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Certain Android apps cannot use mobile data. This was a known issue in the beginning and is reported to be solved (somehow) on each new release. However, after installing the update, the issue persists, every time.

Some Android apps do work, though. It seams that an app that just tries to use the network succeeds, an app that "asks" the Andoid system whether there is an Internet connection or not always fails. Thus, I would assume that apps can register a callback that is triggered as soon as Internet connection is established; but, for some reason, on Sailfish-Android this only works for WiFi but not for mobile data.

As a computer scientist, my questions to Jolla are: "What is this reason?", "Why is this bug so hard to fix?", "What do you already know about this bug and where are the open questions?"

I'm no Android developer. But there are lot of tech people in this community. Some might be able to help, some are just curious. Some might at least be able to develop some workarounds. But, to be honest, without further knowledge about the details, this bug seams as it would be quite easy to fix. So, some of us(?), at least me, are quite puzzled what's going on here.

I only really need a single Android app: The XMPP/Jabber client Conversations. But this very app does not work at all on mobile data. And all the announcements that the issue is fixed with the next release makes me fear that the issue is no longer worked on. But it's not solved in 3.0.3.8.

Certain Android apps cannot use mobile data. This was a known issue in the beginning and is reported to be solved (somehow) on each new release. However, after installing the update, the issue persists, every time.

Some Android apps do work, though. It seams that an app that just tries to use the network succeeds, an app that "asks" the Andoid system whether there is an Internet connection or not always fails. Thus, I would assume that apps can register a callback that is triggered as soon as Internet connection is established; but, for some reason, on Sailfish-Android this only works for WiFi but not for mobile data.

As a computer scientist, my questions to Jolla are: "What is this reason?", "Why is this bug so hard to fix?", "What do you already know about this bug and where are the open questions?"

I'm no Android developer. But there are lot of tech people in this community. Some might be able to help, some are just curious. Some might at least be able to develop some workarounds. But, to be honest, without further knowledge about the details, this bug seams as it would be quite easy to fix. So, some of us(?), at least me, are quite puzzled what's going on here.

I only really need a single Android app: The XMPP/Jabber client Conversations. But this very app does not work at all on mobile data. And all the announcements that the issue is fixed with the next release makes me fear that the issue is no longer worked on. But it's not solved in 3.0.3.8.