iOS VPN Setup
Get your iPhone or iPad connected in 5 minutes
Recommended clients
Hiddify
RecommendedMay not show in the China store — needs an overseas Apple ID (see bottom of page). Required for REALITY nodes like Singapore.
Shadowrocket
AdvancedOnly in the US App Store; needs a US Apple ID. Fine to keep if you already use it on SS/REALITY nodes.
Step-by-step (~5 minutes first time)
- 1
Install Hiddify from the App Store
Switch your Apple ID to an overseas store (US/AU/JP all work) to find 'Hiddify Proxy & VPN'. Free, by Holistic Resilience.
- 2
Back to jiangren.com.au → Account → VPN tab
Tap '🔗 Copy link' to get your ss:// or vless:// link (migrated regions like Singapore are vless+reality).
- 3
Open Hiddify → '+' top right → 'Add from Clipboard'
It reads the link you just copied and adds the node automatically.
- 4
Select the node → tap the big connect button
First time, iOS prompts 'Hiddify wants to add VPN configurations' — tap Allow and enter your device password. On iOS, Hiddify is a system-level VPN, so once connected it's already global — no mode switch needed.
- 5
Verify in Safari with https://ifconfig.me
IP should be Australia / Japan / Korea / Singapore. Then try google.com.
iOS troubleshooting
Connection drops immediately
Settings → General → VPN & Device Management → delete any leftover VPN profiles → reconnect in Hiddify.
Imported but won't connect / node greyed out
Confirm you copied the full link (starts with ss:// or vless://). Singapore is vless+reality — it must be Hiddify / Shadowrocket; legacy SS-only clients can't import a vless link.
Stopped working after iOS update
Usually the VPN config got cleared by the OS. Reconnect in Hiddify, or 'Add from Clipboard' again.
No overseas Apple ID
Easiest: register a new Apple ID at appleid.apple.com with country = United States / Australia and a real local address (search for one), no payment method → switch the App Store to that ID → search Hiddify (free, no gift card needed). ~10 minutes.
Links go to official sources / GitHub. If GitHub is unreachable in your region, email contact@jiangren.com.au for our mirror packages.