Tcl Google TV will not connect automatically. Is anyone else having this problem?

I go to my settings on surfshark which is on my TCL Qm7 operated by Google TV and I make sure auto connect is toggled on but when I turn my TV on it will not connect unless I physically click on the surfshark app every time.. I have waited up to 10 minutes and it does not connect. I reached out the surf shark but they're not helpful. They just keep down telling me to download earlier versions of the app which has not worked yet.

Anyone else having this issue??