For the last few months LunaVPN hasn’t been blocking ads in the YouTube app on my iPad or iPhone. At first, I wasn’t too concerned as this has happened before, and the people that run this adblocker do a good job of updating it when something messes up. After researching, I discovered it was due to Google updating their methods for ads on YouTube. I downloaded Viddle as a substitute to use until LunaVPN updated their adblocker, but this app is nowhere near as efficient as the YouTube app as it has various bugs. Last week, I saw that Luna had replied to previous redditors stating that their vpn was working again. I redownloaded it and went through the steps like usual to install the profile and enable the root certification in the certificate trust settings. This method works for various apps and google chrome, but it is not working in the YouTube app which is what I mostly use it for. I’ve attempted to restart my device and reinstall the YouTube app multiple times as the latest post says to do if the Adblock is not working, but I’ve had no success. Luna also mentioned in their update that it can take up to 12 hours for the vpn to work, but does that mean I have to leave my phone on constantly for the adblock to work? Is anyone else having this issue or have I done something wrong?
Below is a copy of LunaVPNs recent reply:
Hi @user, we have implemented a fix that restores blocking on YouTube. Note that after turning the VPN on, it may take some time before the YouTube adblocking goes into effect (up to 12 hours), but usually much shorter.
Alternatively, you may delete / reinstall the YouTube app to force the VPN to immediately use the updated adblocking method if you prefer.