iPhone and iPad proxy setup

iOS and iPadOS take an HTTP proxy with a login for each Wi-Fi network. Safari and many apps use it; mobile data and apps with their own connections do not.

Protocols: HTTP proxy (HTTPS sites go through it). No SOCKS5 in Settings
Login and password: Yes: turn on authentication in the HTTP proxy setting
UDP: No
Where the setting is: Settings → Wi-Fi → info button next to the network → HTTP Proxy
Works with: Residential and mobile proxies, on Wi-Fi

Before you start

An iPhone or iPad connected to the Wi-Fi network you want to use. The proxy is saved for that network only.
Your proxy login and password from the Residential or Mobile page of the dashboard, and traffic on that product.
Turn off any VPN or proxy app while you set this up: it takes over the connection.

Connection details

Host: gate.aeonproxy.com
Port (HTTP / HTTPS): 7000
Login: your proxy login, with targeting keys if you need them: LOGIN-cc-us-sid-abc123
Password: your proxy password

Copy the login and password from the Residential or Mobile page of the dashboard; the generator there also writes ready lines. Key syntax: targeting and sessions.

Add the proxy

Open Settings → Wi-Fi and tap the info button (ⓘ) next to the network you are connected to.
Scroll down to the HTTP Proxy section and tap the setting under it.
Choose manual setup. Enter gate.aeonproxy.com as the server and 7000 as the port.
Turn on authentication. Enter your login (with keys, see below) as the username, then your password.
Save the setting.

The steps are the same on iPad. Other Wi-Fi networks and mobile data keep connecting directly, so repeat the steps on each Wi-Fi network where you want the proxy.

Which apps use it

Safari follows the proxy and uses the saved login. Many other apps built on Apple's networking follow it too.
Apps with their own connections go around it: voice and video calls, most games, and anything that uses UDP.
Mobile data never uses this setting.

For mobile data, SOCKS5 or one proxy for every app, use a proxy app such as Shadowrocket, which keeps the login and sends apps through the gateway on any network. Telegram also has its own setting: Telegram.

Check the proxy

Open the IP checker in Safari. It should show the exit IP and the country you targeted. If it shows your own address, the phone is on another network or a VPN app is on.

Rotating or sticky

Put a sticky login in the username, for example LOGIN-cc-us-sid-iphone1-ttl-60. A rotating login changes the IP for every connection, and apps that keep you signed in see the address jump. The exit stays for up to 60 minutes, then the same login gets a new IP in the same country. For a new IP sooner, open the HTTP proxy setting again and change the key (-sid-iphone2).

If it does not work

What you see	What to check
Safari asks for the login again and again	The username, the password or a key is wrong (407). Check the spelling: `-cc-us`, not `-cc-usa`.
Safari cannot open any page	The server or port is wrong (7000, not 7001), or no traffic is left on the product (402).
Some apps work, others do not	Those apps make their own connections. Use Shadowrocket for them.
It worked yesterday, not today	The phone is on another Wi-Fi network or on mobile data, where the proxy is not set.
You cannot change the proxy	A configuration profile from work or school may control it. Look in Settings → General → VPN & Device Management.

Questions

Not through Settings: the proxy belongs to a Wi-Fi network. On mobile data use a proxy app such as Shadowrocket.

Not in the Wi-Fi settings, which take an HTTP proxy only. A proxy app can use our SOCKS5 port 7001 with your login.

No. A sticky key holds one residential or mobile IP for up to 60 minutes, then the same login gets a new IP from the same targeting. Keep the country (and city) in the username if the place matters.

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