# Shadowrocket

Updated: April 18, 2024

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Shadowrocket now support the new Trojan protocol. We HIGHLY recommend updating your APIs to the latest version 3.
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## Watch Tutorial Video:

We highly recommend watching the video tutorial. You can stream it in China too.

[Video](https://watch.cloudflarestream.com/11c409c0fca6a7925f61e28945ff4bd1)

## Download the app

The Shadowrocket app has been taken down from the Chinese app store. Use our US iTunes account to download it.

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To find the login and password for our US iTunes account, login to your [client area](https://wannaflix.com/clientarea.php), select Shadowrocket under "iOS Setup", click "Download", and you'll see our iTunes account login details there.
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**See our** [**detailed guide on how to login to our iTunes account.**](https://docs.wannaflix.net/ios/switching-itunes-account)
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Search for "shadowrocket" and download it.

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**IMPORTANT:** make sure you remember your own iTunes account username and password so you can log back into your account after downloading the app.
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If the main account doesn't work, please try our secondary account. 

You can get our secondary account from the chat bot.
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If all our accounts don't work because the password needs to be reset, please send a message on our telegram group  or open a support ticket (see your client area under "Support").
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## Add the servers

### Get the api link

1. Go to your [client area](https://wannaflix.com/clientarea.php) dashboard
2. Select "Shadowrocket" from the iOS Setup dropdown menu
3. Copy the api link provided 

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The API link should start with <https://api.wannaflix.link/**apiv3.php**?type=**shadowrocket>\*\*
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### Paste the api link into the app

1. Open the Shadowrocket app.
2. Click on the "+" icon on the top right corner.
3. Change the "Type" to **subscribe**.
4. Paste the link into the URL box and click **Done**.

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If the API doesn't work, make sure you have the latest Shadowrocket version. If not, use the old API instead.
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### **Connect**

1. Select a server from the server list and toggle the switch on the top-right.
2. If it is the first time setting up the app, it will ask you to allow the creation of a VPN profile. Click allow and enter your pin/touch ID/face ID.
3. Otherwise, you will be connected.

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At the top of the server list, change the "Global Routing" to **Proxy** for better stability
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## Updating the App

To update the app, simply log back in to our iTunes account and update it.&#x20;

We recommend updating it once ever 6 months. If there is a major update that needs to be done earlier, we'll send you an email.

## Troubleshooting

If you encounter any problems on iOS, please reach out to us. If we find an issue that pops up often, we'll add it here.

#### WhatsApp calls don't work

Disable UDP forwarding in Shadowrocket settings. Open Shadowrocket > Settings > UDP > Enable relay > OFF


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