Before you begin the process, you’re going to need a couple of things. You obviously need a high-quality proxy server. Next, connect to a Wi-Fi network to access your device’s proxy settings. If you’re using mobile data, the instructions outlined below won’t work for you because iOS doesn’t currently support configuring proxies over mobile networks.
Alternatively, download third-party apps like Shadowrocket or Potatso to configure a proxy over your cellular data . Note that this process won’t require you to use your iPhone settings; you’ll use the configuration provided by the third-party app. But if you’re using a Wi-Fi network, here is what you should do to set up an iPhone proxy:
1. Unlock your device and tap on Settings (1) .
2. Tap on Wi-Fi (2) .
3. Look for the Wi-Fi network you’re currently connected to and tap the blue info icon (3) on the right.
4. In the new widget that appears, scroll down and tap on Configure proxy (4) under HTTP Proxy .
5. You’ll see three new options:
Off —the default state when proxy settings are not configured;
Manual , which basically means configuring the settings manually;
Automatic , which is for network proxies that are preconfigured at the network level.
Choose Manual (5) to enter your proxy details.
6. Visit the IPRoyal dashboard and configure your proxies. We’ll use high-end (6) IPs from London, UK (7) , with the HTTP|HTTPS protocol (8) , and IP rotation (9) . Once you configure your proxies, your credentials (10) will update automatically.
7. Get back to your device. Copy the information from the IPRoyal dashboard (“Proxy hostname” and “Proxy port” above) to the Server and Port (11) fields.
8. IPRoyal proxies require authentication in this configuration, so toggle the authentication button (12) to On , and copy the information from the IPRoyal dashboard (“Proxy username” and “Proxy password”) to the Username and Password (13) fields. Tap Save (14) when you’re done.
You’re probably wondering whether the proxy configuration works now that you’ve followed all the steps. To confirm that, open your browser and visit our IP Lookup page . This website should display your current IP address; if it coincides with the one you just set up from the proxy settings, then you’re good to go.
However, if it’s your regular IP address, you may have missed some steps. Go back to your iPhone proxy settings and start the process afresh.