Android · Direct APK install
Install FalconProxy on Android.
The app turns your own Android device into a mobile or residential proxy. No root, no VPN profile, no hardware kits — just the app, a one-time install, and your device shows up in your dashboard as a live proxy node.
System requirements
- OS
- Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer
- Brand
- Any major Android brand
- Disk
- ~30 MB free space
- Network
- Mobile data or WiFi
Tip: open this page on your phone and tap the download button — the APK starts downloading directly.
Install in 4 steps
From download to live proxy
01
Download the APK
Tap the button below. The latest signed APK starts downloading directly from our CDN — save it to your phone.
02
Allow install from this source
When you open the APK, Android asks once whether to allow installs from your browser or file manager. Tap "Allow" or "Settings", then install.
03
Open the app and sign in
Use the same email and password you signed up with. The app registers the device against your account on first login.
04
Turn Traffic on
Tap the big Traffic button on the home screen. The proxy is live; your SOCKS5 and HTTP credentials appear in your dashboard immediately.
After install
What happens next
The Android app exposes the on-device SOCKS5 / HTTP proxy server and opens a QUIC tunnel to our managed relay. From there everything is in your dashboard.
Your device shows up in the dashboard
It appears the moment the app registers, with IP, mode, traffic state, and battery surfaced.
You get standard SOCKS5 and HTTP credentials
Per device, accessible from the proxy detail page. Plug them into any client — browsers, scraping frameworks, antidetect browsers, automation runners.
You can rotate the IP at any time
One tap in the app, one click in the dashboard, or one call to the rotation API.
You can share with named users
Assign a proxy to a user record, hand over the credentials out-of-band, and attribute every connection back. Transfer, suspend, or unassign at any time.
Troubleshooting
If something is not behaving
My phone blocks "unknown sources"
Android prompts you the first time you try to open an APK. If you said "no" earlier, head to Settings → Apps → Special app access → Install unknown apps, find your browser or file manager, and toggle the permission on. Then re-open the APK.
Is there a Play Store version?
Direct APK download is the standard way to install FalconProxy today — it is the same signed, reproducibly-built product the Play Store version would deliver. Play Store distribution is future work we will add as an additional channel once the Play policy review (Accessibility permission rework and prominent-disclosure flow) is complete. We will announce it when it lands.
The download button says "coming soon"
That state appears when no signed release exists yet (very early access). Email contact@falconproxy.com if you want a heads-up the moment a build ships, or check back shortly.
Signing in fails
Make sure you are using the email and password from your FalconProxy account (not your Google account — single-sign-on is on the roadmap). If you forgot the password, use the forgot-password flow on the website and try again.
My device does not appear in the dashboard
The device shows up the moment the app registers, which happens on first successful sign-in. Refresh the dashboard. If the device still does not appear, contact support — we can confirm registration from server-side logs.
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