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Play Store Won't let me install NextDNS

I had to do a full reset on my wife's Moto Power G (2022) and now the Google Play Store won't allow me to download and install the NextDNS app.

Can someone explain what's going on?  I tried to search for an answer, but nothing definitive.

I tried to get the app from APKPure but that seemed to point me at some other app (really confusing!).

Mike

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    • R_P_M
    • 4 days ago
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    Android NextDNS app has been removed from the Google Play Store.

    Try from apkmirror or another third-party app providing DoH/DoT connections.

    • mcfroston
    • 4 days ago
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    That's a very old version, 1.2, back from Jan, 2021.  My phone is running 5.5.18.

    I doubt that it would work anymore.

    I had the app loaded on her phone before and it was working.  Because of some problems, I ended up having to do a full reset.  Now they won't load it.   I don't understand why...

    Mike

      • R_P_M
      • 4 days ago
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       1.2 is the last version released on the Play Store. I have no idea how your phone version is 5.5, this can’t be an official app because none of the apps released go up anywhere near that number. 

    • mcfroston
    • 3 days ago
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    Here is a snapshot of my NextDNSManager.

    I was supprised to notice the Disclaimer:

      "This app and it's developer are NOT affiliated with NextDNS."

    I wasn't aware of this.

    What's the difference between the (archived?) NextDNS, v1.2 and this NextDNSManager 5.5.18?

      Mike

      • R_P_M
      • 2 days ago
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      Ah right, the NextDNS Manager. That's just a web wrapper around the my.nextdns.io website, with a few miscellaneous extras.

      The old official app was just a way to connect your device to the NextDNS service (via a local VPN protocol mechanism), with a big start/stop button. Since it uses the VPN setup it cannot be used alongside another third-party VPN service.

    • Micke
    • 3 days ago
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    No need to use an app

    • mcfroston
    • 2 days ago
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    Micke,

    Can you clarify that?

       How do you configure it without the App?

    I occasionally have to turn off the App, is there a quick way to do that?  Problem is, this is for my wife's phone, she isn't too technical. 

    Mike

      • Micke
      • 2 days ago
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       just enter the settings in settings - private dns in android.

      • mr_Homs
      • 5 hrs ago
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       you can try the API hub for nextDNS

    • Zavok
    • 2 days ago
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    My Play Store says that app compatibility varies by phone. But the app wasn't installed on my phone; I only accessed the Play Store because, a moment ago, my phone warned me that my 4G connection wasn't working with NextDNS. I can connect normally via Wi-Fi, the problem is only with 4G. Maybe that's related? I created an account here just to investigate It, by the way

      • mcfroston
      • 2 days ago
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      You could be right. When I look at the appwith my phone, it says that the app is available, but with my wife’s is not. The thing that confuses me is that I had loaded it on her phone probably a couple years ago. Apparently something has changed with the app.

       

      Mike

    • Mike_V
    • yesterday
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    As Micke said, the NextDNS app isn't needed for Android. Use the Private DNS setting as directed in the NextDNS Setup information. The Private DNS setting has been part of Android since Android 9, released over 7 years ago. The app used to use a VPN to apply the DNS settings, so if things changed with regards to VPN settings or other related functions, it may not work anymore.

    • mcfroston
    • 5 hrs ago
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    OK, I found it.

       Thank you!

    Mike

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