# Proxy settings in Delta.Chat apps?

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/proxy-settings-in-delta-chat-apps/499>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Created:** [July 16, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/proxy-settings-in-delta-chat-apps/499 "2019-07-16T13:40:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anonymous](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@anonymous](https://forum.delta.chat/u/anonymous)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/proxy-settings-in-delta-chat-apps/499/1 "2019-07-16T13:40:35Z")

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## Expected behavior

It’s proxy settings in app’s settings menu.

## Actual behavior

It’s no any settings suggested to proxy.

## Example Images

I think the best similar feature design realized in Telegram.

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**Author:** ![hpk](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/hpk/32/9_2.png) [@hpk](https://forum.delta.chat/u/hpk)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/proxy-settings-in-delta-chat-apps/499/2 "2019-07-17T14:57:18Z")

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Are you talking about Android?

Which communications do you want to proxy? the communication to the e-mail server and/or also all http-requests? (the latter are used for discovering “autoconfig” values from e-mail providers).

Can you post a screenshot of how proxy-settings look like in telegram?

Which proxy-software or proxy-providers are you using or recommend for testing?

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**Author:** ![anonymous](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@anonymous](https://forum.delta.chat/u/anonymous)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/proxy-settings-in-delta-chat-apps/499/3 "2019-07-22T07:11:08Z")

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Yes, sir, I’m talking about Android app.

I want to communicate to any services through socks5 proxy server.

 ![](https://support.delta.chat/uploads/default/original/1X/5f3c1a470c77bc9b5925219f334b7940a05c4e8a.png)

I’m using and recommend tor.

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**Author:** ![Minim](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Minim](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Minim)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/proxy-settings-in-delta-chat-apps/499/4 "2025-10-31T15:27:40Z")

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This is now solved. You can set SOCKS proxies, including Tor. See:

> [@DC desktop proxy settings](https://support.delta.chat/t/dc-desktop-proxy-settings/3936):
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> Actual behavior When setting up new account in DC desktop, there is 3-dotted button in top right corner, which brings the single menu when pressed: ‘Proxy’. That button is easy to miss; also, on creation of another account it is not clear, is proxy already set up or not. Expected behavior Replace 3-dot on the button with words ‘Proxy not set’ or ‘Proxy enabled’. PS: Also there is a minor bug: when proxy is set, user may copy it’s URL by pressing copy button, but ‘protocol’ part is missing, so…

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**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/proxy-settings-in-delta-chat-apps/499/5 "2026-10-06T15:29:08Z")

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