Setup guide

Last updated: 2026-10-10

This takes about five minutes. Every app below is free.

1. Before you travel to China

Install the app and add your subscription link before you arrive. In China, Google Play doesn’t work and the Chinese App Store doesn’t carry these apps.

Already there? On Android, download the APK from your account page. On iPhone, use an Apple ID from another country to open the App Store.

2. Which app to use

Platform	Recommended	Free alternative
Android	Hiddify (Google Play, or the APK on your account page)	v2rayNG (GitHub)
iPhone and iPad	Hiddify (App Store, free; not in the Chinese store)	Karing
Windows	Hiddify	v2rayN (choose the sing-box core for Hysteria2)
macOS	Hiddify	Karing
Linux	Hiddify	None

Shadowrocket is a paid option on iPhone (about 3 USD).

3. Step by step with Hiddify

Open your account page and copy your subscription link. Or keep the QR code on screen.
In Hiddify, tap “+”.
Choose “Add from clipboard”, or scan the QR code.
Select the new profile.
Tap the connect button.
Accept the VPN permission your system asks for.

On Android and iPhone, use the “VPN” mode, not “proxy”.

4. Choose a protocol and server

Your profile list has one entry for each server and protocol. Names look like Laddr-server-account. Entries that end in -hy2 use Hysteria2. The others use Reality.

Start with Reality. It is the most reliable. Try Hysteria2 if you want more speed.

Reality looks like normal HTTPS and is the most reliable on filtered networks. Hysteria2 uses UDP and is faster on slow networks, but some networks limit UDP.

5. If it doesn’t connect

Update the subscription with the refresh button.
If you were on Hysteria2, try Reality.
Try another server.
Make sure your phone’s date and time are set to automatic.
Check the status page.
Write to support@dawei.es with only the last 4 digits of your account number. Never send the full number.

6. Other apps

In v2rayNG, tap “+” and import the link from the clipboard, or add it as a subscription and update it. In Karing, add the link as a subscription and update it. Both then list the servers like Hiddify does.