I’ve been unable to access the PlayStore all day. It tells me I’m not signed in even though my profile picture is visible in the top right corner. When I tap “Try again” nothing happens.
When I tap on my profile picture and then select “Google Account” it tells me I’m not connected to the internet (see screenshot). But I am, using my browser for example works just fine.
The only other app I’ve noticed having problems is Weather, which is unable to refresh and also tells me there’s no internet connection.
It’s because when it’s on you’re using their DNS servers, right now Google’s IP is cached so it still resolves. Provably if you restarted the device it would stop loading again.
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Is it an ad blocker or an actual VPN?
It’s DuckDuckGo’s VPN. I switched it off, suddenly PlayStore worked.fine again, switched it back on, PlayStore still works. Huh.
It’s because when it’s on you’re using their DNS servers, right now Google’s IP is cached so it still resolves. Provably if you restarted the device it would stop loading again.
You need to whitelist system components like play store and play services. Since, I guess you use it for adblocking.