How to connect a virtual device to a proxy?

This article explains how Genymotion users configure HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies for virtual devices. It covers proxies without authentication, proxies with authentication, and extra steps for Genymotion Desktop.

HTTP Proxy without authentication

From the Android interface, open Menu > System settings.
In Wireless & Networks, select Wi‑Fi.
Long-press the wired network name (WiredSSID) and hold it down for two seconds.
Tap Modify Network.
Check Show advanced options.
In Proxy settings, select Manual.
Enter the proxy settings provided by your network administrator.
Tap Save.

By command line

Connect your device to ADB. Refer to Genymotion user guide for details.
Use the following command: adb shell settings put global http_proxy [proxy ip]:[proxy port]
To disable the proxy: adb shell settings put global http_proxy :0

HTTP Proxy with authentication

Built-in proxy settings with authentication are not available on Android 8.1 and above.
A third party application is necessary.
We recommend Proxy Client. It works with all our Genymotion products and is available for free.
It can easily be installed in Google Play Store.

Socks5 proxy

Android does not support Socks5 proxies natively; a third party application is also necessary.
We recommend Proxy Client. It supports Socks5 proxy and works with all our Genymotion products.
It is available for free and can easily be installed from Google Play Store.

Extra (Genymotion Desktop only)

The following content will only work with Genymotion Desktop, and if you run a local proxy on the same host.

With VirtualBox

The IP address 10.0.3.2 from the virtual device is a VirtualBox alias to your host loopback interface (i.e., 127.0.0.1 on your host machine).
If your local Proxy listens to *:8080, it can be accessed from the virtual device using the IP 10.0.3.2:8080.
All you need is to set the Android proxy to this address and port.

With QEMU

Unlike VirtualBox, there is no loopback interface when using QEMU.
It is possible to use adb reverse to bind a virtual device local port to a host local port.
First set Android global proxy to localhost:3333 (or any other available port).
Then, if your local Proxy listens to localhost:8080, use this command: adb reverse tcp:3333 tcp:8080.
In this example, this will bind the virtual device local TCP port 3333 to your host machine local TCP port 8080.

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