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Yeah, this is really tricky. Apple has released Network Extension API since iOS 9 which only exposes IP packets. What I did is to parse the IP packets and redir

Yeah, this is really tricky. Apple has released Network Extension API since iOS 9 which only exposes IP packets. What I did is to parse the IP packets and redirect them into different proxies. (Most tough part though only one sentence)

slepnir 9y ago
Is your app able to track data usage?
- icodesign 9y ago
  Noe yet. It should be able to. Thank you for your suggestion.
  - slepnir 9y ago
    Would love to see that, like track by day/app/wifi/cellular, just more finer then the settings app is doing it :)
timvdalen 9y ago
Huh, interesting approach. Do you think Apple will allow this in the store? Did you have any trouble with the approval process?
- cynix 9y ago
  It's already on the App Store so of course they must've allowed it. There are several similar apps that do basically the same thing. The original one is called Surge, but it's super expensive. Potatso is one of the cheaper clones.
- icodesign 9y ago
  No problem. This is public API and Apple encourages developing custom proxy.
Jhsto 9y ago
You could ask a mod to add "Show HN" flair to the submission as you are the author of the program. It will be more sticky that way.
- icodesign 9y ago
  Thank for your suggestion. I'm new here. Who should I ask for?
  - throwanem 9y ago
    dang and sctb, but your best bet for reaching out effectively is probably to email news@ycombinator.com.
youngtaff 9y ago
Interesting, do you think the APIs could be used for on device packet capture? (I know how to set up a remote interface so I can grab the network traffic from a Mac already, interested in exploring alternatives)