# Fixing Flowx Loading Issues with VPN – What Worked for Me

**URL:** https://forum.flowx.io/t/fixing-flowx-loading-issues-with-vpn-what-worked-for-me/1991
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [July 19, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/fixing-flowx-loading-issues-with-vpn-what-worked-for-me/1991 "2025-07-19T18:13:11Z")
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### Author: ![auroralane7754](https://forum.flowx.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@auroralane7754](https://forum.flowx.io/u/auroralane7754)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/fixing-flowx-loading-issues-with-vpn-what-worked-for-me/1991/1 "2025-07-19T18:13:11Z")

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Hi everyone,  
I’ve been using Flowx for a while and love the interface. But when I travel or use certain networks, the app sometimes fails to load maps or data. After some testing, I found that using a lightweight VPN like **Stag VPN** helped bypass those network restrictions.

It’s free and worked great for me—Flowx loaded instantly after connecting.

Has anyone else tried using VPNs to solve connectivity problems with Flowx?  
Would love to hear if others had similar experiences or better alternatives.

Thanks in advance!

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### Author: ![BrianLY-38](https://forum.flowx.io/user_avatar/forum.flowx.io/brianly-38/32/836_2.png) [@BrianLY-38](https://forum.flowx.io/u/BrianLY-38)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/fixing-flowx-loading-issues-with-vpn-what-worked-for-me/1991/2 "2025-07-19T18:32:28Z")

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@auroralane7754 Hello and Welcome to the Forum and Thank you for Using Flowx. I’ve Personally not Tried I am lucky enough to only have very few issues 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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### Author: ![duane](https://forum.flowx.io/user_avatar/forum.flowx.io/duane/32/11_2.png) [@duane](https://forum.flowx.io/u/duane)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/fixing-flowx-loading-issues-with-vpn-what-worked-for-me/1991/3 "2025-07-19T19:38:58Z")

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I’ve used Proton VPN in the past and it has worked.

Flowx doesn’t check if a connection is a VPN or not, it just asked the OS if there is a connection and uses it. Only if you have “Download on Mobile” turned off does Flowx check if the connection is on mobile or not.

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### Author: ![auroralane7754](https://forum.flowx.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@auroralane7754](https://forum.flowx.io/u/auroralane7754)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/fixing-flowx-loading-issues-with-vpn-what-worked-for-me/1991/4 "2025-07-20T09:41:00Z")

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"Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I’m just getting started with Flowx and looking forward to learning more. Glad to hear you haven’t had many issues — that gives me confidence in the app!

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### Author: ![Sunny](https://forum.flowx.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@Sunny](https://forum.flowx.io/u/Sunny)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/fixing-flowx-loading-issues-with-vpn-what-worked-for-me/1991/5 "2025-08-05T19:25:42Z")

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Flowx works fine as well when using Surfshark.