The original post: /r/vpn by /u/VintageGarageUSA on 2024-04-28 13:04:13.

I am trying to use a Chinese Android app made for a e-Bike that is made in China. The app is supposed to make a Bluetooth connection to the e-Bike. I am unable to get it to connect to the e-Bike, and I am starting to think that the app will only work and connect to the e-Bike if my phone is in China. Part of the process is to scan a QR code that takes you to a web address that completes the Bluetooth connection. My guess is that scanning the QR code from a location outside of China perhaps takes you to the wrong web address or something is blocking the app from getting to the correct web address because the phone isn’t in China. I’d like to at least rule out that guess.

I did find and read the following link, but the answers are vague, some are guesses and the rest assume more knowledge than I have:

https://www.reddit.com/r/VPN/comments/zd5zqk/i_live_outside_of_china_how_do_i_access_the/

Most of the articles I find on this subreddit are going the other way… i.e. how to connect to the USA internet from inside of China. I also read the FAQ, and while there is a lot of good information in there, I wasn’t able to find my answer.

It would be great if someone who has actually done it would outline the steps, or else confirm that it is not possible or too difficult so I could give up trying. I am assuming that there must be other Chinese apps that only work if you are in China, and someone who has gotten any of these apps working from the USA, might give me a path to get mine working or confirm that I am on the wrong track.