chasatwill said:

Interesting development.
I picked up my AT&T - US Pixel 7 Pro about a week ago and just came across the VPN feature for the first time this evening and it reads as follows on my p7p when looking through the stock ROM settings and Help section under the very last expandable section titled "VPN by Google One on Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro": when expended it reads as follows (I'll attach a screen shot as well):

"Users of the Pixel 7 & Pixel 7 Pro can use VPN by Google One app or without a Google One subscription. Other google One membership benefits are sold separately.
Current Google One Premium members (2 TB or higher) can already use VPN by Google One on multiple devices. This VPN offer doesn't impact the cost or benefits of Google One Premium plans.

To use VPN by Google One on older Pixel devices, you need Google One Premium plan The VPN by Google One is available with eligible Google Accounts if the devicecontinues to receive security updates.

Workspace and certain superised accounts, like a childs account, arent' elegible. In India and Singapore, Pixel 7 and P7Pdevices aren't eligible forVPN by Google One.

Important: Your Pixel 7 or P7P must meet certain criteria for the VPN by Google One to work. VPN by Google One may not work if:

+ Device is rooted
+ Device isn't updated to latest security update
+ bootloader is unlocked
+you run a beta or other unofficial version of Android

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chasatwill said:

So its got to be maybe security updates or lack of them thats tripping a fuse, right? Maybe if we can find out what servers the custom ROMs are reaching out to and block access like a windows host file maybe?

Something like that, its been a long time since ive programmed

ANYBODY FOUND LIKE.... ANY ROM THAT STILL ALLOWS FOR FULL VPN FUNCTIONALITY THAT WE KNOW OF? A rom THAT DOES not BLOCK VPN use?

I'd be very appreciative for any info

Dopamin3 said:

I had this same error happen, clearing data on the app fixed it. Note: if you're rooted make sure that you hide all the Google One processes from root detection (e.g. MagiskHide)

I have tried but anything to do, maybe I am wrong. Could you explain your Magisk Setup? thank you

franco985 said:

I have tried bu

I have tried but anything to do, maybe I am wrong. Could you explain your Magisk Setup? thank you

I'm running Magisk 25.2 delta-6, zygisk enabled, displax safetynet-fix-v2.4.0-MOD_1.2, and the built in magiskhide for Google One (also Google, Google Play Services, Google Play Store, Google Play Protect)

Dopamin3 said:

I'm running Magisk 25.2 delta-6, zygisk enabled, displax safetynet-fix-v2.4.0-MOD_1.2, and the built in magiskhide for Google One (also Google, Google Play Services, Google Play Store, Google Play Protect)

do you have every sub-item in google one, google play services, google play store, and google play protect blocked? You have the base google app hidden in magisk hide too? I just hid everything under these and it still didn't work. I deleted data and cache for One after hiding too. There have been a lot of good points made that this VPN isn't that great and is actually like letting the fox in the hen house too. Shouldn't we just use proton VPN if we must use a free VPN anyway?

Schroeder09 said:

do you have every sub-item in google one, google play services, google play store, and google play protect blocked? You have the base google app hidden in magisk hide too? I just hid everything under these and it still didn't work. I deleted data and cache for One after hiding too. There have been a lot of good points made that this VPN isn't that great and is actually like letting the fox in the hen house too. Shouldn't we just use proton VPN if we must use a free VPN anyway?

This is the solution. You don't have to enable every item under Play Protect, but you need to toggle both items under Google One. I did that, cleared app data, then it began working for me. I'll update if it breaks.

Schroeder09 said:

do you have every sub-item in google one, google play services, google play store, and google play protect blocked? You have the base google app hidden in magisk hide too? I just hid everything under these and it still didn't work. I deleted data and cache for One after hiding too. There have been a lot of good points made that this VPN isn't that great and is actually like letting the fox in the hen house too. Shouldn't we just use proton VPN if we must use a free VPN anyway?

Proton vpn doesn't work in China. We must treasure our freedom and hold Google accountable

supermansaga said:

Proton vpn doesn't work in China. We must treasure our freedom and hold Google accountable

didn't google bend the knee to the Chicoms and agree to censor and block content that would wake commie cult members up? Using their VPN in China will not be safe. They'll give whatever data the chicoms ask for without hesitation.

Hung0702 said:

This is the solution. You don't have to enable every item under Play Protect, but you need to toggle both items under Google One. I did that, cleared app data, then it began working for me. I'll update if it breaks.

gpvecchi said:

I think I solved the issue.
The notifications for One app needs to be enabled. The strange thing is that if you hide the wrong notification, re-enabling it doesn't work, you need to clear the app data.
You can try hiding some of the notification, to understand which one messes up things, but remember that you could need to clear app data.

I am not entirely following, but maybe I couldn't connect due to my phone is rooted and they are detecting it. Or because the forward IP I am using isn't pure enough for them to accept it. I can try again to rule out the root aspect when I am in a real acceptable country instead of relying on a forward VPN to be the launch pad