Shadowrocket (iPhone, iPad)

1. Install

Shadowrocket isn’t in the China App Store. Buy it with a non-China Apple ID in another region’s App Store (for example the US) — a one-off purchase of about US$3 (check the store page). Make sure the developer is Shadow Launch Technology Limited. No such Apple ID? See Create a non-China Apple ID.

2. Import the subscription

1. Open Shadowrocket and tap + at the top right.
2. Set Type to Subscribe.
3. Paste the Shadowrocket subscription URL from the login-info file (not the Clash one) into URL; put your server’s name in Remark if you like; tap Done.
4. name-Reality and name-TLS appear; tap name-Reality to select it.

3. Connect

1. Keep Global Routing on the home screen set to Config (rule-based) — not “Proxy”, which sends every site abroad.
2. Turn on the connection switch at the top. The first time it asks to add a VPN configuration — tap “Allow” and confirm with Face ID or your passcode.

Tips

• Tap the latency number next to a node to test it; pick one with normal latency.
• In the subscription settings you can turn on automatic updates (such as “update on open”) so subscription changes sync automatically.

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