Proxy for Android: Wi-Fi Proxy Settings and SOCKS5 Apps

Allowlist your IP. Android can't send a proxy password from the Wi-Fi settings, so allowlist your Wi-Fi network's public IP: with no proxy set, open https://api.ipify.org on the phone and add the IP it shows in your account. Another network means another IP to add. When it works, https://api.ipify.org shows an IP that is not yours. The allowlist takes up to 100 IPv4 addresses per account; with the allowlist, the product, location and session are set per port in the dashboard, so in the Wi-Fi proxy you enter the port you set up in the dashboard instead of 7000.

Or use an app that stores the credentials and covers every app, on Wi-Fi and mobile data (section 5). This is the route to take when you need a different country per test.

1. Open Settings → Network & internet → Internet.
2. Tap the gear next to the connected Wi-Fi network.
3. Tap Edit (pencil), then Advanced options.
4. Set Proxy to Manual.
5. Enter Proxy hostname gate.proxyfield.io and, in Proxy port, the port you set up in the dashboard for your allowlisted IP. The grey proxy.example.com and 8080 in these fields are only examples: type over them. Leave Bypass proxy for empty, or enter localhost.
6. Tap Save, then check that it works (section 7).

On a Galaxy (One UI), open Settings → Connections → Wi-Fi, tap the gear next to the network, tap View more, set Proxy to Manual, enter gate.proxyfield.io and the port as in section 2, step 5, and tap Save.

Other skins keep Proxy in the Wi-Fi network's settings.

HMS proxy setting on Huawei phones

On Huawei phones with Huawei Mobile Services (HMS), EMUI or HarmonyOS, open Settings → WLAN, touch and hold the network, tap Modify network, turn on Show advanced options, set Proxy to Manual, enter gate.proxyfield.io and the port as in section 2, step 5, and save. The proxy belongs to the Wi-Fi network, not to HMS, so it works the same with or without Google services.

Yes, two ways: the APN's Proxy and Port fields, or a VPN-mode proxy app (section 5).

On a Pixel: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → your SIM → Access Point Names → your APN → Proxy gate.proxyfield.io, Port 7000 → ⋮ → Save.

Limits: some carriers lock the APN; the APN's Username and Password fields are the carrier's login, not the proxy's, so the proxy gets no credentials; many apps ignore the APN proxy; your carrier IP changes too often to allowlist; and a wrong APN can break mobile data, so note the original values. The app route usually works better.

Android's built-in proxy is HTTP only and set per Wi-Fi network. For SOCKS5 on all apps, run an app in VPN mode, built on Android's VpnService (see Android's VPN guide), and point it at gate.proxyfield.io:7000. The app captures every app's traffic and forwards it to the SOCKS5 proxy; this VPN-to-SOCKS5 layer is often called tun2socks. Neither app below needs root.

ProxyField sells both kinds for Android app tests on one balance: mobile 5G/4G proxies from $3.45/GB for 1 GB down to $2.45/GB, and residential proxies from $2.95/GB down to $1.95/GB, in 195+ countries, with 550K+ mobile IPs in the US, 180K+ in Spain and 1.5M+ in India, and one sticky IP for up to 36 h. Set the gateway on the phone (Wi-Fi proxy or a VPN-mode app), pick the country in the username, and keep one sticky IP for the whole test run. Use mobile IPs when the app should see a phone on a carrier network, and residential IPs for store listings, prices and content checks.

Prices per GB, the whole purchase at the tier rate, no subscription, traffic never expires:

Billed traffic: the data sent and received through the proxy, including a site's error responses. For a first test on a phone, the Easy Trial is 1 GB for $2.95 (mobile $3.45) on the same pool as a 1 TB order, with no minimum purchase; one balance covers residential and mobile. All purchases are final.

In Chrome, https://api.ipify.org should show an IP that is not yours. Check the country at https://ipinfo.io/json, or test your proxy.

Chrome on Android follows the Wi-Fi proxy. Per Android's ProxyInfo docs, apps on other HTTP stacks must read the setting themselves, so some skip it; a VPN-mode app covers those.

A proxy changes your IP and location; it doesn't solve CAPTCHAs or hide a browser's fingerprint.

In the Wi-Fi network, tap Edit → Advanced options → Proxy: None → Save (Samsung: View more → Proxy → None). For an app, disconnect its VPN; for the APN, restore the original values.

Gateway error messages: 407 Proxy Authentication Required for a wrong login or password, an IP not on the allowlist or a malformed location, 402 Payment Required when no traffic is left and 502 Bad Gateway when no exit could be connected; a restricted site gets no separate response, and a 403 comes from the site itself. See proxy errors; a proxy that is blocked on every site has a checklist in why is my proxy not working.

Choose residential proxies or mobile 5G/4G proxies; one balance covers both. Other devices: iPhone proxy settings; for many browser profiles, anti-detect browsers. Start with the Easy Trial: 1 GB for $2.95, no minimum purchase, no subscription, and the traffic never expires. See pricing per GB.

Proxy or VPN? A proxy routes web traffic through another IP; a VPN encrypts and tunnels all traffic: see Proxy vs VPN.