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# Octo Browser

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The proxy applies only to the active Octo Browser profile. Other apps on the device continue using their regular Internet connection.
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## Install Octo Browser

Download Octo Browser from the App Store or Google Play.

{% embed url="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/octo-browser/id6762627194" %}

{% embed url="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.octobrowser.mobile&pli=1" %}

## Create an account and sign in

Create an account with your email address or tap **Sign up with Apple**.

<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/octo-browser-ios-1.png" alt="Creating an Octo Browser account" width="295"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

After registration, sign in using the same method.

## Create a profile with a proxy

On the **Profiles** screen, tap **Create Profile**.

<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/octo-browser-ios-2.png" alt="Creating a profile in Octo Browser" width="295"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

In the new profile settings, tap **Set a proxy**.

<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/octo-browser-ios-3.png" alt="Adding a proxy to an Octo Browser profile" width="295"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Copy the proxy connection string from your ProxyShard order and paste the entire string into the **Proxy** field. Octo Browser supports HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 proxies.

Tap **Check proxy**. After a successful check, the app displays the connection IP address, location, and time zone. Tap **Done** to continue.

<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/octo-browser-ios-4.png" alt="Checking a proxy in Octo Browser" width="295"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Start the profile

Tap **Create & Start** to save and immediately launch the profile.

<figure><img src="../../.gitbook/assets/octo-browser-ios-5.png" alt="Starting an Octo Browser profile with a proxy" width="295"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

The profile is ready. Its traffic will now be routed through the added proxy.