NYT Games app breaking when NextDNS "Block Page" is enabled (iOS)
Hi everyone,
I noticed that the NYT Games app on iOS behaves weirdly with NextDNS. I can open the app itself, but some specific games like Spelling Bee refuse to open.
To troubleshoot, I created a fresh test profile with all lists and security features turned off. By toggling options back on one by one, I isolated the issue: the games break only when the "Block Page" feature is enabled under Settings.
I verified this multiple times. If Block Page is off, the games load fine. If it's on, some freeze. Interestingly, this issue completely disappeared a few weeks ago but suddenly reappeared a couple of days ago.
I already checked my NextDNS logs, but since every single blocklist and filter is turned off on this profile, there are no blocked (red) entries to analyze. The logs show everything as allowed, meaning the "Block Page" setting is altering the behavior/routing of allowed queries somehow.
Has anyone else experienced this, or does anyone know which specific NYT domain I need to whitelist to keep the Block Page feature active without breaking the app?
Thanks!