Set an HTTP proxy on iPhone in Settings › Wi-Fi › Configure Proxy, with a username and password, then check it works. Step by step, with fixes.
Open Settings › Wi-Fi, tap the ⓘ next to your network, scroll to Configure Proxy and choose Manual. Enter the proxy's server and port, turn on Authentication, add the username and password, and tap Save. The proxy applies to that Wi-Fi network only, and iOS takes HTTP proxies here — not SOCKS5.
Step by step
In the SerpProxies dashboard, copy one proxy line. It reads host:port:user:pass — you will type the four parts into four fields. Use the HTTP form of the proxy: the iPhone's Wi-Fi setting does not take SOCKS5.
Go to Settings › Wi-Fi and tap the ⓘ button next to the network you are connected to.
Scroll to the bottom of the network's page, tap Configure Proxy and choose Manual.
Type the host into Server and the port into Port. Turn on Authentication and enter the username and password from the same line, then tap Save in the top corner.
In Safari, open serpproxies.com/tools/ip-checker. The IPv4 address it shows should be your proxy's IP, and the location and ISP should match the country you bought. If it shows your own address, the proxy is not in use yet.
iPhone
Where the setting lives, how it signs in, and how to prove it worked — the three things that decide whether an account sees the proxy or your own address.
The proxy belongs to one Wi-Fi network, not to the phone. Another network — or mobile data — leaves it behind, so the same account can suddenly appear from your own address.
Get static ISP IPsOpen the IP checkeriOS keeps a username and password with the proxy, so the line from the dashboard works as it is. IP whitelisting works too, but only while the phone stays on that one network.
Get static ISP IPsOpen the IP checkerSafari and most apps follow the Wi-Fi proxy. Open the IP checker before you open the app you care about: if it shows the proxy's address and ISP, the app sees the same.
Get static ISP IPsOpen the IP checkerThe proxy is stored on the Wi-Fi network you set it on. Every app that uses iOS's standard networking on that network goes through it; join a different network, or drop to mobile data, and traffic goes out directly again. There is no proxy setting for mobile data in the Settings app — that needs a configuration profile from device management.
| iPhone (Configure Proxy › Manual) | |
|---|---|
| Proxy types | iPhone (Configure Proxy › Manual)HTTP and HTTPS (CONNECT). No SOCKS5 field. |
| Username and password | iPhone (Configure Proxy › Manual)Yes — the Authentication switch |
| IP whitelist | iPhone (Configure Proxy › Manual)Works, while you stay on that network |
| Applies to | iPhone (Configure Proxy › Manual)One Wi-Fi network |
| Mobile data | iPhone (Configure Proxy › Manual)Not covered |
| One IP per app | iPhone (Configure Proxy › Manual)No — every app on the network shares it |
Social platforms judge an account by the address it logs in from, so the order matters: set the proxy, check it on the IP checker, and only then open the app and log in. Keep the phone on that Wi-Fi network while the app is open — a switch to mobile data mid-session is a login from a new place.
One phone has one proxy at a time, so every account on it shares that address. If you run several accounts, give each its own device and its own IP, or move to a browser setup where each profile carries its own proxy (see the GoLogin and Dolphin Anty guides).
To turn the proxy off, go back to the network's ⓘ page and set Configure Proxy to Off.
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FAQ
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Not in the Wi-Fi settings — Configure Proxy takes HTTP proxies only. Use the HTTP form of your proxy there; SerpProxies lines work over HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5, so the same IP is available either way.
No. The setting belongs to a Wi-Fi network. Mobile data goes out directly unless the phone is managed with a configuration profile that sets a proxy for it.
Apps that use iOS's standard networking follow the Wi-Fi proxy, which covers most apps. Check with the IP checker first, then open the app on the same network.
No. The proxy applies to every app on that network. For one IP per account, use one device per account, or browser profiles that each carry their own proxy.
Settings › Wi-Fi › ⓘ next to the network › Configure Proxy › Off.
The proxy only accepts connections that sign in, so nobody else can use your IP. Alternatively, whitelist your network's public IP in the dashboard and leave Authentication off.
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