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Explainer
Why anyone needs an IP proxy
What proxies are genuinely for — collecting public data, checking localised content, managing accounts — and where they are the wrong tool.
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Setup
How to add a SOCKS5 proxy on Android
Android's Wi-Fi settings only accept HTTP proxies, so SOCKS5 needs a client app. The working setup, with authentication and a test.
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How-to
How to see which IP address your proxy is using
Reading the exit address from the command line, a browser and a script — and why it changes between requests on a rotating pool.
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Troubleshooting
"Anonymous proxy detected": what it means
Why a site says it detected an anonymous proxy, what actually gave you away, and which kind of address stops it happening.
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