account and click on phone finding i get the message that i need to activate that function on my phone, the thing is that i already did that, over and over and over again.. and nothing works.
Anyone else had that problem?
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I've had the same problem. I forgot to set the HTC Sense update schedule to "As items change (Push)"
go to Settings -> Accounts & sync -> HTC Sense -> Update schedule -> As items change (Push)
At least that was the problem I had, hope it helps

t-mon said:
I've had the same problem. I forgot to set the HTC Sense update schedule to "As items change (Push)"
go to Settings -> Accounts & sync -> HTC Sense -> Update schedule -> As items change (Push)
At least that was the problem I had, hope it helps
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that was already set as default for me, and i have tried to change it and then change back. i have tried to change every setting even with wifi on and even with it off (in case that was any problem). i have removed my account from the phone and even at htcsense.com and then readded it. i even tried with a different email adress when i created my sense account again. I have tried everything now i think and htcsense.com says my phone finder is inactivated and i need to go to "Settings>location>phone finder" and turn it on.. but it IS turned on :S
The lock phone function doesn't work either.. but htcsense.com says it does
can it have anything to do with that i run the stock rom but rooted and with S-Off?

I have the exact same problem as you, and my htc sense sync is also by default on as items change (push). I was about to have another try and getting it to work so will let you know if I find anything. I can get htc sense to make my phone ring loudly but havent tried locking it down, other than the location finder just tells me I need to turn on phone finder which I have done many times like you.
I am in New Zealand if that makes any difference using a desire z from UK.

similar story here. Desire Z from UK, but HTCSense.com is not syncing my contacts, messages, or location. cannot call/make it ring.
to be clear, I have set the Account to 'push-sync' and I have also checked the box in "Location" setting for my phone to be able to be found.
....and I was looking forward to being able to use this feature as I lose my phone in the house too often

HTCSense.com told me that I have my "phone finder" turned off on my phone, right from the start, even though that setting is definitely on
I rooted my phone last night, with S-OFF too. I can still make my phone ring from HTCSense.com, though it seems it needs a data connection to do that - because I had been using my phone with Internet pass-through and (as per another thread I posted) that made it lose the data connection when I'd finished, and it couldn't make the phone ring till I restarted it.
Even though I've specifically sync'd HTCSense.com from the phone, I still don't see any of my Contacts or Messages on there (same before root/S-OFF too).

It might be a gps issue, can you confirm that your gps is working on other apps?
My gps is working fine as is Phone locator on htcsense.com

My GPS works fine on other apps.

I've called up HTC Europe (UK branch) and spoke to customer services.
They are aware of the problem and said they couldn't give a definite time frame, they just hoped to sort it in the next few weeks.
Kinda sucks as this was 1 of the features I was really looking forward to with the D-Z.

curbsam said:
I've called up HTC Europe (UK branch) and spoke to customer services.
They are aware of the problem and said they couldn't give a definite time frame, they just hoped to sort it in the next few weeks.
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Thanks. Which problem though, just the locating thing or also the lack of Contacts/Messages ?

steviewevie said:
Thanks. Which problem though, just the locating thing or also the lack of Contacts/Messages ?
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All of it. On Dashboards on htcsense.com it doesn't pick up the handset - says phone finder is off in locations.
I heard that some people got it to work by signing in with a google email address but this didn't make any difference to me.
None of the features work on htcsense for me.

curbsam said:
All of it. On Dashboards on htcsense.com it doesn't pick up the handset - says phone finder is off in locations.
I heard that some people got it to work by signing in with a google email address but this didn't make any difference to me.
None of the features work on htcsense for me.
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I'm already signed for HTCSense account from start with google email address.
Have all the problems as described in thread.But a month ago everything seems working at least I can make my phone ringing and have all the contacts and data synced.
P.S. Just tried all services from htcsense.com and seems everything started to work but very slooooowly.For example I get phone locked after one hour after send a command from web site.

after some waiting i noticed that all the services at htcsense.com now is working for me, i guess it was Htc that had problems

I just had a look, and it's still telling me my phone finder settings are off on the phone (they're not).
No messages/contacts being sync'd either.

steviewevie said:
I just had a look, and it's still telling me my phone finder settings are off on the phone (they're not).
No messages/contacts being sync'd either.
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Exactly same problem, I don't know how to fix it
Sent from my HTC Vision

I see my contacts etc. but for location has me in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean! Location is fine in Maps etc. so something weird happening at the server end.

I tried this a week or two ago and faced similar issues. At first it wouldn't detect the phone location tracking as being on. After a while, it finally picked up my phone but said I was in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Africa. The next day, I went outside for 15 minutes with the GPS on and only then did it get my location correctly. It looks like the website can't use the wifi/cell tower approximate locationing system and needs a clear GPS signal to get the location. This limits the usability of the feature somewhat.

CoolinHL said:
I tried this a week or two ago and faced similar issues. At first it wouldn't detect the phone location tracking as being on. After a while, it finally picked up my phone but said I was in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Africa. The next day, I went outside for 15 minutes with the GPS on and only then did it get my location correctly. It looks like the website can't use the wifi/cell tower approximate locationing system and needs a clear GPS signal to get the location. This limits the usability of the feature somewhat.
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Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Africa is exactly where it put me!!! still cant get it to work tho

I selected the option in Menu/Settings/Location to reinstall Locations. Also then got myself a GPS lock. Still tells me my "Phone Finder" is off at HTCSense.com, and most of the other stuff not working either.

GS2 'Find my mobile'

does anyone know how this feature works, can be found in the settings under Location and Security. Called 'Find My Mobile'
Particularly insterested in how 'Remote Functions' works as it allows the phone to be locked, tracked and data to be wiped remotely.

www.samsungdive.com

I'm in the US.. I tried it, and but after 30 minutes of attempting to find my phone, and I canceled and gave up.

ronj1986 said:
I'm in the US.. I tried it, and but after 30 minutes of attempting to find my phone, and I canceled and gave up.
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I had similar experience here in Canada. Has anyone actually got this to work?

np231 said:
I had similar experience here in Canada. Has anyone actually got this to work?
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I have tried it and it worked nice for me...I kept my Net connection on (background Data on too in Accounts and Sync) ..it won't work if your net is off on mobile

I'm in the U.S. and it works fine. I actually used "ring my phone" yesterday because I lost it in the house. I think I registered here first...
http://www.samsungapps.com/mobile/main.as?LANG_CODE=ENG&COUNTRY_CODE=GBR
Once you've registered, your user ID is good across all the different Samsung feature sites. Except for Social Hub which doesn't recognize the IMEI of the phone.

np231 said:
I had similar experience here in Canada. Has anyone actually got this to work?
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Works great here, takes around 15-20 seconds to get a location and a little less to lock/ring phone.

np231 said:
I had similar experience here in Canada. Has anyone actually got this to work?
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Certainly you'll need to have GPS signal where you are (in your room, office, etc.) or at least allow it use wireless networks to determine its position.
If even doing this you can't find it, then it definitely doesn't work...

np231 said:
I had similar experience here in Canada. Has anyone actually got this to work?
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I tried it here in Denmark. Worked flawlessly. Found my phone almost immediately.
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Works for me in Canada, using KG3, and a different SIM card than the one I was using when I setup my Samsung account. Even told me the SIM had changed.

I've got it to work also. Could have been an error with the firmware I was using before...I can't remember which version it was. I'm on KG3 now though

Works good here in the USA for me too. Had to login directly into Samsung DIVE though. Was able to lock my phone and make it ring. Very cool.

Actually, as i see it this app is just for fun. If your phone is stolen, it's unlikely you can do anything in SamsungDive, since it requires an active data connection and even so, it doesn't seem to work if you don't accept google to collect data when prompted. What person would accept that when having a stolen phone ? Btw, does your SamsungDive account show your number ? Mine doesn't, but all features can be used.

Sp1tfire said:
Actually, as i see it this app is just for fun. If your phone is stolen, it's unlikely you can do anything in SamsungDive, since it requires an active data connection and even so, it doesn't seem to work if you don't accept google to collect data when prompted. What person would accept that when having a stolen phone ? Btw, does your SamsungDive account show your number ? Mine doesn't, but all features can be used.
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I agree with that. Samsungdive is pretty limited. You're better off with an app that uses sms messages to the phone to lock, locate, wipe, etc. At least it's more likely that a stolen phone will be on and connected to a cell network than have data on.

sunseaker said:
I agree with that. Samsungdive is pretty limited. You're better off with an app that uses sms messages to the phone to lock, locate, wipe, etc. At least it's more likely that a stolen phone will be on and connected to a cell network than have data on.
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its working as described in the UK.
even what u say is not enough, because in both instances ur relying on the SIM card and/or ur login details, which i expect to change immediately by a phone thieve
however the best tracking service would be by tracking the hardware ID or IMEI of the device, but unfortunately this is restricted to network providers only

Sp1tfire said:
Actually, as i see it this app is just for fun. If your phone is stolen, it's unlikely you can do anything in SamsungDive, since it requires an active data connection and even so, it doesn't seem to work if you don't accept google to collect data when prompted. What person would accept that when having a stolen phone ? Btw, does your SamsungDive account show your number ? Mine doesn't, but all features can be used.
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Yes it shows my number but not in the spot I was expecting it. It was near the bottom of the page. I had to click on it to get any of the functions.
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drreality said:
its working as described in the UK.
even what u say is not enough, because in both instances ur relying on the SIM card and/or ur login details, which i expect to change immediately by a phone thieve
however the best tracking service would be by tracking the hardware ID or IMEI of the device, but unfortunately this is restricted to network providers only
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Ultimately no system is 100%. I just think the system that uses sms is more reliable, even if the sim card is changed it will send the number of the new sim card to a mobile number you have configured in the app so you can still send commands (turn on background gps tracking and data , remote lock, remote wipe, etc) to the new number. No radio data or sync services are required to be on initially.
All this assumes of course that the thief hasn't found the app and tried to un-install it (although it shouldn't allow un-installing without a password) or just factory reset the phone.
Best thing is not to loose your phone

iam here in austria.
on the first day, where i get my sgs2, i tried samsungdive. it doesnt worked.
but on the next day i tried again, and it worked perfectly.
tracking, writing message, call protocol and ringing worked finde. the last one (erase data) i dont tried out
cheers

Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server

i've just been changing a few icons on my home scree. everything has been running great, had no problems whatsoever until i tried to access the market this afternoon.
the error im getting is that i need to set up or sign into my gmail account, so i go ahead and chose sign in, then it says:
"Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.
This could be a temporary problem or your SIM card may not be provisioned
for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care."
ive searched all day on the net for a fix, tried unmounting the sd card, removing the sim, signing in via youtube, but nothing works.
what i have noticed is that, in the accounts settings, my gmail address is missing (samsung & regular email accounts are still there).
now, i must say that while i have been messing around with stock icons, i havent touched anything google related, or indeed deleted any apk's.
the last option open to me is a hard reset, which i want to avoid like the plague after weeks of customising my phone, even titanium restore didnt fix it
does anyone have anymore ideas what i could do?
thanks

i've had an idea, but will it work?
if i create the same account on my girlfriends galaxy ace, would i be able to transfer those account settings to my phone? if so, where are they located

i've just noticed as well, that i'm not getting any emails from my other accounts either
please....really need some help here guys

You could always re-flash your firmware to get the gmail icon and all the other settings back.I know you said you don't want to but if its disappeared then its a good way to get it back at least and with a nandroid and /or titaniun back-up its not that much work to put all your settings back.

ok, reflashing the firmware didnt work. the problem is definitely with servers as i cant add any more email accounts, all are getting server errors.
so....i ask this, what file holds this information? and if i can copy this from my girlfriends phone, will it work?
in fact, does anyone know ALL of the google apk's that should be installed, i have a feeling one is missing/corrupted

surely someone on here must know the answer to my last post??

I was having data issues with many different modems on my carrier but found today that KE7 modem solved my problem with solid download/upload speeds. worth a shot.

Have you frozen something or deleted something with titanium that you shouldn't have?
Try calling your operater to check if you have connection problems or not.After all the warning did say to call.The fact that it just happened suddenly is quite surprising and re-flashing should have put back everything that was missing.

Hi Taco1916,
Did you find a solution? I have exactly the same problem and I've tried all suggestions without success.

PlanetP said:
Hi Taco1916,
Did you find a solution? I have exactly the same problem and I've tried all suggestions without success.
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PlanetP,
I actually have a similar problem, and I see that you are also using China Unicom. I arrived in Kunming from Hong Kong last Sunday, and ever since Wednesday, Gmail suddenly stopped syncing, and Market does work. Market gives me the "no connection" thing. The weird thing is everything worked for two-three days after arriving in Kunming.
I've restored to previous nandroid backups, I've reflashed a fresh LeoMar Revolution rom (with everything wiped), and still cannot sign into my Google account..
My internet (via prepaid China Unicom data sim) and hotmail still works, XDA app, engadget all works..
I am going back to HK tomorrow, I will then find out if this is a China thing, or else...

chiefroastbeef said:
PlanetP,
I actually have a similar problem, and I see that you are also using China Unicom. I arrived in Kunming from Hong Kong last Sunday, and ever since Wednesday, Gmail suddenly stopped syncing, and Market does work. Market gives me the "no connection" thing. The weird thing is everything worked for two-three days after arriving in Kunming.
I've restored to previous nandroid backups, I've reflashed a fresh LeoMar Revolution rom (with everything wiped), and still cannot sign into my Google account..
My internet (via prepaid China Unicom data sim) and hotmail still works, XDA app, engadget all works..
I am going back to HK tomorrow, I will then find out if this is a China thing, or else...
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me too,google maps, google account,all disconect from server,maybe this is really a china thing, exchange works great though, maybe later microsoft will sell a lot more wp7.5 in china,because android can not sync with google anymore
2 days later i will check again in europe

Connection Error
I have been accessing gmail/market/maps on China mobile for past 3 months ... but for last couple of days I am getting Error connecting to server message... does it something to do with China mobile connection or something to with the setting... I have wiped the mobile couple of times and installed new rom also. Even then it is not solved? any soultion

Seems like this is a problem on both networks just recently, for me, it was just four days ago.
I have been in and out of china the past three months with my s2 without problems. I wonder why we are all met with this problem.
Now that you brought it up, google maps doesn't work either. it seems to detect my location, the arrow swivels around, but the map its not displayed, just the grid.
I really hope this is a temporary thing...
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I've recently (2 days ago actually) upgraded my firmware to 2.3.5 (from 2.3.3) and I'm getting the same connection error when trying to add a google account. I'm pretty sure this is related to the china firewall as all the google services work correctly ever since the day I bought the phone.
In fact, I have tried all the alternatives that you can think of: using wifi to add google account does not work, using youtube to add account does not work, using market enabler to fake my sim card provider does not work, factory reset does not work, downgraded back to my original 2.3.3 firmware does not work. The only plausible option left now is to try and add a L2TP VPN account to my phone. If this happens to work (which I'm pretty sure should) then it means china has resumed blocking all the google mobile services.
I'll keep you guys updated in a few days once I find a good vpn service provider.
UPDATE: I have got a reliable vpn service going on and am now able to connect to google services and sign in to my account. Note that you'll need to take out your unicom sim card and connect to wifi+vpn to have this work. If you have a sim card inserted, you'll have to try the youtube trick with vpn connected.
So I have proved that this is, in fact, related tol china blocking access to all the google mobile ports.

So the china firewall has blocked google mobile services before?
I never knew this since I recently switched from a hk blackberry with a roaming plan in china the past three years when I traveled in and out of china.
Do you think it has to do with this weeks anniversary?
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Got the same problem after have bought a GS2 from Hong Kong.
Try Wifi/China Mobile internet but nothing works was wondering if it didnt come from my rom...

Same problem, wish I'd seen this thread early, as I 've just wiped my phone, lost **** loads of data re-installing firmware, stock rom etc, re-setting, sim card in/out, cannot try the YouTube Trick as China won't allow You Tube and still can't add the google accoutn as it says it can't establish a reliable connection.
Jesus, what the feck is going on ?, anybody got any information on whether this is actually just China ?
This was working fine up until a few days ago, I have been in Guangzhou for past 2 years, and had Galaxy S2 working fine here for last 6 months, and now this ?

Wow, that sucks for you, I feel for ya, I have since rooted my phone so I can make bootable back ups.
I am heading back to hong kong tonight, so I will update you guys tonight when I get out of the firewall.
When did this problem start happening for you guys?
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Hi Chief,
For me 3 days ago, it really is a complete pain in the A$%e...
At first I thought my Data Plan had been cancelled with China Telecom, but even after re-booting, hard reset without sim and just connecting to the WiFi in the company which is obviously Chinese, it still will not add the Google Account so no GMAIL or Market Place anymore...
Still trying to see what else is shafted, but also my phone looks naff now as I cannot re-download Go Launcher EX from Market Place as cannot get on it...

That is around the same time as mine, I think I lost connection last wednesday. I hope this isn't forever, especially for you guys that are in china long term.
Had this happened before? I wonder if this is across all phones with android platform.
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Shield + VPN

I sideloaded IPVanish on my Shield device and all was working well. However, I later had to do a hard reset. After setting everything up again, I now have a problem where although I connect to a vpn server I have no internet access. All is back to normall when I disconnect from the vpn server. Tried YouTube, Play Store, Kodi (which doesn't even load past the initial gray screen before showing the Kodi Krypton splash). None work!
When I connect to a server initially, my IP address stays the same until I change to a different menu, then it does reflect the new IP corresponding to the server. It does show that data is being uploaded and downloaded, but it's minimal kb.
I have tried multiple different versions of the APK but have found none of them work anymore. I have done and tried the exact methods I have seen online and on numerous YouTube videos, but clearly something is wrong with my settings that I can't seem to find.
Anyone have any ideas or previous experience? Thanks!
**Sidenote - I've also noticed that when I sideload any apps now through ES File Explorer the initial screen that loads up shows the app icon, the install/cancel buttons, but no details in the middle....

Does this Provider impose limits on how many installs you can have running? Perhaps you need to log into your Account, and see about removing such Ghost Devices that are eating into that limit..
It's a problem I have recently ran into with KeepSafe's VPN Unlimited. Alas they will only allow you to remove only the One Device per Week though.

Ichijoe said:
Does this Provider impose limits on how many installs you can have running? Perhaps you need to log into your Account, and see about removing such Ghost Devices that are eating into that limit..
It's a problem I have recently ran into with KeepSafe's VPN Unlimited. Alas they will only allow you to remove only the One Device per Week though.
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Thanks for the reply! That's a great idea and I thought something similar. I went to IPVanish website a few days ago when this first happened, but there's nothing about the devices I use. Good news is that while it's one of the highest rated providers there's no number to call and it's been 4 days without a response to my first inquiry to them. So frustrating! Maybe on their end it has something like that and they clear out every few days hopefully if this is the case.

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Thanks for the reply! That's a great idea and I thought something similar. I went to IPVanish website a few days ago when this first happened, but there's nothing about the devices I use. Good news is that while it's one of the highest rated providers there's no number to call and it's been 4 days without a response to my first inquiry to them. So frustrating! Maybe on their end it has something like that and they clear out every few days hopefully if this is the case.
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***UPDATE***
Well, it's ridiculously quirky but I figured out how to get it to work! I have to pick a specific server, then leave the app, then go back to it and it finally changes IP address and gives me internet!
My only persistent problem now is Kodi, which loads properly with no VPN connected but gives me a gray screen otherwise. UGH!

Not sure what the problem is. But for the nSATV I would recommend KeepSafes' (VPN Unlimited), which is only 26€'s for a whole Year, or about 100€ (or so), for a lifetime. And unlike your solution... It hasn't really ever screwed with my Systems nearly as much as whatever your running has. Such issues, that I do have with it are with both Amazon, and Netflix, which don't overly care for an active VPN much.
I'm not here to drive up sales for KeepSafe. (Perhaps your Provider offers a better service. Which they should seeing as they cost over 3x as much! Over a year.), It's just the first Provider I came across in the PlayStore, and FWIW have been nothing but, happy with them.