The phrase "a workaround from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a solution or alternative method that has been derived from a particular source or situation.
Example: "We implemented a workaround from the original design to address the issues we encountered during testing."
Alternatives: "a solution derived from" or "an alternative based on".
Within hours, the leading blocker software company Adblock Plus quickly vowed to crowdsource a workaround from its community.
Within hours, the leading blocker software company Adblock Plus quickly vowed to crowdsource a workaround from its community.
In India, many people use missed calls as a workaround from the high costs of voice calls, similar to how people use collect calls in the U.S. For example, some people in India dial a number and hang up before connecting to the other person to save voice minutes.
But earlier this year, Forbes contributor Paul Monckton posted a workaround for posting Instagram photos from a desktop web browser -- which can save you some time if you prefer to edit photos from your PC rather than your mobile device.
There is a workaround for VPN connectivity.
Yes, a workaround for a workaround.
But, there is a workaround for that.
Now Gmail users are blocked from a workaround that allowed them to access their emails through third-party services.
Loco2 has come up with a workaround by crowdsourcing data from its own users — harvesting data about journey times and logical routes as users run searches on the site.
As Martin Frankel, Founder of AreaTres, the preeminent co-working space and entrepreneurial hub in Buenos Aires, noted: "everything in Argentina is a workaround because bureaucratic systems from banking to the electrical grid can't be relied on". These workarounds are effective stopgaps, but they also perpetuate non-transparency and inefficiency.
That points to perhaps one reason why News International is changing tactics, and slowly creating a workaround to keep itself from choking, by trying to make better make use of the oxygen that comes from search engine traffic.
