Looks like the China question has been asked a few times, but there doesn’t appear to have been a definitive answer. I’ve done business in China, and have had to navigate the “great firewall” in the past.
Whilst I can’t give a definitive answer, I can make some educated guesses based on experience.
- China blocks most (if not all) Google services. This means that Gmail authentication almost certainly won’t work.
- China also blocks many other non-China domains.
It’s important to note that (AFAIK) there is no direct communication between Glide app clients and Google Sheets. The data flow with Glide looks like:
- End User (client) <----> Glide Servers <-----> Google Sheets
So in theory, as long as the Glide servers are not blocked/filtered in China, then Glide apps should work. This should be the same whether you are using Google Sheets or Glide Tables.
The best way to find out is to try it. @Hsu_Mark are you in China? If you are, have you tried it? What was the result?
Edit: I should make it clear that the above speculation refers to using Glide apps in China. If you want to build Glide apps in China, that’s a different story. Given that the only way to log into the builder is via a Google account, then I would expect that it’s not possible to build Glide Apps in China (unless you want to start messing with VPN’s - which would be risky).
Some past posts on this topic: