How to set up a proxy on Android

Which proxy works best with Android?

Residential proxies with a sticky session are the usual choice for browsing, because the IP address looks like a home connection and stays the same while you work. For heavy use such as video, a time-based Unlimited Datacenter plan avoids paying by the gigabyte.

• Residentialfrom $3.52 per GB
• Mobilefrom $3.52 per GB

Proxy settings for Android: host, port and login

A BooProxies plan gives you four things: a host, a port, a username and a password. These are the values for Residential; the username and password are on your plan page.

The country and the session are chosen in the username, not in a separate setting. The generator on your plan page writes the username for you, and Targeting and sessions explains each part.

Android proxy setup, step by step

1. Open Settings, then the Wi-Fi settings, and open the details of your network.
2. Edit the network, open the advanced options and set Proxy to Manual.
3. Enter the host name resi.proxies.boo and the port 8080, then save.
4. Open Chrome. When it asks, enter your username and password.

Menu names can differ a little between versions of Android. The four values to enter are always the same.

Rotating or sticky sessions for Android?

A device or browser that sends everything through the proxy is acting as one visitor, so a sticky session is usually what you want: the IP address stays the same while you work. Remember that gigabyte plans count all traffic, so video and large downloads use a plan up quickly.

A sticky username looks like this:

USERNAME-country-us-time-600-session-a1b2c3d4

Android proxy not working?

• The Wi-Fi proxy works for the browser. Apps mostly ignore it, or cannot answer the login.
• To cover apps as well, use a proxy app that creates a local VPN and sends everything through your proxy with the login. Enter the same four values there.
• The names of the menus differ between phone makers. Look for the proxy option in the advanced settings of the Wi-Fi network.
• A 407 error means the username or password was not accepted. Copy both again from your plan page, and check that nothing added a space or cut the username short.
• If the IP address is in the wrong country, look at the username: the country code is part of it. More fixes.

Questions about Android and proxies

Terms explained: proxy port, proxy format, HTTP proxy, SOCKS5 proxy, proxy checker.

Android is a product of its own makers. BooProxies is not affiliated with it; the name is used here only to say what this guide is about. Use it within the rules of the sites you work with and our acceptable use policy.