Can't connect to any podcast over VPN

Bug report
1

App version:
3.8.0f (f68387199)

Android version:
14
KERNEL version:
5.10.209-android12-9-29544585-abS901U1UES8EYC1

Device model:
SM-S901U1

Expected behaviour:
Normal podcast downloads, streaming, and refreshes.

Current behaviour:
Podcast downloads, streaming, and refreshes are blocked by Antennapod when I’m using a VPN. There’s no problem listening to any podcasts over VPN from the podcast’s own website using a browser.

First occurred:
About a month ago.

Steps to reproduce:
Try to download, stream, or refresh any podcast over a VPN.

Environment:
Did I mention I use a VPN?

Crash info:

Environment

Android version: 14
OS version: 5.10.209-android12-9-29544585-abS901U1UES8EYC1
AntennaPod version: 3.8.0
Model: SM-S901U1
Device: r0q
Product: r0quew

No crash report recorded

Download log:
(This is the same for all podcasts.)

Cannot find the server. Check if the address is typed correctly and if you have a working network connection.

Technical reason:
Unable to resolve host “www.thisamericanlife.org”: No address associated with hostname

File URL:

2

This is probably a VPN problem.

Do you have another VPN? Or maybe try Proton’s VPN as it has a slow free tier offering. Try with another VPN.

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3

Does any other podcatcher let you download/stream these podcasts? Is it all podcasts you have tried or just some?

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4

Very wild guess: You changed AntennaPod’s network permissions on the Android settings app to not allow network access on mobile data and your VPN pretends to be mobile data

5

ByteHamster almost got it right, but not quite. On Android 14, Android Settings > Connections > Data usage > Allowed networks for apps > AntennaPod will get you to the setting that needs to be changed to "Mobile data or Wi-Fi " to get AntennaPod to work normally, like it did a month or two ago. I haven’t messed with that since I set up my current phone about six months ago. On Android 14, you can’t get there through the Android Settings > Apps > AntennaPod page like some have suggested elsewhere. In AntennaPod Settings > Downloads > Mobile updates everything is unchecked and everything now works as expected if I’m on VPN/mobile data or VPN/wi-fi, so AntennaPod can tell the difference. Something else like OpenVPN or Android got an update and now thinks that my VPN is a mobile network, I sure didn’t change anything.

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