Android Ignores Proxy Use by Default?

saferidge said:

Yes, mostly true. Android doesn’t automatically use a proxy for all apps. The system proxy is still useful for some apps though, but it’s not guaranteed to work for all of them. One still needs to check if the app has its own proxy setting.

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UncleAdolf said:

"By default, apps on Android do not automatically use a proxy, even if a proxy is set up in the system's Wi-Fi or network settings. You need to google how to make the proxy work on the app. This may be what's causing the issue."

Is this true? Does anyone have a source? How do you get around this? Why does it even allow you to set up a proxy if it's just going to be ignored? What about all the people who set up a proxy and don't know that for some reason it's secretly not working?

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nvlus said:

Just create an OpenVPN profile and install the app and use that as the system's VPN instead of using proxy.

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cyborg_marketing01 said:

I have been under the impression that mobile proxies work better than vpns, as vpns have a tendency to get banned due to flagged ips. it confuses me though because isnt it the same idea as proxies? rotating ips?

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