iPhone VPN setup in two parts: menu or app

Settings has a VPN screen, but your key will probably not go there. Which route to take depends on the protocol.

Which route to use

Apple's support page says iPhone and iPad have built-in support for L2TP, IKEv2 and IPSec connections, and that some organisations require third-party apps with specific protocols. The key from this service is a VLESS subscription link. VLESS is not on Apple's built-in list, so the link goes into a client app, not into the VPN screen of Settings.

The built-in screen still has a use: it is where a company or school profile lives, and where you can delete a profile you no longer want.

The steps with a client app

  1. In Telegram, open the bot and request the trial. A personal link arrives in about a minute.

  2. Open the App Store, search for a client that reads subscription links, and check its description and developer before installing. The service names Happ, Hiddify and V2Box; look at which of them your store shows.

  3. Start the client, find where it adds a subscription, and import from the clipboard.

  4. Paste the link, wait for the list of servers to load and pick one.

  5. Switch the connection on and confirm the prompt asking to add a VPN configuration.

What shows up in Settings afterwards

After the first connection, iOS adds a VPN entry to the General settings, and a VPN indicator appears in the status bar while the tunnel runs. Deleting the client does not always clear every entry, so open Settings, General, VPN & Device Management and remove anything you do not recognise. If the system asks for a passcode or Face ID when adding the configuration, that is the phone protecting its own settings.

Problems and what to do

  • Nothing appears in the server list: refresh the subscription inside the client.
  • The prompt never shows up: close the client and open it again, then retry.
  • When the screen locks and the tunnel drops, check the client's own keep-alive or connect-on-demand settings.
  • The mobile network and Wi-Fi behave differently: try another of the five locations.
  • You are on a work or school phone: the profile is controlled by the organisation, and you should ask its administrator.

Price and what you commit to

Longer periods cost less per month; the bot and the home page carry the actual sums. The trial comes before any payment. Payment is in cryptocurrency, with no cards and no UPI, and no automatic renewal exists. The same link has no device limit.

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About how this was written

Because the seller is also the author of this walk-through, it sticks to steps you can see on your own screen and to the one claim sourced below. Curious about authorship? The opening version was machine-written, and an editor held it against the service before publication. Rules on tunnels differ from country to country and do change, so what the law and your network allow is for you to check.

Questions

Do I have to pay for the iPhone setup?

No. The client is free and the trial costs nothing. Payment only matters after the trial.

Can I enter the server address by hand in the VPN menu?

For the supported built-in protocols you can. For this key you use a client, because VLESS is not on that list.

Why does iOS ask to add a VPN configuration?

Any app that wants to run a tunnel needs your permission. Without it the connection cannot start.

Does the tunnel stay on after I restart the phone?

That depends on the client's settings. You may need to open it and connect again.

Will battery drain change?

Some extra use is normal, but the service has no measured figure to give. Watch your own battery stats.

What is the clean way to uninstall it?

Delete the client, then remove any leftover profile in the VPN settings screen.

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