VPN Mode
For a deeper understanding of the DNS handling, see: 漫谈各种黑科技式 DNS 技术在代理环境中的应用
Proxy only Mode
Compare to VPN mode
✔️ One less DNS, might be faster
✔️ Less processing means less battery usage, less memory usage
✔️ Other apps can take system VPN
🔴 Need manual configuration
How to configure Proxy only Mode?
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Socks proxy 127.0.0.1:10808
Some apps support socks proxy, for example Firefox Nightly. You can follow this guide to enable proxy for it. -
HTTP proxy 127.0.0.1:10808
A system wide HTTP proxy can be configured in WIFI settings. It will work for most apps like Chrome or Youtube. Proxy setting needs be to turned off when v2rayNG is not running. -
More complex usage
Some other tools can become system VPN and route traffic to v2rayNG, like Adguard -
Where is Tproxy/Transproxy mode?
On the rooted device some tools can be used to edit iptables, you can try Proxy only mode with custom config like this. Though it is not tested.