How do I get openvpn to use the .ovpn I have added to the app on my iphone?

[queshaw]

This could be me not knowing basic iphone navigation (iphone se). But, I've installed openvpn connect app, downloaded the ovpn file from sonic and added it to openvpn... now what?

The only option I see is to add or delete profiles. On the home screen, if I select connect using ovpn file, it just takes me back to the list of profiles. I've tried double clicking, long clicking... How does this work?

[giperk94]

import the connection profile you downloaded from the server. or, if you're not on Catalina yet, use iTunes to drop it on the OpenVPN app so it gets imported into that way

[gtwrek]

Try renaming the config profile to *.vpn, and try it again.

After one of the iOS updates, I began to had trouble with associating the .ovpn config file with OpenVpn. Renaming the configuration fixed things for me.