1y ago

PSA: Pixel 8 Pro + NextDNS with 1Host (Pro) Users

This is just a small public service announcement to inform users that 1 Host Pro blocks a GoogleAPI subdomain that blocks Google Play Services and subsequently notifications. 1 Host Lite doesn't have the problem and the issue doesn't affect devices which aren't in the 8 series. I was pulling my hair out before I figured out what was the cause of the issue.

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Have you considered reporting this to the maintainers of the list?
- The list does warn that breakage may occur.

Is the culprit "firebaseinstallations.googleapis.com"?
- Nope, geller.googleapi...

Good looks. I’m a big fan of this configuration tutorial for NextDNS.
- That's a terrible configuration.
  
  😵‍💫🤢
  
  How so? The 1Hosts blocklists introduced loads of issues for my network. Hagezi is about as perfect as it gets.
  Was there something wrong with those optional FB/Insta whitelist options? I don’t use FB personally.
- Following this tutorial will block TLDs used by some Lemmy instances, such as .zip.
  
  The dev clearly mentions that the TLD section is optional and not ideal to use…

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